Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 100 vs Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 300

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 300 has 1.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (2.6 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 300 has 0.73 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (1 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 300 has 39.58 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 100 (82.23 BTU/h vs 42.65 BTU/h). Weight: 850 g on the Zyxel USG Flex 100, 1.65 kg on the Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 300.

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.9 Gbit/s
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 100:0.27 Gbit/s
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:1 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 100:42.65 BTU/h
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:82.23 BTU/h
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- USG Flex 100:1
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG Flex 100:4
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:7
Input current
- USG Flex 100:2 A
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:4.17 A
Weight
- USG Flex 100:850 g
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:1.65 kg
Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 100:900 Mbit/s
- VPN Firewall VPN 300:2600 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG Flex 100, VPN Firewall VPN 300
40 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 100 View product	B Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 300 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.27 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	42.65 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	989810 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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 VLANsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	7
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
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	2 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	850 g	1.65 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 188 x 44 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	284 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	190 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	2600 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s

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