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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

Compare Against

Juniper Networks SRX440
Juniper Networks SRX440
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 300-500 Mbps (Juniper Hardware Compatibility Tool; not confirmed against a datasheet)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: Not found in sources reviewed
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not found in sources reviewed
  • Max Sessions: Not found in sources reviewed
  • New Sessions/sec: Not found in sources reviewed
  • Interfaces: 8x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45; 2x 1GbE SFP; 1x 1GbE RJ-45 management; 1x console (USB Type-C)
  • Form Factor: 1U fixed chassis, fanless, 1.3 in x 11.81 in x 7.52 in, 3.52 lb (SRX440) / 4 lb (SRX440-2AC); 8 GB DRAM

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Compact 1U fixed fanless design suited to branch offices; 8 RJ-45 plus 2 SFP ports for flexible branch connectivity; Two RJ-45 ports support PoE+ at 30W per port (per one source, not verified on datasheet); SRX440-2AC variant adds a second AC power inlet for power redundancy; Part of Juniper's SRX line with routing and SD-WAN capabilities
  • ✘ Cons: Published firewall throughput of 300-500 Mbps is low for modern WAN speeds; No verified IPsec VPN, session, or new-sessions-per-second figures were found in the sources reviewed; Only 2 SFP ports limits fiber uplink options; Price is high relative to its throughput; Redundant power requires the more expensive SRX440-2AC model
  • Est. Price: $7,350 - $9,800

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