We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Sangfor NGAF 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."It is very flexible to use."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable."
"Their reliability and their policy of pre-shipping replacements when a unit has failed."
"The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Check Point has a really cool GUI."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is that we are protected against zero-day threats."
"Now we can add application signature in the same rule base & don't have to create a different policy for that."
"Log storage gives us insights when required."
"It offers a range of models to enhance network security and it can be customized to secure endpoint client machines or user devices by deploying features like malware detection, antivirus, and mail security blades."
"The Check Point architecture and packet are very good."
"I have to say that it was Application Control and web filtering are excellent."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"Sangfor NGAF works accordingly with our customers. The solution has good performance, easy to use, and integrates well with the endpoints."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"The absolute best part of Sangfor NGAF is their support. It's a 24/7 support channel, and the last time I requested their assistance I got a reply within three minutes. They helped solve the problem immediately."
"It enables us to not only detect but also prevent various types of incoming threats, allowing us to take appropriate corrective actions and exercise control over the network."
"The VPN connectivity feature is really nice."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"In our hospital, Sangfor NGAF works well for us in terms of ensuring confidentiality and availability, which are crucial in the healthcare industry."
"There are some problems that support cannot give you a logical reason as to why it happened. For example, I had a case where I was dealing with a WhatsApp application that was giving issues. Technical support gave more than one reason it could be giving issues, but none of them solved the problem. Eventually I solved the problem, but it was far from the solutions that support had given."
"With the reports, you can see it, and you can get good feelings so upper management can go, "Oh, wow. That looks pretty." However, it's very basic."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"The support system could be improved."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
"No product is perfect and there is always room for improvement."
"The command line is very difficult to use, which is one of the biggest drawbacks of this solution."
"The Antivirus feature is something that could be improved. We don't get much from the Antivirus update in comparison to their competitor's firewalls. It needs to be more advanced because Check Point is nowadays sent all over the world. Therefore, the Antivirus feature should be of very good quality and cover all virus checks. I would also like the Antivirus updates to be more frequent."
"It would be great if the access management, the user management features, were improved in terms of the number of users that can be connected, and how users can access the various resources with the help of firewall authentication."
"The antivirus feature is a little bit weak and should be improved."
"Check Point NGFW could improve by introducing machine learning and more modeling dividing the way they manage the ports. However, they have evolved over the last year."
"Third-party integration could be improved."
"If you have a long ruleset, you may experience performance issues on the GUI, and installing rule changes on gateways can take a comparatively long time."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve the policies and default criteria. They could be much better."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"It does not offer any recommendations on how to mitigate or control attacks."
"The solution should be able to work in a hybrid setup."
"The setup phase is quite complex."
"They need to improve their research team and they need to study their data to analyze it and build the product."
"An area of improvement for Sangfor NGAF could be in the field of reporting and logging."
"Occasional issues with breaches which are dealt with expediently."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 7.8. 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 Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Stormshield Network Security, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiOS and SonicWall NSa. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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