Fortinet FortiGate 50E vs Juniper SRX Series SRX300
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Fortinet FortiGate 50E is an entry-level desktop security appliance designed for small branch deployments requiring multi-port internal switching. The Juniper SRX300 is a fanless desktop next-generation firewall and secure router engineered for small retail sites, home offices, and remote branch locations.
| Fortinet FortiGate 50E | Juniper SRX Series SRX300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Fortinet | Juniper |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Sep 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| Form factor | desktop | desktop |
| Interfaces | 7x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports (2x WAN, 5x switched LAN) | — |
| Firewall throughput | 2.5 Gbps stateful inspection throughput | 1 Gbps stateful firewall throughput |
| Vpn throughput | 90 Mbps IPsec VPN throughput | 300 Mbps IPsec VPN throughput |
| Threat protection | 160 Mbps threat protection throughput | — |
| Cooling | Silent fanless chassis design | — |
| Ports | — | 8x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports (including 2x combo 1GbE SFP ports) |
| Acoustics | — | Acoustically silent fanless convection-cooled desktop enclosure |
| Security services | — | Stateful firewall, IPsec VPN, IPS, antivirus, anti-spam, and Web filtering |
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