We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and ConnectWise ScreenConnect 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."I found the MEP feature the most valuable. This has improved users' latency allowing the users to connect to the nearest Azure Check Point VM."
"Setting policies allow, block, and limit users' access."
"For us, it was essential to integrate with Active Directory, which is our credentials repository."
"Once we install and connect the VPN service, it keeps on running until we disconnect."
"Organizations that already use the Check Point NGFW Solution do not require any additional hardware, which makes the implementation straightforward and reduces the time to go live."
"The solution is easy for administrators because you can check logs and write rules on the same page."
"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."
"The team has full visibility of the users that connect allowing them to keep control of who is in the network and what data they are allowing to come in and out."
"Valuable features include the responsiveness, ability to tune up and tune down the connection, and video."
"Setup was very straightforward. All I had to do was write a GPO on my domain controller and it automatically installed the agent that I downloaded from the software. I literally had to do nothing."
"it gives me the ability to remotely connect to machines that I manage without user intervention."
"The flexibility to manage bandwidth and organize connections, and the price, make ConnectWise a really good choice."
"Offers more security than TeamViewer, Google Remote Desktop, and Zoom. It's a stable, feature-rich solution that's easy to set up and easy to scale."
"Better than TeamViewer and useful for fixing problems remotely."
"We like the fact that on our website we can have the ConnectWise bit embedded, and it has instructions for the end-user about what they need to do. Previously, on LogMeIn, we used to have to almost talk them through everything... ConnectWise has step-by-step instructions, depending on the browser."
"The ConnectWise ScreenConnect tool is very good for remote access."
"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."
"It's difficult to configure on Linux workstations as Check Point Remote VPN clients support only Windows and Mac devices."
"Generally, the license is included with the Check Point gateway licensing, however, in terms of the number of users that can be activated for use, it is generally five users."
"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."
"We encounter challenges for the product’s installation and troubleshooting processes compared to other VPN products."
"The main feature that would be improved within Check Point Remote Access is its operation within Linux OS, as it currently does not have many features for that OS."
"Without a doubt and with the new trends in technology, Check Point should already have a blade with a 2MFA solution and not through some other vendor."
"This is the best version we are using, however, if some changes can be made in the next release, I'd like to see adjustments to the time period and internet connectivity."
"There is one back-end issue that I am running into at some of locations where I login to provide support, and sometimes port 443 is blocked. That is what it uses to connect. So, I am having to do workarounds to get a session started."
"What we need this product to do is to be able to control Windows Updates. LogMeIn Central allowed us remote access but also allowed to push and install Windows Updates, and third-party updates... When we made the switch to ConnectWise we lost the ability to do patching. That forced us, for our larger clients, to move to WSUS. We had to set up a VM on those larger clients to push Windows Updates and patches into the network."
"Reporting could definitely use improvement. With LogMeIn Rescue, I used to be able to, for instance, at the end of the month, pull off a report of every session. It was very simple... I could see the name that was typed in, the IP address to the computer that it was connected to, if it was running Windows... It just doesn't seem - there might be but I haven't found it - to be a way of pulling that information out of ConnectWise."
"The solution should add the ability to video chat with the user on the other end."
"They could provide a toolbox for the plan I'm on."
"The solution is a little bit complicated when you want to implement it."
"Speed is a major factor in Automate, and the control panel is horribly slow."
"Support for PAC files on the guest's side and support for proxy on the host's side. Currently, there is no support for guest-side PAC files or for the host-side proxy (which uses authentication)."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 5th in Remote Access with 62 reviews while ConnectWise ScreenConnect is ranked 9th in Remote Access with 37 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while ConnectWise ScreenConnect is rated 8.4. 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 ConnectWise ScreenConnect writes "Multifeatured remote access software which offers security, stability, and easy scalability". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Fortinet FortiClient and TeamViewer, whereas ConnectWise ScreenConnect is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, TeamViewer, LogMeIn Pro, BeyondTrust Remote Support and Splashtop Remote Support. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. ConnectWise ScreenConnect report.
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