Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall vs Zyxel USG Flex 200

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 200 has 0.38 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (0.45 Gbit/s vs 0.07 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 200 has 4.43 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (45.38 BTU/h vs 40.95 BTU/h). The Zyxel USG Flex 200 has 8 more VLANs than the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall (16 vs 8). VPN support: IPSec, L2TP over IPSec on the Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 200.

VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:0.07 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 200:0.45 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- NSG50 hardware firewall:40.95 BTU/h
- USG Flex 200:45.38 BTU/h
Number of VLANs
- NSG50 hardware firewall:8
- USG Flex 200:16
Weight
- NSG50 hardware firewall:1.04 kg
- USG Flex 200:1.4 kg
Package width
- NSG50 hardware firewall:276 mm
- USG Flex 200:427 mm
Package height
- NSG50 hardware firewall:98 mm
- USG Flex 200:247 mm
Package depth
- NSG50 hardware firewall:185 mm
- USG Flex 200:73 mm
VPN throughput
- NSG50 hardware firewall:70 Mbit/s
- USG Flex 200:450 Mbit/s

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Comparison of NSG50, USG Flex 200
42 specifications	A Zyxel NSG50 hardware firewall Model NSG50 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 200 View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.07 Gbit/s	0.45 Gbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Gbit/s
SSL performanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 transactions/sec
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.95 BTU/h	45.38 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	529688.2 h
Network1 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	16
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportDiffers	IPSec, L2TP over IPSec	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Firewall securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DB9
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	272 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	187 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 mm
WeightDiffers	1.04 kg	1.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	216 x 143 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	276 mm	427 mm
Package heightDiffers	98 mm	247 mm
Package depthDiffers	185 mm	73 mm
Package weightKnown for one	1.41 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other features1 differ
Firewall throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1800 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	70 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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