{"id":19979,"date":"2025-06-09T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=19979"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:38:25","slug":"watchguard-firebox-m370-vs-firebox-m390","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/watchguard-firebox-m370-vs-firebox-m390\/","title":{"rendered":"WatchGuard Firebox M370 vs Firebox M390: Bridging the Gap Between Scalable and Flexible"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19979\" class=\"elementor elementor-19979\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda88d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fda88d9\" 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-e5a779d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5a779d\" 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;\">Every business needs the right tools to face modern cyber threats, and comparing the WatchGuard Firebox M370 vs WatchGuard M390 is a good start. While the M390 is a bit newer to the market, the M370 specs can still hold their own.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many businesses have already made the jump from the Firebox M370. Whether it\u2019s due to their business growing or staying ahead of EOL dates, the M370 won\u2019t last forever. This article dives into WatchGuard Firebox M370 vs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/m-series\/m390.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firebox M390<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so you can find the middle ground between scalable and flexible.<\/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-632d55d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"632d55d\" 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\">The WatchGuard Firebox M-Series\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c2ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1c2ab1\" 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\u2019ll find several firewall options from WatchGuard\u2019s M-Series. Even though both of these firewalls are relatively strong, they\u2019re still on the entry-level end for this particular series from WatchGuard.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the difference in these firewall models can help you prepare your business for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/watchguard-firewall-buyers-guide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right choice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Maybe you\u2019re facing an EOL date or simply need to upgrade to better hardware; the WatchGuard M-Series acts as a great stepping stone.<\/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-52b5a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b5a8d\" 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 WatchGuard Firebox M370?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aca8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aca8f8\" 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;\">Advanced security features are expected here, but it comes down to the fine print in every detail. The firewall can support on-premise demands as well as cloud-manageed and hybrid environments with ease.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few specs that shine a light on what this firewall is capable of:<\/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-3237db1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3237db1\" 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-b702a27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b702a27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c5f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5c5f02\" 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 (UDP): 8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput (UDP): 4.6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antivirus Throughput: 3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput (full scan): 2.5 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 3,300,000<\/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-d41bc17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d41bc17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742580d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"742580d\" 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=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Firebox-M370-1024x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19985\" alt=\"Firebox M370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Firebox-M370-1024x178.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Firebox-M370-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Firebox-M370-768x134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Firebox-M370-1536x268.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Firebox-M370.jpg 1572w\" 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-0c5f43c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c5f43c\" 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-592bc99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"592bc99\" 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 can sound like more than enough for small to mid-sized organizations. It makes sense, considering this is a Firebox WatchGuard that was brought to the table to serve up to 150 users at once. If the Firebox M370 just isn\u2019t cutting it, then it\u2019s time to look into if the M390 would be a better fit.<\/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-aa4ed84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa4ed84\" 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 WatchGuard Firebox M390\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85dfb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c85dfb2\" 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;\">Delivering a little bit more wiggle room with your network security, the Firebox M390 is just a bit stronger in most of its specifications. The M390 actually came several years after the M370 had already been on the market. With some companies facing an EOL date for the M370 in 2028, many of them are already prepping to upgrade their hardware.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what a jump would look like from the WatchGuard Firebox M370 to the newer M390 firewall 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-584761b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"584761b\" 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-14b68cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14b68cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65308af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65308af\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewall Throughput (UDP): 18 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN Throughput (UDP): 5.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antivirus Throughput: 3.1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput (full scan): 3.3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrent Connections: 4,500,000<\/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-ded0952 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ded0952\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099c3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"099c3ed\" 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=\"319\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M390-1024x510.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20004 lazyload\" alt=\"M390\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M390-1024x510.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M390-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M390-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M390-1536x765.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M390-2048x1020.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/319;\" \/>\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-d1c075e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1c075e\" 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-1cb8256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb8256\" 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 numbers alone are hard to argue with in this comparison.\u00a0 WatchGuard is a diverse network security solutions company, and this is a great example of the range of their products. There is no doubt that the M370 is more than suitable for many businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, if you were to get one right now, you\u2019d only get a few more years of use out of it. The M390, on the other hand, will have quite a bit more time on the market.<\/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-3f81166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f81166\" 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\">Comparing the WatchGuard Firebox M370 vs Firebox M390\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df41e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df41e2a\" 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;\">Another ideal option for small to mid-sized companies, the M390 is pretty powerful, considering its place in the M-Series lineup. WatchGuard Firebox tech can get a lot more impressive than this, but the M390 is a lot more feature-rich than you might expect. To see how the M390 could be a better option for your company&#8217;s security, take a look at how the specs below compare.<\/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-dbc2d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"dbc2d89\" 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-47\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-47\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Firebox M370<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Firebox M390<\/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\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4.6<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Antivirus Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.5<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UTM (full scan) (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.7<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3,300,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Connections per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">51,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">98,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-47 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-fefdc6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fefdc6a\" 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-abbb91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abbb91b\" 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;\">No need to worry about scalability here, as there are plenty of other WatchGuard firewalls, you can move up to over time. Regardless of the options that are out there, your final decision should be guided primarily by what your network security needs at this point in time.<\/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-c11dca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c11dca8\" 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\">Let\u2019s Wrap Up\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b267e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b267e35\" 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;\">Whether you have an existing Firebox or you\u2019re just getting started with WatchGuard, both of these firewalls shouldn\u2019t disappoint. However, in a clear comparison, it\u2019s the WatchGuard M390 that comes out tall.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its specs are hard to beat in this case, and it simply surpasses what the M370 can do. 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