We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Remote Access solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Thanks to all these security processes, our users can access our infrastructure with the certainty that we will not be compromised."
"It keeps us safe when browsing the internet and when sharing confidential information with our colleagues."
"A single login based on a second authentication factor is giving us the possibility of integrating third-party services for authentication based on a security scheme."
"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."
"Setting policies allow, block, and limit users' access."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN enables us to access on-premise applications while working from remote locations."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN provides strong security features, including encryption, authentication, endpoint security, access control, and centralized management."
"I like the fact that Remote Access allows the administrator to control and manage things. It makes things smoother, and it has been an excellent experience."
"The most valuable feature is customization."
"Stable and scalable network traffic management solution for applications. It has good performance."
"The most valuable feature is the F5 LTM (Local Traffic Manager). This is the part of the product most organisations will be using most. It provides the core functionality to be able to load balance services and the means and the intelligence to be able to load balance based on advanced logic, e.g., TCL scripting."
"I've worked a little bit with iRules and it is amazing."
"It is a very good, flexible solution. It helps us to catch up on flaws in our partner solutions on top of its load balancing feature."
"The tech support we got from F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager directly was pretty good."
"I have Big-IP change and control manager, which give me the roll back option. Therefore, I can view the last things which happened on the device."
"Routing and load balancing are its most valuable features."
"Sometimes the application slows down the computing device, and this affects workflows."
"The connection has gotten less smooth as the number of users increases. The issue is that the logs fill up quickly. Too many users are connecting remotely. It worked great when we only had a few remote connections. Now, it is disconnecting people and dropping the internet connection."
"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."
"A characteristic to improve is the communication service under the SMTP scheme."
"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."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN's connectivity and establishment takes time and needs to be faster."
"The maximum it is giving us is only 5 licenses and if you need more, they must be purchased separately."
"There were some issues with automation and instability."
"F5 could improve the rule-setting capabilities in the GUI, and they need to simplify web management. For example, the menus in the Citrix GUI are easier to navigate, with a clean structure and layout."
"It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible."
"If one virtual portion is unavailable, it can cause issues."
"The logging features are too limited and do not give us a solid understanding of what's happening."
"The solution could improve the ease of use, the management could be simplified. Other solutions are easier to use."
"The SharePoint SSO part has some room for improvement."
"The cost of the solution is pretty high. It would be ideal if it was more reasonable."
"In terms of pricing, it could be more competitive."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 4th in Remote Access with 60 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2. 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 F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Helps deliver applications to users in a reliable, secure, and optimized way". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Fortinet FortiClient and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and HAProxy. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) report.
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