{"id":22496,"date":"2025-08-05T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=22496"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:31:32","slug":"fortigate-30e-vs-30g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-30e-vs-30g\/","title":{"rendered":"FortiGate 30E vs 30G: Differences in Next-Generation Firewalls"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22496\" class=\"elementor elementor-22496\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4a306 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c4a306\" 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-bb03b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb03b37\" 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 easy to assume that Fortinet FortiGate 30E vs 30G alludes to one being better than another. In reality, the focus is more on the specific use case and meeting various network requirements. Although <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortinet-fortigate-models\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">each FortiGate firewall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes with unique specs, there are a few benefits you can expect from both.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, enhanced next-generation firewall (NGFW) performance, processing power, and centralized security management are all a part of the tech. Of course, once you get down to the fine print, that\u2019s where the decision-making matters most. This article will offer a clear look at the differences between FortiGate 30E vs 30G, giving you the guidance you need on 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-11dad74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11dad74\" 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\">Comparing FortiGate 30E vs 30G\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d84703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d84703\" 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 plenty of differences and similarities, it can be hard to discern what improvements can be found in the FortiGate 30G from Fortinet. Suitable for smaller organizations and branch offices, FortiGate 30G is a great blend of reliable security and network optimization.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FortiGate 30E is still considered a high-performance model, but the reality is that it has been discontinued. Even though FortiGate ushers you into the 30G, it can help you learn about where it came from.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the same vein, the Fortinet firewall 30E is still being used as we speak; you just won\u2019t be seeing any new ones land on the market. In short, this comparison can be the guide you need, whether it\u2019s for an upgrade or understanding the specs behind your first NGFW.<\/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-50219af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50219af\" 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 30E?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83db1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83db1a0\" 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;\">Still regarded as an all-in-one security solution, the FortiGate 30E offers comprehensive features, a compact size, and cost-efficiency. It isn\u2019t lacking in the slightest in regard to advanced threat protection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what has made the FortiGate 30E a historically good choice 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ed10c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16ed10c\" 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-f32cacf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f32cacf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e437b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e437b3\" 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: 950 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 150 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 240 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGFW Throughput: 200 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Concurrent Sessions: 900,000<\/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-f1e4282 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e4282\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5854d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5854d8c\" 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=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30E-1024x313.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22499\" alt=\"FortiGate 30E\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30E-1024x313.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30E-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30E-768x235.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30E.jpg 1408w\" 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-d8aa0a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8aa0a2\" 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-83a359e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a359e\" 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 finer details in the specifications of the 30E are best left to a side-by-side comparison with the 30G. It\u2019s understandable if the points above sound like everything you need, but firewall technology is much more than that. Taking a look at the 30G, it becomes pretty evident why a business might want to upgrade.<\/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-fe9540e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe9540e\" 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 30G?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958d347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"958d347\" 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;\">Providing a combination of NGFW and SD-WAN tech, with a primary focus on small business operations. You also get to take advantage of AI capabilities for advanced real-time protection. This includes features with automation and superior overall performance, partially thanks to their patented ASIC with multi-core processing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few other core details about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb\/fg-30g.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the FortiGate 30G<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you should know about:<\/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-0256285 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0256285\" 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-1ff547e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ff547e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa478f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aa478f\" 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: 4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat Protection Throughput: 500 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPS Throughput: 800 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGFW Throughput: 570 Mbps<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Concurrent Sessions: 600,000<\/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-959b8b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"959b8b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b6e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04b6e5c\" 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=\"223\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30G-1024x356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22500 lazyload\" alt=\"FortiGate 30G\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30G-1024x356.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30G-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30G-768x267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FortiGate-30G.jpg 1450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/223;\" \/>\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-642cae1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"642cae1\" 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-a2ebb7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ebb7f\" 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 definitely find quite a few similarities between each model, but the 30G is clearly the more scalable solution at this point. As always, a direct side-by-side comparison can help eliminate some of the more specific questions that come with this topic.<\/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-bb1317c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb1317c\" 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\">FortiGate 30E vs 30G 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-b68ac4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b68ac4c\" 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 that most business owners want to scale, it\u2019s important that it\u2019s translated into their network security as well. While the Fortinet FortiGate support that the 30E offers is still more than suitable for many businesses, the model itself isn\u2019t accessible anymore. At some point, the 30G might be an important step 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2158b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb2158b\" 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-f9f2a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f9f2a55\" 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-72\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-72\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">FortiGate 30E<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">FortiGate 30G<\/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<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">950 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">150 Mbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">500 Mbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Concurrent Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">900,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max New Sessions per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">15,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">30,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Supply<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">External DC 13W max<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">External DC 8.2W max<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4 x GE RJ45 switch ports <br \/>\n1 x GE WAN port <br \/>\n1 x USB <br \/>\n1 x console<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2 x GE RJ45 ports <br \/>\n1 x GE WAN port <br \/>\n1 x GE Fortilink port <br \/>\n1 x console<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-72 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-b5f742f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5f742f\" 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-3a72383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a72383\" 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 support you get out of both models speaks for itself in action. Unfortunately, you won\u2019t get very far with the FortiGate 30E, considering it\u2019s discontinued. On the other hand, this helps highlight why the FortiGate 30G would be a viable choice for growing small to mid-size businesses.<\/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-e024822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e024822\" 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-ed77b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed77b53\" 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;\">When it comes to looking for the right network security solution, the specifications matter more than anything else. There are many options on the market, but there\u2019s plenty of reason that FortiGate stands tall among others.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between the comprehensive security features and backend FortiGate support, it\u2019s everything many growing businesses need. 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