We performed a comparison between Check Point Application Control and WatchGuard Application Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product offers easy-to-install policies and makes it simple to troubleshoot application-related traffic."
"It does not require a lot of work to be activated and used."
"Check Point Application Control offers a wide selection of applications, and even within those, you can configure uploads, downloads, et cetera, on a very granular level."
"Among the features that we have used, we like being able to identify the identity of the user who is doing transactions."
"The most important feature, in my opinion, regarding Check Point Application Control is the granularity and the great variety of applications and sub-applications recognized."
"Its implementation is simple."
"Its initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"It ensures that the health of each application can handle the set tasks and projects without any challenges."
"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the category control."
"I found several features valuable in WatchGuard Application Control such as the HTTP Proxy, DNSWatch, VPN, and HTTPS Content Inspection."
"Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one."
"It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it."
"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."
"It does the job of what it says it does. We set it to what we want it to block and then it blocks it."
"The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."
"Check Point licenses are somewhat expensive."
"They need to improve the graphical interface."
"Malware threats can advance attacks when there are no timely measures to curb online phishing attacks."
"I recommend network upgrades in the next release to meet most company demands and daily changes."
"There are many aspects we do not like about the solution and there are a lot of alternatives available on the market. Some of the settings are buried deep within the solution making it a challenge to navigate. It would be helpful if it was more intuitive. Additionally, there can be some settings that are in multiple places, this leaves the user not knowing what settings are needed to be modified for the wanted result. I have lost confidence because I do not know if I change a setting or if it is going to have the desired result I intended it to do."
"Configuration and deployment are a little bit difficult."
"SD-WAN functionality can be added."
"Check Point is a fairly complete security vendor, however we would like to have a better SLA for technical support issues."
"The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better."
"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."
"The licensing can be a bit expensive."
"There should be more reports available on different subjects."
"They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good."
"There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control."
"I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further."
"The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it."
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Check Point Application Control is ranked 1st in Application Control with 34 reviews while WatchGuard Application Control is ranked 5th in Application Control with 9 reviews. Check Point Application Control is rated 8.8, while WatchGuard Application Control is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point Application Control writes "Reliable, reduces management requirements, and lessens manual interventions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Application Control writes "Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security". Check Point Application Control is most compared with VMware Carbon Black App Control and Ivanti Application Control, whereas WatchGuard Application Control is most compared with . See our Check Point Application Control vs. WatchGuard Application Control report.
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