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
Compare Against
Ubiquiti Dream Machine Special Edition (UDM-SE)
★ 4.3 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti
Threat Prevention Throughput: 3.5 Gbps IDS/IPS (Ubiquiti spec page; one retailer notes it was measured with iPerf3)
IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; no UDM-SE-specific benchmark found
Max Sessions: Not published; Ubiquiti spec page lists 150 simultaneous users and marketing cites 1,000+ client support
New Sessions/sec: Not published by Ubiquiti
Interfaces: 8x 1GbE PoE/PoE+ LAN ports, 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN port, 2x 10G SFP+ ports (most listings; one listing shows 1x 10G SFP+ and conflicts with this)
Form Factor: Desktop (1U-class chassis)
Processor: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 @ 1.7 GHz
Memory: 4 GB DDR4
Storage: 16 GB eMMC; 3.5-inch HDD bay (drive not included)
PoE Budget: Not confirmed in sources reviewed
Wi-Fi: None (wired gateway only)
VPN Protocols: IPsec, OpenVPN (client and server), L2TP server, PPTP; WireGuard supported per one review
Curation Review
✔ Pros:All-in-one gateway, controller, and PoE switch in a single unit; 8x PoE-capable GbE ports plus 2.5GbE WAN and 10G SFP+ uplinks; 3.5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput makes it usable for moderate threat-prevention workloads; Lower entry price than UDM-Pro-class gateways with an included 3.5-inch HDD bay for local video storage; Runs UniFi OS with centralized management and frequent firmware updates; Supports multiple VPN protocols including OpenVPN and L2TP
✘ Cons:Ubiquiti does not publish firewall, IPsec VPN, or session-capacity figures, which makes sizing harder; IDS/IPS throughput drops significantly when threat management is enabled on all categories (community testing reports about 8 Gbps falling to about 3.5 Gbps); Only 4 GB RAM and a quad-core ARM CPU limit headroom for heavy IPS, VPN, or deep-inspection workloads; No built-in Wi-Fi, so a separate access point is needed; Conflicting port and session specs across retailer and official sources; Price varies widely by region, and no official USD MSRP was confirmed