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
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
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
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.
| Models | Threat Protection | SSL Inspection Throughput | Network Interfaces |
| FortiGate 80E | 250 Mbps | 180 Mbps | Multiple GE RJ45 | Varients with internal storage | Variants with PoE/+ interfaces |
| FortiGate 60E | 200 Mbps | 175 Mbps | Multiple GE RJ45 | WiFi variants | Variants with internal storage | Variants with PoE/+ interfaces |
| FortiGate 50E | 160 Mbps | 185 Mbps | Multiple GE RJ45 | WiFi Variants | Variants with dual radios | Variants with internal storage |
| FortiGate 30E | 150 Mbps | 160 Mbps | Multiple GE RJ45 | WiFi Variants |
| FortiGate 60D – Rugged | 25 Mbps | 18 Mbps | 10x GE RJ45 |
Table 2 FortiGate Middle-range NGFW Models Comparison.
| Models | Threat Protection | SSL Inspection Throughput | Network Interfaces |
| FortiGate 900D | 3 Gbps | 4 Gbps | Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP and 10 GE SFP+ slots |
| FortiGate 800D | 3 Gbps | 4 Gbps | Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP, 10 GE SFP+ slots and bypass GE RJ45 pairs |
| FortiGate 600E | 7 Gbps | 8 Gbps | Multiple GERJ45, Multiple GE SFP, Multiple 10GE SFP+ |
| FortiGate 500E | 4.7 Gbps | 6.8 Gbps | Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP and 10 GE SFP+ Slots |
| FortiGate 400E | 5 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps | Multiple GE RJ45 and Multiple GE SFP Slots |
| FortiGate 300E | 3 Gbps | 6.8 Gbps | Multiple GE RJ45 and GE SFP Slots |
| FortiGate 200E | 1.2 Gbps | 1 Gbps | Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP Slots |
| FortiGate 100F | 700 Mbps | 1 Gbps | 2 x 10GE SFP+ Slots, 18 x GE RJ45 and 8x 1GE SFP and 4x GE RJ45/SFP Shared Media Pairs |
| FortiGate 100E | 250 Mbps | 130 Mbps | Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP Slots | PoE/+ Variants |
Table 3 FortiGate High-end NGFW Models Comparison.
| Models | Threat Protection | SSL Inspection Throughput | Network Interfaces |
| FortiGate 3980E | 20 Gbps | 32 Gbps | 10 x 100GE QSFP28, 16 x 10GE SFP+, 2 x GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 3960E | 13.5 Gbps | 30 Gbps | Multiple 40/100 GE QSFP+/QSFP28, 10 GE SFP+ and GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 3800D | 13 Gbps | 23 Gbps | Multiple 100 GE CFP2, 40 GE QSFP+, 10 GE SFP+ and/or multiple GE SFP/RJ45 depending on variants |
| FortiGate 3700D | 13 Gbps | 24 Gbps | Multiple 40 GE QSFP+, 10 GE SFP+ and GE SFP |
| FortiGate 3600E | 30 Gbps | 34 Gbps | Multiple 100 GE, 40 GE QSFP28, multiple 10 GE SFP+/SFP |
| FortiGate 3400E | 23 Gbps | 30 Gbps | Multiple 100 GE, 40 GE QSFP28, multiple 10 GE SFP+/SFP |
| FortiGate 3200D | 15 Gbps | 20 Gbps | Multiple GE RJ45 and 10 GE SFP+ / GE SFP slots |
| FortiGate 3100D | 13 Gbps | 22 Gbps | Multiple 10 GE SFP+ | Multiple GE SFP and GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 3000D | 13 Gbps | 19 Gbps | Multiple 10 GE SFP+ | Multiple GE SFP and GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 2500E | 5.4 Gbps | 11.5 Gbps | 10 x 10GE SFP+, 2 x 10GE SFP+ bypass, 34 x GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 2000E | 5.4 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps | 6 x 10GE SFP+, 34 x GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 1500D | 5 Gbps | 10.5 Gbps | 8 x 10GE SFP+/GE SFP, 16 x GE SFP, 18 x GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 1200D | 4 Gbps | 6 Gbps | 4 x 10GE SFP+/GE SFP, 16 x GE SFP, 18 x GE RJ45 |
| FortiGate 1000D | 4 Gbps | 4 Gbps | 2 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
