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 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