We performed a comparison between Check Point Application Control and Untangle Application Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Its initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"The best value we have is their actionable reports on user analytics, events, and activity that are extracted from their database."
"One of the greatest capacities and the benefits it gives us is the ability to control applications based on defining access or denial policies in specific applications, groups, or category profiles."
"The most outstanding feature is the Check Point APK wiki."
"It improved the performance outcome for all our verticals due to more automation in system security, which helped in the identification and blockage of malware-affected applications and widgets."
"We can control bandwidth and high-risk application access from our network using application control."
"This solution is stable and we have not had any issues."
"The tool's most valuable features are VPN access, website defense, and maintenance."
"Content filtering is really easy to use. We have rules for content filtering. One of the rules that we have is that if it is not an SSL site, it should block the site. It scans, and if it finds a bad site, it is not going to allow it. We can also block based on what the company wants us to block. If the company wants us to block porn, we'll block porn. If the company wants to block social media, we're going to block social media."
"Application filter features are the most valuable for us."
"The fact that I can limit access to certain apps is the most valuable feature for me. For example, I can restrict access to specific websites or certain functions within websites."
"Configuration and deployment are a little bit difficult."
"Most of the business applications stopped working, we don't know why and we have already escalated to the top level but we still haven't gotten any corrective action on this. They always take logs but after that, there is no resolution."
"More and more product specifications should be infused with new incumbent features in the market to stay relevant and concurrent with the organization's needs."
"The initial setup was a bit difficult."
"I recommend network upgrades in the next release to meet most company demands and daily changes."
"One of our continued challenges is having a more accurate, real-time view of how our bandwidth is actually being used at any given moment."
"The one feature that could be improved would be the ability to see implicit rules that are defaulted on the policy."
"They need to improve the graphical interface."
"The only thing that they need to improve is that they drop sessions. Currently, if you see a session come in, such as a DHCP session or a VPN session, you don't have the ability to click on that session, hit drop, and have them re-negotiate. It would be a really nice feature, and they are working on it. This is the only feature that is missing."
"There is room for improvement in blocking torrents."
"Reporting functionality could be improved to provide more comprehensive insights."
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Check Point Application Control is ranked 2nd in Application Control with 34 reviews while Untangle Application Control is ranked 8th in Application Control with 3 reviews. Check Point Application Control is rated 8.8, while Untangle Application Control is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Application Control writes "Reliable, reduces management requirements, and lessens manual interventions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle Application Control writes "Stable performance and effective control over user access to specific applications and websites". Check Point Application Control is most compared with WatchGuard Application Control, VMware Carbon Black App Control and Ivanti Application Control, whereas Untangle Application Control is most compared with . See our Check Point Application Control vs. Untangle Application Control report.
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