PoE Budget: 480W (802.3at/af with high-power support)
Layer: L2/L3 managed switch
Stacking Support: Yes, FortiLink stacking up to 8 units
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Enterprise-grade switching with integrated security management via FortiLink; High PoE budget (480W) ideal for dense VoIP and IP camera deployments; Strong uplink capacity with four 10GbE SFP+ ports; Advanced QoS, VLAN, and L3 routing capabilities; Stateful failover and redundancy support
✘ Cons:Higher capital cost ($8.5K–$12K) compared to commodity switches; Steep learning curve for FortiOS/FortiLink management; High power consumption (150–180W typical); Limited to 48 base 1GbE ports without modules; Fortinet ecosystem lock-in for full feature set
Est. Price:
$8,500 - $12,000
Compare Against
Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
★ 5.0 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Switching Capacity: 760 Gbps
Forwarding Rate: 565.44 Mpps
Ports: (28) 10G SFP+, (4) 25G SFP28
PoE Budget: N/A
Layer: L3
Stacking support: No (Hardware Stacking)
Curation Review
✔ Pros:Features Etherlighting™ for visual port/VLAN management, 25G SFP28 uplinks for high-speed backbone, Full Layer 3 switching capabilities, Fanless silent operation.
✘ Cons:Higher price premium for Etherlighting compared to Pro Aggregation, requires expensive SFP+ or SFP28 transceivers, no dedicated hardware stacking ports.