We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 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."The ability to create your trigger data domains is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The most important feature of Check Point Remote Access VPN is the multiple factor authentication."
"Access is browser-based only and requires no additional client installation."
"The security of the solution is a good feature, the stability is a valuable feature, and the customization is also a nice feature."
"It offers a simple configuration and setup."
"One of the most outstanding features is the ability to deliver third-party services and achieve double authenticity with integrated identities."
"This platform has developed a reliable communication infrastructure that employees can use to communicate with remote workers."
"The VPN hides your IP address and encrypts your online traffic and it essentially ensures that your fingerprints cannot be traced on the Internet."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work."
"This is a product that is easy to install and integrate, and it is simple to use."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The tool is reliable and easy to configure."
"F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use."
"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual IP creation. It's our most frequently used feature."
"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."
"We would like to see support for a layer seven VPN over UDP."
"The fully-featured security module is only supported on Windows and Mac systems, which means that organizations with Linux will face issues providing secure access."
"It's difficult to configure on Linux workstations as Check Point Remote VPN clients support only Windows and Mac devices."
"Sometimes the application slows down the computing device, and this affects workflows."
"A characteristic to improve is the communication service under the SMTP scheme."
"Price category and smooth renewal of agreement should be considered for flawless and quick onboarding of clients and partners."
"The non-standard setup is quite complex as you have to do changes via GUI and CLI."
"I'd suggest improved documentation integration directly within the GUI. Right now, finding comprehensive documentation often requires going to external websites like the community portal."
"The solution is quite costly."
"The operational deployment is not great."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"Cloud services are something that F5 Access Policy Manager could do better"
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side."
"The initial setup was complex."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 5th in Remote Access with 60 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 10th in Remote Access with 13 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 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 Access Policy Manager (APM) writes " Facilitates packet inspection, modification, and offloading and offers visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, allowing for pre-production server testing". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Fortinet FortiClient and Sangfor EasyConnect, whereas F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Ivanti Connect Secure, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) and BeyondTrust Remote Support. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) report.
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