Interfaces: 1 x 1G SFP/RJ45 combo, 4 x 1G RJ45, 4 x 1G RJ45 PoE (ports 6-9); 1 x 1G SFP/RJ45 combo management port, 1 x RJ45 console, 1 x Micro USB console, 2 x USB
Form Factor: 1U desktop/rack, 13 x 8.88 x 1.66 in, 8.69 lb
Curation Review
✔ Pros:2.7 Gbps firewall throughput and 200,000 max sessions for a compact 1U branch device; 34,000 new sessions/sec; Four PoE ports (6-9) with a 91W total PoE budget (60W per port) for powering access points or cameras; Runs full PAN-OS with App-ID, User-ID and Threat Prevention; 128 GB eMMC storage; Dedicated management port and virtual systems (1 base / 2 max)
✘ Cons:Threat Prevention throughput of only 1.25 Gbps limits inspected traffic at higher speeds; IPsec VPN throughput of 1.1 Gbps is modest for site-to-site scaling; All interfaces are 1GbE with no 2.5G or 10G uplink; Average draw of 140W with a full PoE load needs an external AC adapter; No PA-445-W or Wi-Fi variant found in Palo Alto's documentation; Premium pricing versus similar-throughput competitors
Est. Price:
$2,200 - $2,910
Compare Against
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
★ 5.0 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; 5 Gbps IDS/IPS-secured routing throughput is the only headline figure (reviewer and retailer listings)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS
IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published
Max Sessions: Not published; 500+ simultaneous users and 4,000-entry MAC address table
New Sessions/sec: Not published
Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+; 1x 10GbE RJ45 (10G/2.5G/1G); 4x 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M); 2 of the 6 WAN-capable ports are default WAN (1x 10G SFP+ and 1x 10GbE RJ45), with the other ports selectable as WAN
Form Factor: Compact desktop; 212.8 x 127.6 x 30 mm; 675 g without SSD
CPU / RAM: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 at 2.2 GHz / 3 GB RAM
Storage: Optional NVMe SSD up to 2 TB (NVR storage)
PoE Budget: 30W total from one PoE+ port (port 4)
Max Power Consumption: 29.4W excluding PoE output
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Lowest-cost Ubiquiti gateway with 5 Gbps IDS/IPS, rated above the UDM-SE's 3.5 Gbps at a lower launch price ($279 MSRP vs. $499); Multi-gig flexibility with 10GBASE-T, dual SFP+ and four 2.5GbE ports; Compact desktop design with optional NVMe storage for UniFi Protect/NVR use; Supports site-to-site VPN plus OpenVPN, WireGuard and L2TP server functions, with integrated PoE+ for one device; Managed through the UniFi Network controller with 500+ simultaneous user capacity
✘ Cons:No official routing, IPsec or WireGuard throughput figures published by Ubiquiti; community WireGuard numbers (around 400-500 Mbps) are unverified; Only one PoE+ output port (30W total) versus eight PoE ports on the UDM-SE; Lower device and user capacity and less storage expansion than the UDM-SE; No published IPsec tunnel or concurrent session limits; Reseller prices now often run above the launch MSRP (about $320-$346 USD at US resellers)