We performed a comparison between Check Point Power-1 [EOL] and Palo Alto Networks WildFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"The CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips."
"UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"The VPN allows users to connect remotely and securely."
"It helps us when segmenting and securing the network and all sort of technologies, all sort of next generation needs. It's next generation phases of firewall like anti-virus, sandboxing, wifi, and VPN."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since we never faced any issues."
"The most valuable feature for us is the VPN."
"The most valuable features of Palo Alto Networks WildFire are the good URL and file analysis that uses artificial intelligence. It has different interfaces, such as rest, SMTP protocol, and HTTPS. The Security incidents and event management are very good. Additionally, there are many file types that are supported and there is no limit to the number of files it can handle simultaneously. It integrates well with SIEM solutions."
"Stability is never a concern."
"The most valuable features of this solution are sandbox capabilities."
"High availability with active-active and active-passive modes."
"The solution is easy to use and the Panorama feature is good. The software management or the malware blocking and some authentication management system are good."
"The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI."
"The user interface could be improved."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Backup can be improved."
"There are some complex administration tasks in their administration portal. That needs to be improved."
"Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time."
"The only problem with this solution is the cost. It's expensive."
"It would be nice if there was an easier way to install and deploy it, such as through the inclusion of wizards."
"The GUI is better in 8.0, but I still feel it lacks the fast response most of us desire. Logs are much quicker."
"The automation and responsiveness need improvement."
"The product's false positive logs could be more user-friendly to understand. They could provide examples of precious cases to learn."
"The only complaint that we receive from our customers is in regards to the price."
"I would give this product a rating of 9 out of 10 due to some slight issues of performance."
"The configuration should be made a little bit easier. I understand why it is as it is, but there should be a way to make it easier from the user side."
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Check Point Power-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 2 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) with 58 reviews. Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Power-1 [EOL] writes "Good intrusion prevention, firewall, and VPN capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Fortinet FortiSandbox and Check Point SandBlast Network.
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