Check Point SandBlast Network vs Fortinet FortiSandbox comparison

Check Point Software Technologies and Fortinet are both solutions in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.7, while Fortinet is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.4. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 3.3% mindshare in ATP, compared to Fortinet’s 5.2% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Fortinet FortiSandbox and Check Point SandBlast Network are major players in the cybersecurity market, focusing on threat detection and prevention. User reviews suggest Fortinet has an edge in pricing and customer support, while Check Point presents superior features for advanced threat prevention.

Features: Fortinet FortiSandbox offers robust integration with Fortinet products and comprehensive threat detection, including effective zero-day attack identification. Its ability to emulate multiple operating systems is highly valued. Check Point SandBlast Network excels with its advanced threat prevention techniques, utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning for high detection accuracy. It features proactive threat extraction and emulation, especially useful for zero-day threat management.

Room for Improvement: FortiSandbox could improve by enhancing third-party integration, increasing virtual environments, and clarifying licensing terms. Users have noted performance and false positive issues. Check Point SandBlast Network users recommend improving vendor integration, expanding file type support, and streamlining policy management. Faster email scanning and enhanced support for complex configurations are also desired.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiSandbox deploys swiftly across on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid environments, though users report slow initial support response times. Check Point SandBlast also offers versatile deployment options with reportedly better initial support despite configuration complexities, especially in hybrid settings.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiSandbox is noted for competitive and generally affordable pricing, though additional costs may apply for certain features. Its strong security capabilities justify the investment by preventing costly breaches. Check Point SandBlast Network, while expensive, is seen as offering a solid ROI through its effective threat prevention features, despite its higher cost.

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Categories and Ranking

Check Point SandBlast Network

Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Fortinet FortiSandbox

Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Threat Deception Platforms (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Check Point SandBlast Network is 3.3%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiSandbox is 5.2%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Check Point SandBlast Network	3.3%
Fortinet FortiSandbox	5.2%
Other	91.5%

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

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Mayur Wadekar

Technical Specialist at Softcell Technologies Limited

Comprehensive security solution mitigates advanced threats

Improvements for Check Point SandBlast Network can be seen in dashboard usability; the threat emulation logs and analysis reports could be made more intuitive and visually appealing. Enhancing the system for granular tuning to reduce false positives and allowing benign files to bypass checks more simply for non-expert users would be beneficial. Additionally, faster emulation times could be achieved by increasing file scanning speed through hardware productivity enhancements. A specific instance where file scanning speed posed an issue was when the time taken depended on the file size. Scanning can take less than a minute or up to 2 minutes for larger files. Enhancing the file scanning time would be a significant improvement to the system.

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AhmedNatil

Security Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Advanced sandboxing has protected users from zero-day threats and has simplified secure file scanning

The smooth integrations between Fortinet FortiSandbox and other Fortinet solutions such as FortiWeb and FortiFirewall and with other Fortinet environments are what I really appreciate. We have minimum false positives during threat detection. Our clients have not given negative feedback from detection. As you know, it still needs some tuning after implementation. However, we never receive negative feedback for many false positives during implementation.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a stable solution."

"The most efficient and protective characteristics of Check Point's SandBlast solution are that we can see a lot of this protection at the network and mail levels."

"In terms of the scalability, it's expandable across the cloud."

"The use of threat cloud protection with its artificial intelligence can automate possible threats."

"Threat extraction can help us to remove malicious content from documents by converting them to PDF."

"The best feature Check Point SandBlast Network offers is real-time threat extraction capabilities, which sanitizes the files, mails, and other content before reaching the end-users."

"The most valuable feature of Check Point SandBlast Network is the sandboxing of PDF and Microsoft system files."

"We didn't really have any IPS before. So, Check Point has improved our security posture. People get used to doing things certain ways, which might not be the best or most secure way, and they can't do that now, which just requires more education of the user base. With the endpoint client, we've started to use Check Point for remote access."

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"The solution extracts an attached file before reaching the user and notifies the user if there's something malicious in the attachment received along with an email."

"FortiSandbox helps us handle unknown threats. Every vendor is competing for who can detect an unknown threat the fastest. Fortinet is competitive in the market."

"It is an easily scalable solution."

"The solution is easy to manage."

"FortiSandbox analyzes the behavior of processes in a sandbox environment, which is useful for threat hunting. The solution has an excellent standard configuration, and you can prioritize the types of files of VMs you want to analyze. It also integrates seamlessly with other Fortinet solutions, like FortiGate, FortiMail, and FortiEMS."

"The adapter is beneficial as it allows integration with various devices, not just Fortinet."

"The scanner office document as well as PDF are useful. The most valuable thing is that you can emulate different operating systems without having the danger of getting something infected. It emulates several operating systems, and as a result, you either get the file or you don't get the file."

"You have access to a report as to what behaviors the example file entered in the registry."

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Cons

"The file types that can be scanned are limited, which means that if the file type is not listed or enabled for the sandbox, they are bypassed and it can lead to a security issue."

"Check Point SandBlast Network can improve the integration with third-party vendors, such as EDR or CRM products. For example, IBM Curator."

"When you have to scan emails that come with attachments, it takes a long time to examine them, which causes other emails not to be scanned, which can cause some danger to our organization."

"I am very leery right now about the stability. We've had three outages in the last month because of Check Point, not because of something that the customer has done, but because of changes on the Check Point side."

"In Check Point SandBlast, improvement has to be made with respect to the GUI."

"Check Point SandBlast Network can be improved by adding more integration capabilities, such as integration with third-party firewalls, third-party EDR solutions, and SIEM."

"There have been a couple of things that we've tried where we read through the documentation, and we were really looking for some help in implementing, and technical support wanted me to try it first, then call them if it breaks. It would be nicer if they would hold my hand a bit more. It makes me nervous in production, as I don't have a lab."

"It has some performance overhead, as sandboxing takes time and real-time delivery depends on threat extraction, requiring high performance."

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"At least once a week we have a false alarm. This needs to be adjusted so that we get fewer of these occurrences."

"Most people are confused about how to use the right integration of the right Fortinet product."

"The product is good but it could be speedier. In addition, it's quite complex."

"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiSandbox is complex. You cannot only deploy Fortinet FortiSandbox without deploying the stack of Fortinet solutions. The implementation and integration are challenging tasks with the device and placement in the network. We needed to do POC and offloading testing."

"The initial setup is not too complex but could be easier."

"The reporting tools could be improved in Fortinet FortiSandbox."

"There could be more templates and a higher number of simulated VMs to configure more use cases. Sometimes we need to configure many use cases in many different environments, and if the number of VMs that we configure is limited, we have to remove some and reconfigure the environment if we need another environment."

"The response time from technical support should be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have seen ROI."

"The pricing is quite effective, not excessively high. On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest price, I rate the pricing a nine."

"The cost of Check Point SandBlast Network is annually, and there is only a standard license."

"The product's cost is high."

"The cost is not significantly high and it can be negotiated during any purchase of NGFW."

"We would like to try the Threat Extraction blade, but you need to buy a license. Check Point is expensive. I would like to buy things, but I would need the funding."

"Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."

"I think the overall cost for introducing Check Point with SandBlast was reasonable and competitive in the market."

"The solution is unavailable at a lower cost and can be difficult to deploy."

"There are additional costs, which isn't included in the licensing fee."

"I rate the product's pricing a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The price of Fortinet FortiSandbox is expensive."

"There is a license to use this solution."

"Fortinet is more reasonable than Palo Alto."

"FortiSandbox is a subscription that can be purchased from Fortinet directly. Only using FortiSandbox as features purchased as a subscription in the cloud."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Marketing Services Firm

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Government

10%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	31
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	13

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	9

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point SandBlast Network?

My experience with pricing and setup cost is that pricing was a bit high, but the setup cost was initially justified.

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What needs improvement with Check Point SandBlast Network?

I feel that Check Point SandBlast Network could be improved with slight delays in cleaning the file delivery. Additionally, I think it requires proper tuning to avoid unnecessary notifications.

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What is your primary use case for Check Point SandBlast Network?

My main use case for Check Point SandBlast Network is advanced threat protection, especially for scanning emails, attachments, web downloads, and incoming files through a sandbox environment. A qui...

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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSandbox?

The real-time analysis capability of FortiSandbox is beneficial for email analysis.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSandbox?

I think it's affordable. For the six to seven months of usage, the cost has been reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSandbox?

We sometimes face a delay in email scanning due to not having multiple virtual machines. Improvements could be made in dynamic scanning, scanning all email components such as URLs and attachments, ...

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Overview

Check Point’s evasion-resistant technology maximizes zero-day protection without compromising business productivity. For the first time, businesses can reduce the risk of unknown attacks by implementing a prevent-first approach. Learn More about Check Point Sandblast

Check Point Software Technologies

Fortinet FortiSandbox is a behavior-based threat detection solution that prevents and detects malicious code in files transferred within the organization. It is integrated with FortiGate firewalls and FortiMail for threat protection and can be used for monitoring and reporting. The solution inspects files in a virtual environment with different types of virtual machines and can block or quarantine files based on their score.

The most valuable features include dynamic behavior analysis, manual scan features, easy management and configuration, fast scanning, scalability, customization, and ICAP protocol. The solution is cost-effective and faster than other sandbox solutions, with a good user interface.

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Edenred, State Transport Leasing Company (STLC), Edel AG, Laurenty, Conseil Départemental du Val de Marne, Koch Media

Lush, Barnabas Health, Options, Riverside Healthcare, Hillsbourough County Schools, Columbia Public Schools, Schiller AG

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