We performed a comparison between Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] and Juniper SRX Series Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable."
"It safeguards against cyber attacks."
"The solution is very robust."
"The databases and its signatures are its most important features."
"The filtering was very good."
"The most valuable feature for us was to implement negligent functionality, to direct functionality to viewer control and application control so we could disconnect, and at the same time, we installed checkpoints. We disconnected our proxy."
"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"The most outstanding feature is being able to centralize each of the functions in a single device."
"You can scale the solution."
"I like that Juniper SRX is easy to use, scalable, and stable with good performance."
"It provides good routing and high performance of the data center."
"It protects the data behind our switches."
"From a protection perspective, it provides a network perimeter security function for our company."
"I like the routing and firewall features."
"Most of our clients use it as a traditional firewall, blocking Layer 3 and Layer 4, blocking by transport."
"Technical support is good. They quickly respond, and they even have local help here. They can actually give you an answer very quickly."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"At first glance, the interface for the device is very confusing."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"There is room for improvement related to the logging and reporting aspect."
"Technical support was very bad because the supplier who sold it to us, wasn't very supportive, and he wouldn't giving us direct links to the OEM."
"Some features that could be improved are advanced threat protection, sandboxing, and vulnerability management."
"The solution could be improved if there was a better way to report. The reporting functionality is not really good. Even though it's not the major function. Maybe adding a way to make a custom report."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"The interface needs improvement."
"Specifically on the user experience, sometimes the set up of things, such as the VPN SSL, takes a lot of time to load and a lot of time to get up and running on every session."
"As we don't have a representative of Check Point in Mozambique, this makes it very difficult when we have some issues to resolve."
"I am not able to see a demo."
"It could have features that other products support like blade options and stand-alone endpoint security."
"The workplace management console needs improvement. It should be a little bit more developed. Also, the interface needs a bit more improvement."
"The solution is quite advanced. You need a lot of training to use it effectively."
"It was very difficult to deal with and required a lot of support, and the UI is very poor."
"We'd like to improve the stability and the kill rate."
"We tried configuring the IDS for more than four months, but it did not work properly."
"In the next release, I would like to have a better web interface. It needs to be more user-friendly. Right now, you can only access many features through the console."
"The GUI needs improvement."
Earn 20 points
Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 86 reviews. Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is rated 8.2, while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] writes "Great firewalls, VPN, and Intrusion prevention capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW.
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