Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 200 vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 8identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 200 has 1.45 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (1.8 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 200 has 0.36 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (0.45 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 200 has 4.46 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (45.38 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h).

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG Flex 200:1.8 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50AX:0.35 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • USG Flex 200:0.45 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50AX:0.09 Gbit/s
  • Heat dissipation
    • USG Flex 200:45.38 BTU/h
    • USG FLEX 50AX:40.92 BTU/h
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • USG Flex 200:529688.2 h
    • USG FLEX 50AX:655130 h
  • Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
    • USG Flex 200:200
    • USG FLEX 50AX:15
  • Input current
    • USG Flex 200:2.5 A
    • USG FLEX 50AX:2.0 A
  • Power consumption (max)
    • USG Flex 200:13.3 W
    • USG FLEX 50AX:12 W
  • Width
    • USG Flex 200:272 mm
    • USG FLEX 50AX:216 mm

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Comparison of USG Flex 200, USG FLEX 50AX
58 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers1.8 Gbit/s0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.45 Gbit/s0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20000
IPSec VPN throughputKnown for one100 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
SSL performanceKnown for one60 transactions/secUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Heat dissipationDiffers45.38 BTU/h40.92 BTU/h
Concurrent usersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 user(s)
SyslogKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs529688.2 h655130 h
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs20015
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10
Static routeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one60Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersIPSEC, SSL/TLS3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DDoS protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN supportKnown for oneIKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSecUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP v1, v2c, v3
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WAN connectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEthernet (RJ-45)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for oneDB9Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentDiffers2.5 A2.0 A
DC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Power consumption (max)Differs13.3 W12 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersDCC, CE, C-Tick, LVDFCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers272 mm216 mm
DepthDiffers187 mm149.3 mm
HeightDiffers36 mm33 mm
WeightDiffers1.4 kg1 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers427 mm276 mm
Package heightDiffers247 mm185 mm
Package depthDiffers73 mm98 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers1800 Mbit/s350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers450 Mbit/s90 Mbit/s
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990Unknown — not stated by the source

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