Netgate 1537 pfSense+ Security Gateway
Rackmount 1U appliance with optional RAID for environments requiring storage redundancy.
Netgate 1537 pricing
| Option | Price inc. VAT | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|
| BASE | £2,098.80 | £1,749.00 ex VAT |
| MAX | £2,506.80 | £2,089.00 ex VAT |
| RAID | £2,938.80 | £2,449.00 ex VAT |
Prices track the live USD/GBP exchange rate in our shop and may vary slightly at checkout.
Deployments this size deserve a conversation, not a basket — sizing, HA failover pairs, port layout, VPN design. A free 20-minute call with the engineer who'd configure it, no obligation.
BASE vs MAX vs RAID — what's the difference?
Same chassis, same ports, same 500 GB SSD on BASE and MAX — the steps up are memory, then disk redundancy. More RAM directly raises the connection-table ceiling and gives IDS/IPS and proxy packages room to work.
| 1537 BASE | 1537 MAX | 1537 RAID | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAM | 8 GB ECC | 32 GB ECC | 32 GB ECC |
| Storage | 500 GB M.2 SSD | 500 GB M.2 SSD | 2× 256 GB SSD in RAID 1 |
| Best for | Standard edge firewall | Heavy IDS/IPS, large state tables | As MAX, plus disk failure tolerance |
| Price | £2,098.80 inc. VAT | £2,506.80 inc. VAT | £2,938.80 inc. VAT |
💡 Our advice: the MAX's 32 GB is the sweet spot for a rackmount at this level; add RAID if the firewall must survive a disk failure without a rebuild.
Technical specifications
| Firewall throughput | 18.62 Gbps |
| IPsec VPN throughput | 7.12 Gbps |
| Routing (L3) | 18.80 Gbps |
| Ports | 2× 10GbE SFP+ + 2× 1GbE RJ45 (expandable to 8) |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-1537, 8-core / 16-thread @ 1.7 GHz |
| RAM | BASE: 8 GB ECC · MAX/RAID: 32 GB ECC |
| Storage | 500 GB M.2 SSD (RAID: 2× 256 GB) |
| Form factor | 1U rack · active cooling |
| Software | pfSense Plus (pre-installed & licensed) |
Official Netgate performance
Netgate's independently published benchmark figures for the Netgate 1537 (IPERF3 traffic). Real-world throughput depends on packet size and enabled features.
What's included
Who is it for?
A great mid-range enterprise option with RAID storage for extra resilience.
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