Primary Device
Netgate 4100
★ 3.6 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Firewall Throughput: 4.09 Gbps (iPerf3) / 1.40 Gbps (IMIX)
- Threat Prevention Throughput: 300 - 500 Mbps (Estimated IDS/IPS)
- IPsec VPN Throughput: 960 Mbps (iPerf3) / 312 Mbps (IMIX)
- Max Sessions: 4,000,000
- New Sessions/sec: 15,000 - 30,000 (Estimated)
- Interfaces: 2 x 1GbE Combo (SFP/RJ45), 4 x 2.5GbE RJ-45 LAN
- Form Factor: Desktop
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Silent Operation: Fanless design ideal for quiet office environments; Flexible Networking: Dual combo WAN ports (SFP/RJ45) and quad 2.5GbE LAN ports; pfSense Plus Included: Factory-provisioned license with no per-user or feature-based fees
- ✘ Cons: End of Sale: Officially replaced by the Netgate 4200 in late 2023; IDS/IPS Bottleneck: Dual-core CPU limits deep packet inspection throughput; No 10GbE Support: Lacks 10Gbps ports found on some newer competitors in this price range
- Est. Price: $599 - $699
Compare Against
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Firewall Throughput: 9.5 Gbps
- Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
- IPsec VPN Throughput: 3.1 Gbps
- Max Sessions: 500,000
- New Sessions/sec: 25,000
- Interfaces: (1) 2.5 GbE WAN, (1) 10G SFP+ WAN, (8) 1 GbE RJ45 LAN, (1) 10G SFP+ LAN
- Form Factor: 1U Rackmount
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Industry-leading 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput for its price point; Dual 3.5" NVR bays with RAID support; 2.5 GbE and 10G SFP+ WAN options; Shadow Mode for high availability.
- ✘ Cons: The 8-port integrated switch lacks PoE support; Most LAN ports are limited to 1 GbE throughput.
- Est. Price: $599 - $649