Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 100HP vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 4identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 100HP 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 100HP has 20,694.5753 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (550382.5753 h vs 529688 h). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 250 more VPN tunnels quantity than the Zyxel USG Flex 100HP (300 vs 50). VPN support: IKEv2, IPSec, SSL on the Zyxel USG Flex 100HP, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 500. Form factor: Desktop on the Zyxel USG Flex 100HP, 1U on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG Flex 100HP:3 Gbit/s
    • USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • USG Flex 100HP:550382.5753 h
    • USG Flex 500:529688 h
  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • USG Flex 100HP:50
    • USG Flex 500:300
  • Number of VLANs
    • USG Flex 100HP:16
    • USG Flex 500:64
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • USG Flex 100HP:1
    • USG Flex 500:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • USG Flex 100HP:8
    • USG Flex 500:7
  • Form factor
    • USG Flex 100HP:Desktop
    • USG Flex 500:1U
  • Power consumption (max)
    • USG Flex 100HP:51.2 W
    • USG Flex 500:24.1 W

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Comparison of USG Flex 100HP, USG Flex 500
47 specifications
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers3 Gbit/s2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.81 Gbit/s
VPN (IMIX) throughputKnown for one750 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one1500 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs550382.5753 h529688 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
DDoS protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 one1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Form factorDiffersDesktop1U
Built-in fanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Differs51.2 W24.1 W
DC input voltageKnown for one19 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers216 mm300 mm
DepthDiffers143 mm188 mm
HeightDiffers33 mm44 mm
WeightDiffers1.05 kg1.65 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers278 mm351 mm
Package heightDiffers189 mm152 mm
Package depthDiffers99 mm245 mm
Package weightDiffers1.91 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source85176990
Other featuresidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source810 Mbit/s

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