We compared Check Point Security Management and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer based on our users' reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Security Management is praised for its centralized management features, user-friendly interface, and extensive monitoring capabilities. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer features exceptional log collection capabilities and customizable reporting. FortiAnalyzer enables users to centrally manage and analyze logs in real time. Check Point Security Management could improve by simplifying the migration of security policies, optimizing performance, and expanding its management API. Other pain points include threat tracking and documentation. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could simplify its reporting module and cloud storage capabilities.
Service and Support: Check Point Security Management's customer service is widely praised for being knowledgeable, supportive, and reliable. Although some users had problems with inexperienced agents and coordination issues, the overall support experience is positive. Some Fortinet customers were dissatisfied with support, but others said it was helpful and responsive.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point Security Management is generally seen as easy to set up if the user has some expertise. FortiAnalyzer's initial setup is uncomplicated and manageable, typically taking approximately 30 minutes to a few hours. Some IT knowledge may be required.
Pricing: Check Point Security Management is seen as a solid investment, offering flexibility and a good value for the price. While FortiAnalyzer isn't the most expensive option, users say the pricing could be more competitive. FortiAnalyzer's cost depends on the storage requirements, and many customers consider it reasonable.
ROI: Check Point users said the solution offers a steady ROI over time. FortiAnalyzer helps customers by providing insight into network traffic and speeding up issue resolution.
"It provides for capabilities and has allowed us to be more scalable."
"Mobile access has helped us cater to more than 4000 users so that they can work from home."
"The rulebase management and the shared layers concept is implemented well."
"We love the ability to monitor performance in real-time, and gather critical information about network flows and traffic."
"As the security administrator, who is responsible for the day-to-day tasks (e.g. creating new firewall rules, monitoring the security alerts and incidents etc.) and the maintenance (e.g. installing the new Jumbo Hotfixes), I find the Check Point Security Management R80.10 to be the great solution."
"It has brought significant improvements, including features like spam and anti-spam measures, intrusion prevention (IPS), and advanced filtering."
"Check Point Security Management Server offers a wide range of security features, including firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, application control, and threat prevention capabilities."
"The reporting system provides real-time insights into the security situation and shows measures that can be taken to protect our data."
"The most valuable is its robust and comprehensive reporting functionality, providing a thorough overview of various metrics."
"We have the most data visibility."
"The ability to gather all gateway information and logs in a single location is the most valuable feature."
"Storage in SSD helps in generating customized reports."
"The user interface is good and it is quite easy to use."
"The program is stable and it gives me great visibility."
"Special notifications about compromised phones are valuable because we have some guest networks, and sometimes, people are connecting phones that are connected to compromised websites. We want to be informed about it. We sometimes have some cases where we want to analyze the connection from inside to outside ports. So, it helps with a lot of things. It depends on our needs."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is its performance."
"In order to work management console, you need some good appliance or you need to provide more CPU and Memory to the appliance."
"Even though the platform is simple, and creating security policies is a fairly quick task, creating a bulk of policies at once (ie. for a migration) could be a useful tool. This is probably possible through scripting, however, having an easy-to-use "import CSV" button would be beneficial."
"In future releases I'd like to see better integration with other applications and solutions. Also, the cost of the license is too high, it's too expensive."
"Among the things that I would like in the future is for the solution to have its application on Android and iOS, as many of the administrators have adopted remote administration positions due to what has happened since the pandemic. This would help us to have an easier and simpler administration."
"The web administration tool that allows administration in the browser must be developed even more."
"Sometimes the security system slows down when it is overloaded."
"I would like it to be the administrator of equipment or Next Generation firewalls (which have to be managed on this platform) and to be able to manage other services (like Harmony) that also belong to Check Point."
"We sometimes have trouble with the performance of the solution. Maybe some performance tuning options could be added in a future release. There should be more visibility about which blade in your firewall is causing the latency."
"From my point of view, at this time, the solution isn't lacking any features or functionalities."
"There are a lot of solutions on the market and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is limited. It cannot be used across multiple vendors. They can improve by advancing their technology."
"The solution lacks business intelligence features. It's much too basic."
"I'm looking for something more efficient to analyze different foreign things. That's why FortiSIEM could compete with FortiAnalyzer."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer should come bundled with other Fortinet solutions. Additionally, the performance and updates could improve. They need to test their updates better so there are not as many bugs."
"The solution could use more graphics and be more specific in the dashboard. This way, I'm able to understand everything and effectively understand what's going on, including what's incoming and outgoing. Right now, I have to look up everything. I need a dashboard so that I can see specific items right there in one place."
"The pricing could be better. They could work to make it more competitive on the market."
"The solution could improve by allowing the ability to search logs in integrated solutions."
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Check Point Security Management is ranked 9th in Log Management with 55 reviews while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 85 reviews. Check Point Security Management is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Security Management writes "Great DDoS protection, high availability, and useful firewall rule implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer writes "We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic". Check Point Security Management is most compared with Wazuh, IBM Security QRadar, LogRhythm SIEM, Splunk Cloud Platform and Graylog, whereas Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog, Grafana Loki and IBM Security QRadar. See our Check Point Security Management vs. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer report.
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