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."Setting policies allow, block, and limit users' access."
"The biggest advantage of Check Point Remote Access VPN is that we already use the Check Point firewall. We only needed to enable the feature and do the configuration in order to enable the VPN feature. We didn't need to buy or manage new hardware."
"The solution implemented in the cloud allows us to easily scale in cases of user increase."
"The initial set up is not complex."
"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."
"The ability to create your trigger data domains is the solution's most valuable feature."
"It operates effectively, particularly during challenges like adversities or infrastructure issues."
"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 support from F5 BIG-IP LTM is good."
"We always use technical support and the team helps us very well. They're able to effectively find and fix issues and they respond very quickly."
"Initial setup was straightforward. We were up and running in three hours."
"NetFlow balancing and traffic balancing are good features."
"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 detail that you have available when setting up iRules."
"The solution could improve the ease of use, the management could be simplified. Other solutions are easier to use."
"The capability is at a seven or eight out of ten."
"They could add more features, like the security to block off the doors, or create another hatch, something like this. They could make the features safer, add malware to make my mail and the Kryon system safer and to protect data at an earlier stage."
"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."
"I would like this service to be easier to manage when you integrate it with third parties."
"It's difficult to configure on Linux workstations as Check Point Remote VPN clients support only Windows and Mac devices."
"There was complexity in the initial setup."
"Price category and smooth renewal of agreement should be considered for flawless and quick onboarding of clients and partners."
"Bug Fixes and enhancement requests should be remediated earlier."
"If one virtual portion is unavailable, it can cause issues."
"We would like to have integration into encryption and PKI integration with SafeNet. That is probably the key component in using External PKIs, letting people bring their PKIs with them."
"I would like to see improvement in the manageability and easier setup."
"The solution is scalable."
"F5 BIG-IP LTM can improve on the SSL loading which includes the authentication of certificates. Although, most of these issues have been solved there are still some issue that persists."
"One area for improvement with F5 BIG-IP LTM could be its pricing, which some may find on the higher side."
"The one gap I saw was that pure LBN integration is a little tricky. The insertion of F5 in LBN is a little tricky. They need to work on something, on products by which they can insert F5 in any sort of cloud environment."
"There are not very many areas for improvement, but the price is high."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 4th in Remote Access with 31 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 35 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 "Flexible authentification, good integration, and helpful compliance capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Great support, helpful documentation, and is user-friendly". 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 Private Access, 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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