Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 500 vs Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s

31specifications compared
21differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 5.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (8 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 0.69 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (1.5 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 37.87 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (120.1 BTU/h vs 82.23 BTU/h). Security algorithms: IPSEC, SSL/TLS on the Zyxel USG Flex 500, 3DES, 256-bit AES, DES on the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:444930 h
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)
- USG Flex 500:150
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:500
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG Flex 500:300
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1000
Number of VLANs
- USG Flex 500:64
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:128
Security algorithms
- USG Flex 500:IPSEC, SSL/TLS
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:3DES, 256-bit AES, DES

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Comparison of USG Flex 500, VPN1000
52 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product	B Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s Model VPN1000 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.3 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.81 Gbit/s	1.5 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688 h	444930 h
Noise levelKnown for one	41.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Differs	150	500
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	300	1000
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	64	128
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Number of console ports	1	1
SFP module slots quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in fanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers	4.17 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	24.1 W	46 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	FCC Part 15 (Class A),CE EMC (Class A),C-Tick (Class A),BSMI
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 & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	300 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	250 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	3.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	351 mm	519 mm
Package heightDiffers	152 mm	392 mm
Package depthDiffers	245 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.83 kg	4.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Rack mount kit	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	1 year UTM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2300 Mbit/s	8000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	810 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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