🛡️ FortiGate 400F vs Palo Alto PA-3220 vs Juniper SRX1500

AI-powered analysis across 3 matched specifications

FortiGate FG-400F

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-3220

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 SRX1500

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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Performance Overview

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

FortiGate FG-400F

Palo Alto PA-3220

Juniper SRX1500

Throughput

FortiGate FG-400F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-3220

7.5

Juniper SRX1500

7.5

IPS / SSL Inspection

FortiGate FG-400F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-3220

7.5

Juniper SRX1500

7.5

Manageability

FortiGate FG-400F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-3220

7.5

Juniper SRX1500

7.5

Ecosystem

FortiGate FG-400F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-3220

7.5

Juniper SRX1500

7.5

Price-Performance

FortiGate FG-400F

7.5

Palo Alto PA-3220

7.5

Juniper SRX1500

7.5

Detailed Specifications

Specification	FortiGate FG-400F Fortinet	Palo Alto PA-3220 Palo Alto	Juniper SRX1500 Juniper
At a Glance
Brand & Model	Fortinet FortiGate FG-400F	Palo Alto Palo Alto PA-3220	Juniper Juniper SRX1500
Tagline	79 Gbps High-Performance NGFW — 12 Gbps IPS, 7.8M Sessions, Dual 10GE	The Most Widely Deployed Palo Alto Enterprise NGFW	Enterprise Edge NGFW — 10 Gbps Firewall, 4 × 10GE & 2M Sessions
Highlights
Key Features	79 Gbps firewall throughput · 12 Gbps IPS, 10 Gbps NGFW, 9 Gbps threat protection · 16 × GE RJ45 + 8 × GE SFP + 8 × 10GE SFP+ ports · 7,800,000 concurrent sessions	4 Gbps firewall throughput (App-ID enabled) · 2.2 Gbps Threat Prevention throughput · 2.4 Gbps IPSec VPN throughput · 1,000,000 concurrent sessions	10 Gbps stateful firewall throughput · 3 Gbps IPS throughput · 16 × GE + 4 × 10GE SFP+ ports · 2,000,000 concurrent sessions

At a Glance

Brand & Model

FortiGate FG-400FFortinet FortiGate FG-400F

Palo Alto PA-3220Palo Alto Palo Alto PA-3220

Juniper SRX1500Juniper Juniper SRX1500

Tagline

FortiGate FG-400F79 Gbps High-Performance NGFW — 12 Gbps IPS, 7.8M Sessions, Dual 10GE

Palo Alto PA-3220The Most Widely Deployed Palo Alto Enterprise NGFW

Juniper SRX1500Enterprise Edge NGFW — 10 Gbps Firewall, 4 × 10GE & 2M Sessions

Highlights

Key Features

FortiGate FG-400F79 Gbps firewall throughput · 12 Gbps IPS, 10 Gbps NGFW, 9 Gbps threat protection · 16 × GE RJ45 + 8 × GE SFP + 8 × 10GE SFP+ ports · 7,800,000 concurrent sessions

Palo Alto PA-32204 Gbps firewall throughput (App-ID enabled) · 2.2 Gbps Threat Prevention throughput · 2.4 Gbps IPSec VPN throughput · 1,000,000 concurrent sessions

Juniper SRX150010 Gbps stateful firewall throughput · 3 Gbps IPS throughput · 16 × GE + 4 × 10GE SFP+ ports · 2,000,000 concurrent sessions

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Expert Analysis

AI-assisted analysis based on published specifications

FortiGate 400F vs Palo Alto PA-3220 vs Juniper SRX1500 — 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-400F

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

Palo Alto PA-3220

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

Juniper SRX1500

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

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🛡️ FortiGate 400F vs Palo Alto PA-3220 vs Juniper SRX1500

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