We compared VMware NSX and Check Point CloudGuard Network Security based on our users' reviews in six categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: VMware NSX's setup process is intricate and time-consuming, while Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is praised for its simplicity. VMware NSX boasts advanced features like virtual switches, micro-segmentation, distributed firewall, and integration with VMware Hypervisor. Conversely, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security receives accolades for its VPN Blade, IPS Blade, URL filtering, and Applications Control Blade. Both products are considered pricey, but Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers good security and value. The ROI for VMware NSX is generally positive, while Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has demonstrated a valuable return on investment. Customer service and support for both have received mixed feedback.
"The program is very stable."
"It really is a pretty complete solution."
"The most valuable feature I have found in CloudGuard Network Security is the flexibility to rebuild the firewall as needed."
"Its centralized control, ease of use, and flexibility are the most valuable for our data center security."
"The 24/7 online customer support services enhance effective operations and provide quick services in case of a system failure."
"We find all the features valuable, particularly the firewall, application control, URL filtering, and HTTPS detection."
"Check Point has pretty simple solutions, like the virtual appliance which you just download and it is imported into VMware and you just start using it."
"Workflows across the company ecosystem have can flow smoothly without experiencing any challenges."
"One significant advantage of VMware NSX is the ability to provide advanced security at the micro-level, focusing on securing applications and workloads rather than just the network structure or virtualization-based network security."
"It gives more security and micro-segmentation. It helps to set network configurations in an easy way."
"I have found VMware NSX to be easy to use."
"VMware NSX is a very good solution. It's also a scalable solution."
"The best part is the blueprint creation where I can create their things and then move on to the target environment."
"Over the last two years, they've enhanced a lot, especially in regard to integration with OpenStack."
"From a security standpoint, the customer was able to better secure critical workloads while routing L2/L3 worked normally, giving them more confidence that they would be ready for any potential security incident mitigation or outage (DR)."
"I am impressed with the tool's protection."
"I think they have pretty much mastered what can be done. There are some nuances like when you fail over from one cluster member to the other, the external IP address takes about two minutes to fail over."
"While today we can manage some scopes, there are still some segments in the OSI layer we cannot manage."
"There is room for improvement regarding the technical support provided."
"Regarding CloudGuard Network Security's integration with various resources like application gateways and application-based security groups, there's room for exploring dynamic access in those areas. A significant concern is the upgrade process. Unlike an in-place upgrade, upgrading the tool in Azure requires deploying a new resource, which can be hectic and less reliable. We have to spend something new to have the tool's latest version."
"Clustering in Azure is a bit different, not using the Check Point cluster but relying on load balancing. It's not as instant as I'm used to; in Azure, it might take around half a minute to a minute, and during this time, services could be down. The delay is attributed to Azure using its load balancing mechanisms instead of the Check Point cluster."
"The licensing structure is unclear, so a transparent and flexible licensing structure would be preferable."
"The solution needs to improve the interruptions that happen during gateway upgrades."
"The SD-WAN could be better."
"VMware NSX only supports some platforms like KVM."
"We have done three installations and we have not had any critical issues. The time it took for the installation was approximately two days. However, they should provide better documentation."
"The support from VMware NSX could improve."
"Lacks integration with other solutions."
"VMware NSX can improve the migration tools from the older environments to the new environment. For example, the NSX-V has become a legacy solution, it's out of support, but customers are able to keep using it. For migration purposes, it's better for them to provide a proper tool. It will be easy to migrate from an old environment to a new one."
"There could be an improvement in regards to security."
"It could be more user-friendly, but it's manageable. When we add a specific node to this particular NSX and the configuration changes, it won't push through the errors where required, but it'll accept it. However, while using it, we will have issues. It can also be more stable."
"The setup of the solution could be simplified."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 121 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 93 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "Highly reliable, great visibility, and centralized management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. VMware NSX report.
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