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

Technical Specifications

  • 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

Curation Review

  • ✔ 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

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
★ 3.6 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 9.8 Gbps basic firewall (measured in a third-party lab review, ifeeltech.com; not a Ubiquiti-published figure)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5.0 Gbps IDS/IPS enabled (vendor-rated, confirmed in third-party lab testing); 4.2 Gbps with full security profile; 3.8 Gbps under max load
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.8-2.2 Gbps site-to-site IPsec (third-party measurement, test conditions not stated); WireGuard 2.5+ Gbps; L2TP 800-1,200 Mbps
  • Max Sessions: Not published by Ubiquiti
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published by Ubiquiti
  • Interfaces: 1x 10GbE SFP+ and 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 default WAN (up to 8 WAN ports configurable); 8x 1GbE RJ45 LAN; 2x 10GbE SFP+; 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 (1 GbE, 2.5 GbE and 10 GbE ports listed in the datasheet, total 9 ports plus 2x SFP+)
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, 442.4 x 43.7 x 285.6 mm, 4.7 kg; 1.3-inch touchscreen LCM; 2x 3.5-inch NVR HDD bays
  • CPU / RAM: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 @ 2.0 GHz; 8 GB RAM; 32 GB eMMC plus 128 GB SSD
  • Max Power Consumption: 60 W maximum; 100 W internal AC/DC supply
  • Scale: 200+ managed UniFi devices; 2,000+ simultaneous connected users; 150 access hubs; 50 HD / 25 2K / 15 4K cameras; 4,000-entry MAC table
  • Redundancy: Shadow Mode (VRRP), gateway failover, DC power backup input (USP-RPS)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Multi-gigabit WAN with a 10GbE SFP+ port and a 2.5GbE port by default; 5 Gbps IDS/IPS rating is vendor-rated and lab-confirmed; Rack-mount 1U form factor with built-in NVR storage bays for UniFi Protect surveillance; Supports 200+ managed UniFi devices and 2,000+ simultaneous clients; Redundancy options including VRRP Shadow Mode, gateway failover and DC power backup; Lower list price ($599 USD) than many enterprise firewalls with similar IPS throughput
  • ✘ Cons: Ubiquiti does not publish firewall-throughput figures for sessions per second or concurrent sessions, so buyers must rely on third-party data; VPN throughput figures come from third-party testing with no stated conditions; ARM Cortex-A57 CPU lacks PPPoE offloading, so PPPoE with IPS may be slower; Reported IPS throughput (5 Gbps) is well below multi-gig enterprise firewalls; Port roles differ across retailer listings (the 10GbE SFP+ may be WAN or LAN), so the default configuration should be verified before purchase; HDDs for NVR storage are not included and add roughly $140-280
  • Est. Price: $599 - $894

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