We performed a comparison between Check Point Application Control and WatchGuard Application Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It also helps us implement changes very quickly and make people more focused on work."
"It blocks ransomware attacks that can affect performance-enhancing secure work environments with zero-day attacks."
"The best value we have is their actionable reports on user analytics, events, and activity that are extracted from their database."
"The tool's most valuable features are VPN access, website defense, and maintenance."
"The automatic updates of new applications and signatures guarantee protection at all times without the need to apply a change manually."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point Application Control is VPN access and the ability to lock out sites we do not want users to have access. The reporting monitoring software in Check Point Application Control is fantastic. For example, log filtering is beneficial."
"It has many important features that have greatly helped the company and the IT department."
"The overall security of the environment has been greatly improved by the Check Point NGFWs. Before implementing the Check Point solutions, we relied on the Cisco ACLs and Zone-Based firewalls configured on the switches and routers, which in fact a simple stateful firewall, and currently appear to be not an efficient solution for protecting from the advanced threats."
"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is traffic management."
"Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one."
"The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."
"It does the job of what it says it does. We set it to what we want it to block and then it blocks it."
"It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it."
"I found several features valuable in WatchGuard Application Control such as the HTTP Proxy, DNSWatch, VPN, and HTTPS Content Inspection."
"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."
"Check Point Application Control needs to ensure that they release up-to-date security patches regularly. It should release better documentation so end-users can use the product without depending on the support team."
"Custom applications for internal applications must be defined frequently."
"Most of the business applications stopped working, we don't know why and we have already escalated to the top level but we still haven't gotten any corrective action on this. They always take logs but after that, there is no resolution."
"It would be nice if there was a platform and small application owners could come and send their own applications' name and IP information from there."
"The blocking characteristics for filtering content currently are not so customizable."
"I would like to have a periodic update of the applications, perhaps based on a predefined calendar."
"We expect applications to be updated regularly."
"It's important that there is the option to validate the policies before applying them."
"There should be more reports available on different subjects."
"I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further."
"The licensing can be a bit expensive."
"They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good."
"The control software is currently only available for Windows, which can be a little annoying for Linux users."
"There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control."
"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."
"The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it."
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Check Point Application Control is ranked 1st in Application Control with 34 reviews while WatchGuard Application Control is ranked 5th in Application Control with 9 reviews. Check Point Application Control is rated 8.8, while WatchGuard Application Control is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point Application Control writes "Reliable, reduces management requirements, and lessens manual interventions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Application Control writes "Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security". Check Point Application Control is most compared with , whereas WatchGuard Application Control is most compared with . See our Check Point Application Control vs. WatchGuard Application Control report.
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