We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 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 signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"The product offers very good security."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"The most valuable feature is the powerful, deep packet inspection engine."
"In addition to the different security features that Check Point security solutions have, their integration with other technologies makes the security environment a complete security type."
"The Anti-Spoofing has the ability to monitor the interfaces. Suppose any spoofed IP addresses are coming from an external interface, it won't allow them. It will drop that traffic. You have two options with the Anti-Spoofing: prevent or detect. If any kind of spoof traffic is coming through the external interface, we can prevent that."
"We are delighted with the powerful management console and diagnostic tools."
"Check Point is more expensive but easier to manage, and their presales and after-sale support are way better than Fortinet's."
"It's really simple to set up."
"The Threat Management feature makes it very easy to detect the vulnerabilities and other factors. We can make new policy according to it. Policy creation is very simple in Check Point. Because the logs are very good in Check Point Firewall, this reduces our work with the reports that we are getting from the Threat Management. It is very convenient for us to use the reports to make new policies for security and other things."
"The most valuable feature for us is the VSX, the virtualization."
"When comparing this solution to others this one has better reporting, user management, and is easy to use."
"Forcepoint's stability is satisfactory, for the most part."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"The VPN is great."
"The solution offers sandboxing, which can be integrated at any time."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"Its customer service could be better."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"Some of the filtering is not robust, you can escape it with a VPN. Some of the users bypass some of the filters. It catches some but it also misses some, that area could be improved. It's functioning reasonably but there's room for improvement in that area."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is a bit complex. There's a bit of a learning curve if you're trying to set it up for the first time and you aren't familiar with the product."
"In terms of new features, maybe it would help if we could start to manage all the stuff in the cloud and not in the on-prem servers. The management side could also be faster when you install policies. But other than that, I'm satisfied."
"While the logs are very good and easy to understand, when you want to download these customized logs, they don't have as many features compared to competitive firewalls."
"Compliance and centralized management can be improved."
"In our particular case, we have different web applications developed by the same organization, however, that requires a specialized protection element such as a WAF. Having this service or feature within the same solution would be very valuable."
"Stability issues. I built out this firewall in a cluster, and I had stability issues day one. Needs to be rebooted frequently. Tunnels need to be bounced frequently. Their hardware compatibility guide, when I built out the servers to host them on, was not accurate."
"The complexity could be fixed. It's a bit complex to set up, for example."
"I primarily work on the network side, so my expertise lies in configuring and working with firewalls. I have experience in firewall policies and know how to configure them within CheckPoint, including blocking URLs and specific website categories. However, I acknowledge that there's room for improvement, particularly in areas related to application-level control within the firewall. While I can't pinpoint a specific area for improvement, I am trying open to enhancing my skills and knowledge in various aspects of firewall management."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"The solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
"The endpoint protection capabilities of the product are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution's support could use improvement."
"Something that I've noticed that Forcepoint lacks, is the training that they offer to their end-customers"
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto."
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
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Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 279 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 41 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. 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 Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Sophos XGS, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Darktrace. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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