Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 100 vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

32specifications compared
23differ
9identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 100:42.65 BTU/h
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG Flex 100:989810 h
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
Number of VPN connections
- USG Flex 100:100
- USG Flex 500:500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
- USG Flex 100:30
- USG Flex 500:150
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG Flex 100:64
- USG Flex 500:300
Number of VLANs
- USG Flex 100:8
- USG Flex 500:64

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Comparison of USG Flex 100, USG Flex 500
41 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.27 Gbit/s	0.81 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	42.65 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	989810 h	529688 h
Network4 differ
Number of VPN connectionsDiffers	100	500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs	30	150
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	64	300
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	64
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	7
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
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Built-in fanDiffers	No	Yes
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	2 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	12.5 W	24.1 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	216 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	147.3 mm	188 mm
HeightDiffers	33 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	850 g	1.65 kg
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
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	900 Mbit/s	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s

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