Check Point Remote Access VPN vs ConnectWise ScreenConnect comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Remote Access VPN
Ranking in Remote Access
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (6th)
ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Ranking in Remote Access
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Remote Access category, the mindshare of Check Point Remote Access VPN is 2.1%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ConnectWise ScreenConnect is 1.1%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Access
Unique Categories:
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
4.6%
Virtual Meetings
0.6%
 

Featured Reviews

AG
Jan 25, 2023
A powerful VPN that is secure and reliable
The Remote Access VPN provides security to all computing devices across the organization. I can securely log in from a remote area and access the organization's data without physical appearance.  It is easy to collaborate with colleagues in the same networking area from different locations.  When…
Todd Blake - PeerSpot reviewer
May 9, 2023
Simple to set up, reasonable pricing, and useful remote control capabilities
I'm on the latest version of the solution. I just updated it yesterday. While we have the solution on-premises at this time, we'll likely move to the cloud later this year. They have a trial version that you can try. They have a free version that you can try as well. I use it myself to support my family. I would try the free version or the trial version depending on your business. They can set you up and you can get to see all the features. I would also advocate going to the cloud version. Don't bother with the on-prem. It's just easier to jump to the cloud. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is stable most of the time."
"Check Point has been perfect for protecting us from any type of attack or data theft during remote management."
"It keeps us safe when browsing the internet and when sharing confidential information with our colleagues."
"This platform has developed a reliable communication infrastructure that employees can use to communicate with remote workers."
"The solution offers high scalability as far as adding more users."
"The most important feature of Check Point Remote Access VPN is the multiple factor authentication."
"To maintain the authorization of the connected user, Check Point provides multi-factor authentication for an RA VPN client to make sure legitimate users have access to resources."
"Thanks to all these security processes, our users can access our infrastructure with the certainty that we will not be compromised."
"I've noted an ROI while using the solution."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward."
"it gives me the ability to remotely connect to machines that I manage without user intervention."
"The product's two-factor authentication means we are not worried like before about the state of our security."
"It's very low maintenance."
"Setup was very straightforward. All I had to do was write a GPO on my domain controller and it automatically installed the agent that I downloaded from the software. I literally had to do nothing."
"I do love the monitoring page. If you are using ConnectWise Control, which is the on-prem version, when you are logged into the admin panel, there is a status page that checks network connectivity, the status of the license, and so on."
"Better than TeamViewer and useful for fixing problems remotely."
 

Cons

"They need to increase their timeout. Right now, it will fail after ten seconds, however, it shouldn't fail until after 20 seconds."
"I would like the support to be faster."
"We are very happy with the Windows client. You log in with the VPN for the full client, you do the log in there. But for Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. It is important because we have some users that use Linux and they don't have a specific application from Check Point to use. That is something that could be improved."
"We encounter challenges for the product’s installation and troubleshooting processes compared to other VPN products."
"Without a doubt and with the new trends in technology, Check Point should already have a blade with a 2MFA solution and not through some other vendor."
"The VPN remote Access blade could be improved."
"The provisioning of VPN users has room for improvement."
"We have noted some stability issues."
"There is one back-end issue that I am running into at some of locations where I login to provide support, and sometimes port 443 is blocked. That is what it uses to connect. So, I am having to do workarounds to get a session started."
"There needs to be a way to run the agent without installing, like GoToAssist."
"On a Linux machine, there are different limitations that are not there on a Windows Server. Much more limitations exist on Linux deployments."
"If it had Chrome capability, that would be great; being able to use it on a Chrome device. Right now, I can't use it on my Chrome device."
"I would like ConnectWise Control to be more transparent on the real costs to renew their license."
"Reporting could definitely use improvement. With LogMeIn Rescue, I used to be able to, for instance, at the end of the month, pull off a report of every session. It was very simple... I could see the name that was typed in, the IP address to the computer that it was connected to, if it was running Windows... It just doesn't seem - there might be but I haven't found it - to be a way of pulling that information out of ConnectWise."
"Speed is a major factor in Automate, and the control panel is horribly slow."
"I would like to see more overlap, meaning, I would like to be able to see what processes are running on a computer, for example, or what services are running."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company makes yearly payments only towards the licensing costs attached to Check Point Remote Access VPN, as there are no extra costs attached to the product."
"The solution is pretty expensive. The rating is an eight."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The product is expensive. I rate its pricing a ten out of ten. For the cost of one product, we could purchase two or three Fortinet solutions with the same amount of money."
"I can say that the licensing costs are charged annually."
"Organizations that already have the Check Point NGFW need to purchase an additional license to have access to the VPN functionality."
"My understanding is that the pricing and licensing are very competitive, and it's not one of their more expensive products. We buy licenses for the solution and have licenses for the endpoint servers."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN is not expensive and the cost is annual."
"ConnectWise Control is not an overly expensive tool. Its pricing is reasonable."
"We pay $85 per month for each user for a ConnectWise package with multiple solutions."
"Pricing is fair for Control and the licensing is simple."
"Their licensing model is good, their pricing model is good, their service is good; bandwidth is excellent. They're consistent."
"I think the product's pricing is a good value. I paid $600 a year and that was fine for me. It was about $50 a month. Licensing is all very straightforward."
"It is priced well and it is still a great value. Although I have been reading a lot about Splashtop. They are getting pretty competitive on their pricing, including a fairly easy to use remote support for mobile applications, like iOS and Android."
"It is priced fairly."
"Good price and works well."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Check Point Endpoint Remote Access VPN?
We use it to connect our sites. We have a couple of sites that need to interconnect. They are in our cloud and our premise data center.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ConnectWise Control?
I download the product for free with ConnectWise RMM's license.
What needs improvement with ConnectWise Control?
All the features provided by the product in terms of screen connectors have been good. There can be some complexities when running patches or when building up all the profiles, making them areas wh...
 

Also Known As

Check Point Remote Access VPN, Check Point Endpoint Remote Access VPN
ConnectWise Control, ScreenConnect
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Osmose, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Jon Rosen Systems
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