Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 100W vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

25specifications compared
18differ
7identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 1.4 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W (2.3 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.54 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W (0.81 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 100W has 460,122.8 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (989810.8 h vs 529688 h). Security algorithms: HTTPS, IPSec, SSL/TLS on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W, IPSEC, SSL/TLS on the Zyxel USG Flex 500. Certification: FCC 15 (B), CE EMC (B),BSMI on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W, DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD on the Zyxel USG Flex 500.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 100W:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 100W:0.27 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG FLEX 100W:989810.8 h
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG FLEX 100W:40
- USG Flex 500:300
Number of VLANs
- USG FLEX 100W:8
- USG Flex 500:64
Security algorithms
- USG FLEX 100W:HTTPS, IPSec, SSL/TLS
- USG Flex 500:IPSEC, SSL/TLS
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- USG FLEX 100W:1
- USG Flex 500:2
Certification
- USG FLEX 100W:FCC 15 (B), CE EMC (B),BSMI
- USG Flex 500:DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD

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Comparison of USG FLEX 100W, USG Flex 500
49 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 100W 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
VPN (IMIX) throughputKnown for one	100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	989810.8 h	529688 h
Network2 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	40	300
Number of VLANsDiffers	8	64
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	30 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	HTTPS, IPSec, SSL/TLS	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN support	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantity	1	1
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired & Wireless	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Built-in fanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 (B), CE EMC (B),BSMI	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD
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 & 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s

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