We performed a comparison between Check Point IPS and Darktrace based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The number of the IPS protections is amazing - after the latest update I see more than 11000 in the SmartConsole."
"The Check Point IPS module allows me granularity in creating rules."
"IPS logs enable complete visibility and reporting through the smart console."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that the product's stability has been very good. The"
"The solution is user-friendly and the interface is easy to configure."
"It offers robust protection with features such as Next Generation firewall capabilities, mobile solutions, and proactive threat prevention."
"There's less admin burden to detect these threats as Check Point IPS will do it all for you and suggest the best preventive actions to protect the network."
"This is a very stable product."
"The NDR is good in their solution and they have NTG for email."
"The most valuable feature of Darktrace and the most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence module because that is the tool that determines automatically if there is any risk or not in the network."
"Technical support is helpful and responsive."
"Darktrace's most valuable features are that it understands the network environment and is able to trace the traffic and alert on anomalies."
"I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful."
"I find the complete portfolio to be excellent."
"Provides great network protection."
"Its most valuable feature is its ability to identify malicious connected IPs from outside and the attacks that get through to the inside."
"We have a lot of false positives and the list of IPs are not up to date in terms of their location."
"The installation documentation has room for improvement."
"After the R80 release, there are almost all feature sets available under IPS Configuration. However, further to this, adding a direct vulnerability scan based on ports and protocol for every zone (LAN, DMZ, or Outside) will make Check Point very different compared to other vendors on the market."
"The solution needs enhanced reporting. The reporting on Cisco Stealthwatch and Darktrace is much bigger. The visibility that they grant for the filtering capabilities over large infrastructures are far superior."
"Threat Prevention policies are not very easily manageable as there are several profiles/policies/etc. Therefore, there are several ways to add exceptions and check the configuration."
"There is an issue with precision."
"Sometimes Check Point documentation is not always updated, which is why when some implementations change, it generates confusion about details."
"When entering, it always takes a long time to load."
"Its documentation is not up to the mark. At times, I have a lot of trouble finding a solution. Even when I posted questions on the community chats, it took a lot of time for me to get answers. That's something that can be improved. Darktrace can focus on creating a more interactive community. If there are more people from Darktrace to focus on community chats, it would be better."
"Darktrace requires numerous configurations. It would be beneficial if the configuration could be made simpler."
"Needs to improve its collaboration with local partners."
"Darkforce could be improved in the range of the interface; how to interact with the actions it's taking or not taking."
"The interface is too mathematical and it should be simplified."
"In an upcoming release, there could be more customizable playbooks or a library of playbooks to choose from."
"Upper management wasn't sold on the value proposition."
"The pricing is a bit high for the region."
Check Point IPS is ranked 3rd in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 29 reviews while Darktrace is ranked 1st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 32 reviews. Check Point IPS is rated 8.6, while Darktrace is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Check Point IPS writes "A stable tool that provides its users with intrusion protection functionalities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Darktrace writes "A stable, scalable, and valuable tool that provides excellent network monitoring". Check Point IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Cisco NGIPS and Fortinet FortiGate IPS, whereas Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Corelight. See our Check Point IPS vs. Darktrace report.
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