We compared VMware NSX and Check Point CloudGuard Network Security based on our users' reviews in six categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: VMware NSX's setup process is intricate and time-consuming, while Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is praised for its simplicity. VMware NSX boasts advanced features like virtual switches, micro-segmentation, distributed firewall, and integration with VMware Hypervisor. Conversely, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security receives accolades for its VPN Blade, IPS Blade, URL filtering, and Applications Control Blade. Both products are considered pricey, but Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers good security and value. The ROI for VMware NSX is generally positive, while Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has demonstrated a valuable return on investment. Customer service and support for both have received mixed feedback.
"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."
"The solution has been quite stable."
"Additionally, the centralized reporting and management, accessible through a single pane of glass, offer consistency and efficiency across multi-cloud environments."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is the increased mail protection including spam."
"The tool's most valuable features are IPS and blades. These features are valuable for security."
"It's possible to sync the Check Point Management with the cloud portal, therefore allowing automated rules to be set in place whenever creating a new VM."
"We primarily secure our network using CloudGuard Network Security's next-generation firewall features, including anti-spam, IPS, and URL filtering. Our chosen package for the go-to-market strategy is NGTP. For customers seeking more features, we provide options to upgrade to the tool's advanced packages."
"Its centralized control, ease of use, and flexibility are the most valuable for our data center security."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and user interface."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the DFW (distributed firewall)"
"The most valuable feature is the integration with the firewall."
"It's a beneficial tool."
"The most valuable features are stability and low cost."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the high bandwidth."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create, develop, and deploy servers in minutes to hours, rather than days."
"They can improve their security features to the next advanced level so that their efficiency in catching the malware can become 100%, and there is no scope for any data loss or leakage from the system due to any issue."
"They are coming out with more SD-WAN express route support from a firewall perspective. That would be great."
"The costs are high."
"It needs to cover additional kinds of infrastructure, like containers and serverless options. It's somewhat limited in that area."
"The price of the solution could be reduced, it is expensive."
"It is a very expensive program and there are additional costs despite the standard licensing fees."
"The documentation has been rough. Being able to do it yourself can be hit or miss given the constraints of the documentation."
"The solution could improve to have a DLP feature."
"VMware NSX could improve by having more compatibility with other none Window-based operating systems."
"The solution could improve by having a more streamlined setup."
"There were some issues with finance and other accounting."
"They could branch out to the physical layer."
"I would like to see automation capabilities in the deployment process."
"The solution could benefit from improvements in its pricing and scalability."
"VMware NSX should be able to scale for different customers, even the big ones. Its scalability needs improvement. Stability for it should also be improved."
"I want to see the solution expand to more than just the network, for example, perhaps it could provide some VLAN technologies."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 5th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 119 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 93 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. 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 VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Secure Firewall, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. VMware NSX report.
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