{"id":18417,"date":"2025-01-02T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=18417"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:41:48","slug":"fortigate-100f-vs-100e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-100f-vs-100e\/","title":{"rendered":"FortiGate 100F vs 100E: Are They Comparable?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18417\" class=\"elementor elementor-18417\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4c3f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb4c3f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3847ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3847ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the names don\u2019t seem very different, the specs in FortiGate 100F vs 100E come with many unique nuances of their own. When it comes to FortiGate firewall hardware, you want to let the capabilities of the hardware guide your thought process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of your experience with network security and firewall tech, it\u2019s always advantageous to look through all of the numbers. While each Fortinet FortiGate firewall model comes with a few similarities, you\u2019re here for a straight answer on what makes them different. This article focuses on the most important details when comparing FortiGate 100F vs 100E firewalls.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d8dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3d8dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sizing Up FortiGate 100F vs 100E\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e659ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e659ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s true that both models can help with protection against many cyber threats with the help of threat intelligence. This includes the likes of AI-powered security solutions from FortiGuard Labs. In the same breath, that doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t find some key differences here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the FortiGate 100E offers flexible deployment but is more suited to cater to enterprise branches, including other large organizations like school campuses. With the FortiGate 100F, you\u2019re primarily benefiting from secure SD-WAN ASIC, which is vital for optimizing performance in various distributed locations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sections below dive deeper into the technical specs of each firewall model to offer a little more transparency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b6430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8b6430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Fortinet FortiGate 100F Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a1f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a1f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FortiGate 100F definitely has you covered if you\u2019re searching for industry-leading threat protection for your network. It\u2019s also loved for its promise of low latency and combines SD-WAN with scalable IPsec VPN for enhanced efficacy and performance in your network security.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few comparable specs that are worth highlighting:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9090e15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9090e15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b0a5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1b0a5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d7d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9d7d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,600 Mbps IPS throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,600 Mbps NGFW throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,000 Mbps threat protection throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20,000 Mbps firewall throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,500,000 concurrent sessions<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cccf6d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cccf6d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2433f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae2433f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-2.58.41-PM-1024x197.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18426\" alt=\"FortiGate 100F\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-2.58.41-PM-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-2.58.41-PM-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-2.58.41-PM-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-2.58.41-PM-1536x295.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-2.58.41-PM.png 1926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1eb37c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1eb37c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0d5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a0d5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with any firewall hardware, you get a range of specs here, some being better or worse when you start comparing them. You\u2019ll likely find some similar specs in the FortiGate 100E, but the 100F shines through with more enhanced networking capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7493a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7493a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Fortinet FortiGate 100E Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe1568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe1568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if the 100F has more enhanced security features, the 100E still stands strong on its own. It\u2019s important to note that the FortiGate 100E will be meeting its end of life in August of 2026. Although it\u2019ll still have some relevance on the market for a while, it doesn\u2019t hurt to prepare for a necessary shift.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from that, here are a few top-level specs you can compare with the 100F model:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a9baf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9a9baf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a966590 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a966590\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aded717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aded717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500 Mbps IPS throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">360 Mbps NGFW throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">250 Mbps threat protection throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7,400 Mbps firewall throughput<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,000,000 concurrent sessions<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b5e58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7b5e58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e145ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e145ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"96\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-3.04.22-PM-1024x154.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18436 lazyload\" alt=\"FortiGate 100E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-3.04.22-PM-1024x154.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-3.04.22-PM-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-3.04.22-PM-768x115.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-12-11-at-3.04.22-PM.png 1454w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/96;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824c7a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"824c7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f56e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f56e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These bullet points may make some of their differences pretty obvious, but that\u2019s not all you should consider. The depth of each firewall\u2019s specs can go pretty deep, and it can be beneficial to look past comparisons on the surface.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a30be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01a30be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fortinet FortiGate 100F vs 100E Next Generation Firewalls\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ecf2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01ecf2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though the end of life for the 100E is coming in less than two years, both firewall models are actively being used. You\u2019ll have a hard time purchasing a new 100E, but licenses for the hardware are still being pushed on the market. Nevertheless, the comparison table below showcases why the 100F would be a better option in the long term.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5cd1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a5cd1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cf664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"94cf664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-16\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-16\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specification<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">FortiGate 100F<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">FortiGate 100E<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Mbps)<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,600<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,600<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,500,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Client to Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gateway to Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,500<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP and 10 GE SFP+ slots<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP Slots | PoE\/+ Variants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Required<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100\u2013240V AC, 50-60 Hz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">100\u2013240V AC, 60\u201350 Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-16 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7974d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7974d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, there\u2019s plenty to review here, but it highlights the advancements that were made to bring the FortiGate 100F to life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab09a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bab09a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a99e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a99e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many aspects to consider if you\u2019re looking for the key differences in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-100f.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FortiGate 100F<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vs 100E NGFWs. 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