Enterprise NGFWFortiGate 50G Next-Gen Firewall (1-yr UTP bundle)
The FortiGate 50G is the box we now point small offices to instead of the aging 40F: current hardware, a year of FortiGuard UTP bundled, and a clean upgrade path. Budget for renewals — that's where Fortinet makes its money.
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The FortiGate 50G is the box we now point small offices to instead of the aging 40F: current hardware, a year of FortiGuard UTP bundled, and a clean upgrade path. Budget for renewals — that’s where Fortinet makes its money.
In our testing the highlights were clear: current G-series hardware — the 40F’s official successor; fortiGuard UTP bundle covers IPS, web and AV filtering; ASIC acceleration keeps inspection fast at full line rate; managed centrally if you later add more Fortinet gear.
It is not perfect — license renewals cost real money every year; massive overkill for a typical home network. For most buyers in this category those trade-offs are easy to live with, but weigh them against your setup before you click buy.
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Where this product shows up in our guides
- Firewalla vs pfSense for Home: The Honest Total-Cost ComparisonWe ran both for months: the app-first appliance against the build-it-yourself firewall. The honest total cost — money and hours — decides it.
How it compares in Firewalls & Network Security
| Product | Our score | Price | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGate 50G this review | 8.6/10 | $850 | small offices, FortiGate 40F upgraders | |
| Firewalla Gold SE | 9.4/10 | $449 | families, prosumers | Review → |
| Ubiquiti UDR7 | 9.1/10 | $279 | prosumers, UniFi ecosystems | Review → |
| Firewalla Gold Pro | 9/10 | $879 | 10G fiber, small business | Review → |
| Firewalla Purple SE | 8.9/10 | $229 | budget, first firewall | Review → |
| Fortinet FortiGate 40F | 8.8/10 | $650 | small business, branch office | Review → |
| GL.iNet Flint 2 | 8.8/10 | $160 | VPN power users, OpenWrt tinkerers | Review → |
Full ranking and our test notes: all Firewalls & Network Security reviews.
