{"id":18825,"date":"2025-02-25T10:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=18825"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:31:21","slug":"fortinet-fortigate-80f-vs-90g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortinet-fortigate-80f-vs-90g\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet FortiGate 80F vs 90G: See the Difference in Network Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18825\" class=\"elementor elementor-18825\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c81bae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c81bae\" 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-77d11b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77d11b0\" 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;\">If you\u2019re running a small business, it can be helpful to consider what separates the FortiGate 80F vs 90G. Although both are more than effective for small, growing organizations, you still want to make the right choice for your needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This comes with many considerations, but focusing on the differences in each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb.html\">FortiGate firewall<\/a> can offer the direction you need. With the 80F, you get simple network management on top of reliable performance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the side of the 90G, you\u2019re looking at a much more scalable solution. In the context of the 80F vs 90G, this article clears the air on the best use case for each model.<\/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-c1514a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1514a3\" 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\">Analyzing the Specs Behind FortiGate 80F vs 90G\n<\/h1>\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-c9fd0fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9fd0fa\" 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-358fbc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"358fbc4\" 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 performance range on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f.html\">FortiGate 80F<\/a> is able to support anywhere from 50 to 100 users at a time. If that doesn\u2019t sound like enough, then you\u2019ll want to look at the 90G\u2019s capability of 200 to 500 users.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering the short version for some straightforward clarity, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fg-90g.html\">90G<\/a> is more of a powerhouse. At the same time, it\u2019s more important to take note of what your current network needs might be. Both next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) serve a much-needed purpose. Only after reviewing the fine print will you know which piece of firewall hardware lands in your wheelhouse.<\/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-ee87c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee87c7b\" 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 80F?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f445d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f445d3f\" 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;\">For a young and growing business, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fortigate-80f.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80F from Fortinet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can seem like a more than scalable solution. It\u2019s also pretty compact, making it suitable for small businesses and spaces like branch offices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at the specs below to see where the FortiGate 80F sits in firewall capability:<\/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-8bfbc44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bfbc44\" 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-06243ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06243ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6339ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6339ebf\" 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;\">IPS Throughput: 1.4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 900 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGFW Throughput: 1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput (Packets Per Second): 10.5 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Sessions per Second: 45,000<\/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-602ee3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"602ee3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b2605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21b2605\" 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=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-80f-1024x359.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18828\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-80f-1024x359.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-80f-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-80f-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-80f.png 1044w\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3f95e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b3f95e\" 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-5f19f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f19f71\" 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;\">This should give you a good idea of what to expect from Fortinet\u2019s 80F firewall. Although it\u2019s definitely aimed at smaller organizations, it still packs a punch as a scalable option for network security.<\/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-2707a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2707a7d\" 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 90G?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d92bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93d92bd\" 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;\">Taking things one step further, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fg-90g.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the FortiGate 90G<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a bit stronger in more ways than one. Aside from the fact that it can support many more users, the integrated tech goes beyond what the 80F brings to the table.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what you should know about the FortiGate NGFW 90G:<\/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-3f1b26e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f1b26e\" 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-a13ecb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a13ecb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b82f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9b82f4\" 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;\">IPS Throughput: 4.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 2.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGFW Throughput: 2.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput (Packets Per Second): 41.85 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Sessions per Second: 124,000<\/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-677ac3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"677ac3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6fbe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c6fbe0\" 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=\"311\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-90g-1024x498.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18829 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-90g-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-90g-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-90g-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fortigate-90g.png 1180w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/311;\" \/>\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-859e5ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"859e5ae\" 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-c0f5bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0f5bdc\" 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 evident that this direction in Fortinet FortiGate security packs a lot more long-term reliability. Both firewall models are still relevant choices on the market, but it\u2019s important to understand who the target markets are.<\/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-b15495e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b15495e\" 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\">Direct Comparison of the FortiGate 80F vs 90G\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d180c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d180c\" 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 technical details mentioned above are just the start of what\u2019s behind this NGFW tech. When it comes to making a choice, it\u2019s crucial to take a deeper look at the specs behind each piece of firewall hardware.<\/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-6b3fba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6b3fba2\" 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-25\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-25\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specification<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">FortiGate 80F<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">FortiGate 90G<\/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 (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">900 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10.5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">41.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPsec VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6.5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,500,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Sessions per Second <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">45,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">124,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Compliance<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">FCC, ICES, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI, UL\/cUL, CB<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">FCC, ICES, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI, UL\/cUL, CB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Certifications<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ICSA Labs: Firewall, IPsec, IPS, Antivirus, SSL-VPN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">USGv6\/IPv6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-25 from cache --><\/div>\n\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-7cfd77a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cfd77a\" 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-90d72f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90d72f0\" 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;\">If you work in IT, then you likely know what you\u2019re working with here. For those who are new to the topic, the specs above highlight the strength of the FortiGate 90G.\u00a0<\/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-c4372af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4372af\" 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-7962b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7962b08\" 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\u2019s no need to stress over making the right choice. Assuming you\u2019re a growing business, there\u2019s nothing wrong with seeing the benefit of the 90G. Even though the FortiGate 80F is a viable choice for smaller businesses, it\u2019ll eventually hit a ceiling when it comes to scaling.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have your eyes set on the long term, it\u2019s time to think about integrating the FortiGate 90G into your network security. 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