Check Point Endpoint Security Competitors and Alternatives

What is most valuable?

For the Endpoint Protection, there are a few different features that are great. The Sophos Interface has got a very good feature for the de-planning that protects the rear de-modeller. The firewall can be completely in there with the Sophos Endpoint agents that are being installed in clients in real-time. The Endpoint Protection also has new features with the EDI Engine. The Endpoint Detection and… more»

What needs improvement?

The support could be improved. The response times are slow. Most of my clients are comfortable with the product and how it operates, but I'm sure there could be improvements that could be made. The solution needs to move from small businesses to large enterprises so they can compete with the 40 gig Check Point. They need to build a product for that environment.

What other advice do I have?

I have clients that both use the on-premises and cloud deployment models. I'm a consultant and I advise the clients based on their environments and current needs. Central management is one thing that stands out with this solution. Other products are now catching up in terms of offering central management. With Sophos, you can manage all the products from one central dashboard. You don't have to… more»

What is most valuable?

The simplicity of use is its most valuable feature. You can very clearly see things. You have the ability to go back in time and get details, where the malware started, what happened and where it went from the minute it got in. It offers a… more»

What needs improvement?

It should be doing backups. Every stage that this malware is going forward, it should snapshot the situation. Then I could go back to the first stage before it got infected. It doesn't have this option, and I know that other manufacturers… more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The costs of 50 licenses of AMP for three years is around $9,360. There are no additional costs.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were previously using Check Point Sandblast Agent. We switched because it wasn't as stable as this one. We had some problems with it and we needed to contact their support and it wasn't so good. I would get tough questions from my… more»

What other advice do I have?

Just purchase the license, download it, install it to an active device, the main controller, and send it to everyone. My advice is that you need to delete your existing endpoint security solution because AMP actually contains everything… more»

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the sandbox, mail scanning, sandboxing attachments, files, and that it responds to VPN porting.

What needs improvement?

The IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) Firewall is not available. The solution includes only Intrusion Detection and not IPS, which is an important feature that is missing in my version. In the next release, I would like to see the IPS Firewall included, as well as the VPN porting and Intelligence… more»

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously I was using SEP, Symantec Endpoint Security, Check Point Endpoint Security, and Sophos. They are all very high-level. The company decided to try ESET, so we will have to wait and see.

What other advice do I have?

It's still a very new product so I don't have all of the information. Maybe in a month or two, I will know more. There are many differences with other solutions such as IPS Firewall, VPN, cloud management, and multi-level cloud management, that I cannot compare as I have not yet experienced all of… more»