Peplink Model Comparison 710 1350 2500 2500 SFP SDX SDX Pro 2500 EC
Quick Look              
Cellular No No No No Up to 4* Up to 8* No
Ethernet WAN 7 (GE) 13 (GE) 12 (GE) 12 (GE) 2-10 (GE)*% 2-18 (GE)*% 0-16 (GE)*
Ethernet LAN 3 (GE) 3 (GE) 8 (GE) No 8-16 (GE)*% 2-18 (GE)*% 0-16 (GE)*
Stateful Firewall Throughput 2.5Gbps 5Gbps 8Gbps 8Gbps 12Gbps 12Gbps 30Gbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (No Encryption) 400Mbps 800Mbps 2Gbps 2Gbps 1Gbps 1Gbps 4Gbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (256-bit AES) 400Mbps 800Mbps 2Gbps 2Gbps 600Mbps 600Mbps 4Gbps
Internal Storage No No No No No 500GB/1TB/2TB 1 TB
Interfaces              
SFP LAN/WAN No No No 2 (10G SFP+) LAN 2 / 6 (10G SFP+)*% 2/6/10 (10G SFP+)*% 4 (10G SFP+) 
Wi-Fi AP No No No No No No No
USB 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Performance              
Recommended Users 500-2000 1000-5000 5000-20000+ 5000-20000+ 500-2000 500-2000 10000-20000+
Number of SpeedFusion VPN Peers 300 800 4000 4000 300 800 4000
Maximum Number of AP Supported 250 500 1500 1500 250 2000 1500
Features              
SpeedFusion Hot Failover Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SpeedFusion Smoothing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support SIM Injector No No No No No No No
Support Peplink eSIM and BYOeSIM No No No No No No No
Support FusionSIM No No No No No No No
Central Management InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2
Drop-In Mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
High Availability Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Content Filtering (Lite/Full) Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
Pepwave AP Series Management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LAN Bypass Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote User Access Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Edge Computing Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes (Application/Docker/KVM) Yes (Application/Docker/KVM)
Dead Reckoning No No No No No Yes Yes
Core Functionality              
802.1q VLANs Supported 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
Port-Based VLAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Load Balancing & Failover Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Load Balancing Algorithms 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Inbound Load Balancing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
InControl Cloud Management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality              
SpeedFusion VPN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Number of IPsec Tunnels 150 500 1000 1000 200 500 150
L2TP VPN Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OpenVPN Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PPTP VPN Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Users 200 500 1000 1000 200 500 1000
GRE (Network-to-Network) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Advanced QoS Functionality              
Bandwidth Usage Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bandwidth Usage Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User Groups Bandwidth Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Web Blocking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hardware              
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding at LAN ports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PoE+ Output No No No No No No No
1U Rack-mount Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Consumption 70W 70W 70W 70W 140W system
+420W PoE+ budge
140W system
+420W PoE+ budget
65W (nominal)
150W (max.)
Operating Temperature 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C
32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C
32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C
32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C
32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C
32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C
32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C
Certifications              
FCC, CE, RoHS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty
Remarks              
  % Available in firmware 8.4.0 % Available in firmware 8.4.0 % Available in firmware 8.4.0 % Available in firmware 8.4.0 *, Expansion Module.
Balance SDX supports 1 expansion module includes 1TB SSD(Features Content Hub, Docker Support and LCD Controls) or 3x Cellular modems(CAT6/12) or 2x Cellular modems(CAT-18) or 2x 5G modems or 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports or 4x SFP+ LAN/WAN ports.
 
%, Expansion module Fiber/Ethernet ports are configured as a LAN port by default, LAN ports as WAN Ports configuration is changeable on the Web Admin.

#, Supported on embedded WAN as LAN ports and FlexModule (EXM-8C & EXM-4F) only.

^ Available in firmware 8.4.0
*, Expansion Module.
Balance SDX Pro supports 2 expansion modules include 1TB SSD(Features Content Hub, Docker Support and LCD Controls) or 3x Cellular modems(CAT6/12) or 2x Cellular modems(CAT-18) or 2x 5G modems or 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports or 4x SFP+ LAN/WAN ports or 56 SIM slots.
 
%, Expansion module Fiber/Ethernet ports are configured as a LAN port by default, LAN ports as WAN Ports configuration is changeable on the Web Admin.
 
#, with FlexModule Plus EXM-3LTEA-W, EXM-3LTEA-P, EXM-3LTEA-R, EXM-3LTEA-K, EXM-2GLTE-G or EXM-2X5GD.
*SFP and Ethernet ports can be configured as WAN/LAN