Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 500 vs Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s

15specifications compared
4differ
11identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.3 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (2.6 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.19 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (1 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 300 Mbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (2600 Mbit/s vs 2300 Mbit/s).

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 500:2300 Mbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2600 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 500:810 Mbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG Flex 500, VPN300
43 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product	B Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s Model VPN300 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.3 Gbit/s	2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.81 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Performanceidentical
Heat dissipation	82.23 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	41.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	529688 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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 quantityKnown for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	7	7
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantity	1	1
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
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
Poweridentical
Input current	4.17 A	4.17 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	24.1 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	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 & dimensionsidentical
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
Weight	1.65 kg	1.65 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 188 x 44 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	2600 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	810 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s

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