{"id":19921,"date":"2025-05-28T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=19921"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:51:50","slug":"fortigate-60e-vs-fortigate-60f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-60e-vs-fortigate-60f\/","title":{"rendered":"FortiGate 60E vs FortiGate 60F: Transitioning Your Firewall Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19921\" class=\"elementor elementor-19921\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2483e28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2483e28\" 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-71ac0db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71ac0db\" 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;\">Next-generation firewall security isn\u2019t hard to find, even in the differences seen with FortiGate 60E vs 60F Fortinet models. It can be difficult to know which route to take with your network security, whether you\u2019re just starting out or looking to upgrade.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a lot to sort through when it comes to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/tag\/fortinet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortinet FortiGate security.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From standard hardware firewalls to related services you won\u2019t find anywhere else, you can find more than one reason to side with Fortinet. To make the right choice, it\u2019ll help to consider the nuances in FortiGate 60E vs 60F to see which firewall model suits 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-0e22c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e22c68\" 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\">A Glimpse Into FortiGate 60E vs 60F\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1616d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd1616d\" 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;\">Before anything else, it\u2019s important to take note that the 60E firewall meets its end of life in 2026. That isn\u2019t too far away, which means existing users will need to have some kind of plan with their network security architecture.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most companies, it just comes down to upgrading from your current setup. It all sounds easy, but with a saturated market, you might find it difficult to know what the right choice would be. It\u2019s also important not to get mixed up with different generations of firewall hardware. At the end of the day, you want firewall solutions that can handle today&#8217;s and tomorrow&#8217;s cyber security threats.<\/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-a18919e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a18919e\" 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 60E?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95616d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95616d7\" 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;\">They might seem similar in how they\u2019re labeled, but the 60E actually focuses on a bit of a smaller scale. If you aren\u2019t sure what this means, it\u2019ll make a lot more sense once you get a better look at the specifications.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are a few notable details you can find in the 60E Fortinet firewall datasheet:<\/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-1c8c62b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c8c62b\" 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-d742beb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d742beb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd7720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbd7720\" 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: 3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><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;\">NGFW Throughput: 250 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Sessions: 1,300,000<\/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-919a52b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"919a52b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2023426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2023426\" 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=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60E-1024x324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19929\" alt=\"FortiGate 60E\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60E-1024x324.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60E-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60E-768x243.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60E.jpg 1416w\" 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-ff824b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff824b1\" 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-0a439ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a439ef\" 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 some of you, these numbers may not make a lot of sense until you\u2019ve read into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fg-60f.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the FortiGate 60F<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a bit more. In the grand scheme, the 60E is looking more like outdated hardware with each passing day. This is especially true once you\u2019ve seen what the 60F can do for your 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-632afb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"632afb0\" 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 60F?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95aeb3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95aeb3a\" 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;\">Depending on how you look at it, most Fortinet devices share many of the same traits. What you want to look for is where they differ. While the 60F shares many of the same traits seen in the 60E, there are still a few specs that help it stand tall in comparison.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the same specs for the FortiGate 60F:<\/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-e15b016 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e15b016\" 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-5bea471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bea471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33be8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33be8e0\" 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: 10 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput: 6.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><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;\">NGFW Throughput: 1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Sessions: 700,000<\/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-81b2da7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81b2da7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e296df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e296df\" 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=\"134\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60F-1024x215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19930 lazyload\" alt=\"FortiGate 60F\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60F-1024x215.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60F-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60F-768x161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FortiGate-60F.jpg 1372w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/134;\" \/>\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-4df4862 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4df4862\" 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-7895bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7895bab\" 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;\">You can see where the 60F shines through, as well as where it might fall short of the capabilities of the 60E. Nevertheless, the undeniable truth is that the FortiGate 60F is stronger and better for your network security in the long run.<\/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-c92789e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c92789e\" 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 Compact View of FortiGate 60E vs FortiGate 60F\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfaf4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfaf4d6\" 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 60E will still be in use for quite a while, but many people are on their way to an upgrade if they haven\u2019t already. For those looking for a seamless choice, jumping from the 60E to the 60F would be more than ideal. Before you do, here\u2019s a better look at how the 60F is an improvement.<\/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-b8d7e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b8d7e85\" 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-46\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-46\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">FortiGate 60E<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">FortiGate 60F<\/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\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput (Mbps\/Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">250<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput (Mbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">180<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,300,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Policies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Number of FortiTokens<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-46 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-df0847a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df0847a\" 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-56b5f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56b5f86\" 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 the 60E from Fortinet still holds up, it\u2019s simply on its way out in 2026. Regardless of its capabilities, this will lead many people to segue into the FortiGate 60F or other robust firewall solutions.<\/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-9af23e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9af23e9\" 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\">The Bottom Line\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56b79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f56b79b\" 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 cycle in firewall technology is the norm, but many companies don\u2019t prepare beforehand. Being ready for your next piece of firewall hardware requires having a little hindsight with your needs in network security.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t have to directly transition to the 60F, but it\u2019s clear that it stands tall in comparison to the FortiGate 60E. 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