The cost and licensing will always be expensive. That said, we opted for this tool and removed two others, so we felt we achieved a good amount of savings.
The price-cost relationship, capabilities, and benefits that the solution gives us is something that must be evaluated. When we decide on certain applications, we must understand that organizations have a budget, and we must take care of them based on that. The free trial, however, is of great value.
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Cloud Support at a tech company with 51-200 employees
User
Top 5
2022-06-20T00:17:00Z
Jun 20, 2022
My recommendation is to find a partner that can provide cost options, validate the requirements and help us to validate which of their applications fits our needs.
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-05-29T09:40:00Z
May 29, 2021
If you already have Check Point NGFW and it's underutilized and sized properly, there is a benefit both in terms of commercial/security and operation. This is because everything is available from a Single OEM on a Single Security gateway and Dashboard. The cost is not significantly high and it can be negotiated during any purchase of NGFW.
Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall.
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The cost and licensing will always be expensive. That said, we opted for this tool and removed two others, so we felt we achieved a good amount of savings.
The pricing is quite effective, not excessively high. On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest price, I rate the pricing a nine.
SandBlast is expensive. The only additional cost is support.
The tool does have a high cost compared to others on the market. That said, it has more features.
The price-cost relationship, capabilities, and benefits that the solution gives us is something that must be evaluated. When we decide on certain applications, we must understand that organizations have a budget, and we must take care of them based on that. The free trial, however, is of great value.
I'd recommend getting a partner who can provide you with all the help for Check Point services.
The cost of Check Point SandBlast Network is annually, and there is only a standard license.
Check Point offers good prices. There are costs. However, that should not stop a company from maintaining good security.
My recommendation is to find a partner that can provide cost options, validate the requirements and help us to validate which of their applications fits our needs.
If you already have Check Point NGFW and it's underutilized and sized properly, there is a benefit both in terms of commercial/security and operation. This is because everything is available from a Single OEM on a Single Security gateway and Dashboard. The cost is not significantly high and it can be negotiated during any purchase of NGFW.
I think the overall cost for introducing Check Point with SandBlast was reasonable and competitive in the market.
Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall.
Cost is on the higher side though ill suggest buying a bigger box than required.