We compared Check Point Security Management and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer based on our users' reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Security Management is praised for its centralized management features, user-friendly interface, and extensive monitoring capabilities. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer features exceptional log collection capabilities and customizable reporting. FortiAnalyzer enables users to centrally manage and analyze logs in real time. Check Point Security Management could improve by simplifying the migration of security policies, optimizing performance, and expanding its management API. Other pain points include threat tracking and documentation. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could simplify its reporting module and cloud storage capabilities.
Service and Support: Check Point Security Management's customer service is widely praised for being knowledgeable, supportive, and reliable. Although some users had problems with inexperienced agents and coordination issues, the overall support experience is positive. Some Fortinet customers were dissatisfied with support, but others said it was helpful and responsive.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point Security Management is generally seen as easy to set up if the user has some expertise. FortiAnalyzer's initial setup is uncomplicated and manageable, typically taking approximately 30 minutes to a few hours. Some IT knowledge may be required.
Pricing: Check Point Security Management is seen as a solid investment, offering flexibility and a good value for the price. While FortiAnalyzer isn't the most expensive option, users say the pricing could be more competitive. FortiAnalyzer's cost depends on the storage requirements, and many customers consider it reasonable.
ROI: Check Point users said the solution offers a steady ROI over time. FortiAnalyzer helps customers by providing insight into network traffic and speeding up issue resolution.
"The firewall's blades are the solution's most valuable feature."
"Key features include the ability to include logs for everything that you do for admin. Also, it has web filtering built in and VPN."
"Check Point has been very effective in terms of threat management and comprehensive protection against vulnerabilities, and it has given us confidence that our data is not going anywhere."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point Security Management is the high level of visibility"
"The product has done a great job in protecting our business network and SCADA systems."
"The additional features offered by the solution are excellent. We didn't have a lot fo these on a previous solution, and they've proven to be an advantage for us."
"URL filtering is a very important feature."
"The reporting system provides real-time insights into the security situation and shows measures that can be taken to protect our data."
"The solution provides good standardized reports and is easy to troubleshoot."
"The report templates are valuable. It works very well, and integrations also work well."
"Its robust security and performance are the two main features. We also use the log reporting feature."
"The solution is easy to use and easy to integrate."
"It gives you live logs, which can be really helpful during troubleshooting."
"The event handling solution in the platform is very good and useful."
"FortiAnalyzer has a robust ability to find a compromised host on your network, and when you identify a compromised host, you can address it."
"The anti-virus protection it offers our clients is solid."
"The tracking of new threats could be improved."
"I like that the Compliance software blade is available for free with the Security Management server purchase, but it is free for only one year - after that you have to buy an additional license to continue using it. I think such an important feature is vital for the management server, and should not be licensed separately."
"They need to make a Mac version of the SmartConsole, in my opinion."
"It would be great if the SmartView Monitor could become integrated into the SmartView Console Platform."
"Policy installation time can be reduced."
"Being a security appliance, there should be the ability for the Security Management server to send email alerts via authenticated email."
"In my experience, the place they can improve the most is in the technical support where I have had some serious problems that could not be solved in time due to a lack of knowledge of the assigned engineer."
"I would like for users to have more control over the platform in the next release. Right now, the system is very central and general requiring new rules to be created that better-suite our requirements."
"It should have customized reports as well. While it currently has them, you need to write a script which is not straightforward."
"Feature-wise, it is working very well for us. We don't need any additional features. However, its pricing can be improved. For small business customers, price is an important factor."
"The integration between specific tenants and FortiAnalyzer can be simplified when utilizing a multi-tenant EMS for our FortiClient."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer cannot receive any queries. They should add this feature in the future to help manage solutions."
"They could improve the user interface a bit."
"The technical support is not very good."
"The technical support is not very reliable."
"One of the main disadvantages is not having a direct link to the security policy when you see something in the log."
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Check Point Security Management is ranked 9th in Log Management with 56 reviews while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 87 reviews. Check Point Security Management is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Security Management writes "Great DDoS protection, high availability, and useful firewall rule implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer writes "We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic". Check Point Security Management is most compared with Wazuh, IBM Security QRadar, LogRhythm SIEM, Splunk Cloud Platform and Graylog, whereas Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Grafana Loki, Graylog and IBM Security QRadar. See our Check Point Security Management vs. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer report.
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