We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Sangfor NGAF 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 network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"On the firewall side, the security efficacy is good."
"I like the Next-Generation Firewall."
"It provides access to the Internet for corporate resources in a secure manner."
"Newer versions are much more stable."
"There is a lot of legacy traffic from other vendors that has been migrated to Check Point which has resulted in a lot of stability in our environment."
"Now we can add application signature in the same rule base & don't have to create a different policy for that."
"The Check Point architecture and packet are very good."
"We used Check Point for implementation, and they are top-notch. They know the hardware and software better than anyone."
"The absolute best part of Sangfor NGAF is their support. It's a 24/7 support channel, and the last time I requested their assistance I got a reply within three minutes. They helped solve the problem immediately."
"It seems to be a durable, stable product."
"Technical support is very good."
"It's a very simple to use product."
"Particularly good in the DPI where we can inspect inbound and outbound traffic."
"I think Sangfor NGAF is more valuable than Cisco products because of its simplicity and ease of management. If I compare it with Palo Alto and Cisco, both are quite complex products. And if I compare it with FortiGate firewalls from Fortinet, I have also used all these products. Fortinet and Sangfor NGAF are similar products because the applications behind the application and policy layers are almost identical."
"The most valuable feature of Sangfor NGAF is its integration."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"Its reporting capabilities can be improved. It should have some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and some degree of customization. The basic reporting that it currently has is not sufficient to create more usable reports. It needs some sort of out-of-the-box reporting. They try to make customers purchase FortiAnalyzer for this kind of reporting, which is an additional cost. Other firewall vendors, such as SonicWall and Sophos, provide this sort of reporting without any additional cost."
"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The pricing could always be better."
"There is no email security."
"The tool is somewhat more expensive than its competitors."
"I would like to see better Data Leakage protection options and easier-to-understand deployment models for this."
"One thing to improve is the VSX gateway. It is quite complex to work with VSX and they are quite easy to break if you aren't familiar with them."
"A lot of things need to be improved in Check Point NGFW. One, their support team isn't very efficient and useful."
"The policy installation module should be improved."
"One area for improvement in Check Point NGFW is the support process."
"The documentation could be better."
"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"They need to increase the number of ports in the firewall."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve by refining its application control policies, especially in addressing challenges with certain types of applications."
"There is room for improvement in dependency on certain infrastructure, like the DNS dependency on the current DNS server that the company has. It should be standalone. It should not depend on any other DNS server."
"The setup phase is quite complex."
"I would be happy if Sangfor developed a firewall designed specifically for home use, as well as for small businesses such as clinics and so on. A household version of the Sangfor firewall for your personal computer or laptop would be ideal, in my opinion."
"The firewall system needs gradual improvements because there are more threats and challenges every day."
"Sangfor could improve their interface capacity on the 5100 series model and upgrade their hardware from one gig to 10 gig. This would improve the overall throughput."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 278 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. 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 Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and KerioControl, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiOS and Huawei NGFW. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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