Check Point Infinity vs NetWitness Platform comparison

The compared Check Point Software Technologies and NetWitness solutions aren't in the same category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #8 in AICP , with an average rating of 8.8, and holds a 2.8% mindshare in the category. NetWitness is ranked #34 in Log Management , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of NetWitness users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Check Point Infinity and NetWitness Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Check Point Infinity vs. NetWitness Platform

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Mindshare comparison

AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Check Point Infinity	2.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon	17.1%
Darktrace	14.1%
Other	66.0%

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Log Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetWitness Platform	0.8%
Wazuh	7.5%
Splunk Enterprise Security	6.8%
Other	84.9%

Log Management

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Chetan Bhati

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.

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MOTASHIM Al Razi

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is a new generation XDR that has a lot of artificial intelligence modules."

"The positive impacts I see from Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks include a complete 360-degree view of our security posture altogether, being a uniform platform where we are ingesting logs from multiple resources."

"The tool's use cases are relevant to security."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to rapidly detect certain hardware files."

"Based on my experience, I would recommend Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks to other people."

"Has great threat detection capabilities."

"Cortex XDR features advanced threat detection capabilities."

"It's very stable. I've never experienced downtime for the ASM console or ASM core."

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"The tool's most valuable feature for threat prevention is the encryption alarm. I find the centralized management console, including the log analyzer and reports in Check Point Infinity, extremely beneficial for enhancing security and operations efficiency in our enterprise. I would rate it a perfect ten out of ten, as it effectively helps us analyze logs, and detect potential attacks."

"Since adopting Check Point Infinity, I have seen a noticeable improvement in how we manage and respond to security threats across our infrastructure."

"It is a scalable product."

"The most valuable feature of Check Point Infinity is the ease of use and navigation."

"One of the best features that Check Point Infinity offers in my experience is the centralized management console; being able to control policies, monitor threats, and manage firewalls, endpoints, and cloud security from a single pane of glass has been a game-changer."

"It is one of the best brands and products in terms of centralization."

"Since deploying Check Point Infinity, we have seen a big drop in security incidents thanks to its strong AI-driven threat prevention."

"The most valuable features of the solution stem from factors like ease of use, visibility, and cost to the enterprise."

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"The most valuable features are the integration and ease of use."

"The most valuable feature is that we can create our own connectors for any application, and NetWitness provides the training and tools to do it."

"The most valuable feature is the hunting ability to work in a CERT."

"It gives the capability for the incident response team to correlate logs to identify any kind of problem like malware and incidents in a general sense, both for logs and packets."

"It's quite economical compared to other solutions in the market."

"NetWitness can be highly beneficial for incident detection and response."

"The most valuable feature of RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets are the alerts and correlations tools."

"The most valuable features are the packet decoder, log decoder, and concentrator."

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Cons

"The solution can never really be an on-premises solution based simply on the way it is set up. It needs metadata to run and improve. Having an on-premises solution would cut it off from making improvements."

"There are some false positives. What our guys would have liked is that it would have been easier to manipulate as soon as they found a false positive that they knew was a false positive. How to do so was not obvious. Some people complained about it. The interface, the ESM, is not user-friendly."

"They've been having some issues with updating their endpoint agents, and it has been quite frustrating."

"In terms of areas of improvement, we have not completed our review of the product. We're also looking at other products. So, it's a little bit hard to tell what could be different because we have not completed the review of this product, but based on our experience so far, its implementation is quite complex."

"There is a severe gap in functionality between Windows, Linux, and Mac versions. For example all folder restriction settings are Windows only. Traps 5.0+ does not have SAML / LDAP integration."

"The server sometimes stops continuously to check things so it would be helpful to receive access updates or technical reasons."

"When it comes to malware files, it should be a little quick because, at times, it would give a wrong result in the sense of what it might be on malware, even if it still might be a normal one."

"The product's pricing needs improvement. They could provide more discounts. Additionally, the dashboard and control panel could be enhanced."

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"Check Point Infinity is not compatible with Windows 8."

"We have had some performance issues. Because of this, we had to redirect traffic to be analyzed by other appliances."

"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."

"We need improvement around the Smart-1 cloud solution."

"The customer support is average because I need to create different things in the portal to create a ticket."

"The solution is expensive."

"One area where Check Point Infinity could improve is in the reporting and analytics customization."

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"Technical support could be improved."

"Log aggregation is an issue with this solution because there are a huge number of alerts in a single instance."

"The initial setup is complex. There are other solutions that are easier to implement."

"The product's licensing models are complex to understand. This particular area needs improvement."

"The implementation needs assistance."

"The system architecture is complex and sometimes it’s hard to troubleshoot potential problems."

"They should implement algorithms to digest that data and produce additional, more advanced reporting, alerting and support of internal security teams."

"Security needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has a yearly renewal."

"In terms of the cost Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is very expensive because we are a Mexican company and when you translate dollars to pesos the cost is very high. The solution is very expensive for Mexican companies. I understand that they have international prices, but I do not think it offsets the price enough for many companies in countries, such as Mexico. The amount it is reduced is not a massive percentage."

"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

"The cost of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is $55 to $90 USD per endpoint per month."

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"Traps pays for itself within the first 16 months of a three-year subscription. This is attributed to OPEX savings, as security teams spent less time trying to identify and isolate malware for analysis as a result of a reduction in malware incidents, false positives, and breach avoidance."

"The pricing is okay, although direct support can be expensive."

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"The pricing of Check Point Infinity could be better. There is a license needed to use the solution and we pay annually."

"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."

"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 product has good pricing considering the features and a global approach."

"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"The flexibility in pricing is advantageous, and being a special partner allows for negotiating special rates based on the project requirements."

"Compared to the competition, the is price is not that high."

"There is a licensing fee and the customer can choose whether he wishes this to be subscription-based or perpetual."

"Our license is for one year."

"The NetWitness Platform may be affordable only for enterprise-level customers, as it may not be within the budget of small and medium-sized businesses."

"The product price was reasonable for my region and the market."

"The tool is very expensive, so I rate the pricing a ten out of ten. The solution has an annual subscription."

"We are on an annual license for the use of the solution."

"It’s cheaper to run virtual machines in a VMware environment."

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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

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Security Firm

21%

Educational Organization

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Performing Arts

Computer Software Company

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	47

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	40
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	10

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Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	20

Questions from the Community

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto vs. Sentinel One

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security solution. The tool reduces the attack surface,...

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What do you like most about Check Point Infinity?

Check Point Infinity's threat prevention capabilities benefitted our organization.

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What needs improvement with Check Point Infinity?

Check Point Infinity could be improved with more intuitive documentation.

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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, an...

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What do you like most about NetWitness Platform?

The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.

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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...

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What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?

There is currently no need for improvement in the SIEM ( /categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem )...

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Comparisons

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Compared 9% of the time

SentinelOne Singularity Complete vs Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks

Compared 6% of the time

CrowdStrike Falcon vs Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks

Compared 5% of the time

Cortex XSIAM vs Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks

Compared 4% of the time

Symantec Endpoint Security vs Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks

Compared 3% of the time

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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs Check Point Infinity

Compared 11% of the time

Securonix Next-Gen SIEM vs Check Point Infinity

Compared 8% of the time

Palo Alto Networks WildFire vs Check Point Infinity

Compared 7% of the time

Selector AIOps vs Check Point Infinity

Compared 5% of the time

Darktrace vs Check Point Infinity

Compared 4% of the time

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IBM Security QRadar vs NetWitness Platform

Compared 9% of the time

Splunk Enterprise Security vs NetWitness Platform

Compared 7% of the time

Elastic Security vs NetWitness Platform

Compared 5% of the time

USM Anywhere vs NetWitness Platform

Compared 5% of the time

Microsoft Sentinel vs NetWitness Platform

Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

R80, Infinity

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Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Check Point Infinity is the only fully consolidated cyber security architecture that provides unprecedented protection against Gen V mega-cyber attacks as well as future cyber threats across all networks, endpoint, cloud and mobile. The architecture is designed to resolve the complexities of growing connectivity and inefficient security. Learn more about Check Point Infinity

Check Point Software Technologies

NetWitness Platform is an evolved SIEM and threat detection and response solution that functions as a single, unified platform for ALL your security data. It features an advanced analyst workbench for triaging alerts and incidents, and it orchestrates security operations programs end to end. In short: NetWitness Platform is all you need to run an intelligent SOC.

NetWitness

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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