We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Meraki MX 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."We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"It's a firewall that secures our internal network. I have been using it since 2013, and I find that most of the features are advanced, and very user friendly."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"The product offers very good security."
"Only allows authorized connections and prevents vulnerabilities in a network."
"The VPN tunnels are very effective in terms of stability and quick connection."
"The product offers a robust and intuitive experience, catering to the essential needs of users."
"The management platform and the dashboard, the graphical user interface, is one of the best, if not the best, in the business. It's the most intuitive and it's really user-friendly in day-to-day operations."
"By deploying Check Point, it has made it easier to manage everything from a single interface. The management dashboard and policies are on its single pane of glass."
"The central management console has helped with segregation, where planned interventions with management consoles do not have any impact on production or critical business traffic."
"One ability that Check Point has is that it is the first to provide us with the ability to use identities instead of using the traditional IP-based format, which allows way more flexibility in what we can do with the rule base."
"Management integration is holistic as centralized management has been core to the solution for decades."
"I like the automatic firmware updates. We use the Active Directory to authenticate VPN users."
"Easy to deploy with a simple configuration."
"We work also with domain control (DC) from Microsoft or Amazon. We use a whole virtual appliance with Meraki."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"WAN optimization is the best feature of the solution."
"It prevents us from being hacked and delivers information about who and where the attack came from."
"Ease of management is the best thing about the solution."
"It is easy to manage, which is one of the most important things for us. It is also flexible, stable, and scalable."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding enhancements to FortiMail, FortiSOAR, and FortiDeceptor."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"Bug Fixes and enhancement requests should be remediated earlier, as we have multiple dependencies and auditors are forced to have the latest possible environments."
"The predefined reports are limited and should provide more information. Check Point should provide a greater number of defined reports and produce reports for each division of the organization."
"Technical support could be improved."
"Although they have it now, we don't have a license for it, and I think mobile device security should be a standard feature. I cannot control someone bringing their device to my network and what they do."
"Identity Awareness has been a massive source of problems for our deployment and the ability to debug it has been lacking."
"There's a significant area for improvement when it comes to pricing."
"SmartEvent Settings and Policy GUI, and the rest of external apps should be improved."
"There is a strong demand for security services that can be effortlessly integrated which would ensure that security measures can seamlessly adapt to the cloud infrastructure."
"Expensive licensing and firewall stops immediately working if the license is not renewed at expiration date."
"Pricing is an area where the solution lacks since it is an expensive tool."
"Meraki MX firewalls are great for small to medium-sized businesses, but other solutions are better for enterprise-sized companies."
"The configuration options for firewall and IPS have limitations."
"Could possibly use deeper configurations."
"The product is quite complex to set up."
"The product doesn't support route summarization and BGP dynamic routing protocol."
"The client-side VPN is weak. The product could be improved with deployment templates."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 57 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Meraki MX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Juniper SRX Series Firewall. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Meraki MX report.
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