Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 100 vs Zyxel USG FLEX 500H

24specifications compared
18differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 9.1 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (10 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 1.73 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (2 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 168.65 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (211.3 BTU/h vs 42.65 BTU/h). VPN support: IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 100, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H. Weight: 850 g on the Zyxel USG Flex 100, 1.64 kg on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H.

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 500H:10 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
- USG FLEX 500H:2 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 100:42.65 BTU/h
- USG FLEX 500H:211.3 BTU/h
Number of VLANs
- USG Flex 100:8
- USG FLEX 500H:64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG Flex 100:4
- USG FLEX 500H:12
Input current
- USG Flex 100:2 A
- USG FLEX 500H:4.736 A
Power consumption (max)
- USG Flex 100:12.5 W
- USG FLEX 500H:68 W
Width
- USG Flex 100:216 mm
- USG FLEX 500H:300 mm

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Comparison of USG Flex 100, USG FLEX 500H
39 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product	B Zyxel USG FLEX 500H View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.27 Gbit/s	2 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3500 Mbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	42.65 BTU/h	211.3 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	989810 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	30	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	64
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	12
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	2 A	4.736 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	12.5 W	68 W
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 V
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	216 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	147.3 mm	182 mm
HeightDiffers	33 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	850 g	1.64 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	284 mm	350 mm
Package heightDiffers	190 mm	149 mm
Package depthDiffers	100 mm	244 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.4 kg	2.93 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power

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