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Palo Alto Networks PA-5410
Palo Alto Networks PA-5410
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 39 Gbps App-ID/appmix; 46.2 Gbps HTTP (older datasheet figures; newer listings cite 43.5 Gbps / 52.4 Gbps)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 24.8 Gbps appmix; 22.5 Gbps HTTP
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 21 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 3.6M
  • New Sessions/sec: 295,000
  • Interfaces: Ports 1-20 SFP/SFP+ (1G/10G); ports 21-24 SFP28 (25G); QSFP28 40G/100G ports with breakout support (port count varies by source); dedicated management port
  • Form Factor: 2U rack-mountable

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High firewall and threat prevention throughput for a 2U appliance; 3.6M max sessions and 295,000 new sessions/sec suit data center and high-traffic edge deployments; 25G and 40G/100G port options with breakout support; optional redundant power supply; 4,094 802.1Q VLAN tags per device; supports L2, L3, tap, virtual wire and 802.3ad/LACP aggregation; full PAN-OS feature set and App-ID, Threat Prevention and WildFire subscriptions
  • ✘ Cons: Premium price, with reseller pricing ranging from roughly $78K to $118K and quote-based pricing common; throughput figures differ across datasheet versions and resellers, so sizing requires checking the current official datasheet; threat prevention throughput is roughly 40% below firewall throughput with full inspection enabled; only 10 virtual systems in the base configuration, with extra VSYS requiring a separate license; full functionality depends on recurring subscription licenses; power, port layout and dimensions could not be verified from official sources
  • Est. Price: $78,473 - $117,789

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max)
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max)
★ 4.9 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti in the sources reviewed
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 2.3 Gbps IDS/IPS per Ubiquiti spec page (older listings show 1.5 Gbps)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; third-party reviews report about 800-1,000 Mbps for WireGuard and 300-400 Mbps for OpenVPN
  • Max Sessions: Not published in the sources reviewed
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published in the sources reviewed
  • Interfaces: 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN, 4x GbE RJ45 LAN (one LAN port can be reconfigured as a second WAN for multi-WAN)
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop; UCG-Max-NS variant includes 512GB NVMe storage

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Low entry price at $199 MSRP; Compact desktop form factor; Five-port layout with multi-WAN support via a reconfigurable LAN port; Runs UniFi OS with integrated IDS/IPS, site-to-site and remote VPN options (IPsec, WireGuard, OpenVPN, L2TP); Manages 30+ UniFi devices and 300+ clients per Ubiquiti listing
  • ✘ Cons: Routing and IPS throughput (2.3 Gbps) is modest for multi-gigabit WANs with inspection enabled; Published throughput figures conflict across sources (1.5 vs 2.3 Gbps IPS, varying VPN numbers); Only one 2.5GbE port, with the remaining ports at 1GbE; Vendor does not publish IPsec tunnel, session, or new-connection limits; Some resellers list prices well above MSRP (one US listing at $394.79)
  • Est. Price: $199 - $279

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