Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs Palo Alto Networks VM-Series comparison

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiGate
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Ranking in Firewalls
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
306
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (2nd), WAN Edge (1st)
Check Point CloudGuard Netw...
Ranking in Firewalls
8th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
Managed Security Services (2nd), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (3rd), Cloud and Data Center Security (5th), WAN Edge (4th), Unified Threat Management (UTM) (6th)
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series
Ranking in Firewalls
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (11th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Firewalls category, the market share of Fortinet FortiGate is 22.9% and it increased by 13.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is 0.5% and it increased by 78.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is 0.9% and it decreased by 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewalls
Unique Categories:
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
21.5%
WAN Edge
24.4%
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
0.7%
 

Featured Reviews

Heson Ko - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 24, 2023
Simple and efficient security solution for end-users
We use SD-WAN to connect the checking role between our branch offices, like Yap installation or fire shooting. We use Fortinet FortiGate to control the different segmentation The IT manager could monitor every security device and increase SD-WAN. Still, the SD-WAN function had to be integrated…
it_user919560 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 28, 2019
A good firewall solution that's extremely stable and can scale easily
Reporting needs improvement. It's difficult to utilize properly. Currently, I'm in a situation whereby a client of ours is looking for reporting on their organizational unit. Check Point has failed to do that. We've been trying to do it for the past month and we haven't been able to. We've also gotten techs from Check Point to call us to help and we just can't get the solution to do what we need it to do. Sometimes, if you aren't familiar with the solution, it can be a bit complex, but it does become easier to use with time. However, every time they launch a new version, it becomes more complex and you need to take time to get familiar with all the changes. For every version that they upgrade, you need to upskill yourself.
SS
Nov 9, 2021
User-friendly interface, easy to monitor, and has a single pane of glass for reporting
The VM-Series enables us to extend consistent next-generation protection across different infrastructures with a unified policy model, which makes it very easy for us. It is very important that we have this single pane for monitoring all of the network resources and multiple devices because, today, it's a complex environment where you have to take care of many devices. This solution makes it very easy to quickly migrate workloads to the cloud. Since we updated the system, the network has been very stable. Previously, there were issues with traffic throughput. With the improved visibility we now have, the traffic is being properly monitored, which means that we are better able to manage it. These are improvements that we saw very quickly.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"The feature I like most is the SD-WAN. It allows you to manage more than one ISP at the same time. And there is a high-availability mode, so if one of your ISPs is down, you still have a backup."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The query feature is going to be a game-changer for us as we move forward."
"The most valuable feature for us is the scale set, which allows us to scale horizontally, vertically and dynamically depending on the traffic load."
"Identity awareness, URL filtering, IDS, DLP, Content Filtering, VPN, and Application Control are all excellent."
"I like the tool's ability to manage cloud traffic locally without routing it through our data centers."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized dashboard, which is used for managing all of the Check Point Security Gateways."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is the ease of use. It was not difficult to learn."
"The versatility is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The multiple virtual firewalls on one box are extremely useful and the interconnection with virtual switches is simple and easy to understand."
"The tool's cloud version makes application migration easy."
"It is an easy-to-scale product."
"The interface with Panorama makes it very easy to use."
"It provides complete security posture from end-to-end. This has given us better visibility into what our security aspects are."
"In Palo Alto the most important feature is the App-ID."
"The most valuable features are the User ID, URL filtering, and application filtering."
"It offers a single pane of glass for all the different types of installations."
"It has the ability to create Palo Alto VM-series using software."
 

Cons

"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"FortiGate is really good. We have been using it for quite some time. Initially, when we started off, we had around 70 plus devices of FortiGate, but then Check Point and Palo Alto took over the place. From the product perspective, there are no issues, but from the account perspective, we have had issues. Fortinet's presence in our company is very less. I don't see any Fortinet account managers talking to us, and that presence has diluted in the last two and a half or three years. We have close to 1,500 firewalls. Out of these, 60% of firewalls are from Palo Alto, and a few firewalls are from Check Point. FortiGate firewalls are very less now. It is not because of the product; it is because of the relationship. I don't think they had a good relationship with us, and there was some kind of disconnect for a very long time. The relationship between their accounts team and my leadership team seems to be the reason for phasing out FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"The relationship between AWS and Check Point could be better. We had issues related to the type of instance and how it interconnects with AWS or cloud-native solutions. We overcame the pain points that we had, and now, AWS is evolving in a way that will facilitate how Check Point works. Our pain points were minimized, but they were there."
"Greater automation would reduce the need for manual configuration and management."
"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."
"As an administrator, I can say that among all of the Check Point products I have been working with so far, the Virtual Systems solution is one of the most difficult."
"Our biggest complaint concerns the high resource usage for IDP/IPS, as we cannot turn on all of the features even with new hardware."
"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 operations require skilled manpower with extended experience of working with networking systems for better results."
"Lacks the ability to integrate with other security solutions."
"We have ran into issues with Palo Alto’s limitations for resolving large IP lists from DNS lookups, as well as the antivirus interfering with App-ID."
"We feel that the setup was complex. So, we asked the tech team about the setup process. They explained how to deploy it in the right way, which made it very simple."
"On the cloud side, they need to come up with more HA solutions to support the multi-region."
"There are various reports that come with the box or with the VMware, but you can only run them daily."
"It would be helpful if we had a direct number for the support manager or the supporting engineer. That would be better than having to email every time because there would be less wait."
"I would like a way to do everything programmatically, or be able to copy the configs from different prices at different levels."
"The solution must improve Zero Trust integration and use cases."
"The reporting part of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive. You need to pay for the subscription every year, which is very expensive. The subscription includes technical support and hardware exchange in case of failure."
"The license is too expensive to renew. The license renewal process is also complex."
"The Indian market is different than the European and American markets. When you compare they need to be a bit more aggressive on pricing."
"Other firewalls are more expensive than Fortinet FortiGate, such as the Azure firewall."
"Licensing is usually on a three-year period."
"Fortinet FortiGate is expensive."
"We just pay a flat monthly fee to the vendor for the support."
"Compared to other firewall products, it's a little cheaper in terms of pricing."
"Pricing-wise, it is pretty competitive. However, I would like to see more flexible licensing. There should be more of a consume what you need and true-up type of model."
"The tool's monthly costs have undergone a significant reduction, dropping from approximately 12,000 euros to around 4,000. This represents a cost reduction of over 60 percent. However, it's essential to note that while costs decreased in some areas, they increased in others due to shifts in our environment. As our overall environment has grown, currently connecting 50 accounts to the cloud, it's challenging to directly compare costs with the state of our setup three years ago."
"The price is fair for most of the customers. We don't find the price excessive. It's okay."
"We have a pretty good partnership with Check Point. We have a global subscription and agreement. They give us a pretty good corporate discount."
"The tool's pricing is good. Customers want it to be cheap. I consider the pricing to be elastic. CloudGuard Network Security is perceived as cost-effective compared to using the built-in tools provided by the cloud."
"The pricing is pretty high, not just for your capital, for what you have to pay upfront, but for what you pay for your annual software renewals as well, compared to a lot of other vendors. Check Point is near the top, as far as how much it's going to cost you."
"The tool's pricing is not cheap."
"It is not expensive, but it is a little bit above the middle range. There are other solutions that are a little more expensive than this, but they also have some interesting features."
"Palo Alto can be as much as two times the price of competing products that have twice the capabilities."
"It is an expensive product."
"Palo Alto definitely needs to be more competitive compared to other products. The problem that I have faced is that the price of licensing is very high and not very competitive."
"Palo Alto is more expensive than other products."
"The pricing and licensing of this product on AWS for a three-year commitment is a great deal, if you can plan that far ahead."
"The price is not bad. They have a yearly renewal fee, and the pricing is exactly where we expect it to be."
"The product is cheaper than the on-premise version."
"The pricing and licensing are reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
21%
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Security Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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Also Known As

FortiGate 60b, FortiGate 60c, FortiGate 80c, FortiGate 50b, FortiGate 200b, FortiGate 110c, FortiGate
CloudGuard IaaS, Check Point vSEC, CloudGuard IaaS, Check Point Virtual Systems, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
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Sample Customers

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