We compared VMware NSX and Check Point CloudGuard Network Security based on our users' reviews in six categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: VMware NSX's setup process is intricate and time-consuming, while Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is praised for its simplicity. VMware NSX boasts advanced features like virtual switches, micro-segmentation, distributed firewall, and integration with VMware Hypervisor. Conversely, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security receives accolades for its VPN Blade, IPS Blade, URL filtering, and Applications Control Blade. Both products are considered pricey, but Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers good security and value. The ROI for VMware NSX is generally positive, while Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has demonstrated a valuable return on investment. Customer service and support for both have received mixed feedback.
"I like how straightforward it is and simple it is to implement in the cloud."
"The ease of administration with the cloud management extension and the cloud licensing model is valuable."
"The tool's most valuable features are IPS and blades. These features are valuable for security."
"The SSL spectrum proved to be the most valuable for our incoming connections."
"I find it really useful that CloudGuard supports all the main players on the Public Clouds market including AWS, GCP, and Azure, as well as some exotic ones like Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Cloud."
"The most valuable feature for us is the cluster support."
"It improves the availability of engineers to carry out projects."
"The solution provides a centralized management console for easy administration and monitoring of security policies and events, making it easy for the security team."
"The best part is the blueprint creation where I can create their things and then move on to the target environment."
"VMware NSX is a very good solution. It's also a scalable solution."
"The microsegmentation is a good feature. You can segment details, products, or hardware information."
"The solution is robust as it covers everything we want to do and is stable, so we're happy enough with it. We have had no problems so far. Everything is great."
"The product has valuable features for security and network extension."
"The micro-segmentation and the ability to create policy rules are valuable."
"The initial setup was straightforward. You just have to click it and follow the manuals."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the high bandwidth."
"There is room for improvement in addressing bugs and support issues."
"The networking system updates, when delayed, can lead to misconfigurations and data loss."
"Documentation might become too complex or too spread out, especially for newcomers."
"They are coming out with more SD-WAN express route support from a firewall perspective. That would be great."
"The main issue that I have noticed is that for deployment, it still requires a dedicated management server, and the gateway is completely different. That sometimes can cause issues."
"CloudGuard Network Security could be improved in the area of upgrading in place."
"There is room for improvement in the integration with PaaS services from the public cloud. It would be very helpful."
"Having a web UI in the VSX (or something similar) would be nice."
"I think that one of the more important things to see better integrated into the NSX product would be an IDS/IPS type solution."
"It could be cheaper!"
"The solution is only sold as part of a bundle and not as an individual product."
"NSX could better integrate with open-source products. Of course, it integrates with some, but I know many people are uncomfortable deploying NSX with certain open-source solutions, such as Radar."
"The solution is quite complex. You need to keep your thinking cap on and know what you are doing: Go to the training and listen to the solution architects when they come in because they have a lot of knowledge."
"The setup is complex and should be made easier."
"VMware NSX should be able to scale for different customers, even the big ones. Its scalability needs improvement. Stability for it should also be improved."
"There could be an improvement in regards to security."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 121 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 93 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "Highly reliable, great visibility, and centralized management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. VMware NSX report.
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