We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Remote Access solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It can improve an organization by providing secure access to resources for traveling employees, which can help to reduce the risk of data breaches or other security incidents."
"It is easy to install the Endpoint Remote Access VPN client to different platforms."
"The solution offers great security features, including zero-day protection, malware protection, anti-phishing, et cetera."
"We can integrate remote access to our branches through Check Point services."
"One of the most outstanding features is the ability to deliver third-party services and achieve double authenticity with integrated identities."
"It is stable most of the time."
"The solution offers high scalability as far as adding more users."
"The solution implemented in the cloud allows us to easily scale in cases of user increase."
"The most valuable feature is the desktop experience so that users don't see much difference between the remote desktop and the local desktop... It also provides virtualization for high-end graphics so that they can be displayed. AutoCAD can be done on Citrix. The graphics are very good."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is the security and it is easy to work with."
"The product is stable."
"Citrix is one of the companies that is delivering virtual apps and desktops in a big way. They are mature enough to understand the level of stability required and deliver it."
"Centralization and security are the most valuable features of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops."
"The App is the most valuable feature."
"Citrix Virtual Apps is the most valuable feature. Many customers use this feature to publish only applications, and not the full desktop. They can publish the internal resource or allow the end-user to reach a site or an application without having the full desktop. That's why they love this feature. It helps them save on resources."
"The app protection feature is one of the most valuable because it provides good security, as nobody is going to be able to look into your screen while you are sharing the screen. And if someone has installed a keylogger in your system, your keystrokes will be jumbled up and they would not make any sense to the keylogger. App protection is one of the coolest security features that I have encountered on any platform."
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"I would like this service to be easier to manage when you integrate it with third parties."
"Bug Fixes and enhancement requests should be remediated earlier."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN's connectivity and establishment takes time and needs to be faster."
"They need to increase their timeout. Right now, it will fail after ten seconds, however, it shouldn't fail until after 20. If you don't get on your phone right away and check on your authentications, it will kick you out."
"Sometimes it causes the consumption of machine resources, and also improves the scanning since they consume many resources in the clients' machines."
"We encounter challenges for the product’s installation and troubleshooting processes compared to other VPN products."
"The Compliance software blade is available only for the Windows operating systems family, so no macOS security checks are implemented and performed."
"When you want to deploy a new Check Point agent, it is really a pain in the butt. For example, Windows 10 now has updates almost every couple of months. It changes the versioning and things under the hood. These are things that I don't understand, because I'm not a Windows person. However, I know that the Check Point client is installed on the Windows machine, and if the Check Point client's not kept up-to-date, then it's functionality breaks. It has to be up-to-date with the Windows versions. Check Point has to update the client more often. Now, the problem is that the Check Point client is not easy to update on remote computers and it's not easy to deploy a new client."
"The product’s customization feature needs improvement."
"The sales team does not focus on client needs but instead focuses on selling higher-priced items."
"The monitoring and management is in need of improvement."
"We have had issues with certain aspects, which is why we are looking for alternatives. For example, the firewall solution from Citrix is a bit complicated. Integration is hard."
"Pricing and technical support needs improvement."
"Compared with the Outlook mobile app, the Citrix mobile app shows some lag in authentication."
"For us, pricing is the most important feature to improve."
"The video conferencing feature needs to be improved."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 5th in Remote Access with 62 reviews while Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is ranked 3rd in Remote Access with 92 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Remote Access VPN writes "Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) writes "Flexible Deployment, reliable performance, and fast transmission speeds". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Check Point Harmony Mobile and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is most compared with Amazon Appstream, VMware Horizon View, Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix Workspace and Apache Guacamole. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) report.
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