Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber vs Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max: Specs & Price Comparison

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber

★ 5.0 Value Score

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

✔ 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)
Est. Price: $279 - $346

Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max

★ 4.1 Value Score

Firewall Throughput: 9.8 Gbps measured (basic firewall, iPerf3); Ubiquiti markets about 10 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 5.0 Gbps IDS/IPS (Ubiquiti spec); 4.2 Gbps with all threat categories enabled (third-party review)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.8-2.2 Gbps site-to-site (third-party review); WireGuard 2.5+ Gbps; L2TP 800-1,200 Mbps
Max Sessions: Not published by Ubiquiti
New Sessions/sec: Not published by Ubiquiti
Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+, 1x 2.5GbE RJ45, 8x 1GbE RJ45 (up to 8 WAN ports; default WAN is 1x SFP+ and 1x 2.5GbE); MAC address table 4,000 entries
Form Factor: 1U rackmount, 442.4 x 43.7 x 285.6 mm, 4.7 kg
Processor: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 @ 2.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB DDR4
Onboard Storage: 32 GB eMMC, 128 GB SSD, 2x 3.5in NVR HDD bays (HDDs not included)
PoE Output: None
Max Power Consumption: 60 W (100-240V AC input)
Client/Device Capacity: 200+ UniFi devices, 2,000+ clients (Ubiquiti)

✔ Pros: 5.0 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput at this price point; Two 3.5in HDD bays with RAID 1 for surveillance storage and hot-swap support; Acts as gateway, NVR, and UniFi controller in one 1U unit; Scales to 200+ devices and 2,000+ clients; Shadow Mode (VRRP) gateway failover available with a second unit; Near-silent at idle with a 1.3in touchscreen
✘ Cons: Fan noise rises noticeably under sustained 5 Gbps IDS/IPS load; Built-in 1G LAN ports bottleneck WiFi 7 APs, so a separate 2.5G/10G switch is usually needed; No PoE output, so PoE devices need a separate switch or injector; HDDs cost extra (about $140-280); PPPoE throughput with IDS/IPS may be lower because the Cortex-A57 has no PPPoE offload; Shadow Mode requires a second identical unit, which doubles gateway cost; CyberSecure subscription adds $99/year; Max sessions and new sessions/sec are not published
Est. Price: $599 - $646

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