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Arbor DDoS vs Check Point DDoS Protector comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Arbor DDoS
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Check Point DDoS Protector
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection category, the mindshare of Arbor DDoS is 15.8%, up from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point DDoS Protector is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Tushar Sail - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 15, 2023
A critical solution for security, as it includes features that can automatically detect and prevent DDoS attacks
Arbor DDoS offers security features that automatically detect and prevent DDoS attacks. When a DDoS attack is detected targeting a specific IP, the Arbor device immediately becomes in line with the traffic and actively works to prevent the attack. This auto feature is one of the best aspects of…
Petr Zemánek - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2024
Protect from DDoS attacks with good management and easy setup
The main use case is to protect bank from DDoS attacks. We have it as a service device in network and but it's a common installation DDoS Protector is made by a hardware company, and Check Point integrates this solution into its own management and infrastructure. The most effective feature is…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution looks into volumetric attacks and gets them resolved."
"Companies that live from their presence on the internet will get a very high return on investment from Arbor."
"Arbor DDoS's best feature is that we can put the certificates in, and it will look at layer seven and the encrypted traffic and do the required signaling."
"The quality of the technical support provided by Arbor DDoS is premium."
"I like all the features together as a whole."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Our customers are very happy when we provide them with the interface... They can check how many attacks they have faced and how many attacks have been blocked."
"There are a number of valuable features in this product, like Cloud Signaling and Threat Intelligence feeds."
"The is a really low level of the false-positive alerts (when the clean traffic is marked as DDoS) due to some advanced techniques used by Check Point under the hood."
"It can be deployed as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, or as a cloud service."
"One of its most outstanding functions is the zero-day DDOS."
"As our business continues to grow, we can grow this product simultaneously."
"It uses several layers of security."
"Check Point detects and automatically mitigates attacks, which helps our organization protect our infrastructure."
"This comprehensive tool validates and exploits complex vulnerabilities that other vendors fail to find and resolve to increase security."
"Check Point DDoS Protector is a product that uses machine learning and behavior analysis."
 

Cons

"The implementation should be made easier."
"There is definitely room for improvement in third-party intelligence and integrations."
"The support got worse after NETSCOUT acquired Arbor."
"Arbor's SSL decryption is confusing and needs external cards to be installed in the devices. This is not the best solution from an architectural point of view for protecting HTTPS and every other protocol that is SSL encrypted."
"An issue which needs to be addressed concerns information I received of attacks on the radar and Arbor, allegedly, not taking any action."
"For troubleshooting problems, it's not so intuitive. It's not straightforward. This is the core of their kernel, so they need to improve it a little bit... In F5 I have full control of everything."
"On the main page there are alerts that we are unable to clear, even though the issue has been resolved."
"The solution needs to enhance its features to compete with other tools."
"I would like applications for Android and IOS where we can follow the events, and, if necessary, make changes."
"Check Point DDoS Protector does not provide the ability to upload data for the blacklist/whitelist in bulk, which is one of the big points that need to be improved to facilitate configurations."
"For a long time, there was no software version of R80.10 available for the Check Point DDoS Protector software appliances, and we had to stay on the quite outdated R77.30 version."
"Check Point should develop a DDoS solution because they don't have one and we need to use another solution, in our case, Imperva. This is a problem because we need to have two firewalls. We would like to only have one solution because it would improve the management, we would have fewer incidents, and we wouldn't need to talk to more than one person for support."
"The product is expensive."
"Monitoring and reporting are the things that can be introduced in the future."
"The mitigation part could be improved."
"It does not provide the capability to upload data for blacklisting/whitelisting in bulk."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Because the solutions from competitors are very different, it's not easy to compare. However, the licensing from Arbor is clear and understandable and the pricing is reasonable when looking at the market, in general."
"Our customers always complain about the price of the product."
"You need to find a way to get a good offering from Arbor by negotiating a price. That is the challenge."
"I don't deal with the pricing, but it seems that you need to get basic support in order to upgrade the software and implement some patches."
"Arbor's products are very expensive. Their competitors are cheap when compared with Arbor."
"Arbor DDoS is quite expensive, but all these solutions are expensive because they deal with confidential information."
"The solution is a bit costly if you're a small organization, but I think it's worth the price that they are charging."
"The price of Arbor DDoS depends on many parameters. It depends on the physical capacity of the environment, and it is not a straight-line price. It's fairly competitive in the market on the price."
"The appliance comes with a loaded hardware license, and additional options such as SSL can be purchased and enabled."
"I don't deal with the pricing, but it seems that you need to get basic support in order to upgrade the DDoS database for new attacks and so on."
"It's an expensive solution. It's one of the most expensive solutions in the world. It's cheaper than Palo Alto and Cisco but these are expensive solutions. Fortinet is cheaper."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
6%
Comms Service Provider
22%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Security Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
I would say if it’s an ISP that will build a scrubbing center, Netscout/Arbor is a good solution. In all other solutions, Imperva is a great choice.
Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Arbor would be the best bid, apart from Arbor, Palo Alto and Fortinet have good solutions. As this is an ISP, I would prefer Arbor.
What do you like most about Arbor DDoS?
The quality of the technical support provided by Arbor DDoS is premium.
 

Also Known As

Arbor Networks SP, Arbor Networks TMS, Arbor Cloud for ENT
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Sample Customers

Xtel Communications
Boston Properties
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