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."Scalability is great. We have been able to grow as a corporation due in part to this type of solution."
"The solution has been solid for me for over five years."
"Among its most valuable features is how it quickly and easily connects everyone to the VPN service."
"The safety of online interactions when working with this product has enabled members to convene productive meetings without fear of being attacked."
"We have more control over the activity that users have on the internal network, thanks to the monitoring offered by Check Point and the security provided by the gateway."
"This platform has developed a reliable communication infrastructure that employees can use to communicate with remote workers."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"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."
"ASM for WAF."
"The solution has good load balancing capabilities."
"The F5 interface is easy to use."
"The feature I find the most valuable is the support infrastructure."
"Currently, it's distributing the load perfectly, as per my understanding of our requirements."
"Bandwidth optimization and capacity awareness of the bandwidth are valuable features. Its video streaming capabilities are also very useful."
"it has TCP LAN and WAN optimization features. It has has caching."
"If I were to choose one key feature in particular, perhaps it would be the iRule feature. It’s a really versatile tool."
"Sometimes we have some small problems with Check Point Remote Access VPN. For example, problems with authentication."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN could be more user-friendly."
"The product’s architecture is a bit distributed."
"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."
"We would like to see support for a layer seven VPN over UDP."
"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."
"For Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. For the users that utilize Linux, there needs to be an equivalent."
"The Linux version may have an app (similar to Windows) instead of a shell script."
"The price for F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is very high. This aspect could be improved."
"The solution's initial setup process was quite complex. I"
"The deployment can take some time because you can do a lot of configuring to meet the needs of the use cases for clients."
"Certificate management needs improvement. I would like automated deployment of new certificates without manual intervention to be in the next release of this product."
"Its price can be better. It is a bit expensive."
"I think the logging could be improved."
"A more hybrid approach would be beneficial for users."
"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."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 5th 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 A10 Networks Thunder ADC. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) report.
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