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 UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
★ 4.6 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps (Routing)
- Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
- IPsec VPN Throughput: 800 Mbps
- Max Sessions: 2,000+ Concurrent Clients
- New Sessions/sec: Not Disclosed
- Interfaces: (1) 10G SFP+ WAN, (1) 2.5 GbE RJ45 WAN, (1) 10G SFP+ LAN, (8) 1 GbE RJ45 LAN
- Form Factor: 1U Rackmount
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: High-performance 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID support for NVR; Shadow Mode for High Availability redundancy; Integrated 128 GB SSD for NVR metadata and system; 10G SFP+ and 2.5GbE WAN flexibility.
- ✘ Cons: Integrated 8-port switch lacks PoE support; No multi-gigabit RJ45 LAN ports; Locked into the UniFi ecosystem; Potential fan noise under high thermal loads.
- Est. Price: $599 - $649