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Check Point Antivirus vs Check Point NGFW comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.0
Check Point Antivirus significantly boosts business ROI and security, simplifying management and preventing data loss with robust protection.
Sentiment score
7.5
Check Point NGFW provides cost-effective security, consolidating tools for reduced costs, minimized downtime, and enhanced productivity, ensuring user satisfaction.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Check Point Antivirus offers responsive customer service, though some users suggest improvements with quicker response times and more experienced engineers.
Sentiment score
7.1
Customer service for Check Point NGFW is inconsistent, with variances in responsiveness and effectiveness across regions and support models.
The support team we engaged was knowledgeable and well-versed with the application.
I rate technical support from Check Point at ten out of ten.
When I can't resolve an issue technically, I consult with a senior engineer.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Check Point Antivirus is praised for scalability, centralized management, seamless integration, but resource consumption may affect performance.
Sentiment score
7.6
Check Point NGFW offers high scalability and hyperscaling with Maestro, suitable for cloud and on-premise enterprise environments.
Proactive features help guard against data breaches and vulnerabilities.
Scalability must be carefully planned for, considering future growth and user base increases.
It enhances performance with high availability, shifting to a secondary firewall if one fails.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Check Point Antivirus is stable, reliable, with high ratings, occasional update issues, and widely praised for long-term protective performance.
Sentiment score
7.6
Check Point NGFW is reliable with improved stability in newer versions, though some users report occasional connectivity issues.
While the solution is generally stable, there are complications, such as requiring SmartConsole for deployment and upgrades, which can be time-consuming.
 

Room For Improvement

Check Point Antivirus needs cost reduction, support improvements, better threat detection, and enhanced UI and performance features.
Check Point NGFW needs better stability, third-party integration, user interface, support, and improvements in antivirus, VPN, and licensing.
Check Point should improve on their patch management by releasing patches more frequently, such as on a weekly basis, to stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities.
The graphical user interface (GUI) could benefit from some updates.
Check Point would benefit from having a single console for both basic and policy configurations.
In the rule creation process, we need to decide on the source address, destination address, and services.
 

Setup Cost

Check Point Antivirus is moderately priced, with seamless licensing, but requires careful budgeting due to high setup and subscription costs.
Check Point NGFW offers robust security with a complex, negotiable pricing model, often seen as costly but competitive.
In comparison to Fortinet and other products, the pricing may be considered high.
We found the pricing reasonable, ensuring the product was not overpriced.
 

Valuable Features

Check Point Antivirus offers seamless integration, efficient logging, real-time scanning, and enhanced malware protection with minimal performance impact.
Check Point NGFW provides centralized management, robust security features, and flexible integration, ensuring comprehensive protection against diverse threats efficiently.
Check Point Antivirus is valuable due to its autonomous threat prevention system, which is consistently up-to-date and highly reliable with excellent performance at scale.
The firewall's default behavior of blocking all traffic, including a cleanup rule that blocks everything from external to internal sources, is highly valuable for protecting our network.
One of the most valuable features is the ability to whitelist and blacklist sources to control access to our ecosystem, ensuring secured SaaS application access.
In the normal GA login, I can create interfaces and configure interface IPs, while in the SmartConsole, I manage the NAT quality and firewall access.
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Antivirus
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (6th)
Check Point NGFW
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
306
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 1.4%, up 1.3% compared to last year.
Check Point NGFW, on the other hand, focuses on Firewalls, holds 3.1% mindshare, down 3.4% since last year.
Anti-Malware Tools
Firewalls
 

Featured Reviews

Anuj V - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Manikandan Kannan - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined management through dual-interface configuration capabilities with excellent support
We use Check Point NGFW for security purposes. Our clients use it for security reasons, as mentioned during the call The most valuable feature is the availability of two consoles. In the normal GA login, I can create interfaces and configure interface IPs, while in the SmartConsole, I manage the…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
9%
Security Firm
6%
Educational Organization
58%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Government
3%
 

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

Morton Salt, Medical Advocacy and Outreach, BH Telecom, Lightbeam Health Solutions, X by Orange, Cadence, Nihondentsu, Datastream Connexion, Good Sam, Omnyway, FIASA, Pacific Life, Banco del Pacifico, Control Southern, Xero, Centrify
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