Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX vs Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX has 1 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (1.8 Gbit/s vs 0.8 Gbit/s). The Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX has 0.3 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (0.45 Gbit/s vs 0.15 Gbit/s). The Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX has 4.46 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (45.38 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). Weight: 1.4 kg on the Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX, 880 g on the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:1.8 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- Firewall USG FLEX:0.45 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.15 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- Firewall USG FLEX:45.38 BTU/h
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:40.92 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Firewall USG FLEX:529688.2 h
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:44000 h
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)
- Firewall USG FLEX:60
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:10
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
- Firewall USG FLEX:200
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:50
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Firewall USG FLEX:2
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Firewall USG FLEX:6
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:4

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Comparison of Firewall USG FLEX, VPN50
41 specifications	A Zyxel Firewall USG FLEX View product	B Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s Model VPN50 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1.8 Gbit/s	0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.45 Gbit/s	0.15 Gbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	100 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSL performanceKnown for one	60 transactions/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	45.38 BTU/h	40.92 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	44000 h
Network2 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Differs	60	10
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs	200	50
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantity	4	4
SFP module slots quantity	1	1
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	2.5 A	2 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	13.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	272 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	187 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	36 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	880 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 143 x 33 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	427 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	247 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	73 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1800 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	450 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s

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