Primary Device
Netgate 6100
★ 3.9 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Firewall Throughput: 9.93 Gbps (IPERF3) / 2.73 Gbps (IMIX)
- Threat Prevention Throughput: 800 Mbps - 1.2 Gbps (Estimated IDS/IPS)
- IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.77 Gbps (IPERF3) / 552 Mbps (IMIX)
- Max Sessions: 4,000,000
- New Sessions/sec: 15,000
- Interfaces: (2) 10GbE SFP+, (2) 1GbE Combo (SFP/RJ45), (4) 2.5GbE RJ45
- Form Factor: Compact Desktop (Fanless)
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Silent and energy-efficient fanless design; High port density with dual 10GbE and quad 2.5GbE interfaces; Hardware acceleration via Intel QAT and AES-NI for VPN/encryption; No mandatory recurring software licensing fees
- ✘ Cons: External power supply with no internal redundancy option; CPU may bottleneck during heavy IDS/IPS or complex filtering at 10Gbps speeds; All ports are discrete routing interfaces with no integrated hardware switch; Rackmount kit requires an additional separate purchase
- Est. Price: $899 - $999
Compare Against
Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps
- Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
- IPsec VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps
- Max Sessions: 500,000
- New Sessions/sec: 50,000
- Interfaces: 1x 10G SFP+ WAN, 1x 2.5G RJ45 WAN, 1x 10G SFP+ LAN, 8x 1G RJ45 LAN
- Form Factor: 1U Rackmount
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: High 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID 1 support for surveillance; Supports 2,000+ clients and 200+ UniFi devices; No subscription fees for security updates or software; Integrated 128GB SSD for enhanced application performance.
- ✘ Cons: Internal 8-port switch lacks PoE support; Only two SFP+ ports (one often used for WAN); Lacks native 10G RJ45 ports; Requires Ubiquiti SSO account for initial setup.
- Est. Price: $599 - $629