We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Untangle NG Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The product offers very good security."
"Even though Check Point NGFW provides a set of security features that enforce protection on the network, the most valuable aspect is also the most used feature: the plain and simple firewall component. This is the core of the product and works to a great extent without the need for all other available bells and whistles."
"The product is flexible."
"Now we can add application signature in the same rule base & don't have to create a different policy for that."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point NGFW is the unparalleled distribution of the network traffic. The central management station they have allows you to manage everything from one place."
"We have found the solution to be scalable."
"The documentation is simple to understand and is easily available."
"It offers services like navigation, control, and filtering, which ensure that all users stay connected to business applications."
"We have found the central management (Smart Console) to be very helpful in managing all the firewalls and keeping the software/hotfix versions up to date."
"Its detection, antivirus, and filtering features are the most valuable. The facility to connect by using the VPN connection is also a very valuable feature. It is very strong, secure, and reliable. We have implemented the Untangle solution in all hardware. It is also a user-friendly solution. It is easy to learn and easy to configure."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"The majority of our clients are very small businesses, and Untangle devices have been fantastic for these small clients. We've basically standardized our stack to just simply use Untangle. We include the hardware and the service option, which makes it very easy and affordable for us to just simply push that into the monthly per-user costing that we provide as a managed services provider. It's really a no-brainer. They're easy to use, and they're easy to set up and configure. Support is generally good about resolving any issues that we have. We haven't had any real complaints."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"What I like about this product, which is the reason that we continue to use it, is that you can install the software version on your own hardware. In case there is a problem with the hardware, we can just install the firewall in another machine and restore the configuration."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"They have a command center that makes it easy to log into and see all of your appliances nationwide."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"It is quite new for us, and we need to go more in-depth into the monitoring tools. It provides different features that we need to do what we want. So far, it is okay for us. In terms of improvement, in the future, they can provide a faster implementation of features. Some of the features are first available in other solutions. Fortinet sometimes takes a little bit longer than other solutions, such as Check Point, to implement new features."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"In terms of what could be improved, the SD-WAN is quite difficult, because if you install the new box, 15 is okay, but if you change from an old configuration, if there is already configuration and a policy when you change to SD-WAN, you must change the whole policy that you see in the interface."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"Check Point Smart Dashboard does not support my Apple MacBook Air. It only supports Windows versions."
"This product has room for improvement in technical support for Africa."
"It's expensive, but its price is reasonable looking at its functionality and power"
"The main thing for a normal operations guy who is creating tools and firewalls, it is quite difficult to manage. It requires an expert level of knowledge in Check Point products to manage these scalable platform appliances and the virtual firewall that comes with it. We have to educate our guys and give them training on a regular basis to work on these products."
"Their technical support can be better. In addition, when we need to use it in a government environment, we face a lot of legal issues related to different types of certifications. It would be better to improve it for these issues. Check Point doesn't have a SOAR system. They work with Siemplify, but it is an integration with another vendor. It would be great if Check Point has an integrated SOAR system."
"It would be nice to add more features to the WatchTower app to be able to perform certain administrative functions without the need for local access."
"I have had some issues in the past with the desktop client being slow to come up for logging in, and then slow to respond to screen changes, however, overall, it really hasn't been too bad."
"One of the main features that need improvement is the rule filter export."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
"The pricing should be reduced because it is expensive."
"The pricing is not as good as it was some time ago. They've since skipped offering a lot of individual features."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"It does have multi-factor authentication in some areas, but I would love to see a more widely implemented version of that on the devices themselves."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 277 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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