FortiGate 100F: Data Sheet
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.