🛡️ FortiGate 100F vs Palo Alto PA-460 vs Juniper SRX340

FortiGate FG-100F vs Palo Alto PA-460 vs Juniper SRX340 compared across 3 matched specifications — scores, the full spec table and a verdict.

FortiGate FG-100F

Fortinet

Overall Score

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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Palo Alto PA-460

Palo Alto

Overall Score

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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Juniper SRX340

Juniper

Overall Score

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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FortiGate 100F vs Palo Alto PA-460 vs Juniper SRX340: performance overview

Scores based on quantifiable specification values (1-10 scale)

FortiGate FG-100F

Palo Alto PA-460

Juniper SRX340

Throughput

FortiGate FG-100F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-460

7.5

Juniper SRX340

7.5

IPS / SSL Inspection

FortiGate FG-100F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-460

7.5

Juniper SRX340

7.5

Manageability

FortiGate FG-100F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-460

7.5

Juniper SRX340

7.5

Ecosystem

FortiGate FG-100F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-460

7.5

Juniper SRX340

7.5

Price-Performance

FortiGate FG-100F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-460

7.5

Juniper SRX340

7.5

Detailed Specifications

Specification	FortiGate FG-100F Fortinet	Palo Alto PA-460 Palo Alto	Juniper SRX340 Juniper
At a Glance
Brand & Model	Fortinet FortiGate FG-100F	Palo Alto Palo Alto PA-460	Juniper Juniper SRX340
Tagline	20 Gbps 1U Rack NGFW — Enterprise Edge Performance for Mid-Market	Highest-Performance PA-400 Series — 4.6 Gbps NGFW for Demanding Branches	Mid-Branch NGFW with 16 GE Ports, 4.7 Gbps Firewall & SD-WAN
Highlights
Key Features	20 Gbps firewall throughput · 2.6 Gbps IPS, 1.6 Gbps NGFW, 1 Gbps threat protection · 22 × GE RJ45 + 4 × GE SFP ports · 1U rack-mount form factor	4.6 Gbps firewall throughput (App-ID enabled) · 3.0 Gbps Threat Prevention throughput · 2.3 Gbps IPSec VPN throughput · 400,000 concurrent sessions	4.7 Gbps stateful firewall throughput · 800 Mbps IPS throughput · 16 × GE ports (12 LAN + 4 WAN) · 4 × Mini-PIM expansion slots

At a Glance

Brand & Model

FortiGate FG-100FFortinet FortiGate FG-100F

Palo Alto PA-460Palo Alto Palo Alto PA-460

Juniper SRX340Juniper Juniper SRX340

Tagline

FortiGate FG-100F20 Gbps 1U Rack NGFW — Enterprise Edge Performance for Mid-Market

Palo Alto PA-460Highest-Performance PA-400 Series — 4.6 Gbps NGFW for Demanding Branches

Juniper SRX340Mid-Branch NGFW with 16 GE Ports, 4.7 Gbps Firewall & SD-WAN

Highlights

Key Features

FortiGate FG-100F20 Gbps firewall throughput · 2.6 Gbps IPS, 1.6 Gbps NGFW, 1 Gbps threat protection · 22 × GE RJ45 + 4 × GE SFP ports · 1U rack-mount form factor

Palo Alto PA-4604.6 Gbps firewall throughput (App-ID enabled) · 3.0 Gbps Threat Prevention throughput · 2.3 Gbps IPSec VPN throughput · 400,000 concurrent sessions

Juniper SRX3404.7 Gbps stateful firewall throughput · 800 Mbps IPS throughput · 16 × GE ports (12 LAN + 4 WAN) · 4 × Mini-PIM expansion slots

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Expert Analysis

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FortiGate 100F vs Palo Alto PA-460 vs Juniper SRX340 — these platforms target similar requirements at this tier. Detailed selection depends on existing vendor estate, support / SLA preferences, and total cost of ownership over the platform lifecycle. Servnet provides vendor-neutral guidance — request a side-by-side scoped quote and we'll model your specific workloads against each option.

FortiGate FG-100F

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

Palo Alto PA-460

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

Juniper SRX340

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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