FortiGate lifecycle

FortiGate 500E end of support

End of support: 15 July 2026. That date has passed.

FortiGate 500E

Past end of support
Status
54
days since
15 July 2026
End of Support
What matters
Fortinet hardware supportEnded 15 Jul 2026
Extend an existing contractClosed
TradeUp positionNot currently listed
Next
FortiGate 500EFortiGate 700G
FortiGate 700G
Pictured: 701G series
Fortinet Firewall Upgrade Advisor starting point.
What this means in practice

Hardware support has ended. Fortinet is under no obligation to provide support services for the product, and cover cannot be reinstated.

Lifecycle dates and TradeUp are separate. TradeUp reflects the current program position for the model; final eligibility, discount and service transfer are confirmed against the device serial, entitlement and replacement path.
Firewall throughput
36 Gbps → 164 Gbps
IPsec VPN
20 Gbps → 55 Gbps
IPS throughput
5.2 Gbps → 38 Gbps
Threat protection
4.7 Gbps → 26 Gbps
Concurrent sessions
8 million → 16 million
Fortinet ASIC
NP6 and CP9 → NP7 and CP10
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FortiGate 500E
Past end of support
UNSUPPORTED54 days48 months12 months01END OF ORDER15 Jul 2021Passed02LAST SERVICE EXTENSION15 Jul 2025Passed03END OF SUPPORT15 Jul 2026PassedTODAY54 days past
All hardware lifecycle milestones have passed. Fortinet lifecycle data

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Next step

Get the upgrade options for this model

We check the live Fortinet position for this device and come back with the replacement, what any remaining services are worth, and how the migration would run.

Model
FortiGate 500E
Status
Past end of support
End of support
15 July 2026
TradeUp
Not currently listed
Replacement
FortiGate 700G