Fortinet FortiGate 40F Next-Generation Firewall vs Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The Fortinet FortiGate 40F Next-Generation Firewall is $296.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — network firewall appliance against managed poe switch — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Fortinet FortiGate 40F Next-Generation Firewall vs Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
Fortinet
Fortinet FortiGate 40F Next-Generation Firewall
$495.00
The 5 Gbps firewall figure and the 900 Mbps threat protection figure are the same appliance measured with inspection off and on -- the second number is what a site with security profiles enabled will actually see.
Full details →Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
$199.00
Sixteen gigabit ports, but only eight deliver PoE and they share a 45 W budget between them -- that is the number that decides whether this switch fits, not the port count.
Full details →Who the Fortinet FortiGate 40F Next-Generation Firewall is for
Buy it if: Branch offices needing SD-WAN, IPS and web filtering under central FortiManager control.
Avoid it if: Anyone budgeting for the appliance alone -- the subscription is the larger recurring cost.
Who the Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE is for
Buy it if: A small office running up to eight access points that wants one silent switch and the UniFi controller.
Avoid it if: Anyone powering cameras or door controllers as well, who needs a larger PoE budget rather than more ports.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Fortinet FortiGate 40F Next-Generation Firewall | Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $495.00 | $199.00 |
| Annual energy use | About 105 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $18 at $0.17 per kWh | About 480 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $82 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Cooling | Fanless | Fanless, silent |
| Port count | 5 x Gigabit Ethernet | 16 x Gigabit Ethernet, 8 with PoE+ |
| Rated power | About 12 W typical | About 7 W with no PoE load, 55 W fully loaded |
| Warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty |
| Concurrent sessions | About 700,000 | not published |
| Firewall throughput | 5 Gbps with inspection disabled | not published |
| Input voltage | not published | 100 to 240 V AC, external power supply |
| IPsec VPN throughput | About 4.4 Gbps | not published |
| Management | not published | UniFi Network controller, self-hosted or Cloud Key |
| Mounting | not published | Desktop or wall mount, no rack ears supplied |
| PoE budget | not published | 45 W total across all PoE ports |
| PoE standards | not published | 802.3af and 802.3at |
| Subscriptions | FortiGuard bundle sold separately and renewed annually | not published |
| Switching capacity | not published | 32 Gbps non-blocking |
| Threat protection throughput | About 900 Mbps with security profiles enabled | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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