We performed a comparison between Check Point SandBlast Network and Fortinet FortiClient based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."SandBlast has opened us up to a lot more opportunities where we can offer this service to clients, that way they don't have to go to a third-party to get this specific solution. It comes in the Check Point Infinity Package so it has helped us a lot."
"The technology is impressive in general."
"When our workers are downloading software, SandBlast Cloud is useful to emulate the downloads that the workers are doing. Then, there are no threats coming into the company."
"It looks out for new cyber threats and generates predictions based on behaviors that are already detected on a daily basis."
"The main feature of the solution is that it protects against malicious threats from the outside."
"Check Point has enabled us to detect a lot of threats and prevented a lot of threats from entering our environments. It has kept us safe."
"We didn't really have any IPS before. So, Check Point has improved our security posture. People get used to doing things certain ways, which might not be the best or most secure way, and they can't do that now, which just requires more education of the user base. With the endpoint client, we've started to use Check Point for remote access."
"The zero-day protection is its most valuable feature."
"The solution is very scalable. It just depends on the number of licenses an organization has. The enterprise management console is related to the number of clients, and the client interface itself is free to download."
"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."
"I find all of the features valuable."
"It is very powerful."
"It seems to be more scalable than we thought."
"The integration of VPN services with endpoint security is valuable."
"Compared to other similar solutions, it is faster in connecting."
"Fortinet FortiClient is easy to use, and the single-access managed login is pretty good."
"At the support level, they could improve the attention times and have the resolution of cases happen a little faster."
"I am very leery right now about the stability. We've had three outages in the last month because of Check Point, not because of something that the customer has done, but because of changes on the Check Point side."
"When you have to scan emails that come with attachments, it takes a long time to examine them, which causes other emails not to be scanned, which can cause some danger to our organization."
"There is a limit on the number of files that can be scanned in real-time, which could lead to us being found with our guard down on a high-traffic day."
"Many Important controls are only available in CLI & very very complicated. All tecli command features should available on GUI so that it will become easy for normal users to monitor & control queue."
"The initial setup was complex because of the lack of information from the consultant."
"The Threat Emulation software blade significantly affects the performance of the NGFWs, we have a significant increase in the CPU and memory consumption."
"I would like if it could emulate bigger files and somehow improve this usability. I don't know if this would be possible. However, if it was able to scan or emulate bigger files, then it would be safer for a company using it."
"One area that could be improved is cost, but you've got to pay for what you get."
"The features of Fortinet FortiClient could be improved."
"For buying or deploying it with additional features, apart from VPN client, web security, or antivirus, I would like to see the USB key blocking function included in this solution for endpoint security. For endpoint security, you need antivirus and all of the features included in antivirus software these days, web security, and USB key locking feature. If it is implemented in a way that in one package, you have all the primary features needed for security these days, it would be nice. All of those features will probably be additionally charged as it is a web security feature on FortiClient."
"More integration would be beneficial."
"I don't think FortiClient is bad, but it's very buggy. We ran into some issues with the EMS, which amounted to more than 10 cases last year."
"Working with Distribution sometimes comes at a cost due to a lack of knowledge of the current status of your licensing and products."
"The documentation could be improved."
"The connectivity could be improved."
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Check Point SandBlast Network is ranked 8th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 33 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 15th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 86 reviews. Check Point SandBlast Network is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point SandBlast Network writes "High detection with few false positives and able to handle large volumes of data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Check Point SandBlast Network is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Fortinet FortiSandbox, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Trellix Network Detection and Response, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. See our Check Point SandBlast Network vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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