We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and Fortinet Forticlient based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Overall, users give Check Point Remote Access VPN higher ratings than Fortinet Forticlient because it offers more security, has good support available, and has proven to create a good ROI.
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"The ability to create your trigger data domains is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The secure hotspot access for enabling good network connectivity is great."
"The IPSec VPN, Mobile Access, and Identity Awareness are three of the blades with which we have been working with since the pandemic. This has given us great mobility, making our network more dynamic."
"The solution has been solid for me for over five years."
"Organizations that already use the Check Point NGFW Solution do not require any additional hardware, which makes the implementation straightforward and reduces the time to go live."
"Setup using the manuals was easy."
"The tool is easy to configure and use. We integrated it with Active Directory to manage user authentication. It's intuitive and transparent, making it simple for users to use. It connects automatically to the VPN whenever users turn on the laptop. The product is efficient and offers centralized control."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN has some useful features, and configuring it is relatively straightforward."
"Fortinet FortiClient is not disruptive, and its interface is great. It has an in-built VPN, which is very useful."
"FortiClient's most valuable features are that it's easy to install and connect and has OTP on email IDs and two-factor authentication."
"Compared to other similar solutions, it is faster in connecting."
"From Forticlient, the EMS, the central management is easy to use."
"Fortinet FortiClient is easy to use, and the single-access managed login is pretty good."
"It is a fantastic product. Its overall security is valuable. We are very impressed with the web filtering and the application firewall it provides."
"The stability is pretty good."
"There is a lot of documentation available online."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Compliance Check on Check Point should be improved by having more configurable conditions to support multi-platforms and adding more granularity."
"The interface itself needs improvement. When you need to create something, you have to go through a lot of steps. It needs to be simplified."
"They need to increase their timeout. Right now, it will fail after ten seconds, however, it shouldn't fail until after 20. If you don't get on your phone right away and check on your authentications, it will kick you out."
"The provisioning of VPN users has room for improvement."
"The maximum it is giving us is only 5 licenses and if you need more, they must be purchased separately."
"There was complexity in the initial setup."
"The VPN remote Access blade could be improved."
"We would like to see support for a layer seven VPN over UDP."
"Technical support is awful. Their online response time is not prompt. They should not respond after four or five days. Their support guys are not competent enough. Small issues are taking time."
"The quality and response time of the support team must be improved."
"Fortinet FortiClient could improve the compatibility with mobile applications that are allowed and sometimes they do not respond. However, Microsoft Windows applications are very good."
"The reports could be easier to set up."
"The solution could improve by providing analytics or detailed reports."
"It has a horrible performance. It is one of the most unstable VPNs I have ever used."
"It would be extremely useful to have an automatic updating feature."
"The solution requires skillful users."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 6th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 62 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 86 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Remote Access VPN writes "Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and Symantec VIP Access Manager, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Symantec Endpoint Security. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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