Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

28specifications compared
18differ
10identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 1.3 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s (2.3 Gbit/s vs 1 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.51 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s (0.81 Gbit/s vs 0.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 39.58 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s (82.23 BTU/h vs 42.65 BTU/h). Weight: 850 g on the Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s, 1.65 kg on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

Firewall throughput
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:0.3 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:42.65 BTU/h
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:989810.8 h
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:40
- USG Flex 500:300
Number of VLANs
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:8
- USG Flex 500:64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:1
- USG Flex 500:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s:4
- USG Flex 500:7

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Comparison of ATP100, USG Flex 500
58 specifications	A Zyxel ATP100 hardware firewall 1 Gbit/s Model ATP100 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall throughputDiffers	1 Gbit/s	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.3 Gbit/s	0.81 Gbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	40 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSL performanceKnown for one	10 transactions/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum connections (SPI)Known for one	1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
HTTPS encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	42.65 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent usersKnown for one	10 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	989810.8 h	529688 h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Network2 differ
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	40	300
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	64
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150
Securityidentical
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Content filteringKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	7
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	2 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	12.5 W	24.1 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 (Class B), CE (Class B), RCM (Class B), BSMI, LVD	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	216 x 143 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	850 g	1.65 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	188 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	284 mm	351 mm
Package heightDiffers	190 mm	152 mm
Package depthDiffers	100 mm	245 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.4 kg	2.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 year UTM
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	2300 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN throughputDiffers	300 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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