Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX vs Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 1.65 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (2 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 0.41 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (0.5 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s has 4.46 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (45.38 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h).

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50AX:0.35 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 50AX:0.09 Gbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:0.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG FLEX 50AX:40.92 BTU/h
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:45.38 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG FLEX 50AX:655130 h
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG FLEX 50AX:10
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:100
Input current
- USG FLEX 50AX:2.0 A
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2.5 A
Weight
- USG FLEX 50AX:1 kg
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:1.4 kg
Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50AX:350 Mbit/s
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG FLEX 50AX, VPN100
53 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX View product	B Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s Model VPN100 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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	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
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	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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	149.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1 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	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	1.53 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

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