Check Point Infinity vs Skybox Security Suite comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Infinity
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (10th)
Skybox Security Suite
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (19th), Firewall Security Management (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

Mitesh D Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 18, 2024
Centralizes the management of all our Check Point products in one place and offers robust stability
It has brought value. For example, a customer already has Check Point solutions in place. Rather than opening a separate console for each product, they can use the Infinity Portal. Just open Infinity, and with a single click, they're redirected to the product they need – email security, Harmony Connect, Harmony Internet Access, for example. It eliminates the need to open multiple interfaces. It's how we manage products like Harmony Mobile, which enhances our mobile security. Infinity is a platform. The zero-day protection capabilities would come from the specific products we use within it. My primary work involves Check Point firewalls and the Harmony product portfolio. We've definitely seen a lot of focus and new business growth in areas like Harmony and Arbor.
NenadMijatovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 8, 2024
Efficient in vulnerability management, stable and easy to use
Vulnerability management is the most valuable feature because it lets you focus on the most critical vulnerabilities. That's the important thing. Here in Serbia, there are not so many companies that have too many firewalls inside one company. So, they usually don't buy this model for Firewall Assurance unless there is some compliance. So you can prove that your firewalls are compliant. So, that model is not so important here in Serbia. It's for bigger companies. So, they usually buy network assurance to build the model of the network and vulnerability management to focus on the most important vulnerabilities. Moreover, Skybox can collect data for many vendors. From the endpoint protection vendors to the network equipment vendors to other security vendors. So, it supports more than one hundred vendors to collect data from them.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Check Point Infinity is the ease of use and navigation."
"Infinity has come to give us total protection."
"The product, a cloud-based unified security solution, facilitates the automation of security threat detection and vulnerability management across various endpoints, including mobile and IoT devices. A notable feature is the centralized administration, allowing monitoring of existing solutions from web and mobile devices in a unified interface."
"The product's excellent scalability features have allowed our organization to seamlessly adapt to the growing demand. The consensus mechanism and smart contract capabilities have optimized our workflow, resulting in an overall reduction in the complexity of our organization."
"A notable aspect that I appreciate is their ongoing effort to redesign the portal, giving it a fresh and centralized appearance."
"It is a scalable product."
"The detection and reaction rates are good."
"We can add our environments and can configure and manage them easily which is why administrators are happy with this tool."
"The solution's most valuable and unique assets are the vulnerability management and change management solutions because they identify mistakes in the network before implementation which reduces risks."
"This type of tool does a great job of reaching into those other devices producing risk recommendations, compliance recommendations, and a single plane of glass to do your queries, so you can find where these rules might exist."
"It's given us more visibility in terms of what are the kinds of configurations that are on these devices, and how many of these are stale rules. So it's helped greatly in terms of cleaning up of rules, for sure. And it has definitely given us a more secure way of backing up the configuration on these devices."
"instead of asking for firewall rules which may or may not be relevant, or could already be there, or could be over-permissioned, Skybox can be used to map out the resources that that application is going to use and provide the exact rules that an application would require to function correctly. If the traffic isn't able to flow for the application, if it's erring out, Skybox can be used to troubleshoot that and say, "All right, where is the traffic being stopped and why, and how do I fix that.""
"The features that I have found most valuable with Skybox Security Suite, and this is because I work on the security side, are the firewall assurance, the change manager and the vulnerability control. These three features are the most impressive from Skybox Security."
"It's very supportive and very user-friendly."
"Security review is the most important feature, because it offers a single pane of glass to analyze multiple firewalls."
"Overall, the tool has helped us reduce risks. If any step is missing, it's easier for my team or engineers to identify it. The tool provides accurate recommendations based on the data. Its integration is easy, and I have integrated it with Fortinet firewalls."
 

Cons

"The licensing model for Check Point Infinity is not clear."
"The portal is provisioned in AWS. They should improve the cloud to make it faster."
"Technical support is something that needs improvement."
"There is an issue with high agent size, which impacts performance."
"Check Point Infinity is not compatible with Windows 8."
"The tool's technical support lags."
"The tool should focus on improving artificial intelligence and customer support services."
"It seems that the performance varies, likely influenced by the client's size and the provisioning of resources."
"The support could be improved."
"Skybox Security Suite's attack surface management feature needs improvement."
"The initial setup with Skybox Security is hard. You need one or two strong security engineers on your team."
"It's expensive."
"The vendor's support is terrible."
"The solution was quite technical. It would be easier to manage if the solution was more specific about aspects of the solution and provided more advisory around how to use it effectively. It would help users a lot if they were more clear about everything."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. It would be better, especially if a customer bought all four modules."
"The most recent update was not tested with all of the vendors before it was released, so some of the features are misbehaving."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When it comes to price, the paramount consideration is the strength of the security. If the security measures provided by the product, such as Check Point Infinity, are robust and meet our requirements, price becomes a secondary concern."
"The flexibility in pricing is advantageous, and being a special partner allows for negotiating special rates based on the project requirements."
"The product has good pricing considering the features and a global approach."
"Check Point should provide an enterprise-wide license where the organization should be provided free hand of using any license or services for an agreed period of time (EULA)."
"While the initial payment might be perceived as relatively higher, the absence of hidden supplementing charges contributes to a straightforward and clear pricing model. The pricing is cheap and moderate."
"Since it has not upgraded its price, Check Point Infinity's pricing is flexible compared to other Check Point solutions."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The pricing of Check Point Infinity could be better. There is a license needed to use the solution and we pay annually."
"I've seen the pricing of every solution on the market. When you compare apples to apples, where Skybox becomes exceedingly expensive is if you look at it compared to something like FireMon that only does a fraction of what Skybox does. But if you include everything that Skybox does, it becomes way more expensive than the competition, but you're also not comparing apples to apples. If you look at FireMon, and you look at like just the firewall assurance piece, they are fairly comparable and, actually, Skybox comes in a little bit cheaper in some cases, depending on which product you're looking at."
"Currently, the licensing costs me about $300 USD for the year. This is a huge amount for my environment."
"Skybox comes with extra licenses and has a change management license. The licenses are expensive, but they come with extra value."
"I rate the pricing two on a scale of one to ten, where one is very expensive, and ten is cost-effective."
"When compared with other companies, the license is more costly."
"Pricing is on the higher side. In terms of licensing, you should buy the complete suite rather than buying only the Change Manager. I think Change Manager with Vulnerability Control is something that would be interesting to look at."
"The solution is based on a subscription model for annual licenses."
"It's expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Security Firm
22%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Infinity?
It provides threat detection, predictive analysis, advanced analytics, and advanced threat protection.
What needs improvement with Check Point Infinity?
I would like to provide my feedback and confirm the reports. The report is the main thing because we have to prepare our representations for senior management on behalf of that report. The solution...
What is your primary use case for Check Point Infinity?
Check Point Infinity is one of Check Point's AI-powered solutions. It is one of the most comprehensive, highly advanced security and threat solutions, which gives us complete robustness, flexibilit...
What do you like most about Skybox Security Suite?
Overall, the tool has helped us reduce risks. If any step is missing, it's easier for my team or engineers to identify it. The tool provides accurate recommendations based on the data. Its integrat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Skybox Security Suite?
Skybox Security Suite has indeed helped us reduce costs. The prices of AlgoSec and Skybox Security Suite are approximately 50 percent different. The tool may require special vendor support from abr...
 

Also Known As

R80, Infinity
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Sample Customers

Edel AG
ADP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BT, USAID, Delta Dental, EDF Energy, EMC, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson
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