We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard Network Security and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series 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."The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the APIs. They are the most widely known."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"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."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"When browsing, it scans sites to ensure that they are safe and that no harm can be caused."
"The Identity Awareness blade and dynamic tagging in Azure are valuable because they make access management automatic. Instead of manually setting up access for each new resource, it happens automatically based on the same access policy. This dynamic setup is scalable."
"The tool's most valuable features are IPS and blades. These features are valuable for security."
"The IPS, application and URL filtering, as well as Identity Awareness, are all very valuable features."
"It matches what we have on-prem. We kept the same management and the same functionality that we were having on-prem. It has simplified things for us because there is no new dashboard to touch."
"It offers remarkable flexibility in how we configure and utilize the resources."
"Some retail customers find the scale-up and scale-down features valuable, particularly with scale sets. This is useful for handling increased loads on devices and utilizing firewalls, similar to on-premises setups with active standby configurations."
"The product gives analytic reports."
"We have reduced the number of configuration lines by 90%. We need fewer number of admins right now because of it."
"It allows us to see all our traffic to properly secure it and only allow what is needed through the firewall."
"It is reliable and the support is very good."
"The Palo Alto VM-Series is nice because I can move the firewalls easily."
"In Palo Alto the most important feature is the App-ID."
"The most effective features for threat prevention are application-based prevention and WildFire. These features cover various threats, such as ransomware, malware, etc. They provide real-time visibility. By applying appropriate policies, threats can be blocked."
"A solid operating system with all the necessary data center security features."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the zero-trust security architecture."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"The user interface can be improved."
"Having a web UI in the VSX (or something similar) would be nice."
"Some more built-in marketplace templates would be nice. It would be nice to see more vendor assistance in deployments and backup of recoveries versus having customers rely upon that themselves. That would make it a lot more seamless and aligned with the standard on-premise model that is there. Check Point can extend the same posture that they have to CloudGuard and make that transition very seamless."
"While today we can manage some scopes, there are still some segments in the OSI layer we cannot manage."
"The networking system updates, when delayed, can lead to misconfigurations and data loss."
"The product can still grow."
"The connection to the on-premises management requires using the CLI. It's not just a click, and you cannot edit in the management to prepare everything. You need to do it online and in real time. After that, you must execute a script, and then you should be happy that it appears in the management."
"New features have been introduced recently, but they have not yet been integrated into CloudGuard Vsec."
"Its web interface is a bit outdated, and it needs to be updated. They can also improve the NAT functionality. We have had issues with the NAT setup."
"The DLP functionality or data classification can be improved in the solution's basic firewalling."
"The command-line interface is something that some people struggle with and I think that they should have an option to go straight to the GUI."
"It'll help if Palo Alto Networks provided better documentation."
"I would like to see a more thorough QA process. We have had some difficulties from bugs in releases."
"The solution needs to have more easily searchable details or documentation about it online, so it's easier to Google if you have queries."
"At the beginning of the implementation, we had some difficulties with the scripts, but Palo Alto Networks support together with a local partner finally fixed it."
"The current licensing model can be a sore point as we're paying for features we're not fully utilizing."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 119 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 52 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "The solution has good threat emulation, threat extraction, and reporting features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Illumio, whereas Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series report.
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