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Check Point Infinity vs NetWitness Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Infinity
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (9th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (8th), AI Security (4th), AI Observability (5th)
NetWitness Platform
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (35th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (32nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Check Point Infinity and NetWitness Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Check Point Infinity is designed for AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 0.0% compared to last year.
NetWitness Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Log Management, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Check Point Infinity2.5%
CrowdStrike Falcon17.4%
Darktrace14.4%
Other65.7%
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
Log Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
NetWitness Platform0.7%
Wazuh8.3%
Splunk Enterprise Security6.9%
Other84.1%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Chetan Bhati - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Arrow PC Network Pvt Ltd
Improves daily threat prevention with real-time detection and requires better alert tuning for faster prioritization
Check Point Infinity is powerful, but there are a few areas that could improve. The learning curve for new users can be steep, especially when managing multiple modules like CloudGuard, Quantum, and Harmony together. Some alerts can be overwhelming, making it harder to prioritize without fine-tuning. While automation helps, occasional manual adjustments are still needed. Overall, it is strong, but simplifying onboarding and alert management would make it even better. Integration with third-party tools could be smoother. The reporting dashboard could be more customizable for quick insights. Performance on very large networks can sometimes slow during updates. Overall, while the platform is strong, improving user experience, alert management, and integration would make it even more efficient for daily operations.
MOTASHIM Al Razi - PeerSpot reviewer
CISO at One Bank Limited
It is a stable solution, but they should make the user interface easier to understand
The solution's initial setup takes work. We have to organize multiple paths and many features. The deployment process takes less than a week. But it takes a month to complete if we want to make the solution smarter by integrating it with various devices. I rate the process as a six 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

"Check Point Infinity offers a multi-layered security approach that enhances our IT security environment."
"Check Point Infinity has impacted my organization positively because it is easier to control and change VPNs and other features."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. Stability is always important. I haven't faced any issues with the Infinity Portal in the last six or seven years."
"Powerful cyber security functionalities track workflows to block all threats that may arise and affect the workflow chain."
"Since deploying Check Point Infinity, we have seen a big drop in security incidents thanks to its strong AI-driven threat prevention."
"One of the valuable aspects of Check Point Infinity is that I can use one unified portal for the administration of all these tools."
"Check Point Infinity has impacted my organization positively, as I have seen a reduction in security incidents and response times, with threats that used to slip through different point solutions now being blocked automatically thanks to the unified prevention layers."
"The all-in-one management feature of Check Point Infinity saves time because I can manage everything and deploy everything from one place."
"Incident management is its most valuable feature."
"It's fully scalable. There is no limit. Of course, the license limits per day the number of terabytes. In my opinion, it's very flexible."
"The development of use cases on the SSA console is quite user friendly. This means that the security analyst or the researcher does not have to learn another language."
"The most valuable features are the threat prediction and network forensics."
"NetWitness Platform offers flexibility for deployment and robust integration capabilities."
"Possibility to investigate incidents based on logs and raw packets, such as extracting files sent over the network"
"Alerting Module: It provides real-time event processing language on all the logs/packets stream for advanced alerting, i.e., using SQL LIKE statements."
"The most valuable feature is the security that it provides."
 

Cons

"Another improvement that would make our experience smoother with Check Point Infinity is simplifying the initial setup and configuration process; while powerful, it can feel overwhelming for smaller teams without dedicated security engineers, so more guides, wizards, or automatic best practice templates would be helpful."
"The portal is provisioned in AWS. They should improve the cloud to make it faster."
"I would recommend having more comprehensive documentation, including a guide for installation and configuration of Check Point Infinity."
"Check Point Infinity's web application is sometimes a little slow."
"One point that led to the nine rating was an incident about two months ago where our inbound and outbound mail were going to quarantine and we could not do anything."
"The customer support is average because I need to create different things in the portal to create a ticket."
"We need improvement around the Smart-1 cloud solution."
"The tool's technical support lags."
"Sometimes, it gives me static when integrating Windows-based systems. It should produce a precise log of sorts as to where the problem is. For example, a few days ago because of the McAfee application firewall, I couldn't get access to the particular Windows machine. So, my team and I had to figure out by ourselves that there was a virus responsible for the obstacle. This solution should trigger a meaningful log or message indicating the reason the user or implementer can't get into the machine."
"The solution should have more integration capabilities with different platforms."
"The log system is a bit complex and has room for improvement."
"The documentation is not as structured as I would like, personally, and I think that it can be improved and made much more user-friendly."
"The multi-tenant capabilities are lagging compared to IBM QRadar."
"An area for improvement would be better automation and more inbuilt use cases."
"They should implement algorithms to digest that data and produce additional, more advanced reporting, alerting and support of internal security teams."
"The system architecture is complex and sometimes it’s hard to troubleshoot potential problems."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The flexibility in pricing is advantageous, and being a special partner allows for negotiating special rates based on the project requirements."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"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)."
"The pricing of Check Point Infinity could be better. There is a license needed to use the solution and we pay annually."
"The product has good pricing considering the features and a global approach."
"Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."
"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 solution's price is quite high, and the licensing model requires extra licenses for various features like SD-WAN."
"It provides tools to assist in selecting the appropriate license and usage scenarios."
"It’s cheaper to run virtual machines in a VMware environment."
"RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets do not have a subscription model, it's a one-time purchase. There is only a perpetual license."
"We have a perpetual license, so the total cost of ownership is not very expensive. It's a good investment."
"The product is expensive."
"The licenses are good but the cost is very expensive."
"Compared to the competition, the is price is not that high."
"Our license is for one year."
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Comparison Review

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Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 26, 2015
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Security Firm
20%
Educational Organization
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Performing Arts
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Infinity?
Check Point Infinity's threat prevention capabilities benefitted our organization.
What needs improvement with Check Point Infinity?
Check Point Infinity could be improved with more intuitive documentation.
What is your primary use case for Check Point Infinity?
Check Point Infinity is used primarily for consolidating security across networks, including cloud and on-premise, and endpoints under one architecture. It is relied upon most for unified threat pr...
What do you like most about NetWitness Platform?
The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetWitness Platform?
The pricing is comparable to others, and I consider the cost to be intermediate. Specific cost details are unknown to me.
What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?
There is currently no need for improvement in the SIEM ( /categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem ), though there could be potential enhancements by integrating with AI.
 

Also Known As

R80, Infinity
RSA Security Analytics
 

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Sample Customers

Edel AG
Los Angeles World Airports, Reply
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