We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard Network Security and FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) 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 solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"The license management is very valuable. You can get a new license each year, or you can enroll every two to four years. You can get the logs, and you will get the information on the risk in your network and the entire organization. With this information, you can take action on your actives, computers, or devices. You can bring your own device as an SSE."
"The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"The solution is stable."
"Additionally, the centralized reporting and management, accessible through a single pane of glass, offer consistency and efficiency across multi-cloud environments."
"What's most valuable to me is that it's a contiguous solution that aligns well with the components that we've relied on and trusted from a traditional hardware, firewall, and unified threat management system. My engineers and analysts don't have to learn another platform. We have already entrusted our security controls to Check Point for perimeter and physical security, and now we can do so at the virtual layer as well, which is key to us."
"A unique architecture makes this product stand out from other solutions."
"The visibility, the one-pane-of-glass which allows me to see all of my edge protection through one window and one log, is great. Monitoring everything through that one pane of glass is extremely valuable."
"This solution brings us closer to having a better security score, which helps us a lot in complying with information regulations based on security."
"The endpoint VPN is super stable. The routing is also very good. We tried a competing product first, but we could not make it work. We came across CloudGuard. The network routing across different virtual networks in Azure and AWS was way ahead of any of the other technologies. That helped us be able to cover the whole network using one single cluster."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that you can start off with a simple firewall and expand it to UTM."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The solution’s interface is pretty user-friendly."
"Routing and reporting are two areas where the product has an added advantage compared to any other product."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The IPS and the application control feature are the most valuable."
"The solution's application control is very powerful."
"FortiGate NGF is simple compared to other firewalls. It is easy to use and you don't need any training. Any person with basic firewall knowledge can use it."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall can be described as the most complete solution."
"The scalability is very good."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"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."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"CloudGuard functions just like any other firewall. It functions very well. The only thing that could maybe be improved would be to integrate some tools that are not integrated with the SmartConsole, like the SmartView Monitor that we need to open on a different application to access."
"I hope that Check Point continues to improve its technical documentation regarding the Check Point CloudGuard IaaS gateway and management system."
"In future releases, I would like to see the data loss prevention (DLP) feature could scale along with the virtual machine scale sets."
"A threat categorization system can be added to give users the authority to define vulnerable attacks and classify areas that can threaten the workflow system."
"At CPX, we heard that we can see all the things on the same platform. That is what we have been asking for, and hopefully, we are going to start seeing it this year."
"Check Point support, beyond CloudGuard, does need some improvement."
"The documentation could be much better."
"The product needs to improve technical support."
"Technical support is not helpful."
"When considering the policy of the vendors, they do not offer much of a discount policy, making the licensing model an area that needs improvement."
"The product's data guard feature should support a USB port when the internet connection is unavailable."
"One area for improvement is the IPS engine."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"I see room to explore its integration with Secure Service Automation for a more comprehensive security view."
"The solution must improve the support provided for customers around the globe, considering the time differences in different places."
"Its technical support could be better."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 119 reviews while FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "The solution has good threat emulation, threat extraction, and reporting features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Fortinet FortiGate-VM. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) report.
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