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We performed a comparison between Check Point Infinity and Skybox Security Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The Check Point Infinity security architecture enables organizations to fully implement all of the Zero Trust Principles.""The initial implementation was accomplished easily and without deployment problems.""It is one of the best brands and products in terms of centralization.""We can add our environments and can configure and manage them easily which is why administrators are happy with this tool.""A notable aspect that I appreciate is their ongoing effort to redesign the portal, giving it a fresh and centralized appearance.""It has come to reinforce the security architecture of the organization since it covers all the necessary pieces of security.""For me, one of the best features of Check Point Infinity is to be able to have the possibility of emulating the activity of attached files with malicious content in such a short time.""We have full control over what our employees can do with the devices we provide them, to provide a secure and reliable network infrastructure."

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"Change Manager is most important because of the impact on each other of a network change or a firewall change. We want to understand this and to know, beforehand, what the impact of a change will be. We are a large network so that is a very important tool.""This type of tool does a great job of reaching into those other devices producing risk recommendations, compliance recommendations, and a single plane of glass to do your queries, so you can find where these rules might exist.""The features that I have found most valuable with Skybox Security Suite, and this is because I work on the security side, are the firewall assurance, the change manager and the vulnerability control. These three features are the most impressive from Skybox Security.""The way that it's built with three-tier architecture, it makes it very horizontally scalable, so I can have multiple fallbacks. If one machine does fall offline, there are four other machines that are doing the exact same job to pick it up""Aside from Firewall Assurance, we are using Network Assurance and Change Manager for an overview of the whole network and for documenting requests and the recertification of the ruleset.""We use Network Assurance for network visualisation and troubleshooting.""The solution offers very nice dashboards and they've recently added a very good Java-based web interface.""It's very supportive and very user-friendly."

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Cons
"While Check Point Infinity is a robust and innovative solution, some areas could benefit from improvement. One area is the user-friendly integration of privacy-focused features.""Check Point Infinity is not compatible with Windows 8.""The cost of maintaining and purchasing the security components is high.""Check Point Infinity price could improve.""In the future, I would like to see new developments that allow us to centralize the cloud.""Technical support is something that needs improvement.""The licensing model for Check Point Infinity is not clear.""The tool should focus on improving artificial intelligence and customer support services."

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"The setup documentation needs a lot of improvement.""The solution needs to move improve its interface to a full web browser version that is more accessible and doesn't require installation for use.""If anything could be improved it would be staying on top of the collector scripts, but I understand that's a very tough challenge.""The most recent update was not tested with all of the vendors before it was released, so some of the features are misbehaving.""During implementation, we realised approximately 30 devices were not supported by the Skybox platform​.""Skybox should improve their UX features by making them easier to use.""The stability is something that is questionable. I don't know whether it is because of the kind of infrastructure we have or because of the product in itself. We're running it on a virtual machine right now. Maybe once a month, or once in every 45 days, it requires a restart because the application fails to connect. So I have to restart the whole Skybox Manager itself, the Skybox server itself, and then connect to it from our Skybox Manager.""The support could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "While the initial payment might be perceived as relatively higher, the absence of hidden supplementing charges contributes to a straightforward and clear pricing model. The pricing is cheap and moderate."
  • "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."
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  • "I think for the cost, what we got definitely is worth it. The only caution I would give is that whenever you license for Firewall Assurance at the same time, for some weird reason, you have to get one Network Assurance license, just to manage one firewall. That's a little bit of overkill. But otherwise, in general, the pricing is fairly okay."
  • "The pricing is high, and the licensing model needs more flexibility."
  • "The product's pricing is excellent value. In terms of licensing, make sure you understand your network components, all your hops through your network, thoroughly, before you decide on the total cost. If you want to do point-to-point flow analysis and such, you need to have the configuration of all the devices in between point A and point B. A lot of people don't realize all their network components until they start using this product."
  • "I've seen the pricing of every solution on the market. When you compare apples to apples, where Skybox becomes exceedingly expensive is if you look at it compared to something like FireMon that only does a fraction of what Skybox does. But if you include everything that Skybox does, it becomes way more expensive than the competition, but you're also not comparing apples to apples. If you look at FireMon, and you look at like just the firewall assurance piece, they are fairly comparable and, actually, Skybox comes in a little bit cheaper in some cases, depending on which product you're looking at."
  • "The pricing has increased exorbitantly in the last few years, so now it is questionable. Now, it makes me want to review other products."
  • "With licensing, the number of network nodes becomes very expensive to the point where you have to rationalize if the tools are warranted anymore."
  • "Fully understand the total cost of ownership. They have gone to a new model where you have to replace the hardware every X amount of years at a very substantial cost and fully understand your intended number of nodes. To operate a firewall, you have to pay two licenses, a firewall node and a network node. If you are a reasonable-sized organization, this gets expensive very quickly."
  • "Pricing is on the higher side. In terms of licensing, you should buy the complete suite rather than buying only the Change Manager. I think Change Manager with Vulnerability Control is something that would be interesting to look at."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:Check Point Infinity helps in developing centralized applications within an enterprise. Its primary use case is to enhance security and scalability in enterprise systems. It provides a robust… more »
    Top Answer:When you import all the assets that you have, like desktops, servers, networks, devices, routers, and then firewalls, and other products, then Skybox makes like, a model of the network, but with… more »
    Top Answer:You always negotiate a little bit when the price is in question. But, the price could be a little bit smaller. Maybe it could offer additional discounts when you buy all the modules. Because end users… more »
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in pricing. It would be better, especially if a customer bought all four modules.
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    7.5
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    Also Known As
    R80, Infinity
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    Overview

    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

    The Skybox Security Suite platform combines firewall and network device data with vulnerability and threat intelligence, prioritizing security issues in the context of your unique environment. Powerful attack vector analytics reduce response times and risks, bringing firewall, vulnerability and threat management processes for complex networks under control.

    Firewall Assurance brings all firewalls into one normalized view, continuously monitoring policy compliance, optimizing firewall rulesets and finding attack vectors that others miss. Skybox covers the most comprehensive list of firewall vendors, complex rulesets, even virtual and cloud-based firewalls. With proven scalability in 1,500+ firewall deployments, Firewall Assurance keeps rules optimized and ensures changes don’t introduce new risk. 

    Gain total visibility of the vulnerabilities in your attack surface without waiting for a scan. Leverage Skybox Research Lab's vulnerability and threat intelligence, and automatically correlate it to your unique environment. With network modeling and advanced simulations, pinpoint exposed vulnerabilities and other attack vectors. And use context to prioritize vulnerabilities in terms of actual risk and respond to threats with accuracy and efficiency.

    For more information or to view a demo, visit www.skyboxsecurity.com.

    Sample Customers
    Edel AG
    ADP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BT, USAID, Delta Dental, EDF Energy, EMC, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson
    Top Industries
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    Security Firm28%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Cloud Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Security Firm24%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government9%
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    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Outsourcing Company16%
    Insurance Company11%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business65%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise19%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise40%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Check Point Infinity is ranked 14th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 22 reviews while Skybox Security Suite is ranked 18th in Vulnerability Management with 33 reviews. Check Point Infinity is rated 8.6, while Skybox Security Suite is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Check Point Infinity writes "Provides robust cybersecurity with a comprehensive suite of features, expert support, and scalable cloud-based architecture, ensuring effective threat detection and continuous improvement ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Skybox Security Suite writes "Efficient in vulnerability management, stable and easy to use ". Check Point Infinity is most compared with Cisco Secure Network Analytics, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Proofpoint Email Protection and Microsoft Defender for Office 365, whereas Skybox Security Suite is most compared with AlgoSec, Tufin Orchestration Suite, FireMon Security Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama and Azure Firewall Manager.

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