{"id":25319,"date":"2025-11-04T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=25319"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:13:13","slug":"watchguard-t85-vs-t185","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/watchguard-t85-vs-t185\/","title":{"rendered":"WatchGuard T85 vs T185: A Firewall Comparison Guide for IT Decision Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25319\" class=\"elementor elementor-25319\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b62db5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b62db5\" 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-75d6555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75d6555\" 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;\">Both of the firewalls from WatchGuard are more than eligible for their own target markets. Comparing the WatchGuard T85 vs T185 isn\u2019t about which is better than the other, but how the specs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/watchguard-firewall-buyers-guide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relate to your business network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s important to note that both of these models are highly configurable, making them great long-term options for growing organizations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between the optional port expansion modules and long-term value, each of these WatchGuard firewalls has its place in modern network security. At the end of the day, it comes down to the strengths and limitations in the specs, so you know which path to take.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of which model you go with, you\u2019re getting fast and dependable firewall solutions that will last for years. This article breaks down comparisons between WatchGuard T85 vs T185 to offer a straightforward look at the most important differences.<\/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-02e7054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02e7054\" 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\">WatchGuard Products from the T-Series of Firewalls\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b82954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b82954\" 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 T-Series of WatchGuard Firebox firewalls is pretty diverse if you haven\u2019t already looked into what they have to offer. Flexible deployment, highly configurable, and future-proof design, it\u2019s exactly what you\u2019ll need through varying stages of business growth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">End-of-life (EOL) dates are a normal part of evolving firewall technology, but that doesn\u2019t mean these firewalls won\u2019t have your back for a while. On top of that, WatchGuard makes it easy to transition from one model to the next. That\u2019s part of what\u2019s great about the T-Series in general: you can grow through the firewall ranks for years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only will you find a firewall device for every stage of your business, but you also won\u2019t have to stress over redoing your entire network architecture. Nevertheless, it\u2019s important to understand how they differ, as the specifications are bound to vary when comparing the WatchGuard T85 vs T185.<\/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-f5242c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5242c2\" 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 T85?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bea40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23bea40\" 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;\">An optimal choice for small businesses on track for growth, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/t-series\/t85.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the T85<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is also optimized for branch offices. Outside of keeping networks protected across distributed locations, the T85 can support up to 60 branch office VPNs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a closer look at some of the most important details about this firewall device:<\/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-391cfb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"391cfb0\" 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-49be771 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49be771\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835403e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835403e\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.96 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>VPN Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Antivirus Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.88 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,600,000<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>VPN Tunnels: <\/b><span>60<\/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-7567020 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7567020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8462f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8462f1c\" 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=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T85-1024x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25328\" alt=\"T85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T85-1024x424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T85-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T85-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T85.jpg 1304w\" 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-f2ea52f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2ea52f\" 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-b205a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b205a61\" 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;\">In the conversation around firewall and network protection capabilities, the features mentioned above are pretty common. However, the capabilities are rarely the same between different hardware models.<\/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-a0a7634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0a7634\" 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 T185?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b6c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4b6c4f\" 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;\">Created with heavier network traffic loads in mind, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls\/t-series\/t185.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the T185<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is focused on branch offices and retail environments on an enterprise level. From the advanced connectivity options to throughput capabilities, the clear differences are found in the numbers. For example, as opposed to 60 branch office VPNs, you\u2019re getting 100 VPN tunnels with the T185.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at how this Firebox model compares to the T85 on the surface:<\/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-d42c847 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d42c847\" 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-74ed921 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74ed921\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547eb02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547eb02\" 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 aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.9 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>VPN Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Antivirus Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3,850,000<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>VPN Tunnels: <\/b><span>100<\/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-1112a16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1112a16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b07134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b07134\" 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=\"161\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T185-1024x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25329 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T185-1024x257.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T185-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T185-768x193.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/T185.jpg 1482w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/161;\" \/>\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-1c3b86b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c3b86b\" 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-bf81643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf81643\" 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 pretty evident that the T185 is meant to be a strong device with a higher capacity. Then again, it\u2019s always helpful to remember that just because it comes with a higher capacity, it doesn\u2019t mean the firewall is the right choice for your business. The best way to land on the right decision is to assess the needs of your network and compare that with the capabilities of each firewall, as best you can.<\/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-ee6496d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee6496d\" 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 T85 vs T185\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678be18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"678be18\" 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;\">To help streamline your thought process on the matter, it doesn\u2019t hurt to stack up the specifications side by side. The table below offers a direct look at how different spec categories compare between the WatchGuard firewalls.<\/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-6775a4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6775a4c\" 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-0916d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0916d05\" 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-100\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-100\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">WatchGuard T85<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">WatchGuard T185<\/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\">4.96<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.8<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.7<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Antivirus Throughput (Gbps)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.88<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Tunnels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,600,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3,850,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8 x 1Gb<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 x 1 GbE <br \/>\n4 x 2.5 GbE <br \/>\n1 x SFP\/SFP+<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-100 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-e39ce31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e39ce31\" 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-beaa70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beaa70a\" 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 T185 is pretty strong in comparison, it could very well be too much for your current network demands. The T85 is best for smaller branch office operations, while the T185 leans more toward the enterprise-level crowd. Both are great options, but making a decision means taking stock of your current and expected network security demands over the next few years.<\/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-d6d043a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6d043a\" 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 Final Word\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e43fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e43fd\" 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;\">WatchGuard Firebox models have been around for years, and there\u2019s plenty of supporting information that highlights how reliable they are. No matter what stage your business is in, firewall and network protection solutions are crucial in this day and age.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When comparing the WatchGuard T85 vs T185F, the T85 would likely be the best option for smaller companies. Of course, if you\u2019re approaching enterprise-level operations, then the T185 would make a better case. 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