FortiGate 80F
Bypass, DSL and LTE variants with dual power inputs, the resilient branch box
- Threat protection
- 900 Mbps
- Firewall throughput
- 10 Gbps
- IPsec VPN
- 6.5 Gbps
- Concurrent sessions
- 1.5 Million
Front panel
- RJ45 copper
The 80F is the entry-level model built for sites that cannot go down. It carries a single power supply with dual inputs, offers a hardware bypass variant so traffic keeps flowing through a failed unit, and supports 2,500 client-to-gateway IPsec tunnels, five times the 70F.
Chosen for its variants rather than its throughput, which at 900 Mbps threat protection is only marginally above the 70F. Take it where you need hardware bypass, dual power feeds, DSL, or a large number of client VPN tunnels terminated at the branch. For raw performance at similar money the 90G is a considerably faster box.
What to order alongside the FortiGate 80F
The published threat protection figure for this model is measured with IPS, application control and malware protection all running. Those arrive as a FortiGuard subscription, so the bundle you choose decides whether the hardware can reach the number you sized it on. Every bundle already includes FortiCare Premium 24x7 support.
| Bundle | What it adds | 1 yearlist price | 3 yearslist price | 5 yearslist price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise ProtectionENT | The broadest bundle. Everything in UTP, plus the services that cover data, SaaS posture and attack-surface visibility, plus inline zero-day malware prevention. | $3,283FG-80F-BDL-809-12 | $5,714FG-80F-BDL-809-36 | $7,932FG-80F-BDL-809-60 |
| Unified Threat ProtectionUTP | The traditional mid-tier: perimeter defence covering network, file, web and email threats. Everything most sites actually switch on. | $3,030FG-80F-BDL-950-12 | $5,033FG-80F-BDL-950-36 | $6,859FG-80F-BDL-950-60 |
| Advanced Threat ProtectionATP | The narrow bundle: IPS and the full malware stack including cloud sandboxing, without the web and email filtering layers. | FG-80F-BDL-928-12 | FG-80F-BDL-928-36 | FG-80F-BDL-928-60 |
These are Fortinet list prices. You will not pay them.
Every quote we write is discounted from list, and how far below depends on quantity, term and whether we register the deal with Fortinet. Longer terms also price better per year, which is why three and five year bundles are usually the better buy on a device you intend to keep through a refresh cycle. Part numbers follow Fortinet’s standard bundled convention; not every model carries every combination, so we confirm the exact orderable SKU before anything is placed.
FortiGate 80F is number 5 of 8 in this family
Ranked on threat protection throughput, the figure that separates these models. All values are Fortinet’s own and cited on each product page.
FortiGate 70F
800 Mbps
13% less than the FortiGate 80F. Worth it only if your measured requirement genuinely fits inside it.
FortiGate 80F
900 Mbps
8 models in this family span 500 Mbps to 2.2 Gbps.
FortiGate 50G
1.1 Gbps
22% more headroom. Worth costing if you expect growth inside the refresh cycle, replacing early is dearer than buying up once.
Highlights
- Dual power inputs on a single supply, survives one feed failing
- Hardware bypass variant keeps the link up through a device failure
- 2,500 client-to-gateway IPsec tunnels
- WiFi, 3G4G, DSL, bypass and storage variants
Typical deployments
- Branches with two power feeds or a UPS on one circuit only
- Inline deployments where a failed firewall must not break the path
- Sites terminating many individual client VPN connections locally
The numbers, with their conditions
Every figure below is Fortinet's own, with the test conditions it was measured under.
Performance
Fortinet's published figures. Firewall throughput is measured on UDP with no inspection enabled, size your deployment on threat protection throughput instead, which is measured with firewall, IPS, application control and malware protection all running against an enterprise traffic mix.
| Firewall throughput (1518 / 512 / 64 byte UDP) | 10 / 10 / 7 Gbps |
|---|---|
| IPsec VPN throughput (512 byte)IPsec VPN performance test uses AES256-SHA256. | 6.5 Gbps |
| IPS throughput (enterprise mix)IPS, application control, NGFW and threat protection are measured with logging enabled. | 1.4 Gbps |
| NGFW throughput (enterprise mix)NGFW performance is measured with firewall, IPS and application control enabled, enterprise mix traffic. | 1 Gbps |
| Threat protection throughput (enterprise mix)Threat protection performance is measured with firewall, IPS, application control and malware protection enabled, enterprise mix traffic. | 900 Mbps |
| SSL inspection throughput (IPS, avg. HTTPS)SSL inspection performance values use an average of HTTPS sessions of different cipher suites. | 715 Mbps |
| Application control throughput (HTTP 64K) | 1.8 Gbps |
| Firewall latency | 3.23 µs |
Capacity
| Concurrent sessions | 1.5 Million |
|---|---|
| New sessions / second | 45,000 |
| Firewall policies | 5,000 |
| Max gateway-to-gateway IPsec tunnels | 200 |
| Max client-to-gateway IPsec tunnels | 2,500 |
| SSL VPN throughput | 950 Mbps |
| Concurrent SSL VPN users (recommended max, tunnel mode) | 200 |
| Virtual domains (default / max) | 10 / 10 |
Security Fabric capacity
How much of the rest of the Fabric this model manages directly, with no separate controller.
| Max managed FortiAPs (total / tunnel) | 96 / 48 |
|---|---|
| Max managed FortiSwitches | 24 |
| Max FortiTokens | 500 |
Hardware
| Interfaces | 8x GE RJ45, 2x shared port pairs |
|---|---|
| Local storage | 128 GB (81F) |
| Power supplies | Single AC PS, dual inputs |
| Form factor | Desktop |
| Variants | WiFi, 3G4G, DSL, Bypass, Storage |
Sources
- Fortinet Product Matrix, FortiGate Network Security Platform (July 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01
- Fortinet Partner Portal price list, retrieved 2026-09-01
Reproduced from Fortinet published documentation and subject to change without notice. Where a figure is load-bearing for your design, ask us to confirm it in writing before you order; we will.
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