We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and VNC Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about TeamViewer, Microsoft, Citrix and others in Remote Access."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."
"I found the MEP feature the most valuable. This has improved users' latency allowing the users to connect to the nearest Azure Check Point VM."
"Access is browser-based only and requires no additional client installation."
"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."
"Check Point has been perfect for protecting us from any type of attack or data theft during remote management."
"It operates effectively, particularly during challenges like adversities or infrastructure issues."
"The solution offers high scalability as far as adding more users."
"The secure hotspot access for enabling good network connectivity is great."
"The most valuable features are that it is consistently low profile and consistently works without hiccups or headaches."
"The ability to allow split-tunneling while still following our corporate policy needs to be on the table."
"Improved scalability would allow the solution to handle larger numbers of users and devices without a significant impact on performance."
"The cost of maintenance is high compared to most products in the market."
"The provisioning of VPN users has room for improvement."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN could be more user-friendly."
"There was complexity in the initial setup."
"The fully-featured security module is only supported on Windows and Mac systems, which means that organizations with Linux will face issues providing secure access."
"The authentication that we handle is through a .p12 certificate, however, we have integrated it with a 2MFA service through another provider. Something that could improve Check Point is if it had its own 2MFA service through a blade or some sort of application."
"We occasionally have issues with the graphic software of the interface."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 5th in Remote Access with 62 reviews while VNC Connect is ranked 15th in Remote Access. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while VNC Connect is rated 9.0. 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 VNC Connect writes "Reliable and trustworthy remote access software, with responsive technical support ". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Check Point Harmony Mobile and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas VNC Connect is most compared with OpenText Exceed TurboX, Apache Guacamole, Dameware Remote Support, Parallels Access and Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager.
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