We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 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 solution can scale well."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"The CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"We do not have any problems with stability."
"The user interface is very cool and easy to use."
"I use it as well as a VM. We use it a lot because we have all fiber optic connections, so we could use almost all of that. The federation is beautiful because I can transfer all traffic to my main site where I can use just one link to the internet, and I can use it as a proxy as well. It is good to keep control and security."
"Check Point NGFW provides essential security, featuring no-obligation access for secure connections, strong intrusion prevention, and comprehensive antivirus protection."
"The firewall feature and DDoS Protector, when turned on, keep away attacks from the outside. They also prevent users from accessing things on the Internet that they are not supposed to access."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized management, which gives us control over all of the Check Point gateways."
"All of the features are very valuable, but the most valuable features are the sandboxing and the advanced IPS/IDS."
"From the logs, you can trace back to the rule with a click, which makes it easy to investigate cases."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"We like the scalability of Forcepoint because with the Forcepoint NGFW solution, we can scale anything. The solution has central management, so we can manage all the branches and devices centrally in one controller."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"Next Generation Firewall's best feature is that it can be managed on one platform."
"I have two offices, and I can route the internet of both offices using the same product. The connectivity is great."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"While FortiGate is cheaper than most other solutions, we're seeing increased license renewal costs. Most of our clients are asking for more significant discounts because the price is going up."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"It needs more available central management."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"There is no email security."
"It can be expensive, especially for small businesses."
"Interoperability with other vendors is not the strongest when it comes to setting up VPNs."
"To enhance the user experience, Check Point should consider adopting an incremental upgrade approach, similar to competitors like Palo Alto or Fortinet, as it would help minimize downtime and streamline the upgrade process, making it more efficient and user-friendly."
"I would rate the technical support as a seven out of 10. Sometimes, it's difficult to get them to understand what the issue is. Sometimes, the issue is not resolved, then we solve it by ourselves with Check Point's documentation, which can be useful. When you open a case with Check Point, they can be a little slow. Sometimes, they don't solve things."
"There are issues with stability while upgrading devices with hotfixes."
"The technical support is really poor. We have to wait for approximately 48 hours sometimes for a simple solution."
"You need to merge all the old consoles into one new one and make the interface more convenient for the novice administrator."
"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
"The solution needs to add an antivirus profile and anti-spyware profile, not just policies and VPN."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"You do need knowledge of the solution in order to set the product up properly."
"They need to increase the local support here. There are also some bugs or fixes on which they need to work. They very well know about these bugs. In terms of licensing, I would like them to either increase the number of features in a single license or make licensing more flexible."
"The ability to dynamically change policies could be improved."
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
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Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 37 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. 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 Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos XGS, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and Darktrace. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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