Check Point Remote Access VPN vs VNC Connect comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Remote Access VPN
Ranking in Remote Access
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (6th)
VNC Connect
Ranking in Remote Access
15th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Remote Access category, the market share of Check Point Remote Access VPN is 2.1% and it decreased by 28.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of VNC Connect is 5.5% and it increased by 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Access
Unique Categories:
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
4.6%
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Featured Reviews

Ozan Durmus - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 7, 2023
Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve
The deployment takes around two to three hours. If you manage the product, one person could be enough, but if you need some kind of additional integrations like ADA integration, you need someone from ADT to access products. One person is enough, but one or two additional personnel may be included. To deploy Check Point Remote Access VPN, you must purchase a license, enable the blade, and purchase client access licenses. You can then follow the instructions to deploy the product, write the necessary rules, make the integrations, deploy the agent to the clients, and provide them with a login solution. I rate the initial setup an eight on a scale of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.
LM
Jul 19, 2020
Reliable and trustworthy remote access software, with responsive technical support
We occasionally have issues with the graphic software of the interface. It's a bit of a challenge. They have a version that allows us to stand up a remote connection if we have not previously set the machine up to do that. This is an area where the VNC Connect doesn't support establishing a connection where we haven't set up software drivers on the machine beforehand. In regards to scalability and finding a person's connection point on the dashboard, it can be an issue, but there are some tools to deal with that, we just haven't had to use them. They have a new feature where they allow the Audio connection to use the microphone and the speaker on the laptop to talk to the end-user, which would save on having to have a phone call set up at the same time, but we haven't been able to get that working quite yet. There seem to be some issues with getting that implemented. It will require an update.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The management of the solution is very simple. It allows for a single view of all the endpoints."
"It allows everyone to work from home. If no one could work from home, then we wouldn't have a company, especially now during COVID-19. It's mission-critical, especially since it's currently being used. If there is a problem with it, we would really be screwed. We would be hard-pressed because we would have to figure out what solution we're going to go with, how to deploy it, how long it would take to deploy it, and how we'd even get it on people's computers if we couldn't VPN to them. It would be near impossible to just change to a new VPN solution right now."
"It is stable most of the time."
"Setup using the manuals was easy."
"Access is browser-based only and requires no additional client installation."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN is a stable solution."
"The most important feature of Check Point Remote Access VPN is the multiple factor authentication."
"We have more control over the activity that users have on the internal network, thanks to the monitoring offered by Check Point and the security provided by the gateway."
"The most valuable features are that it is consistently low profile and consistently works without hiccups or headaches."
 

Cons

"We have noted some stability issues."
"The interface itself needs improvement. When you need to create something, you have to go through a lot of steps. It needs to be simplified."
"A characteristic to improve is the communication service under the SMTP scheme."
"They could add more features, like the security to block off the doors, or create another hatch, something like this. They could make the features safer, add malware to make my mail and the Kryon system safer and to protect data at an earlier stage."
"When you need to create something, you have to follow many steps and I think that should be simplified."
"Some configurations, like idle timeout (the requirement came from multiple users), are not possible to configure directly from the Check Point management server."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN's current configuration has some limitations and issues. One major drawback is the inability to configure multiple gateways from the same management server for VPN access."
"The maximum it is giving us is only 5 licenses and if you need more, they must be purchased separately."
"We occasionally have issues with the graphic software of the interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company makes yearly payments only towards the licensing costs attached to Check Point Remote Access VPN, as there are no extra costs attached to the product."
"The product is expensive. I rate its pricing a ten out of ten. For the cost of one product, we could purchase two or three Fortinet solutions with the same amount of money."
"I can say that the licensing costs are charged annually."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The solution is pretty expensive. The rating is an eight."
"The price of this product is good."
"I give the price of the solution a five out of ten."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN is not expensive and the cost is annual."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
30%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
4%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Check Point Endpoint Remote Access VPN?
We use it to connect our sites. We have a couple of sites that need to interconnect. They are in our cloud and our premise data center.
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Also Known As

Check Point Remote Access VPN, Check Point Endpoint Remote Access VPN
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Sample Customers

Osmose, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Telesat Canada, St. Anthony's School, Pratt and Whitney, City of Sacramento
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