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Primary Device

Juniper Networks SRX2300
Juniper Networks SRX2300
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 27 Gbps IMIX (39 Gbps max/NGFW)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 35 Gbps IPS (per Juniper spec summary)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 18 Gbps IMIX (36 Gbps max)
  • Max Sessions: 5 million concurrent
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published in sources reviewed
  • Interfaces: 24 total: 8 x 1/2.5/5/10GbE BASE-T; 8 x 1/10GbE SFP+; 4 x 1/10/25GbE SFP28; 2 x 10/25/40/50/100GbE QSFP28; 2 x 1GbE SFP (HA)
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mountable

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Multi-gigabit performance in a compact 1U chassis; Wide mix of 1G/10G/25G/100G port options for uplinks and high-speed segments; Dedicated 1GbE SFP HA ports support chassis clustering; Full SRX/Junos feature set including IPS, VPN, and advanced threat protection; 5 million concurrent sessions suits mid-size enterprise and campus edge deployments
  • ✘ Cons: Reseller pricing is high and varies widely ($25,716 to over $80,000 depending on SKU and licenses); Subscription licenses (IPS, ATP, URL filtering) are priced separately and add significant recurring cost; Juniper's official pages are now hosted under HPE, which makes official spec references harder to find; Session setup rate (New Sessions/sec) is not published in the sources reviewed; Throughput figures vary by test profile (IMIX vs. max), so real-world results depend on the traffic mix
  • Est. Price: $25,716 - $80,195

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Enterprise Fortress Gateway (EFG)
Ubiquiti Enterprise Fortress Gateway (EFG)
★ 4.9 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 23.5 Gbps (routing, iPerf3, DHCP WAN)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 12.5 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 580 Mbps (site-to-site, single tunnel)
  • Max Sessions: 1,000,000 concurrent
  • New Sessions/sec: 71,000 (listed under general capacity; not specific to VPN or IPsec)
  • Interfaces: 2x 2.5GbE RJ45, 2x 25G SFP28, 2x 10G SFP+ (some listings show 2x RJ45 + 4x SFP28; verify against the Ubiquiti datasheet)
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, dual hot-swappable PSUs
  • SSL/TLS Inspection Concurrent Sessions: 10,000 (5,000 recommended under heavy traffic)
  • CPU / Memory: 18-core ARM v8.2 @ 2 GHz, 16 GB DDR4
  • UniFi Capacity: 500+ UniFi devices, 5,000+ clients

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 25G SFP28 and 10G SFP+ uplinks at a gateway price point; 23.5 Gbps routing throughput; 1 million concurrent sessions; 18-core ARM CPU with 16 GB RAM; hot-swappable redundant PSUs; supports 500+ UniFi devices and 5,000+ clients; manages through UniFi Network controller with a single pane of glass
  • ✘ Cons: IPsec VPN throughput of 580 Mbps is low for a gateway at this price; IDS/IPS throughput of 12.5 Gbps halves routing performance when threat inspection is enabled; SSL/TLS inspection is limited to about 10,000 concurrent sessions; port configuration differs across listings and should be verified; frequently out of stock at major US retailers, with a $170 memory surcharge at some resellers; no built-in Wi-Fi, so it depends on separate UniFi APs and switches; reviewers cite a steeper learning curve than consumer-grade routers
  • Est. Price: $1,999 - $2,892

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