FortiGate 100F: Data Sheet

April 15, 2026·2 min read·371 words

The FortiGate 100F is Fortinet's mid-range NGFW designed for organizations with 100 to 500 users. With its SoC4 and 24 Gbps firewall throughput, it combines the capabilities of a firewall, an SD-WAN controller, and an SSL-VPN gateway in a 1RU appliance. Complete data sheet.

Positioning

Target: SMBs and mid-sized enterprises with 100-500 users, regional headquarters, and secondary data centers
Use cases: perimeter firewall + SD-WAN hub + SSL-VPN for remote workers + internal segmentation
Replaces: end-of-life FortiGate 100E/100D
Not suitable for: high-density data centers (choose 200F/400F/600F)

Performance

Firewall throughput: 24 Gbps
IPsec VPN: 16.5 Gbps (AES-256-GCM)
SSL/TLS inspection: 2.8 Gbps
Threat Protection: 2.6 Gbps (FW + IPS + AV + AppCtrl)
Concurrent sessions: 2 500 000
New sessions/sec: 56 000
IPsec VPN tunnels: 2 500 site-to-site + 5 000 SSL-VPN

Physical interfaces

22× configurable GbE RJ45 ports
4× 1G SFP ports
2× 10G SFP+ ports (data center uplinks or LAG)
2× dedicated GbE HA ports
1× USB 3.0 port for 4G/5G backup
1× console port
SSD slot for local log storage

3-year license pricing, excluding VAT

FortiCare + UTM Bundle: €4 900 excluding VAT
Enterprise Bundle (+ FortiSandbox Cloud): €7 490 excluding VAT
360 Protection: €9 890 excluding VAT
UTM renewal: ~€4 200 excluding VAT/3 years

SD-WAN hub: advanced features

Up to 16 simultaneous WAN links
ADVPN (Auto-Discovery VPN): dynamic full mesh between sites
Per-application FEC + Packet Duplication
FortiManager integration for multi-site ZTP deployment
Application steering based on SLA metrics (latency, jitter, packet loss)

Sizing

Headquarters with 200 users

2× FortiGate 100F in active-passive HA + UTM Bundle + FortiManager Cloud. Budget: 2×€3200 + 2×€4900 + FortiManager €1 500/3 years = ~€17 700 excluding VAT over 3 years.

SD-WAN hub for 20 branches

2× FortiGate 100F (HA hub) + 20× FortiGate 60F (spokes) + Enterprise Bundle for all devices + FortiAnalyzer. Budget: ~€85 000 excluding VAT for hardware + 3-year licenses.

Comparison

Palo Alto PA-1420: 2.5× more expensive, slightly better detection quality, Panorama orchestration
Cisco Firepower 1150: comparable hardware, Cisco ISE + SecureX integration
Check Point 6200: competitively positioned, better ThreatCloud quality but complex to configure

Order from OPTINOC

OPTINOC supplies the brand-new FortiGate 100F with activated UTM/Enterprise licenses, turnkey SD-WAN hub configuration, and FortiManager integration. Quote within 2 hours.