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Palo Alto Networks PA-7500
Palo Alto Networks PA-7500
★ 3.2 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 1.5 Tbps (App-ID)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.44 Tbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 407 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 440,000,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 7,200,000
  • Interfaces: Modular (supports 10G/25G/40G/100G/400G)
  • Form Factor: 14U Rackmount Chassis

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Industry-leading 1.5 Tbps App-ID throughput; massive scalability with 9 modular slots; powered by custom FE400 ASICs for hyperscale performance; robust security with advanced ML-powered threat prevention.
  • ✘ Cons: Extremely high total cost of ownership (TCO); requires significant rack space (14U) and power infrastructure; complexity of modular configuration.
  • Est. Price: $507,357 - $1,000,000

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max
Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 500,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 50,000
  • Interfaces: 1x 10G SFP+ WAN, 1x 2.5G RJ45 WAN, 1x 10G SFP+ LAN, 8x 1G RJ45 LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID 1 support for surveillance; Supports 2,000+ clients and 200+ UniFi devices; No subscription fees for security updates or software; Integrated 128GB SSD for enhanced application performance.
  • ✘ Cons: Internal 8-port switch lacks PoE support; Only two SFP+ ports (one often used for WAN); Lacks native 10G RJ45 ports; Requires Ubiquiti SSO account for initial setup.
  • Est. Price: $599 - $629

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