Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.3 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (2.6 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.09 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.2 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (529688.2 h vs 529688 h). Form factor: Desktop on the Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s, 1U on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
Form factor
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:Desktop
- USG Flex 500:1U
Package height
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:245 mm
- USG Flex 500:152 mm
Package depth
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:152 mm
- USG Flex 500:245 mm
Firewall throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:2600 Mbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s:900 Mbit/s
- USG Flex 500:810 Mbit/s

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Comparison of ATP500, USG Flex 500
44 specifications	A Zyxel ATP500 hardware firewall Desktop 2.6 Gbit/s Model ATP500 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.6 Gbit/s	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	0.81 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	529688 h
Networkidentical
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
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	1000000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Content filteringKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Form factorDiffers	Desktop	1U
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 (Class A), CE EMC (Class A), C-Tick (Class A), BSMI, LVD (EN60950-1), BSMI	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	300 x 188 x 44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data2 differ
Package heightDiffers	245 mm	152 mm
Package depthDiffers	152 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
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	2600 Mbit/s	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s

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