We performed a comparison between Check Point Application Control and WatchGuard Application Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."With Check Point Application Control we can say we improved our legacy and have made them more secure. Now we are able to allow specific applications on respective service and we are allowed those respective services only."
"It has many important features that have greatly helped the company and the IT department."
"The tool's most valuable features are VPN access, website defense, and maintenance."
"It also helps us implement changes very quickly and make people more focused on work."
"It does not require a lot of work to be activated and used."
"It improved the performance outcome for all our verticals due to more automation in system security, which helped in the identification and blockage of malware-affected applications and widgets."
"We can control bandwidth and high-risk application access from our network using application control."
"Its implementation is simple."
"The most valuable feature is the category control."
"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."
"The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."
"Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one."
"I found several features valuable in WatchGuard Application Control such as the HTTP Proxy, DNSWatch, VPN, and HTTPS Content Inspection."
"It does the job of what it says it does. We set it to what we want it to block and then it blocks it."
"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is traffic management."
"Most of the business applications stopped working, we don't know why and we have already escalated to the top level but we still haven't gotten any corrective action on this. They always take logs but after that, there is no resolution."
"SD-WAN functionality can be added."
"There are many aspects we do not like about the solution and there are a lot of alternatives available on the market. Some of the settings are buried deep within the solution making it a challenge to navigate. It would be helpful if it was more intuitive. Additionally, there can be some settings that are in multiple places, this leaves the user not knowing what settings are needed to be modified for the wanted result. I have lost confidence because I do not know if I change a setting or if it is going to have the desired result I intended it to do."
"Malware threats can advance attacks when there are no timely measures to curb online phishing attacks."
"It would be nice if there was a platform and small application owners could come and send their own applications' name and IP information from there."
"Check Point Application Control needs to ensure that they release up-to-date security patches regularly. It should release better documentation so end-users can use the product without depending on the support team."
"We expect applications to be updated regularly."
"Seeing the capabilities and features that we are using today, we can say that we could expect an additional feature that could allow us to integrate this management and even security with APIs."
"They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good."
"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."
"I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further."
"The licensing can be a bit expensive."
"The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better."
"There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control."
"The control software is currently only available for Windows, which can be a little annoying for Linux users."
"The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it."
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Check Point Application Control is ranked 1st in Application Control with 34 reviews while WatchGuard Application Control is ranked 5th in Application Control with 9 reviews. Check Point Application Control is rated 8.8, while WatchGuard Application Control is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point Application Control writes "Reliable, reduces management requirements, and lessens manual interventions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Application Control writes "Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security". Check Point Application Control is most compared with , whereas WatchGuard Application Control is most compared with . See our Check Point Application Control vs. WatchGuard Application Control report.
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