We performed a comparison between Check Point IPS and KerioControl 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."
"This is a very stable product."
"Some of the features for views and visualization are already predefined as default files."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point IPS is the management of devices and policies."
"It protects against specific known exploits but also, with SandBlast integration, it is able to protect against unknown or zero-day attacks at the perimeter level."
"Real-time protection has blocked most threats that could affect system operations."
"Check Point IPS manages risk categories very well and accordingly helps us protect each of our devices in real-time."
"IPS logs enable complete visibility and reporting through the smart console."
"Kerio Control can be scaled easily."
"The firewall and intrusion detection features are good. It has blocked certain things. We have a lot of blocked sites that the staff or anyone using it, the public, etc., can't go on. It works for that. I get quite a few messages every now and again, saying that a virus has been detected and I can go in and block the user who's causing the problem."
"I want to have access to my computer from the outside and Kerio Control plays a role because it has a VPN... It is more reliable because it's a smaller group of computers to target for hackers and the like. The VPN works very well. I use it to work remotely very easily and exchange information, both to and from the location where it's deployed, and there have been no problems there."
"We also like the security. We can control what sites users can go to and we can make sure that where they're going is appropriate and that it's work-related."
"I have found the most valuable features of Kerio Control to be the IPS and firewall."
"The most valuable feature is to provide users with the ability to log in to the portal page, keep track of their data usage and perform bandwidth management."
"It prevents people from visiting undesirable sites and ensures that they use the internet for their designated jobs."
"Setup is simple. The Kerio interface is very intuitive."
"The tool's pricing could be better."
"I am not aware of a preview channel or some repository to have a preview on upcoming signatures, however, this would be nice to have."
"There is a performance impact on the NGFW post-enabling the IPS blade/Module, which can even lead to downtime if IPS starts to monitor or block high-volume traffic."
"Having additional reports available would be helpful."
"I observed on our management that sometimes IPS does not connect to the threat cloud, we have to check and improve it. Otherwise, all of the features are good."
"The dashboard reports can be easier to generate and customize."
"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."
"Support is the biggest area for improvement."
"I would like to see them develop a bit more flexibility creating VLANs."
"Their support is getting better but still needs improvement."
"I would like for them to add more security features."
"KerioControl should add more options in VPN features, such as IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, and L2TP VPNs, because KerioControl uses a special VPN for their products."
"The solution should offer more dashboards."
"When we did our last update, we had some trouble with the initial syncing process to get our messaging to go through. But we were also moving a store and a lot was changing during that process. I don't think it was on Kerio's end. It just coincided with the update. Once we got our third-party IT guy involved it was resolved very quickly."
"I would like for there to be a difference between international and national links."
"The solution can be improved to create the capability for larger bandwidths that support our business needs."
Check Point IPS is ranked 3rd in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 45 reviews while KerioControl is ranked 16th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews. Check Point IPS is rated 8.6, while KerioControl is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point IPS writes "Great for detection and access with the capabilities of defining specific rules". On the other hand, the top reviewer of KerioControl writes "With VPN, any of our guys can log in to the system and effectively be on board; helps with our customers all over the world". Check Point IPS is most compared with Darktrace, Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Trend Vision One - Cloud Security, whereas KerioControl is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiGate, OPNsense and Sophos UTM. See our Check Point IPS vs. KerioControl report.
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