We compared Check Point Security Management and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer based on our users' reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Security Management is praised for its centralized management features, user-friendly interface, and extensive monitoring capabilities. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer features exceptional log collection capabilities and customizable reporting. FortiAnalyzer enables users to centrally manage and analyze logs in real time. Check Point Security Management could improve by simplifying the migration of security policies, optimizing performance, and expanding its management API. Other pain points include threat tracking and documentation. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could simplify its reporting module and cloud storage capabilities.
Service and Support: Check Point Security Management's customer service is widely praised for being knowledgeable, supportive, and reliable. Although some users had problems with inexperienced agents and coordination issues, the overall support experience is positive. Some Fortinet customers were dissatisfied with support, but others said it was helpful and responsive.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point Security Management is generally seen as easy to set up if the user has some expertise. FortiAnalyzer's initial setup is uncomplicated and manageable, typically taking approximately 30 minutes to a few hours. Some IT knowledge may be required.
Pricing: Check Point Security Management is seen as a solid investment, offering flexibility and a good value for the price. While FortiAnalyzer isn't the most expensive option, users say the pricing could be more competitive. FortiAnalyzer's cost depends on the storage requirements, and many customers consider it reasonable.
ROI: Check Point users said the solution offers a steady ROI over time. FortiAnalyzer helps customers by providing insight into network traffic and speeding up issue resolution.
"Check Point Security Management Server offers a wide range of security features, including firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, application control, and threat prevention capabilities."
"The Check Point Management server is isolated from security gateways, which means that in case there is an issue, we have our configuration ready and we can directly replace the device and push the configuration."
"The SSL VPN monitoring based on users and tunnel monitoring are great value-added features present in the management console."
"We can track logs of each firewall which is very helpful."
"Check Point Security Management has improved our organization because all corporate firewalls can be managed with a single interface."
"It has brought significant improvements, including features like spam and anti-spam measures, intrusion prevention (IPS), and advanced filtering."
"URL filtering is a very important feature."
"Check Point management is one of the most complete solutions for managing Check Point Firewall appliances."
"The report templates are valuable. It works very well, and integrations also work well."
"The event handling solution in the platform is very good and useful."
"Our use case for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is analyzing traffic. We use it to investigate complaints about account access, check if something is blocked or working, and understand what's happening inside them."
"The reporting features, which offer customization, real-time insights, and compliance support, are particularly noteworthy aspects."
"This solution offers one view of incident management which has been the most valuable feature."
"The interface is simple and easy to navigate."
"We have the most data visibility."
"The most important feature is to be able to get reports or information about the state of all firewalls."
"While the console and administration work well, they have to work on performance since it consumes a lot of CPU and memory."
"There is room for improvement in reliability."
"Even though the platform is simple, and creating security policies is a fairly quick task, creating a bulk of policies at once (ie. for a migration) could be a useful tool. This is probably possible through scripting, however, having an easy-to-use "import CSV" button would be beneficial."
"They could offer educational courses to help individuals improve their knowledge and skills."
"The upgrade procedure already made huge improvements, yet it remains more challenging compared to other products."
"The graphical interface is nice but it is a bit heavy."
"It could improve by showing DNS-specific information for connections to unknown public IPs."
"SD-WAN functionality could be added."
"The only issue that I can see is with the cost. For example, if you buy support for one year, you are messed up next year. It's better to buy another gateway."
"The UI could use some improvement. It can be tough for a beginner to navigate because you don't know what to do even if you read the guide. I've talked to some users who said that they couldn't figure out what to do even after looking at the documentation."
"Though FortiAnalyzer has improved over the last few versions, the user interface still has room for improvement. It's a bit dated-looking."
"There are a lot of solutions on the market and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is limited. It cannot be used across multiple vendors. They can improve by advancing their technology."
"It would be good if the product could provide data about the websites users visit."
"When using this solution, you need a high-level expert to make it work as it should."
"The integration with other vendors for log collection could be enhanced."
"Automated reports focusing on compliance issues would provide a clearer understanding of potential gaps and the need for remediation."
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Check Point Security Management is ranked 9th in Log Management with 55 reviews while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 86 reviews. Check Point Security Management is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Security Management writes "Great DDoS protection, high availability, and useful firewall rule implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer writes "We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic". Check Point Security Management is most compared with Wazuh, IBM Security QRadar, LogRhythm SIEM, Splunk Cloud Platform and Graylog, whereas Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog, Grafana Loki and IBM Security QRadar. See our Check Point Security Management vs. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer report.
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