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We performed a comparison between Check Point DDoS Protector and Fortinet FortiDDoS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Check Point DDoS Protector vs. Fortinet FortiDDoS Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"As our business continues to grow, we can grow this product simultaneously.""It can be deployed as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, or as a cloud service.""Check Point DDoS Protector is a product that uses machine learning and behavior analysis.""This comprehensive tool validates and exploits complex vulnerabilities that other vendors fail to find and resolve to increase security.""Check Point detects and automatically mitigates attacks, which helps our organization protect our infrastructure.""It uses several layers of security.""Currently, we have fewer incidents with viruses. We improved our IQ operations and security using this solution. Our company's better after using Check Point.""This product uses auto-learning and behavioral analysis to establish baselines for legitimate traffic, and automatically detects and blocks traffic behavior that does not conform."

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"Among its key features: Detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at L3 to L7; negligible to zero false-positives; Generates and sends reports without the need for an expensive third-party solution.""The product allows the users to adjust the thresholds.""We have researched them all, and it's a good solution all around.""The solution is very user-friendly and very easy to use.""The most valuable feature is the cloud DDoS scrubbing capability.""It allows me to see all the traffic on my network.""The solution already has security profiles and it can protect from DDoS attacks and other kinds of attacks.""It is a user-friendly product in terms of monitoring and updating policies."

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Cons
"I would like applications for Android and IOS where we can follow the events, and, if necessary, make changes.""Check Point should develop a DDoS solution because they don't have one and we need to use another solution, in our case, Imperva. This is a problem because we need to have two firewalls. We would like to only have one solution because it would improve the management, we would have fewer incidents, and we wouldn't need to talk to more than one person for support.""The public documentation is a detail that must be improved in order to have greater implementations with the best practices in this case of the Check Point manufacturer.""It does not provide the capability to upload data for blacklisting/whitelisting in bulk.""The solution should greatly improve its interface.""The Check Point support language is only in English.""It is an expensive tool for some companies.""Check Point DDoS Protector does not provide the ability to upload data for the blacklist/whitelist in bulk, which is one of the big points that need to be improved to facilitate configurations."

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"The web interface could be much better.""The product’s pricing needs improvement.""I would like to see analytics, big data.""I find that there have been issues in the past year with the solution hanging. It freezes often.""The primary area for improvement is the on-premises capacity limit, currently fixed at 10 GB.""Alerts and reporting features must be improved.""All the thresholds that need to be configured should be included in the default so that user will not forget or misconfigure.""The tool needs to focus more on the area of application traffic management, where it currently has some shortcomings."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's an expensive solution. It's one of the most expensive solutions in the world. It's cheaper than Palo Alto and Cisco but these are expensive solutions. Fortinet is cheaper."
  • "The appliance comes with a loaded hardware license, and additional options such as SSL can be purchased and enabled."
  • "I don't deal with the pricing, but it seems that you need to get basic support in order to upgrade the DDoS database for new attacks and so on."
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  • "It's quite pricey."
  • "The solution is reasonably priced."
  • "The product’s pricing needs improvement."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It can be deployed as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, or as a cloud service.
    Top Answer:I don't deal with the pricing, but it seems that you need to get basic support in order to upgrade the DDoS database for new attacks and so on.
    Top Answer:Some features are more advanced, however, using them is hard for us. The documentation is not as precise and does not have enough examples to understand how it works. Advanced knowledge is required to… more »
    Top Answer:Arbor would be the best bid, apart from Arbor, Palo Alto and Fortinet have good solutions. As this is an ISP, I would prefer Arbor.
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was really easy.
    Top Answer:The pricing for FortiDDoS was on the expensive side for us, and the scalability options were limited. When upgrading from 10 GB to 20 GB, the process involved replacing the entire box rather than a… more »
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    Also Known As
    Fortinet DDoS, FortiDDos
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    Overview

    Modern DDoS attacks use new techniques to exploit areas that traditional security solutions are not equipped to protect. These attacks can cause serious network downtime to businesses who rely on networks and Web services to operate. DDoS Protector Security Appliances and Cloud DDoS Protection Services block destructive DDoS attacks before they cause damage
    Learn more about Ddos Protector.


    Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are ever-evolving and use a variety of technologies. To successfully combat these attacks, you need a dynamic, multi-layered security solution. FortiDDoS protects from both known and zero day attacks with very low latency. It’s easy to deploy and manage, and includes comprehensive reporting and analysis tools.

    Sample Customers
    Boston Properties
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    Top Industries
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    Security Firm42%
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Cloud Provider17%
    Computer Software Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Security Firm21%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Computer Software Company9%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business72%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise56%
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    Small Business62%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
    Check Point DDoS Protector vs. Fortinet FortiDDoS
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Check Point DDoS Protector vs. Fortinet FortiDDoS and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Check Point DDoS Protector is ranked 12th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 11 reviews while Fortinet FortiDDoS is ranked 15th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 12 reviews. Check Point DDoS Protector is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiDDoS is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point DDoS Protector writes "Good support and effective against SSL attacks, but the dashboard is complicated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiDDoS writes "Offers good technical support but has poor scalability". Check Point DDoS Protector is most compared with Radware DefensePro, Arbor DDoS, Cloudflare and Akamai App and API Protector, whereas Fortinet FortiDDoS is most compared with Arbor DDoS, VMware NSX, Radware DefensePro, Fortinet FortiWeb and Nexusguard DDoS Protection. See our Check Point DDoS Protector vs. Fortinet FortiDDoS report.

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