We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard Network Security and Juniper SRX Series Firewall based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is commended for its VPN Blade, IPS Blade, URL filtering, and Applications Control Blade, while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is highly regarded for its simplicity, user-friendly interface, and robust assistance.
Check Point could enhance its support system, cluster creation on AWS, data protection visibility, DLP feature, user interface, integration, cost reduction, documentation, and flexibility in deployment. Juniper SRX Series Firewall needs enhancements in capacity, pricing strategy, reporting and alerts, user interface, reliability, warranty, administration, documentation, and feature range.
Service and Support: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has received varying feedback regarding its customer service, with some customers appreciating the technical support provided, while others have encountered delays in response time. Juniper SRX Series Firewall generally garners positive reviews for its customer service, which is deemed helpful and knowledgeable. However, there have been occasional instances of slower response times reported.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security's initial setup is considered straightforward, although it may require technical expertise. The deployment time can range from one day to a few days. Juniper SRX Series Firewall setup is generally straightforward and can be completed within a day for small-scale branch offices. However, there is a learning curve involved and users may need CLI experience.
Pricing: The cost of setting up Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is seen as high, whereas Juniper is viewed as reasonably priced and affordable. Users note that Check Point's pricing may differ based on the size of the organization and the country, while Juniper's pricing is considered average.
ROI: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers significant cost savings and centralized management, resulting in a strong return on investment. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is highly dependable and has excellent uptime. It also provides enhanced security features, contributing to a positive ROI for its users.
Comparison Results: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is the preferred product over Juniper SRX Series Firewall. It is praised for its user-friendly setup and valuable features such as VPN Blade, IPS Blade, URL filtering, and Applications Control Blade. Users appreciate its advanced threat prevention, centralized management, scalability, and focus on cloud security.
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the User Portal."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"Additionally, the centralized reporting and management, accessible through a single pane of glass, offer consistency and efficiency across multi-cloud environments."
"The tool's most valuable features are IPS and blades. These features are valuable for security."
"I like the tool's ability to manage cloud traffic locally without routing it through our data centers."
"It's a high-performance device. The network performance is also really good. We check how much time it takes for the servers. Our network performance has increased since using this solution."
"I like how straightforward it is and simple it is to implement in the cloud."
"We consolidated from three management consoles and three clusters to only one, which is a big improvement."
"It is a good-to-use tool that is also flexible."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized dashboard, which is used for managing all of the Check Point Security Gateways."
"Troubleshooting with the solution is quite easy. If you compare the process to, for example, Fortigate, Juniper is much easier."
"The solution is relatively easy and inexpensive to maintain."
"The EEE security controls allow us to make policy restrictions, so I can customize port numbers to allow or limit control."
"The solution has been good for fulfilling our basic needs."
"I like that Juniper SRX is easy to use, scalable, and stable with good performance."
"It provides good routing and high performance of the data center."
"When compared to Palo Alto, Juniper is a better choice when it comes to the enterprise network and connectivity."
"Juniper SRX is a very powerful firewall and sometimes can be used as a router."
"Backup can be improved."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The migration to TerraForm is a little more complicated, but we made it work."
"The cost is relatively high compared to the cost of other products in the market."
"We have the product deployed on Azure China. One crucial concern is the version limitation; unfortunately, in Azure China, we are restricted to running version R80. Our architecture has a Load Balancer, VMSS CloudGuard, etc. The duplication in this setup prevents the application from seeing the original client IP. This poses a problem for certain applications that require the original IP for login purposes. Although we managed a workaround with a different architecture involving a WAF, it is not as straightforward as the standard Azure setup."
"Improvements needed include better integration with Azure features to match on-premises capabilities."
"I think they have pretty much mastered what can be done. There are some nuances like when you fail over from one cluster member to the other, the external IP address takes about two minutes to fail over."
"The management console can be simplified because at the moment, it is a bit of a challenge to use."
"People don't know about the tool's features. There's a lack of skill. Users require more knowledge on how to integrate it into the cloud environment and orchestrate routing. So, it's not necessarily a CloudGuard Network Security or Check Point issue but more about integration, knowledge, and understanding."
"I want the upgrades of their CloudGuard solution to major versions to be easier. We have had a few small hiccups. They have different types of cloud clusters called Geo Clusters, and those just cannot be upgraded past a certain point, which is a hurdle that we are currently experiencing."
"Both the web management and the graphical user interface are inadequate and should be improved."
"There are a lot of features that customers do not know about and I think that better documentation would help when it comes to learning how to use the product."
"It did not improve our safety because the IDS does not detect some attacks, but our anti-virus software did."
"The big thing is performance. With all the features turned on it slows down."
"I would like to have a better web UI for administration. Juniper could simplify the web UI and make it more compatible with mobile devices."
"In the future, I would like to see the UI more responsive"
"Juniper SRX Series Firewall has to improve its web content site, like web filtration."
"IPS is one that I would definitely want to be improved. I would also like SSL VPN to be integrated."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 121 reviews while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 86 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "Highly reliable, great visibility, and centralized management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Juniper SRX Series Firewall report.
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