Fortinet FortiGate NGFW Comparison: High-end Series vs. Mid-range Series vs. Entry-level Series

Fortinet FortiGate NGFW Comparison: High-end Series vs. Mid-range Series vs. Entry-level Series

Fortinet firewalls, the Fortigate series provides various levels of next-generation firewalls to meet the different demands. This ensures that enterprise campus, core data-center, or internal segments, FortiGate can fit seamlessly into customers’ environment.

However, FortiGate family includes High-end NGFW, Mid-range NGFW, Entry-level NGFW, and even Ultra high-end NGFW. What are their differences?

In this blog, you will see the comparison of High-end Series, Mid-range Series and Entry-level Series.

Overview Comparison

FortiGate entry-level next-generation firewalls are best-in-class network security appliances that consolidate advanced security and networking capabilities to protect against cyber-attacks in a compact and affordable solution. These firewalls provide with system-on-a-chip (SOC) security processors and deliver the industry’s best IPsec VPN, threat protection, and SSL-inspection performance.

This series includes these models:

  • FortiGate 80E
  • FortiGate 60E
  • FortiGate 50E
  • FortiGate 30E
  • FortiGate 60D – Rugged

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FortiGate mid-range next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) provide high performance, multi-layered advanced security, and better visibility to protect against cyber-attacks while reducing complexity. FortiGate firewalls are purpose-built with security processers to enable the industry’s best threat protection and performance for SSL-encrypted traffic.

This series includes these models:

  • FortiGate 900D
  • FortiGate 800D
  • FortiGate 600E
  • FortiGate 500E
  • FortiGate 400E
  • FortiGate 300E
  • FortiGate 200E
  • FortiGate 100F
  • FortiGate 100E

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FortiGate high-end next-generation firewalls protect your network and data center against advanced threats with the industry’s best threat protection and price performance. FortiGate high end series features purpose-built security processor innovation to deliver uncompromising security and performance with superior SSL inspection and NGFW performance for the edge, data center and internal segments.

This series includes these models:

  • FortiGate 3980E
  • FortiGate 3960E
  • FortiGate 3800D
  • FortiGate 3700D
  • FortiGate 3600E
  • FortiGate 3400E
  • FortiGate 3200D
  • FortiGate 3100D
  • FortiGate 3000D
  • FortiGate 2500E
  • FortiGate 2000E
  • FortiGate 1500D
  • FortiGate 1200D
  • FortiGate 1000D

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Specifications Comparison

To order the right Fortinet NGFW, we should know about their performances. These tables show the models comparison of FortiGate NGFW, including high-end series, middle-range series and entry-level series.

Table 1 FortiGate Entry-level NGFW Models Comparison.

ModelsThreat ProtectionSSL Inspection ThroughputNetwork Interfaces
FortiGate 80E250 Mbps180 MbpsMultiple GE RJ45 | Varients with internal storage | Variants with PoE/+ interfaces
FortiGate 60E200 Mbps175 MbpsMultiple GE RJ45 | WiFi variants | Variants with internal storage | Variants with PoE/+ interfaces
FortiGate 50E160 Mbps185 MbpsMultiple GE RJ45 | WiFi Variants | Variants with dual radios | Variants with internal storage
FortiGate 30E150 Mbps160 MbpsMultiple GE RJ45 | WiFi Variants
FortiGate 60D – Rugged25 Mbps18 Mbps10x GE RJ45

Table 2 FortiGate Middle-range NGFW Models Comparison.

ModelsThreat ProtectionSSL Inspection ThroughputNetwork Interfaces
FortiGate 900D3 Gbps4 GbpsMultiple GE RJ45, GE SFP and 10 GE SFP+ slots
FortiGate 800D3 Gbps4 GbpsMultiple GE RJ45, GE SFP, 10 GE SFP+ slots and bypass GE RJ45 pairs
FortiGate 600E7 Gbps8 GbpsMultiple GERJ45, Multiple GE SFP, Multiple 10GE SFP+
FortiGate 500E4.7 Gbps6.8 GbpsMultiple GE RJ45, GE SFP and 10 GE SFP+ Slots
FortiGate 400E5 Gbps4.8 GbpsMultiple GE RJ45 and Multiple GE SFP Slots
FortiGate 300E3 Gbps6.8 GbpsMultiple GE RJ45 and GE SFP Slots
FortiGate 200E1.2 Gbps1 GbpsMultiple GE RJ45, GE SFP Slots
FortiGate 100F700 Mbps1 Gbps2 x 10GE SFP+ Slots, 18 x GE RJ45 and 8x 1GE SFP and 4x GE RJ45/SFP Shared Media Pairs
FortiGate 100E250 Mbps130 MbpsMultiple GE RJ45, GE SFP Slots | PoE/+ Variants

Table 3 FortiGate High-end NGFW Models Comparison.

ModelsThreat ProtectionSSL Inspection ThroughputNetwork Interfaces
FortiGate 3980E20 Gbps32 Gbps10 x 100GE QSFP28, 16 x 10GE SFP+, 2 x GE RJ45
FortiGate 3960E13.5 Gbps30 GbpsMultiple 40/100 GE QSFP+/QSFP28, 10 GE SFP+ and GE RJ45
FortiGate 3800D13 Gbps23 GbpsMultiple 100 GE CFP2, 40 GE QSFP+, 10 GE SFP+ and/or multiple GE SFP/RJ45 depending on variants
FortiGate 3700D13 Gbps24 GbpsMultiple 40 GE QSFP+, 10 GE SFP+ and GE SFP
FortiGate 3600E30 Gbps34 GbpsMultiple 100 GE, 40 GE QSFP28, multiple 10 GE SFP+/SFP
FortiGate 3400E23 Gbps30 GbpsMultiple 100 GE, 40 GE QSFP28, multiple 10 GE SFP+/SFP
FortiGate 3200D15 Gbps20 GbpsMultiple GE RJ45 and 10 GE SFP+ / GE SFP slots
FortiGate 3100D13 Gbps22 GbpsMultiple 10 GE SFP+ | Multiple GE SFP and GE RJ45
FortiGate 3000D13 Gbps19 GbpsMultiple 10 GE SFP+ | Multiple GE SFP and GE RJ45
FortiGate 2500E5.4 Gbps11.5 Gbps10 x 10GE SFP+, 2 x 10GE SFP+ bypass, 34 x GE RJ45
FortiGate 2000E5.4 Gbps12.5 Gbps6 x 10GE SFP+, 34 x GE RJ45
FortiGate 1500D5 Gbps10.5 Gbps8 x 10GE SFP+/GE SFP, 16 x GE SFP, 18 x GE RJ45
FortiGate 1200D4 Gbps6 Gbps4 x 10GE SFP+/GE SFP, 16 x GE SFP, 18 x GE RJ45
FortiGate 1000D4 Gbps4 Gbps2 x 10 GE SFP+, 16 x GE SFP, 18 x GE RJ45

After comparing, which FortiGate NGFW meets your demands?

Info: https://www.fortinet.com/products/next-generation-firewall.html

Learn more: Next-Generation Firewall in the Enterprise

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