Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 200 vs Zyxel USG Flex 500

30specifications compared
18differ
12identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 200:1.8 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 200:0.45 Gbit/s
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 200:45.38 BTU/h
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG Flex 200:529688.2 h
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
- USG Flex 200:200
- USG Flex 500:150
Number of VLANs
- USG Flex 200:16
- USG Flex 500:64
Built-in fan
- USG Flex 200:No
- USG Flex 500:Yes
Input current
- USG Flex 200:2.5 A
- USG Flex 500:4.17 A

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Comparison of USG Flex 200, USG Flex 500
46 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 200 View product	B Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	1.8 Gbit/s	2.3 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.45 Gbit/s	0.81 Gbit/s
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one	100 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSL performanceKnown for one	60 transactions/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	45.38 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.5 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	529688 h
Network2 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs	200	150
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300
Number of VLANsDiffers	16	64
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	IPSEC, SSL/TLS
VPN support	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec
Management featuresidentical
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Number of console ports	1	1
SFP module slots quantity	1	1
Console portKnown for one	DB9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Built-in fanDiffers	No	Yes
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers	2.5 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	13.3 W	24.1 W
Certificatesidentical
Certification	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	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	272 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	187 mm	188 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	1.65 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	427 mm	351 mm
Package heightDiffers	247 mm	152 mm
Package depthDiffers	73 mm	245 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	1800 Mbit/s	2300 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	450 Mbit/s	810 Mbit/s

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