We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Zscaler Cloud 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 is scalable."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The tool provides great security."
"One of the benefits that we have realized from using this product is that the user interface makes it easier to operate, compared to using the CLI."
"I haven't had any data leaks or vulnerability situations."
"The SmartView monitor and SmartReporter help us to monitor and report on traffic."
"It is a very friendly platform and easy to configure."
"The threat emulation blade and user identity awareness feature has helped us a lot in terms of perimeter security and have given us granular visibility of user access."
"I love the redesigned interface starting with R80 as well as the ability for multiple engineers to work on the policy simultaneously."
"The small business hardware device was powerful and easy to set up."
"It is a stable solution."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution offers good sandboxing."
"Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"
"It provides in-depth visibility into your network, ensuring that traffic flowing into your organization, be it from offices or individual users, is effectively filtered and secured through multiple layers of protection."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"Scalability for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be improved. SD-WAN security for this solution also needs some improvement."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"They've become quite expensive."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great."
"The perimeter antivirus can be improved. It's not as good as other leaders."
"One of the main features that need improvement is the rule filter export."
"One of the main features that need improvement is the rule filter export."
"I would like there to be a way to run packets that capture more easily in the GUI environment. Right now, if we want to read packet captures, we have to do so from the command line."
"It would be nice to add more features to the WatchTower app to be able to perform certain administrative functions without the need for local access."
"There is a huge amount of revenue lost in the financial/banking sector due to cyber attacks, so we need to have something that can highly concentrate on future cyber attacks."
"The firewall throughput or performance reduces drastically after enabling each module/blade."
"The complexity involved in the solution's initial setup phase and deployment process is an area of concern where improvement is required."
"Its technical support services could be better."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"It would be better if they improved their policy, package visibility, and flexibility while we're creating rules for inspection. It could also be cheaper or more things could be included in the basic package. In the next release, I would like better coverage in the Asia Pacific region and better quality of service."
"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
"It would be nice to have some sort of a form factor, a physical form factor perhaps, or virtual machine that you could install on devices or on a cloud, and have some cloud computing."
"Instead of the standard license, they should certainly provide customers with the visibility to access and view the logs."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. 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 Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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