{"id":31053,"date":"2026-07-27T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=31053"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:19:20","slug":"fortigate-120g-vs-200g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-120g-vs-200g\/","title":{"rendered":"FortiGate-120G vs 200G: Dissecting the Fine Print in the Specs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31053\" class=\"elementor elementor-31053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d36978 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d36978\" 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-10a2344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a2344\" 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;\">Comparisons are always vital when it comes to finding the right firewall hardware. With Fortinet, you\u2019ll always have plenty of options, but FortiGate-120G vs 200G are two firewall models that are commonly pitted against each other.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of this comes down to the fine line between their similarities and the core differences that really set them apart. This article takes a look at these two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortinet firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the fine print, and where they land when it comes to scalable network security 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-944d9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"944d9cb\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781d9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"781d9dd\" 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;\">Both models run FortiOS and share core enterprise security features<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 200G delivers significantly higher throughput and session capacity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FortiGate-120G is better for smaller organizations and midmarket environments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interface density and performance tiers define real-world deployment fit<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scalability and future growth demands are key decision-making factors<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-1c45fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c45fed\" 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 Firewalls as Your Network Support System\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9786fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9786fa4\" 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 network security demands of today\u2019s businesses go far beyond any traditional concept in this space. Fortinet knows this, which is why its FortiGate firewalls effortlessly combine networking and advanced security into a single platform.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from the fact that they\u2019re available across several performance tiers, the built-in features and capabilities are stacked. Regardless of how impressive each <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-ngfw-specs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortinet NGFW<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is on paper, honing in on the right model for your network is the most important detail here. To do this effectively, comparing a few core details can help you sort through a lot of the noise.<\/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-e08a8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e08a8c6\" 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-120G Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710dfe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710dfe8\" 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;\">Built for those who need enterprise-grade security coupled with cost-efficiency, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-120g.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FortiGate 120-G<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> does well to combine a layered security platform. I\u2019d say this is pretty easy to see on the surface with the likes of NGFW protection, SD-WAN, flexible connectivity, and much more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what the firewall is capable of at a glance:<\/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-6fa1ed7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fa1ed7\" 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-39a0bf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39a0bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072de7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072de7f\" 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;\">Up to 39 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.1 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.3 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Sessions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3,000,000<\/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-8ba1878 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ba1878\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937222c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"937222c\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-120g.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1190\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FortiGate120G_8545FRONT3_4-1440x960-2-e1784556061175.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FortiGate120G_8545FRONT3_4-1440x960-2-e1784556061175.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FortiGate120G_8545FRONT3_4-1440x960-2-e1784556061175-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FortiGate120G_8545FRONT3_4-1440x960-2-e1784556061175-1024x281.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FortiGate120G_8545FRONT3_4-1440x960-2-e1784556061175-768x210.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-c3e1168 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3e1168\" 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-4dc41f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dc41f5\" 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;\">Even as impressive as this is on its own, it barely scratches the surface of everything that\u2019s included with this Fortinet NGFW. However, no one model is the universal network security solution for every business. This is where a lot of people consider what a jump to the Fortinet 200G would look like.<\/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-f60c7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f60c7d1\" 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 200G Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a9c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a9c45\" 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 those considering the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fortigate-200g-201g.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200G from FortiGate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you\u2019re looking at another high-performance piece of security hardware. Also running on FortiOS, you get the same security functions with a bigger capacity for throughput and other important specifications.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the details below for a quick comparison to the 120G:<\/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-f91ad27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f91ad27\" 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-a3f1a4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3f1a4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f674b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f674b97\" 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;\">39 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concurrent Sessions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11,000,000<\/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-6a6fa68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a6fa68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7516c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7516c29\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fortigate-200g-201g.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"189\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G-1024x302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25253 lazyload\" alt=\"Fortinet FortiGate 200G\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G-1024x302.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G-768x227.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G.jpg 1490w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/189;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-f026952 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f026952\" 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-fd5b98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd5b98f\" 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 these firewalls are great options for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">growing enterprises<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, that doesn\u2019t mean the scalability of their architecture is the exact same. The fine print definitely matters when it comes to firewall hardware, considering its impact on your network strategy as a whole.\u00a0<\/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-c6175c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6175c9\" 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 FortiGate-120G vs Fortinet 200G\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2e712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b2e712\" 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;\">Between the 200G and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-firewall-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortinet 120G<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> datasheets, there\u2019s a lot to sort through. While all of that information is highly relevant, I always like to make it a little easier for companies and IT teams to digest. Read the table below for a clear-cut comparison of the FortiGate-120G and 200G firewall 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-8381ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"8381ad0\" 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-187\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-187\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Specifications<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">FortiGate-120G<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">FortiGate-200G<\/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\">39 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">39 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5.3 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.8 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPsec VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">35 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">36 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Concurrent Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3 million<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Sessions per Second<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">140,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max FortiSwitch Support<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Up to 48<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Up to 64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16 x GE RJ45<br \/>\n8 x GE SFP<br \/>\n4 x 10GE SFP+<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 x GE RJ45<br \/>\n8 x 5GE RJ45<br \/>\n8 x 10GE SFP+<br \/>\n4 x GE SFP<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-187 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-78dae9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78dae9a\" 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-c3c8f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c8f4a\" 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;\">Clearly, the 200G comes with a higher capacity across several categories. In the same vein, that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s automatically the best choice between the two. The reality is both firewalls are highly viable options; they just target businesses at different stages of growth.\u00a0<\/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-183d4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"183d4d9\" 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-494ee9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"494ee9f\" 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;\">Your decision between the FortiGate-120G vs 200G is one that depends on their alignment with your real-world network demands. Those are bound to change over time, but it\u2019s the scalability of these machines that makes sure you\u2019re in good hands as the years pass by.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, in short, the 120G is great for small to medium-sized environments, while the 200G is aimed toward higher-demand networks. If you\u2019re still unsure of which side to go with, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our team at Firewalls.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is on standby to make sure you end up with the right firewall solutions for every stage of business growth.<\/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-886c8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"886c8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-0e8a38b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e8a38b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56da0d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56da0d9\" 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\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f30268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"8f30268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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While both models include FortiOS and other security features, the 200G comes with higher throughput, session capacity, and overall performance.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1501\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1501\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which Firewall is Better for Small to Midsize Companies? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1501\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0123d98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0123d98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a88fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a88fe\" 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 the 120G model that\u2019s better suited for the needs of small and growing businesses.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1502\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1502\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does the FortiGate-200G Offer Better Performance Than the 120G? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1502\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276082f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"276082f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43eef05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43eef05\" 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;\">Yes, but this is especially seen in its throughput across NGFW, IPS, and threat protection, to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1503\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1503\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do Both Models Support the Same Security Features? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1503\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2347e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2347e8\" 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-fad69fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad69fe\" 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;\">Most definitely, as they both support core FortiOS features, which include angles like NGFW protection, SD-WAN, VPN, SSL inspection, and even ZTNA.<\/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\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1504\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1504\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Important is Scalability When Choosing Between These Models? 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