Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 50 vs Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s has 0.45 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (0.8 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s has 0.06 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (0.15 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 50 has 611,130 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (655130 h vs 44000 h). Input current: 2.0 A on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50, 2 A on the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50:0.35 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 50:0.09 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.15 Gbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG FLEX 50:655130 h
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:44000 h
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)
- USG FLEX 50:5
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:10
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
- USG FLEX 50:15
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:50
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG FLEX 50:10
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:50
Input current
- USG FLEX 50:2.0 A
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:2 A
Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50:350 Mbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:800 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG FLEX 50, VPN50
52 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 50 View product	B Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s Model VPN50 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.35 Gbit/s	0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.09 Gbit/s	0.15 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	20000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	44000 h
Network3 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Differs	5	10
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs	15	50
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	10	50
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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	2.0 A	2 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	12 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 143 x 33 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	800 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	90 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s

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