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Check Point DDoS Protector vs Radware DefensePro comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

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
Radware DefensePro
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
24
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 Check Point DDoS Protector is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware DefensePro is 7.5%, up from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

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…
M.A. Faisal - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2023
Helps detect attacks in real-time, and is stable, but the cloud scrubbing capabilities need improvement
Radware DefensePro can defend against Layer 3 and Layer 4 DDoS attacks but it is not capable of protecting against Layer 7 attacks. Radware DefensePro suffers from a high false positive rate of 25 percent and occasionally blocks legitimate traffic, requiring manual unblocking. Additionally, it has been known to miss some threats. We have not seen a reduction in downtime associated with attacks by using DefensePro. Radware DefensePro needs to improve its cloud scrubbing capabilities. We have discontinued their cloud services due to poor performance. The inability to access local technical support during our business hours poses a significant inconvenience. This necessitates extra devices for continuous operation until we can speak to their support. We would appreciate the availability of a team within our time zone for optimal service.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Check Point DDoS Protector is a product that uses machine learning and behavior analysis."
"Currently, we have fewer incidents with viruses. We improved our IQ operations and security using this solution. Our company's better after using Check Point."
"This comprehensive tool validates and exploits complex vulnerabilities that other vendors fail to find and resolve to increase security."
"Check Point detects and automatically mitigates attacks, which helps our organization protect our infrastructure."
"As our business continues to grow, we can grow this product simultaneously."
"It uses several layers of security."
"This product uses auto-learning and behavioral analysis to establish baselines for legitimate traffic, and automatically detects and blocks traffic behavior that does not conform."
"It can be deployed as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, or as a cloud service."
"The pricing is reasonable. It's not overly expensive."
"A valuable feature is the speed of signature updates."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It has kept us up and operational on a day-to-day basis, without being interrupted by an attack from outside sources."
"SSL-based mitigation from DDoS attacks is good from their side. They are capable of preventing SSL-based attacks with certifications and everything loaded onto them."
"Radware DefensePro's most valuable feature lies in its ability to mitigate non-traffic attacks."
"The product is very effective and performs well on devices."
"A flexible affordable solution for defense against DDos attacks."
 

Cons

"Monitoring and reporting are the things that can be introduced in the future."
"The public documentation is a detail that must be improved in order to have greater implementations with the best practices in this case of the Check Point manufacturer."
"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."
"The Check Point support language is only in English."
"The solution should greatly improve its interface."
"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."
"I would like to see more graphics within the dashboard. Right now, you are required to buy tools in order to have graphical representation for your monitoring."
"If they would go to a cloud-based approach, that would give much more flexibility in terms of working with them."
"I would like to see more focus on layer seven protection."
"I had some trouble in the registration account prior to deployment, but it was fixed. They were not very fast or responsive, however. It took about one week to resolve the issue."
"This product would be improved if ongoing live monitoring with dashboards were added."
"There needs to be more reporting."
"There's room for improvement in the clarity of the feedback provided by the command service in the CLI."
"I would like to see better implementation of a zero-day attack implementation strategy with self-mitigation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"The appliance comes with a loaded hardware license, and additional options such as SSL can be purchased and enabled."
"The NetFlow security could be improved too."
"The licensing cost is about $50,000."
"The product's pricing is a good value."
"Radware DefensePro is expensive when considering the issue we have and its limitations."
"The pricing is based on the amount of network traffic and the number of packets being inspected."
"Radware DefensePro is a bit on the expensive side."
"The initial cost is over $100,000 for one appliance."
"It is sort of middle-of-the-road for this type of solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
22%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Security Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Educational Organization
49%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Radware DefensePro?
The dashboard is the best part, and there is also the ease of operations.
What needs improvement with Radware DefensePro?
The APSolute Vision feature needs improvement.
 

Also Known As

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"Radware Defense Pro"
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Boston Properties
SingleHop
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