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Check Point IPS vs Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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 IPS
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category, the mindshare of Check Point IPS is 3.8%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise is 1.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Check Point IPS3.8%
Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise1.3%
Other94.9%
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2751156 - PeerSpot reviewer
Expert intercepts threats in encrypted data while improving risk management
Check Point IPS could be improved with more automation and focus on removing false positives. At least 60% of all the alarms generated by the IPS are false positives or something that's not important to look at, and this generates a significant workload for my team. That is my main concern about the needed improvements.
reviewer2093205 - PeerSpot reviewer
It has excellent scalability and allows you to execute custom COCR rules, letting you fine-tune agent monitoring
I'm using Tripwire Enterprise version 9.0. In my company, thirty to forty people use Tripwire Enterprise, mainly different types of engineers, governance, risk, compliance, and cybersecurity personnel. I advise people planning to use Tripwire Enterprise to take the training because the solution has a fairly complex interface. You can do a lot of work with it, but it isn't very easy. Tripwire Enterprise is a sophisticated tool. I rate the tool an eight on a scale of one to ten because it does an excellent job of handling the unique challenges of maintaining NERC CIP compliance and monitoring industrial controls.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I can easily monitor all of our connected devices and I get instant notification of reconnections and new connections, which removes some of the monitoring burden."
"Check Point is one of the best security brands worldwide."
"Check Point IPS offers granular policy control, allowing administrators to customize IPS policies based on severity, protocols, or the source and destination."
"Behavior analytics and monitoring capabilities of Check Point IPS are valuable, especially for cybersecurity purposes."
"The reports are useful in helping to verify the threats where we can see the level of severity in order to be able to take action."
"User-friendly and easy to implement."
"We are able to define our own rules for detection."
"The solution's IPS functionality and firewall functionality are the solution's most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the integrity."
"Even if you change a single word in Notepad, it will let you know whether it was added, removed, or modified."
"Its reporting features are great. It gives you an in-depth report. Its customization is also great, and it is working fine."
"What's most valuable in Tripwire Enterprise is the ability to execute custom COCR rules that lets me fine-tune how I monitor Linux and Windows agents."
"The most valuable feature is integrity management. I had some discussions with service providers, and they also agreed."
"The product supports different platforms."
"File monitoring is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"We use Tripwire Enterprise as a tool to test the vulnerability of a network. That is the most valuable feature of the product for us."
 

Cons

"The cost is a bit high but it is worth it."
"The pain point that I have with this solution is contacting technical support."
"Setting up Check Point IPS isn't easy, but it's not too complex, either. I rate it seven out of 10 for ease of setup. Generally, customers cannot do it themselves. They need an integrator."
"The hardware-based version of Check Point IPS could be more scalable. Right now, it's not scalable."
"The cost is high."
"The service that we want to see in the future is a capacity to segment the IPS services by equipment."
"There is no standalone IPS appliance available."
"Sometimes we had false positives where packages that were legitimate for us were blocked and we had to unblock them through exceptions."
"A lot of network devices need a custom integration."
"The main way that it can be improved is through better reporting."
"The Windows online integration license needs to be improved."
"It needs more local support from the OEM side. It would be great if this can be improved."
"The deployment with certain systems can be difficult and it needs to be simplified."
"The initial setup is complex."
"An area for improvement in Tripwire Enterprise is stability, as my company had stability issues with the last few versions of the solution. Tripwire Enterprise has been a bit buggy."
"Cloud monitoring could be better. It would also be better if the company followed a pay-as-you-use model."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a reasonably priced product."
"Pricing for this solution is negotiable and I'm happy with our pricing."
"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is very cheap and ten means it is very expensive. The product is expensive."
"The pricing for Check Point IPS is competitive and brings good value for the money."
"I think that the price of support is around $40,000 USD or $50,000 USD per year."
"The pricing is quite reasonable."
"The tool's licensing model is good. The licensing costs are yearly. I rate it an eight out of ten."
"The price of this product should be reduced."
"Tripwire is more expensive than Netwrix."
"The licensing depends on the equipment, how many devices and the types of devices."
"Cloud monitoring could be better. It could also be cheaper. It would be better if the company followed a pay-as-you-use model."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
11%
University
11%
Government
7%
Non Profit
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point IPS?
The most valuable feature of the solution is called tunneling. Tunneling is one of the major security features that hackers cannot penetrate through.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point IPS?
I am not in charge of pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with Check Point IPS?
For the product itself, there is nothing that I wish worked better or was easier, but it can become complex to manage all the rules if the infrastructure is very big. I do not want to add more abou...
What do you like most about Tripwire Enterprise?
The product supports different platforms.
What needs improvement with Tripwire Enterprise?
The solution has some limitations in OT, IoT, and AIX. The product must provide whitelisting services.
 

Also Known As

Check Point Intrusion Prevention System
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Sample Customers

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