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 (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