Difference between ATP and FLEX Series

nielsscheldeman

I used to think that Sandboxing was only available on ATP Series, but now I see the gold security pack with sandboxing is also available on FLEX Series.

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/14871/available-today-usg-flex-series-supports-gold-security-pack

According to specsheets the ATP's are within the same number only slightly more performant, which makes me think that only the ATP800 is relevant for extra performance nowadays cause there ain't no FLEX800?

Or am I missing some services which do work on ATPXXX and not FLEXXXX? Difference between on premise and Nebula?

Zyxel_Emily

Hi @nielsscheldeman,

With Gold Security Pack, FLEX series have the same feature of security services as ATP series. ATP series don't have Hotspot Management service.

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/products/next-gen-firewall/usg-flex-firewall-usg-flex-500/license-and-spec

nielsscheldeman

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/52936#Comment_52936

So can you tell me what good reason there is now left to choose an ATP series instead of FLEX?

Zyxel_Emily

Hi @nielsscheldeman,

ATP is default bundled with a one-year Gold Security Pack license. If you need all UTM features, you can choose ATP series.

If you are not quite sure if all UTM features are necessary in your network, you can chooses USG FLEX with bundled UTM Security Pack. After the 1-year UTM Security licenses are expired, you can then choose Gold Security Pack or UTM Security Pack based on your needs.

nielsscheldeman

So it's only a matter of budget? If you buy a Flex series and immediatly activate gold pack on it, it's all the same, but a little less cheaper then buying an ATP Series?