We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and SonicWall TZ based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Check Point NGFW is highly regarded for its extensive security features, centralized management, and virtualization capabilities. SonicWall TZ distinguishes itself with its unified threat management, VPN capabilities, web security, and intuitive interface.
Check Point NGFW needs improvements in integration with other infrastructures, hardware upgrades, cost and pricing perspective, stability and security, setup process, load balancing capabilities, technical support, and reporting capabilities. SonicWall TZ requires improvements in rated throughput, secondary DNS hosting, cloud management, user interface, integration and flexibility, marketing and branding, reporting and licensing, additional ports, GSM and Sonic Analyzer features, advanced features and pricing, load balancing and data filtering, DLP integration, reporting analytics and user support, affordability and competition, and support and automation.
Service and Support: The feedback on Check Point NGFW's customer service varies, with some customers appreciating its helpful and responsive nature, while others believe there is room for improvement. SonicWall TZ's support is deemed satisfactory, although there have been instances of language difficulties and delays in assistance.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for Check Point NGFW can be complex and may require specialized knowledge and experience for certain configurations and migrations. The initial setup for SonicWall TZ is described as simple, direct, and user-friendly, with a seamless out-of-the-box experience.
Pricing: Based on the feedback, Check Point NGFW is known for its high setup cost, however, it provides flexible licensing options. SonicWall TZ has mixed reviews regarding its pricing and setup cost. That said, it is considered fairly priced for medium-sized companies. There are extra fees associated with its cloud management capabilities.
Comparison Results: Check Point NGFW is the preferred product over SonicWall TZ. Users appreciate Check Point NGFW's comprehensive security features, centralized management, virtualization capabilities, stability, ease of use, and scalability. They also value its ability to protect against next-generation attacks and its strong security features. Users consider the customer service and support for Check Point NGFW to be superior.
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"With the outstanding capabilities of Check Point, we managed to have stable site-to-site VPNs with all our partners and with every other vendor's devices."
"The uncomplicated configuration ensures that mistakes are avoided and rules are easily audited."
"The Check Point architecture and packet are very good."
"In addition to the different security features that Check Point security solutions have, their integration with other technologies makes the security environment a complete security type."
"It provides a central station where it is very easy to deploy our firewall policy in one click to many firewalls. This is one of the leading perks. It saves time by having one central station because I can deploy the same kind of policy to many firewalls at once."
"We can define security policies based on a variety of criteria, including user identity, application, and content type."
"I have to say that it was Application Control and web filtering are excellent."
"The way in which a computer is immediately isolated if it starts behaving badly and I get a notification of an infected computer is also extremely nice and a great feature."
"The most valuable features have been content filtering, and the interface is easy to navigate and to use."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly navigation."
"I have found this solution to be easier to use when compared to other products, such as those offered by Cisco."
"SonicWall TZ is a very cost-effective solution that provides good security."
"The solution's VPN is very good for stability and detecting threats."
"From our point of view, the most valuable feature was the ease of deployment."
"The solution boasts good performance and is easy to use."
"I've found the technical support to be helpful."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"The pricing could be a bit better, especially when you consider how they have the most basic offering priced."
"There are SD-WAN network monitoring, SD-WAN features, Industrial Databases, Internet of Things, Detection, etc., however, we do have not licenses for those features. We thought that if you bought a product, you should have all of the features it offers. Why should you need to make so many extra purchases to enable features? They should have one price for the entire offering."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"Sometimes debugging is a hassle."
"Although very efficient, the product could be developed in a way that does not take a lot more system resources."
"The routing rules and some more network settings should be listed on the Check Point Smart Console instead of GAIA Web GUI."
"There needs to be a Mac version of the Smart Console."
"The Check Point support needs a lot of improvement."
"The policy installation module should be improved."
"There are issues with stability while upgrading devices with hotfixes."
"I primarily work on the network side, so my expertise lies in configuring and working with firewalls. I have experience in firewall policies and know how to configure them within CheckPoint, including blocking URLs and specific website categories. However, I acknowledge that there's room for improvement, particularly in areas related to application-level control within the firewall. While I can't pinpoint a specific area for improvement, I am trying open to enhancing my skills and knowledge in various aspects of firewall management."
"We require centralized monitoring of the network features, which they have but they are not to the level that we require."
"The solution's antivirus checking could be improved so that we can have a deeper inspection of the packets."
"The stability could be a lot better."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"There is still room for improvement, and it's not advisable even if the organization has grown."
"The market seems to be going to a cloud-supported, new generation of firewall products. I think that's probably going to be important to us, the next time around."
"In general, the company needs to think contingently and integrate more security options."
"Support for SonicWall TZ needs improvement, particularly the time it takes before you're able to speak to a support person, e.g. you have to wait for at least 30 minutes on the phone."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 279 reviews while SonicWall TZ is ranked 12th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while SonicWall TZ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall TZ writes "Has efficient user access control feature and good technical support services ". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas SonicWall TZ is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, SonicWall NSa and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Check Point NGFW vs. SonicWall TZ report.
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