{"id":19300,"date":"2025-04-01T07:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=19300"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:16:19","slug":"fortigate-200f-vs-fortigate-200e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-200f-vs-fortigate-200e\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet FortiGate 200F vs 200E: Reading In Between the Specs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19300\" class=\"elementor elementor-19300\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afce4b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afce4b2\" 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-b778aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b778aba\" 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;\">With many options for small and large organizations, it doesn&#8217;t hurt to look into the differences in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 18.4px;\">FortiGate 200F vs FortiGate 200E<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.15rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.15rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Although they\u2019re similar in many ways, the fine print in the specs will show you exactly what it\u2019s built for. For example, whereas the 200F is rated for up to 300 users, the FortiGate 200E maxes out at 200.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, there\u2019s a lot more to consider when it comes to the right choice for your business network security. This article will focus on comparing the Fortinet FortiGate 200F vs 200E so you can determine which best aligns with your network demands.<\/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-3919065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3919065\" 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 the Fortinet FortiGate 200F vs 200E\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3e836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed3e836\" 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 question that both FortiGate models bring a lot of support to network security. However, at a glance, it\u2019s pretty clear <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fortigate-200f-201f.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the FortiGate 200F<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a bit stronger in several ways. This considers more than just the number of supported users.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both firewalls promise user-friendly management, sizable firewall throughput, and the support of FortiCare and FortiGuard services. They\u2019re much more diverse than they seem on the surface, which is why it\u2019s helpful to take a look at the finer details.<\/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-314f281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"314f281\" 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 FortiGate Firewall 200F?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16dcb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d16dcb0\" 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;\">Aside from the fact that Fortinet firewalls are highly reliable, there are several aspects of the 200F that make it special. With the ability to support hundreds of users on top enterprise-grade security features, the 200F is robust, to say the least.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few surface-level specs that make it unique compared to other Fortinet models:<\/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-2429824 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2429824\" 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-5939355 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5939355\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfa3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cfa3ee\" 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;\">Firewall Throughput: 27 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGFW Throughput: 3.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps<\/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-483acc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"483acc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f45681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f45681\" 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=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200F-1024x277.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19306\" alt=\"FortiGate 200F\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200F-1024x277.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200F-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200F-768x208.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200F-1536x415.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200F.png 1880w\" 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-28c19f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28c19f2\" 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-232e665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232e665\" 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 makes perfect sense for those who work in IT. For those who feel like they\u2019re in foreign territory, comparing these specs with the 200E can offer some clear perspective.<\/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-09c325f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09c325f\" 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 FortiGate Firewall 200E?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8ba0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be8ba0c\" 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 200E has no issue supporting enterprise-level network security, but its specs are just a tad shy of what the 200F is capable of. With the FortiGate 200E, it can handle up to 200 users and comes with many of the same strong security features as the 200F.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can see where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-200e.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200E<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> differs when you take a look at the same specifications:<\/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-2ec6cdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ec6cdc\" 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-e6b6af8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6b6af8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b29855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b29855\" 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;\">Firewall Throughput: 20 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 2.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGFW Throughput: 1.8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 1.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 900 Mbps<\/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-f878386 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f878386\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6a530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de6a530\" 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=\"144\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200E-1024x231.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19307 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200E-1024x231.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200E-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200E-768x173.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200E-1536x347.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FortiGate-200E.png 1808w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/144;\" \/>\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-650ab1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"650ab1b\" 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-2d2b4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2b4b6\" 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;\">While this is more than enough for many organizations, it still falls short in a few ways compared to the 200F. Both are still active, viable firewall solutions on the market, but these details are important to consider for several reasons.<\/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-ccec1d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccec1d8\" 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\">A Look Past the Surface\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c730fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c730fc\" 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;\">Considering how technical firewall tech can get, there\u2019s nothing wrong with simplifying some of the decision-making. There\u2019s a lot of technical documentation you could sort through, but not all of it would be relevant to your search. When you\u2019re considering the future of your company&#8217;s network security, remember this comparison in the table below.<\/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-c8f235a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c8f235a\" 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-34\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-34\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Fortinet FortiGate 200F<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Fortinet FortiGate 200E<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Gbps\/Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3,000,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Sessions per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">280,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">135,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">User Limits<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">200-300<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">100-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2x GE RJ45 HA\/MGMT Ports 16x GE RJ45 Ports <br \/>\n2x 10 GE SFP+ Slots <br \/>\n2x 10 GE SFP+ FortiLink Slots <br \/>\n8x GE SFP Slots<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Console Port <br \/>\nUSB Port <br \/>\n2x GE RJ45 Management\/HA Ports <br \/>\n2x GE RJ45 WAN Ports <br \/>\n14x GE RJ45 Ports <br \/>\n4x GE SFP Slots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100\u2013240V AC, 50-60 Hz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">100\u2013240V AC, 50-60 Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/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-357b807 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"357b807\" 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-6816252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6816252\" 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 is more than enough detail to get you started in the right direction. You\u2019ll always find similarities between firewall models. It\u2019s their dense list of specs where you can discover whether or not it\u2019ll be able to meet your needs.<\/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-e800ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e800ef7\" 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-33a163b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a163b\" 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 reputation of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls stands tall and for more than one good reason. Aside from their time on the market, it\u2019s their equipment that makes them a number-one choice for many organizations. In this comparison, the Fortinet FortiGate 200F is the more scalable solution here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of your expertise with firewall tech, choosing the right hardware can feel like a convoluted experience. 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