Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 50 vs Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 100

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 100 has 1.65 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (2 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 100 has 0.41 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (0.5 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 100 has 4.46 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (45.38 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). Weight: 880 g on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50, 1.4 kg on the Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 100.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50:0.35 Gbit/s
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:2 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 50:0.09 Gbit/s
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:0.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG FLEX 50:40.92 BTU/h
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:45.38 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG FLEX 50:655130 h
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:529688.2 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG FLEX 50:10
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:100
Input current
- USG FLEX 50:2.0 A
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:2.5 A
Weight
- USG FLEX 50:880 g
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:1.4 kg
Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50:350 Mbit/s
- VPN Firewall VPN 100:2000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG FLEX 50, VPN Firewall VPN 100
54 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 50 View product	B Zyxel VPN Firewall VPN 100 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.35 Gbit/s	2 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.09 Gbit/s	0.5 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	20000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.92 BTU/h	45.38 BTU/h
Concurrent usersKnown for one	15 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SyslogKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	655130 h	529688.2 h
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	15	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	10	100
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DDoS protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1, v2c, v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Ethernet (RJ-45)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	2.0 A	2.5 A
DC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	143 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	880 g	1.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	272 x 187 x 36 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	276 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	98 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.41 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	350 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	90 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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