We did use Sophos and Cisco ASA, however, they were either complicated products to manage or lacked features.

For Check Point, I did not use something different. However, for Palo Alto firewalls, I am using Panorama, and it's also doing its job very well.

I also use Fortinet due to Check Point legal restrictions. Check Point is banned in some countries.

I initially took Cisco training for routers, switches, and firewalls. I did actually work up the Cisco firewalls long enough to convert them to Check Point.

We previously used a Netscreen firewall.   

The Netscreen firewall was limited and we had to rely on other appliances from other vendors to augment its capabilities.

We did not use another solution prior to this one.

I have used Fortinet and other competitors.

I have been involved with a lot of other partners in parallel, depending on the requirements of the customers.

We implement other solutions, such as the Fortigate (Fortinet), PAN, and Cisco Secure Firewall (Firepower) with FMC.

There was no type of tool that would supply these qualities in the company previously.

In my previous company, I had experience using Fortinet and Palo Alto.

We previously used Fortinet as a firewall and management solution.

In the past, we have used a Cisco ASA. Our management of the rules was not so good there.  We also use FortiGate. This already offers a nice web interface, however, managing a large set of rules is almost impossible there.

I have used different solutions from other vendors, but not on the exact same places. The Check Point Security Management platform was mostly used alongside others.

Previously we did not use a management tool like this.

At the moment, we have a co-existing infrastructure with other security network devices, and we can definitely see the benefit of having the Check Point Security Management application in our infrastructure.

At the moment, we have a co-existing infrastructure with other security network devices, and we can definitely see the benefit of having the Check Point Security Management application in our infrastructure.

Yes, we did use something else. We switched as we were looking for something that had a bigger feature set.

We used local ACLs and Zone-Based firewall on Cisco switches and routers, that's incompatible with the centralized management solution like Check Point Security Management.

Previously, we had WatchGuard to provide security. However, it does not meet the parameters required for our organization.

Due to working in an international MSSP, I have worked and continue to work with all manufacturers.

Some of our clients have switched from other firewall solutions such as Fortinet or Palo Alto, however, they were not happy with these systems for various reasons.

The company has been using Check Point for a long time. It's been more than 10 years. I have been with the company for past 7 Years.

I was using Untangled and switched to Sophos. I decided after a year that Sophos wasn't for me, so I tried Check Point. 

Only manage Check Point gateways by using Check Point Management Server. I used other firewall vendors like Cisco, Fortinet but Check Point is much better about stability and performance. So using central management for Check Point is best choice.

This solution has been awesome and offers excellent functionalities.

I used Cisco ASA. Large-scale deployment and integration are very difficult in Cisco ASA.

I have no experience with other similar solutions.

Previously, we had only firewalls & not a management device. 

Yes, we were using on-prem products with Cisco Anyconnect VPN solutions. We switched to Checkpoint and moved the VPN solution to the cloud.

Yes, we were using Dell SonicWall.

We were using Symantec for its antivirus and backup capabilities, but now that Check Point offers antivirus, we are only using Symantec for backups. And Check Point is one fourth of the price!

We did previously use a different solution. They didn't have support locally in my country and this was difficult for us. Everything was done via mail or phone and it was not helpful. With this solution, if the situation cannot be remotely addressed within 48 hours, they will come to my office in person and attend to me. It's much better.

There was no previous solution. I inherited this one.

When selecting a vendor, the most important criteria are history, reputation, and looking at the industry ratings.

We have good relations with Check Point. This is the main reason we have always preferred it. The technical support offered by Check Point is always a top priority.

Customer from Sophos to Check Point and ASA to Check Point has migrated to our centralized management from Check Point.

We also have experience with Fortinet but it's like comparing apples to oranges. 

We didn't previously use a different solution.

In the past, we had a type of proxy for our URL filtering. The idea was to have everything packaged in the same solution. We removed the proxy and started to use just the firewall to control URL filtering and normal firewall rules in the same solution.

When selecting a vendor, we always check the industry reviews. Then, we analyze the features and, after that, the price-feature combination is the most important factor: which one has the best price and has the features we need.