We performed a comparison between Check Point IPS and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like best about Check Point IPS is that it can prevent attacks. I also like that it has a log feature."
"The Check Point IPS module allows me granularity in creating rules."
"It is easy to configure."
"Its event analysis and centralization features are very important for any organization."
"The product's initial setup is easy."
"Check Point is one of the best security brands worldwide."
"User-friendly and easy to implement."
"The reports are useful in helping to verify the threats where we can see the level of severity in order to be able to take action."
"It's a monster, it's got so many beautiful features. We do deal with other firewalls and we've got a better idea of what other firewalls' capabilities are, any comparison with the Palo Alto I liked the quality of service on the applications that you can control the amount of bandwidth an application is allowed to consume. The best feature is the quality of the application quality of service."
"The most valuable features are that it's user-friendly, has interesting features, URL filtering, and threat prevention."
"I like the solution's interface."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity, transparency, and overall ease of management."
"Everything has been okay with the solution. We are using all of the features."
"The user interface is a bit more professional than some free products."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention is the market leader as far as security gateways and endpoint protection. Additionally, the threat database that is used is one of the best."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Threat Prevention for our company is the next generation firewall."
"There is no standalone IPS appliance available."
"The solution needs enhanced reporting. The reporting on Cisco Stealthwatch and Darktrace is much bigger. The visibility that they grant for the filtering capabilities over large infrastructures are far superior."
"Setting up Check Point IPS isn't easy, but it's not too complex, either. I rate it seven out of 10 for ease of setup. Generally, customers cannot do it themselves. They need an integrator."
"I observed on our management that sometimes IPS does not connect to the threat cloud, we have to check and improve it. Otherwise, all of the features are good."
"Sometimes Check Point documentation is not always updated, which is why when some implementations change, it generates confusion about details."
"The pain point that I have with this solution is contacting technical support."
"Despite being a blade, this is expensive."
"It would be good to update the public documentation of Check Point so that we can generate improvements and best practices based on the documentation."
"Palo Alto's maintenance needs to be improved."
"The documentation needs to be improved. I need better information about how to configure it and what the best practices are."
"The organization mail security solutions could be improved. There is no mail security solution available."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention could improve the commercial offing. Other solutions, such as Fortinet provide better commercial features."
"The pricing has improved with the newer generation of their Firewalls, but the price could always be lower. In comparison with other solutions, I believe they're quite competitive."
"The cost involves the price of the hardware, which is expensive. However, most of the Palo Alto solutions are expensive."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The solution needs to improve its local technical support services. There is no premium support offered in our market."
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Check Point IPS is ranked 3rd in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 46 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 7th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Check Point IPS is rated 8.6, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Check Point IPS writes "Great for detection and access with the capabilities of defining specific rules". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Check Point IPS is most compared with Darktrace, Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS and Fortinet FortiGate IPS, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Darktrace. See our Check Point IPS vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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