Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 500 vs Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.3 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (2.3 Gbit/s vs 2 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 0.31 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (0.81 Gbit/s vs 0.5 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 36.85 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (82.23 BTU/h vs 45.38 BTU/h).

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:0.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:45.38 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG Flex 500:300
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:100
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG Flex 500:7
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:4
Input current
- USG Flex 500:4.17 A
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2.5 A
Weight
- USG Flex 500:1.65 kg
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:1.4 kg

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Comparison of USG Flex 500, VPN100
44 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product	B Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s Model VPN100 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.3 Gbit/s	2 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.81 Gbit/s	0.5 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	45.38 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	41.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688 h	529688.2 h
Network1 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	150	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	300	100
Number of VLANsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	4
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Designidentical
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in fanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	4.17 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	24.1 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	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	188 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	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	351 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	152 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.83 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	1 year UTM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2300 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	810 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s

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