Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG 1900 vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 4identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG 1900 has 6.65 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (7 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG 1900 has 0.81 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX has 94,318.5 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG 1900 (655130 h vs 560811.5 h).

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG 1900:7 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50AX:0.35 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • USG 1900:0.9 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50AX:0.09 Gbit/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • USG 1900:560811.5 h
    • USG FLEX 50AX:655130 h
  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • USG 1900:2000
    • USG FLEX 50AX:10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • USG 1900:2
    • USG FLEX 50AX:1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • USG 1900:8
    • USG FLEX 50AX:4
  • Input current
    • USG 1900:1.3 A
    • USG FLEX 50AX:2.0 A
  • Width
    • USG 1900:430 mm
    • USG FLEX 50AX:216 mm

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Comparison of USG 1900, USG FLEX 50AX
56 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers7 Gbit/s0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.9 Gbit/s0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20000
Performance1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Heat dissipationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40.92 BTU/h
Concurrent usersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 user(s)
SyslogKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs560811.5 h655130 h
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one500000Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers200010
Static routeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one755Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one55 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one128Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DDoS protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP v1, v2c, v3
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
URL filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers21
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers84
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Number of console portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WAN connectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEthernet (RJ-45)
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Rack mountingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers1.3 A2.0 A
DC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one58.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers430 mm216 mm
DepthDiffers250 mm149.3 mm
HeightDiffers44 mm33 mm
WeightDiffers3.3 kg1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source276 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source185 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source98 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers7000 Mbit/s350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers900 Mbit/s90 Mbit/s

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