{"id":32906,"date":"2026-10-27T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=32906"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:54:02","slug":"fortigate-model-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortigate-model-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"FortiGate Model Comparison: 200G vs 401G vs 900G"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32906\" class=\"elementor elementor-32906\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b3ce6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2b3ce6\" 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-351b18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"351b18f\" 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;\">If you\u2019re looking to upgrade from your current Fortinet firewall or if it\u2019s your first time looking into the manufacturer, this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FortiGate model comparison<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a good start. More specifically, comparing the FortiGate 200G vs 401G vs 900G gives you a pretty broad range of options to consider.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ranging from the needs of mid-range to enterprise-level operations, these firewalls can offer much more than basic network security. This article reviews the specs, capabilities, and features you can expect from next-gen FortiGate firewalls.<\/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-cebfae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cebfae2\" 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:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcca0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcca0f2\" 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;\">Compare firewall, IPS, NGFW, and threat protection throughput across three FortiGate models<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review how session capacity and SSL performance scale from the 200G through the 900G<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on matching firewall performance and infrastructure capacity to your network\u2019s current and future requirements<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the upside to the firewall processors and how they translate to stellar security processing capabilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the scaling interface configurations to find the right match for your operation<\/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-684f034 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"684f034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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That means no matter which model you start with, Fortinet has an option you can grow into down the road.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, what separates these models is what\u2019s going to end up being your biggest decision-makers for your business network. For example, the FortiGate 200G is built to support environments with 400 to 500 users. On the other end of this, the 900G is rated for up to 1,000 users. As with any firewall comparison, the need-to-know is always in the finer details.<\/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-956a8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"956a8ed\" 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.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18860\" alt=\"Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-768x128.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225ae76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"225ae76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-42b6f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42b6f13\" 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 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-4824462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4824462\" 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;\">One of many FortiGate NGFWs, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fortigate-200g-201g.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200G<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a great option for mid-range, growing operations. Aside from the security features found in most FortiGate firewalls, the 200G has a few specs that make it stand out on its own.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are several leading specifications you\u2019ll want to keep in mind:<\/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-a9a52fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9a52fd\" 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-3c0678e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c0678e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ab52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ab52b\" 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>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 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>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Sessions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 million<\/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-22adcbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22adcbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7318134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7318134\" 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=\"1490\" height=\"440\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25253 lazyload\" alt=\"Fortinet FortiGate 200G Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G.jpg 1490w, 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-1024x302.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/200G-768x227.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1490px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1490\/440;\" \/>\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-dc41588 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc41588\" 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-e1fd173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1fd173\" 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;\">I\u2019d also like to note something many companies overlook: the NP7Lite and CP10 processors. These are a big part of accelerating firewall processing and resource-intensive security inspection tasks.<\/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-c9dca6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9dca6f\" 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 401G 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-8773e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8773e9a\" 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;\">Moving up the line a bit, you\u2019ll find <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-400g-401g.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the FortiGate 401G<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is definitely a bit stronger from a few different angles. Even if the 200G sounds like more than enough, this firewall shows there\u2019s plenty of room to grow into here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out a few of the leading comparable specs in the list below for a quick reference:<\/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-348b333 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"348b333\" 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-79c06b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79c06b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4a661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4a661\" 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 164 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 25 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 13 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Sessions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28 million<\/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-c14f9fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c14f9fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d48e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d48e12\" 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-400g-401g.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1394\" height=\"430\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-at-9.34.38-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32917 lazyload\" alt=\"Fortinet FortiGate 401G Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-at-9.34.38-AM.png 1394w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-at-9.34.38-AM-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-at-9.34.38-AM-1024x316.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-at-9.34.38-AM-768x237.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1394px) 100vw, 1394px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1394px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1394\/430;\" \/>\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-ba92814 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba92814\" 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-d309153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d309153\" 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;\">Of course, you\u2019re getting a lot of the same security features and capabilities that you\u2019ll find in other Fortinet firewalls. If anything, that gives you less to worry about between each model, as you can focus solely on the specs that make them unique. The spec limits on the 401G might seem steep, but the 900G follows the trend here, offering plenty for enterprise-level business networks.<\/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-7da437b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7da437b\" 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 900G 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-100cb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"100cb5d\" 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 eyeing the FortiGate 900G, I find it important to truly understand the scale of support this firewall offers. Crafted for the needs of demanding enterprise networks, it\u2019s safe to say the specifications on this model are pretty strong.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a quick look at what the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-900g.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">900G from Fortinet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has to offer your cybersecurity strategy:<\/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-807dcae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"807dcae\" 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-bd34134 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd34134\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfa835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcfa835\" 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 164 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Protection Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Sessions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28 million<\/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-c4b7537 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4b7537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7def8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7def8b\" 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-900g.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1550\" height=\"442\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fortinet-FortiGate-900G.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27793 lazyload\" alt=\"Fortinet FortiGate 900G Firewall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fortinet-FortiGate-900G.jpg 1550w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fortinet-FortiGate-900G-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fortinet-FortiGate-900G-1024x292.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fortinet-FortiGate-900G-768x219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fortinet-FortiGate-900G-1536x438.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1550px) 100vw, 1550px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1550\/442;\" \/>\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-0533a4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0533a4d\" 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-d89e696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d89e696\" 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;\">Once again, I\u2019d like to highlight the similarities as well. Firewall throughput shouldn\u2019t be the only driving factor for your decision-making here. The 900G is definitely aimed at well-established, large enterprises, but that doesn\u2019t mean it doesn\u2019t have room to grow into. Overall, I\u2019d say it\u2019s a great option for any growing mid-range company or already well-established and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/top-rated-data-center-firewalls\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distributed networks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/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-cc0e267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc0e267\" 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\/licensing.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fortinet-license-banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18145 lazyload\" alt=\"Fortinet FortiGate Licenses\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fortinet-license-banner.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fortinet-license-banner-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fortinet-license-banner-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fortinet-license-banner-768x120.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/200;\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b37e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b37e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-ad95461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad95461\" 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\">FortiGate Model Comparison Between 200G vs 401G vs 900G\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3dbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f3dbdb\" 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 FortiGate 200G, 401G, and 900G focus on providing different levels of performance as well as security processing. However, it\u2019s equally important to know that all three models combine FortiOS, in addition to FortiGuard services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find that the models scale significantly across multiple categories, such as IPS, NGFW, threat protection, SSL VPN, and more. Give the table below a quick read-through to gain a more straightforward understanding of where the differences are between these Fortinet firewalls.<\/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-1dcff11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1dcff11\" 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-238\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-238\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fortigate-200g-201g.html\" target=\"_blank\">FortiGate 200G<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-400g-401g.html\" target=\"_blank\">FortiGate 401G<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/enterprise\/fg-900g.html\" target=\"_blank\">FortiGate 900G<\/a><\/strong><\/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\">Up to 39 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Up to 164 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Up to 164 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">42 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">31 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">30 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Concurrent Sessions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11 million<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">28 million<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">28 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SSL VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.1 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">10 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SSL Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.5 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">16.7 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interface Details<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8 x GE RJ45 <br \/>\n8 x 5\/2.5\/GE RJ45<br \/>\n4 x GE SFP <br \/>\n8x 10\/GE SFP+\/SFP<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 x 5\/2.5\/GE RJ45 <br \/>\n16 x GE SFP <br \/>\n4 x 10\/GE SFP+\/SFP 4 x 25\/10 GE SFP28\/SFP+<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">16 x GE RJ45<br \/>\n8 x GE SFP <br \/>\n4 x 10\/GE SFP+\/SFP 4 x 25\/10 GE SFP28\/SFP+<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-238 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-0a50ad3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a50ad3\" 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-3bb34b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb34b9\" 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;\">As someone who spends a lot of time sorting through datasheets, take it from me: specifications are only one piece of the puzzle. Whether you\u2019re a business owner or IT lead, you need to take this information and size it up against your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/network-firewall-security-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">network\u2019s real-world demands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From there, you can get aligned with the right hardware. Not only for your current needs, but also to leave room to scale as your business grows over 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-130eed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"130eed9\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Final Word\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a105d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23a105d\" 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 matter how you spin this FortiGate model comparison, the 200G, 401G, and 900G definitely share core Fortinet security capabilities. Outside of reviewing throughput specs and interface details, you\u2019ll also want to consider infrastructure long-term.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you\u2019re an entirely in-house workforce now, but may expand to more distributed networks down the road. All of these considerations play into whether or not you end up with the right solution. 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processing capacity, security inspection throughput, session capacity, SSL performance, and interface configurations.<\/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-7641\" 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-7641\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Much Firewall Throughput Does the FortiGate 200G Deliver? <\/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 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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 200G provides up to 39 Gbps of firewall throughput for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.<\/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-7642\" 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-7642\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Many Concurrent Sessions Can the FortiGate 200G, 401G, and 900G Support? <\/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\" 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