Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 100H vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 4identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 100H has 0.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (3 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.06 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100H (0.81 Gbit/s vs 0.75 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 41.865 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100H (82.23 BTU/h vs 40.365 BTU/h). VPN support: IKEv2, IPSec, SSL on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100H, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG FLEX 100H:3 Gbit/s
    • USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • USG FLEX 100H:0.75 Gbit/s
    • USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
  • Heat dissipation
    • USG FLEX 100H:40.365 BTU/h
    • USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • USG FLEX 100H:50
    • USG Flex 500:300
  • Number of VLANs
    • USG FLEX 100H:16
    • USG Flex 500:64
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • USG FLEX 100H:1
    • USG Flex 500:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • USG FLEX 100H:8
    • USG Flex 500:7
  • Input current
    • USG FLEX 100H:2 A
    • USG Flex 500:4.17 A

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Comparison of USG FLEX 100H, USG Flex 500
46 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers3 Gbit/s2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.75 Gbit/s0.81 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one1500 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers40.365 BTU/h82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source529688 h
Network2 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers50300
Number of VLANsDiffers1664
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN supportDiffersIKEv2, IPSec, SSLIKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers87
Number of console portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWiredUnknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for oneRJ-45Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
Built-in fanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers2 A4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Differs17 W24.1 W
DC input voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneBSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers216 mm300 mm
DepthDiffers143 mm188 mm
HeightDiffers33 mm44 mm
WeightDiffers1.04 kg1.65 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers278 mm351 mm
Package heightDiffers189 mm152 mm
Package depthDiffers99 mm245 mm
Package weightDiffers1.62 kg2.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 year UTM
Cables includedKnown for onePowerUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers3000 Mbit/s2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers750 Mbit/s810 Mbit/s

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