We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard Network Security and Zscaler Cloud Firewall 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 most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is very user friendly. The user interface in particular is quite nice."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The query feature is going to be a game-changer for us as we move forward."
"I like the tool's ability to manage cloud traffic locally without routing it through our data centers."
"Its centralized control, ease of use, and flexibility are the most valuable for our data center security."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring. We can easily monitor what kind of stuff comes over to our network and we can then check the dashboard and work accordingly."
"I like the firewall and the virtual machine. I also like that it's compatible with Amazon Web Services and Azure."
"The solution has been quite stable."
"The installation process doesn't take very long."
"We consolidated from three management consoles and three clusters to only one, which is a big improvement."
"I like the ease of deployment and its flexibility. We don't need to deal with license, quotes, procurement, delivery, and installation. Everything is software-based, and it's very easy to operate."
"The solution is scalable."
"It provides in-depth visibility into your network, ensuring that traffic flowing into your organization, be it from offices or individual users, is effectively filtered and secured through multiple layers of protection."
"Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"Most of the features that Zscaler has to offer, we will deploy."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity."
"Technical support is good but the response time could be faster."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"At the cost level, the solution is somewhat expensive."
"There are some usability issues we'd like to see improved."
"In the past year, I noticed that the challenging part, especially in the cloud, is upgrading to the next release of the firewall. Unlike on-premise upgrades, it's not as simple in the cloud. You need to recreate the machine, which makes the process more complex."
"Check Point CloudGuard Network Security could improve by making it easier to configure."
"The solution needs to improve the interruptions that happen during gateway upgrades."
"The licensing structure is unclear, so a transparent and flexible licensing structure would be preferable."
"I want the upgrades of their CloudGuard solution to major versions to be easier. We have had a few small hiccups. They have different types of cloud clusters called Geo Clusters, and those just cannot be upgraded past a certain point, which is a hurdle that we are currently experiencing."
"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."
"Instead of the standard license, they should certainly provide customers with the visibility to access and view the logs."
"Pricing is a challenge."
"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."
"There are some areas it could improve when it comes to blocking, we have to block some things manually. For example, if we block a top-level domain we have seen that the new IPs come through, the IPs are not blocked. There should be some more granular way of doing it. My only request is if you're blocking something at a top level, the sub-level sub-domains and all those other IPs should be blocked too automatically."
"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
"The product could improve its integration with some legacy systems."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 119 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall 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 Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". 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 Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Check Point NGFW. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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