We performed a comparison between Check Point SandBlast Network and Fortinet FortiClient based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It provides a high rate of catching the zero-day advanced threats."
"In terms of the scalability, it's expandable across the cloud."
"Threat extraction can help us to remove malicious content from documents by converting them to PDF."
"The Check Point SandBlast Network uses caching and static analysis to actually reduce the time it takes to scan and isolate the same file for incoming data compromises."
"The product gives us advanced protection, including artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and services."
"Check Point SandBlast Network Solution provides signature-based as well as zero-day threat protection. Also sandboxing can be performed on an on-premise device, cloud as well as the combination of both. Threat emulation is done on multiple OS & verdict is provided."
"The main feature of the solution is that it protects against malicious threats from the outside."
"Threat Emulation gives networks the necessary protection against unknown threats in files that are attached to emails. The Threat Emulation engine picks up malware at the exploit phase before it enters the network. It quickly quarantines and runs the files in a virtual sandbox, which imitates a standard operating system, to discover malicious behavior before hackers can apply evasion techniques to bypass the sandbox."
"From Forticlient, the EMS, the central management is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiClient is dual authentication and the VPN is secure."
"What I find valuable in FortiClient is its patch management capabilities, allowing remote updates efficiently."
"The most valuable feature is the single pane of glass, single point of management."
"Fortinet FortiClient is easy to use, and the single-access managed login is pretty good."
"The service is centralized."
"The connection speed is fast. I can connect quickly at any time, and there are never any interruptions to the FortiClient connection. I could easily code into the client's server with that connection, with no lag."
"It is a feature-rich product that is easy to use and install without sacrificing security."
"Many Important controls are only available in CLI & very very complicated. All tecli command features should available on GUI so that it will become easy for normal users to monitor & control queue."
"I imagine there will be improvements in later versions. There are hotfixes that come out all the time."
"I would like if it could emulate bigger files and somehow improve this usability. I don't know if this would be possible. However, if it was able to scan or emulate bigger files, then it would be safer for a company using it."
"The initial setup was complex because of the lack of information from the consultant."
"Check Point SandBlast Network can improve the integration with third-party vendors, such as EDR or CRM products. For example, IBM Curator."
"The guides or best practices of Check Point are difficult to find for the client. Therefore, it is sometimes difficult to make better implementations."
"I would like for them to improve the visibility in the product."
"EDR and EPM solutions like Carbon Black or CyberArk have integrations with the cloud version of Sandblast, however, there must be on-premise Sandblast options also."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
"While I cannot think of new features to add, it would be nice if the reports were improved, to have these sent automatically."
"FortiClient is not great in Linux."
"We'd like to be able to properly encrypt the data more effectively."
"There is lagging in some of the authentication tools to support the newer versions, this is happening because they are not supported."
"We've got one client where it was blocking the smartphones, and there's a way to set it up on Fortigate that's supposed to do that. However, it didn't work with them since they had a 2FA multi-factor."
"It has a horrible performance. It is one of the most unstable VPNs I have ever used."
"Fortinet FortiClient could improve the connection because sometimes it drops."
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Check Point SandBlast Network is ranked 8th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 33 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 14th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 86 reviews. Check Point SandBlast Network is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point SandBlast Network writes "High detection with few false positives and able to handle large volumes of data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Check Point SandBlast Network is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Fortinet FortiSandbox, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Trellix Network Detection and Response, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Check Point SandBlast Network vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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