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Check Point Antivirus vs Check Point NGFW comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Antivirus
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (7th)
Check Point NGFW
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
307
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (6th), Unified Threat Management (UTM) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Check Point Antivirus and Check Point NGFW aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Check Point Antivirus is designed for Anti-Malware Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.5%, up 1.3% compared to last year.
Check Point NGFW, on the other hand, focuses on Firewalls, holds 3.2% mindshare, down 3.4% since last year.
Anti-Malware Tools
Firewalls
 

Featured Reviews

Anuj V - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
Compatible, cost-effective, and highly customizable
There is a huge scope for improvement for any good product in the market. Check Point services and antivirus solutions can improve their customer offerings by offering various discounts in their subscription model and they can also reconsider their pricing model as well. If certain cost reductions can happen and can take place, then it is going to be ultimately very good for medium enterprises like us. Also, we are requesting the customer service and the business team of Check Point to have more and more features and improved packages to increase the customer experience. We would be grateful to the entire Check Point team if we could get some discounts and also some extended trial periods.
Pratik-Savla - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 22, 2024
Filters internet access and controls applications
Before choosing Check Point NGFW, we used Palo Alto Networks. We switched because of issues with Palo Alto. Their customer support wasn't very responsive. Some policies weren't working right, letting things through that should've been blocked. We compared different pricing options and features before deciding on Check Point NGFW. The main differences between Palo Alto and Check Point NGFW were mostly in how they worked for us. They both offer good next-gen firewalls, but we had some problems with Palo Alto. Sometimes it wouldn't notify us quickly when something got through. Its prevention wasn't always as strong as we wanted. We felt Palo Alto's traffic inspection was only partial, not checking everything thoroughly. Check Point NGFW seemed to offer better inspection. Check Point NGFW also had better threat intel and application control. With Palo Alto, we couldn't see all our applications, only some of them. This caused shadow IT problems. Cost was also a factor in our decision.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It offers a centralized administration which allows us to be much more productive."
"Its most outstanding characteristic is its ability to achieve and define a line of security based on policies and identity."
"It gets regular updates of newly found threat signatures which keeps it updated."
"It has significantly bolstered our overall cybersecurity posture."
"Check Point integrates well with other security products."
"We like the sandbox feature."
"It has zero-day attack protection."
"One of the characteristics of this antivirus that is valuable is the detection of ransomware."
"Its management web interface is very easy and user-friendly."
"The most valuable features are application control, regulation, and threat prevention."
"With the outstanding capabilities of Check Point, we managed to have stable site-to-site VPNs with all our partners and with every other vendor's devices."
"Fortinet is easier to set up due to its understandable interface and ability to connect to the CLI directly from the web interface without needing an external SSH client."
"The level of security is excellent. It protects our organization well."
"The solution is scalable."
"The Smart Dashboard and other user interfaces are very easy to use and can be handled without any significant IT skills."
"The thing I like about this product is its capability of auto NAT and auto zone detection."
 

Cons

"I would like to be able to see this integration of device analysis and verification - not just in native-integrated solutions - for Linux and iOS mobile devices, which are today a part of the larger group of devices and solutions that we have available."
"I would like to see them implement a system that would enable us to do certain things from our mobile like applying policies, opening up and blocking ports, and restricting connection. It is because IT personnel are not always around on the premises. We can instantly do these things from our mobile. They should also consider the price so that many people will go for the solution."
"The next release can focus more on timely upgrades to enhance computing compatibility."
"Need more documentation."
"The management console could be made more intuitive and user-friendly, with simplified navigation and clearer visualizations of threat data and security statuses. Improve the performance impact on systems, especially for older hardware."
"There is room for improvement in detecting more sophisticated and emerging threats."
"Check Point Antivirus could be improved by having the gateway automatically run a packet capture on the traffic so that it can be easily uploaded to TAC in the event that there is a false positive or if the traffic is required for further investigation."
"Sometimes the antivirus updates fail. We don't understand why because sometimes it fails but the next time you try it goes well and the firewall always has access to the internet. We don't understand why it sometimes fails."
"Something worth mentioning is the need for Spanish support and better representation for teams in the Latin American area."
"The anti-spam needs improvement."
"The technical support is really poor. We have to wait for approximately 48 hours sometimes for a simple solution."
"Check Point products have many places that need to be improved, but they are constantly upgrading."
"We have run into an interface expansion limitation, and thus it would be helpful if products lower in the stack would offer more interface expansion options."
"When you want to open the gateway by double-clicking on the interface, sometimes it can cause silly problems such as freezing."
"The firewall throughput or performance reduces drastically after enabling each module/blade."
"The pricing could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are paying 2,50,000 Sri Lankan Rupees annually which is the fixed charge."
"Check Point Antivirus is the most economical solution."
"Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."
"Check Point Antivirus is a good solution, but it's a little costly."
"The pricing is very expensive. You need to buy the appliance and subscription as well."
"Check Point Antivirus is an expensive solution, especially for clients that don't have as many endpoints. Check Point Antivirus has a free trial for one month, and within the trial period, there's no limit to the number of endpoints it can support, but when the trial expires, you'll have to buy the license, which covers one year. You can't buy a license for the solution without being a Check Point partner first."
"The price of this product is not too costly and you do not need to pay for all of the features."
"The pricing is good. It is less than Palo Alto's firewalls. Check Point has the same features as Palo Alto, but the licensing and cost of these firewalls are not too expensive. It is one of the best firewalls in the market in this range."
"There are three types of licensing: Threat Prevention, NGTP, and Next Generation Threat Extraction. Before, it used to be you would just enable the license of whatever blade you wanted to buy. Nowadays, Threat Prevention would be sufficient for most clients, so I would think people would go for the NGTP, license which includes all the blades."
"The solution is expensive."
"Check Point NGFW is a little expensive."
"If you use the features then it's cost-effective. Otherwise, it's expensive."
"They sell it in one box. In that one box, they sell Antivirus and Threat Prevention. They have everything, so we are not required to purchase additional IPS hardware for it."
"Licensing is on a yearly basis and I am happy with the pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
University
13%
Security Firm
9%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
57%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Government
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Antivirus?
Check Point Antivirus ensures our organization's security posture by ensuring that everyone accessing the internet does so securely. It performs packet inspection, enabling all security blades to m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Antivirus?
On a scale of one to ten for pricing, with ten being the most expensive and one being the cheapest, Check Point Antivirus is rated as one, making it the most affordable among antivirus products.
What needs improvement with Check Point Antivirus?
More applications should be supported. For example, the ability to detect viruses or scan attachments within applications like Skype or similar applications could be improved.
How does Check Point NGFW compare with Fortinet Fortigate?
I have experience on both from Disti and channel experience. Please find below my comments (nothing new as such). -Check Point GUI is a bit complicated, -Application and Web filtering are better t...
Which would you recommend - Azure Firewall or Check Point NGFW?
Azure Firewall is easy to use and provides excellent support. Valuable features include integration into the overall cloud platform, autoscaling, and the ability for users to create virtual IP addr...
What do you like most about Check Point NGFW?
Check Point NGFW provides essential security, featuring no-obligation access for secure connections, strong intrusion prevention, and comprehensive antivirus protection.
 

Also Known As

Check Point Antivirus Software Blade
Check Point NG Firewall, Check Point Next Generation Firewall
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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