We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a safe product."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"I like the SmartEvent feature. When we see a threat, SmartEvent can create a rule for that. SmartEvent works with the SmartCenter to block a threat attack with a block monitor. The SmartCenter has the management for all the firewalls and data centers in a single dashboard."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"Its greatest asset lies in its user-friendly interface, making it exceptionally suitable and reliable for managing gateways."
"The scalability is very good."
"The Network Address Translation (NAT) will always be a valuable feature as it allows me to turn my private cloud to the public at the click of a button and have secure control over the accessible servers/applications."
"The scalability is very good."
"It provides access to the Internet for corporate resources in a secure manner."
"The detection rate for any cyberattacks/suspicious activity is very high (more than 90%)."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"The VPN is great."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the traffic and the logging. They have real-time logins for traffic logs. Troubleshooting was very easy for me."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The simplicity of the solution is its most valuable asset. It's very user-friendly."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"It is stable and scalable. In addition, their support is great. When you ask them for something, they provide support, and if required, they also involve the R&D team to help you to resolve the issues in your configuration."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"The training for Check Point Firewall should increase, including the number of Training Centers. For most new people in our organization, we have to provide them training from our end, as they are not trained in Check Point Firewalls. So, we have to do the training, from our point of view, to make our engineers able to use Check Point Firewalls. However, with other firewalls, they are already trained, so we are not require to provide them training. This could be improved by the Check Point Community."
"Check Point products have many places that need to be improved, but they are constantly upgrading."
"I would like the graphic user interface to be easier to use. For example, the NAT policy should be easier to use. Check Point's NAT policy is somewhat confused compared to other competitors."
"The firewall throughput or performance reduces drastically after enabling each module/blade."
"The need to offer scheduled policy pushes in Smart Console."
"Compliance and centralized management can be improved."
"We have run into an interface expansion limitation, and thus it would be helpful if products lower in the stack would offer more interface expansion options."
"One area that they should prioritize is enhancing security gateways for protection against cyberattacks."
"They should have a GUI on the product itself, not a separate management tool to be used on the management server or on a server to be used to manage the file. It should be all in one device. The device should be controlled through its own GUI. They also have to improve the learning center and the documents as the documents don't really help."
"Its interface is complex when compared with a firewall like FortiGate. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall needs a management console, whereas FortiGate doesn't need any console. When you have a few devices, a console is not really necessary. It's good to have a private console only when you have a lot of devices."
"Configuration is not easy because it has an old-fashioned interface. The configuration interface is highly complex, and it's been the same for years. They have to change the interface."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"Management could be better. They can improve the management. I think all our customers can't accept firewalls that have standalone management. So, they prefer Fortinet or Palo Alto. But overall, inspection and other features are working fine."
"They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem."
"If I want to allow access to Facebook, yet not allow the user to access videos, then I am not able to do it with this product."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
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Check Point NGFW is ranked 7th in Firewalls with 281 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 41 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Sophos XGS, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Darktrace. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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