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.
"Key features include the ability to include logs for everything that you do for admin. Also, it has web filtering built in and VPN."
"The support is pretty incredible. Check Point has support rep programs that go all the way up to putting one of their own people in your business to help you. Then, they have support programs. If you're an expert, you just need to be able to download updated files and stuff. They have support programs like that, too."
"The SSL VPN monitoring based on users and tunnel monitoring are great value-added features present in the management console."
"The solution is easy to use and comes with few vulnerabilities. You don't have to worry about release upgrades. Life cycle management is very easy."
"It provides for capabilities and has allowed us to be more scalable."
"Being able to install a version of Check Point Security Management helps us avoid the expense of creating a server dedicated to that function, and we save on equipment and technical personnel in installing it, which in the end accelerates the administration and management of equipment to connect to it."
"The solution is ideal for use and deployment in a large infrastructure environment."
"The firewall's blades are the solution's most valuable feature."
"This solution offers one view of incident management which has been the most valuable feature."
"I would say that Fortinet's tech support is really good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are the dashboards and supporting services."
"Log collection is the most valuable. The UI looks great. It has a very good look and feel. We don't have the need to use solid state drives. We use mechanic drives, and we don't see any performance issues, so basically, it is doing fine."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to create a customized dashboard."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since, in our company, we have never experienced the solution crashing or having any other issues."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is the capturing of traffic for reports."
"The analyzer is the most valuable feature."
"It also offers compatibility with third-party security solutions, however, it is not a lot. This needs to be improved."
"In the future, I would like the platform to be able to integrate or manage appliances or third-party equipment."
"Some of the configuration elements could be improved."
"We would like to improve the upgrade process in order to do mass upgrades to firewalls and to be able to upgrade target firewalls at the same time."
"Sometimes the security system slows down when it is overloaded."
"It would be great if the SmartView Monitor could become integrated into the SmartView Console Platform."
"Installing a policy takes a very long time to complete."
"The upgrade procedure already made huge improvements, yet it remains more challenging compared to other products."
"Pricing-wise, it not affordable for the normal customer. Most of the people want to see different types of reporting, but FortiAnalyzer's fee is a little bit difficult."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is not in the cloud environment like some of the other products. There could be a possibility of extending its functionality to the cloud environment. If possible, they could have a deal with or integrate with other firewall manufacturers, like Palo Alto and Cisco, and mix the information. It is a difficult functionality. I don't know if any product in the market provides such functionality."
"We should be able to do the patch upgrades in a centralized manner. This functionality is currently not there. It would be good to be able to do the firmware updates from one place and at the same time. Currently, if we want to update all appliances, we require FortiManager, which is another solution from Fortinet. Its documentation can be improved. It will be helpful for implementing the product and gaining knowledge for management purposes."
"Feature-wise, it is working very well for us. We don't need any additional features. However, its pricing can be improved. For small business customers, price is an important factor."
"Though FortiAnalyzer has improved over the last few versions, the user interface still has room for improvement. It's a bit dated-looking."
"The upgradation process is slow"
"FortiAnalyzer's price could be lower."
"I would like to see an improvement in the technical support. Stronger authentication will also be a plus."
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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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