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The Juniper SRX is a router with Security Features while Fortigate is a Firewall with routing featuresAlso I think your mistaking a SRX, it' s a security gateway that just like the fortigate, that does routing and have routing features ( bgp, ospf, vpn, mpls {juniper}, gre and ipnip tunnel,etc....) A MX is more of a router with some security functions & features. But the two are totally different and serves a different audience. It would be like tying to compare a F150 pickup to a International They all have wheels and a powerplant, but does two different functions and serves a different purpose. Now would I ever use a fortigate or SRX for a pure router, no & hell no. Here' s the reason why; they are firewalls 1st ( that' s the area they exceed in ) they have limits on the number of session ( typical of any firewall , regardless if it has one fwpolicy or 4k fwpolicies ) other things like a true " router" would be much better for routing firewalls have limits on bgp and ospf performance and memory ( cpu size and memory ) limits on the number of interfaces & interface types firewall typically have higher latency number than a router or L3switch they have firewall enhance features for acceleration & inspection of " security" issues ( a router does not , and it would be a waste of money to but one ( firewall ) ) per gbps a firewall is typically more pricey when compared to a router per interface a firewall is more pricey when compared to a router etc..... I think your should follow the fortinet partners logic and use a router as router. Use a firewall as firewall. You have a host of devices from MX, Mi ( juniper ) or ISR/ASR ( cisco ) that would be better served as a router, and cheaper if I may add
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