We performed a comparison between Check Point IPS and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There's an automatic update after every 2 hours which makes sure that the database is up to date and providing zero-day vulnerability protection."
"What I like best about Check Point IPS is that it can prevent attacks. I also like that it has a log feature."
"The reports are well written so that you can understand what type of attack has occurred, the originating IP address, and other details."
"Protection in real-time is very good. It helps us detect things on time and make decisions to improve perimeter security."
"Its event analysis and centralization features are very important for any organization."
"Check Point is one of the best security brands worldwide."
"It is also worth noting that many IPS signature comes with detailed background about the vulnerability, and potentially how the vulnerability would affect the network security."
"Real-time protection has blocked most threats that could affect system operations."
"Everything has been okay with the solution. We are using all of the features."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention is the market leader as far as security gateways and endpoint protection. Additionally, the threat database that is used is one of the best."
"One of the most valuable features is the anti-malware protection."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity, transparency, and overall ease of management."
"I find the malware protection very handy."
"For those who want a next-gen firewall that's easy to configure and easy to operate, I think you should go for Palo Alto."
"We are currently using the URL filtering feature, which is the most popular."
"Edge protection is a valuable feature."
"There is an issue with precision."
"When entering, it always takes a long time to load."
"When exceptions need to be done for certain profiles, it is easy to get them done, however, implementation on some general ones may cause some extra work as the IPS is not easy to overwrite."
"There is a performance impact on the NGFW post-enabling the IPS blade/Module, which can even lead to downtime if IPS starts to monitor or block high-volume traffic."
"The service that we want to see in the future is a capacity to segment the IPS services by equipment."
"The solution’s deployment could be easier."
"We have a lot of false positives and the list of IPs are not up to date in terms of their location."
"The price has room for improvement."
"Generally, to deploy it will take some downtime, about a day."
"The technology firewall anomaly network could stand improvement."
"We are attempting to improve the use of URL filtering beyond threat protection."
"Palo Alto's maintenance needs to be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Right now we are focusing on email. If Palo Alto can increase the features related to email filtering and the new malware, it would help us protect our systems."
"Mission learning techniques should continue to expand and detect unknown threats on the fly."
"The application’s pricing and dashboard need improvement. It could be user-friendly."
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Check Point IPS is ranked 3rd in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 45 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 6th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Check Point IPS is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Check Point IPS writes "Great for detection and access with the capabilities of defining specific rules". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Check Point IPS is most compared with Darktrace, Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS and Fortinet FortiGate IPS, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Darktrace. See our Check Point IPS vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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