We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard Network Security and McAfee StoneGate [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The initial setup is straightforward."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"There are great templates, so you don't have to customize them if you don't want to. You do have the option to custom create some folders and some reports, however, with what is there, you don't really need to go through extra effort, as they already give you a lot of predefined views of reports and so forth."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"Monitoring using SmartConsole and all its features is extremely easy, and I find SmartEvent an excellent monitoring tool for spotting threats and user behaviour."
"The solution helps protect network security by offering threat prevention, addressing vulnerabilities, and utilizing blades."
"The IPS, application and URL filtering, as well as Identity Awareness, are all very valuable features."
"The tool's most valuable features are firewalls and IPS."
"It offers remarkable flexibility in how we configure and utilize the resources."
"I like the tool's ability to manage cloud traffic locally without routing it through our data centers."
"We find all the features valuable, particularly the firewall, application control, URL filtering, and HTTPS detection."
"The Capsule solution and application filters are the most valuable. It is pretty straightforward to implement, and it also has good stability and scalability. Their technical support is also really good."
"It works well with a highly-active cluster."
"We did not have issues with scalabiliy."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"Lacks training for new features."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"A threat categorization system can be added to give users the authority to define vulnerable attacks and classify areas that can threaten the workflow system."
"The solution's integration with cloud providers has seen significant development in the past months, but there is room for improvement for better integration."
"The connection to the on-premises management requires using the CLI. It's not just a click, and you cannot edit in the management to prepare everything. You need to do it online and in real time. After that, you must execute a script, and then you should be happy that it appears in the management."
"Regarding CloudGuard Network Security's integration with various resources like application gateways and application-based security groups, there's room for exploring dynamic access in those areas. A significant concern is the upgrade process. Unlike an in-place upgrade, upgrading the tool in Azure requires deploying a new resource, which can be hectic and less reliable. We have to spend something new to have the tool's latest version."
"The challenge mainly revolves around the slower functionality of virtual IP switching in Azure Virtual Network compared to on-premise solutions. On-premise, switching between clusters is faster, taking only a few seconds, while in Azure, it can extend up to five minutes. The downtime is a concern for us."
"At the cost level, the solution is somewhat expensive."
"Its architecture and user interface need improvement. The user experience for this solution also needs to be improved, particularly in implementation, management, and operations."
"The networking system updates, when delayed, can lead to misconfigurations and data loss."
"After some experience with the solution, we had to do some redesign, but generally, we were happy with the product."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 119 reviews while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "The solution has good threat emulation, threat extraction, and reporting features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of McAfee StoneGate [EOL] writes "The HA cluster had issues during deployment, but the solution gives us better application control than with our previous solution". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is most compared with .
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