We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Zscaler Internet Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"FortiGate firewalls are easy to manage through a user-friendly web interface. They also have advanced features like DDoS and DLP. However, I wouldn't recommend enabling all of these features on one device because it can cause performance issues."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"Check Point offers excellent security."
"Now we can add application signature in the same rule base & don't have to create a different policy for that."
"I haven't had any data leaks or vulnerability situations."
"Log storage gives us insights when required."
"The uncomplicated configuration ensures that mistakes are avoided and rules are easily audited."
"The most valuable feature is the IPsec VPN."
"Apart from it having very good features, I personally like the vulnerability assistance via report management which detects host and network vulnerability."
"The features that I have found most valuable are its flexibility and user interface. This is already a well-established product in the market for quite a long time, more than 20 years. They've got a huge customer base."
"The VPN is valuable, as the whole technology is very different from a traditional VPN."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is SWG traffic."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"We enjoy all of the proxy capabilities and the capability to integrate into the SIEM/SOC solution."
"Zscaler excels in security protection and the cloud is always up-to-date. It does not matter if you are a small or big organisation, you will receive the same security quality."
"Tech support is good."
"One on the main benefits is protection all time from anywhere."
"The best thing about Zscaler Internet Access is the website filtering. In the UAE it's quite an important feature because most of the malware comes through the SQL injection and through downloads from websites. Zscaler helps protect against that."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"It can be a little bit more user-friendly in terms of policy definition and implementation. It seems a little bit complicated, and it could be simplified."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"The Web-filter in this solution is not very good."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"Some features, like the VPN, antispam, data loss prevention, etc., are managed in an external console. In the future, I'd like all features in the same console, in one place, where we can see and configure all features."
"The policy installation module should be improved."
"The equipment is complex, so you need guidance from specialized people or those who constantly work with Check Point. Better forums and information manuals could be provided so that users from different institutions can have more access to the information."
"The level and availability of training should be improved."
"The frequency of the antivirus updates which we get for Check Point firewalls should increase. They should be of good quality compared to the competitive firewalls on the market. They should give us stable antivirus signatures. That is an area in which they can improve."
"Lately, Check Point seems to be pushing new products too early."
"The routing rules and some more network settings should be listed on the Check Point Smart Console instead of GAIA Web GUI."
"They need to offer quicker resolution and maintenance during downtime."
"When you have appliances, SSL inspection is always a headache due to poor performance and/or lack of ciphers implemented. "
"They block Zscaler IPs when the traffic origin is from Zscaler IPs. They've been blocked by certain government organizations so the end users are not able to visit those websites unless we ask them to unblock those IP. This is a bit problematic."
"Zscaler Internet Access's troubleshooting is very limited, and their textbook logs need to be more informative."
"It needs better integration with other applications. It takes a fair amount of regular activity to apply the by-passes because it is very strict in its restrictions and frequently you have to go in and open things up to allow the workforce to work."
"Sometimes, support isn't available."
"In terms of user experience, it could be better."
"Currently, the solution's interface is not that user-friendly."
"The tool should improve the predefined dictionaries."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 279 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. 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 Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Appgate SDP. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
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