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Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
★ 4.1 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 3.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 800 Mbps
  • Max Sessions: 300000
  • New Sessions/sec: 4000
  • Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+, 4x 1GbE RJ45
  • Form Factor: Compact Desktop

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Centralized management via UniFi ecosystem; Zero recurring subscription fees; Cost-effective for fiber deployments
  • ✘ Cons: Limited enterprise-grade advanced routing tuning; Reliant on community support forums; UI abstracts away advanced CLI troubleshooting tools
  • Est. Price: $199 - $349

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Beast
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Beast
★ 5.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 25 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 25 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 2.28 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 1,000,000+
  • New Sessions/sec: 71,000+
  • Interfaces: (2) 25G SFP28, (2) 10G SFP+, (8) 10GbE RJ45, (2) 1GbE RJ45
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 25 Gbps IDS/IPS line rate performance; Dual 25G SFP28 uplinks for high-speed core connectivity; Integrated NVR with dual 3.5" HDD bays for UniFi Protect; Massive capacity supporting 7,500+ clients and 750+ UniFi devices.
  • ✘ Cons: Premium price point compared to standard UniFi consoles; No PoE support on the 10GbE RJ45 ports; High power consumption and heat dissipation requirements (342 BTU/hr).
  • Est. Price: $1,499 - $1,599

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