Check Point Remote Access VPN vs Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Remote Access VPN
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (5th), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (6th)
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
ZTNA as a Service (1st), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (3rd)
 

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 Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is 0.6% and it decreased by 22.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Access
Unique Categories:
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
4.6%
ZTNA as a Service
17.6%
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
10.8%
 

Featured Reviews

Edwin Solano Salmeron - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 2, 2023
Good encryption, secure login capabilities and easy to install
We wanted to give employees the possibility to work from anywhere outside of the organization, being a house or another remote location of offices. We wanted this capability with the possibility and ease to grant them access to our perimeter network so that they could access the data or internal…
KK
May 30, 2023
Provides increased security with endpoint protection along several features on a single platform
As IT integrators, we are using the solution for application control, URL filtering, sandboxing, and antivirus. We have modules with data leak prevention and cloud browser isolation, device posture checking, related to the access because we are also using it for the ZTNA services, but it's not…

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 is easy to install the Endpoint Remote Access VPN client to different platforms."
"It is stable most of the time."
"For us, it was essential to integrate with Active Directory, which is our credentials repository."
"The biggest advantage of Check Point Remote Access VPN is that we already use the Check Point firewall. We only needed to enable the feature and do the configuration in order to enable the VPN feature. We didn't need to buy or manage new hardware. This was a big advantage."
"Technical support has been excellent."
"The biggest advantage of Check Point Remote Access VPN is that we already use the Check Point firewall. We only needed to enable the feature and do the configuration in order to enable the VPN feature. We didn't need to buy or manage new hardware."
"Thanks to all these security processes, our users can access our infrastructure with the certainty that we will not be compromised."
"It is easy to use."
"I like the web filtering capabilities."
"I like its ease of use. It has a single pane of glass for the ZIA and ZPA pieces. It is very manageable. It is also very easy to deploy for secure access, and it gives half-decent coverage for visibility in terms of what the users use and what data is being proxied through the access gateway."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Private Access is we do not have to connect to a VPN, it is seamless. It is more convenient for us because we use one agent to cover the internet and VPN access."
"What I find most valuable in Zscaler Private Access is that it's a VPN. Its connectivity as a VPN is its most valuable feature."
"With SASE, we have a single platform that covers multiple task services with which we need to control access. All the features are equally valuable."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to establish connectivity for remote users and remote endpoints. It offers a high level of granularity compared to typical VPNs, which also encapsulate a lot of I/O."
"The most valuable features are the File Type Control and SSL bypass policies. We"
 

Cons

"Sometimes the application slows down the computing device, and this affects workflows."
"We encounter challenges for the product’s installation and troubleshooting processes compared to other VPN products."
"I would like the support to be faster."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN could be more user-friendly."
"We are very happy with the Windows client. You log in with the VPN for the full client, you do the log in there. But for Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. It is important because we have some users that use Linux and they don't have a specific application from Check Point to use. That is something that could be improved."
"We would like to implement HTML5 (clientless access) in the product without installing any additional software."
"We would like to see support for a layer seven VPN over UDP."
"In the case of URL translation of the VPN Web portal, the requests made from the front end to the back end weren't valid (due to the use of dynamic subdomains). In the case of host translations, the request was made to the same host, however, we cannot specify the ports, which, in our case, are used to redirect to different servers."
"The interface needs a bit of work."
"There is improvement in enhancing proper manageability, policies, and logs. So, log management could be improved."
"The solution needs to improve a lot of aspects."
"The pricing for Private Access seems to be on the expensive side, and I believe they should consider making it more competitive with other solutions."
"Zscaler Private Access could improve by improving external access. If external parties want to access locally to my company's services, we need to onboard them into our domain, otherwise, it doesn't work. Additionally, if their company also has Zscaler Private Access, then it doesn't work. They need to log in with our domain ID, not their company ID."
"Users report application access or latency issues with Zscaler Private Access."
"We faced certain migration and implementation challenges in executing the tasks, so I would suggest improvement related to the stability of the solution."
"Sometimes applications crash on some machines, and we’d like Zscaler to give us some information as to why that may have happened. We’d like more detailed reports."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Check Point Remote Access VPN is not expensive and the cost is annual."
"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 price of this product is good."
"I give the price of the solution a five out of ten."
"My understanding is that the pricing and licensing are very competitive, and it's not one of their more expensive products. We buy licenses for the solution and have licenses for the endpoint servers."
"Organizations that already have the Check Point NGFW need to purchase an additional license to have access to the VPN functionality."
"The solution is pretty expensive. The rating is an eight."
"I can say that the licensing costs are charged annually."
"The technical support is good."
"In terms of market positioning, I would describe Zscaler Private Access as offering optimal pricing. Based on our experience, Cato Networks tends to be slightly more expensive."
"The pricing is quite high, especially when it comes to the gateway."
"The cost is expensive. It depends on the number of users."
"It has been relatively reasonable for what it does. Some of the additional license costs based on the advanced next-generation firewall functions are quite high, and they should have certain features ready and available as a baseline rather than having to purchase additional licenses for it. Overall, the cost seems reasonable."
"Zscaler Private Access is extremely expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"There is definitely an ROI."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What is the better solution - Prisma Access or Zscaler Private Access?
We looked into Prisma Access before choosing Zscaler Private Access (ZPA). Palo Alto’s Prisma Access is a secure access service edge (SASE) designed to deliver network security in a cloud-deliver...
What do you like most about Zscaler SASE?
The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are reliability, scalability, and availability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zscaler SASE?
Zscaler SASE is quite expensive compared to other solutions. The price is not fixed and it does not include all of the features, so my advice for organizations would be to evaluate their specific n...
 

Also Known As

Check Point Remote Access VPN, Check Point Endpoint Remote Access VPN
Zscaler SASE
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Osmose, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Siemens, AutoNation, GE, NOV
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