We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Palo Alto Networks K2-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"It improves user productivity and frees up system resources."
"It's enabled us to move away from basic LAN to LAN segmentation to a more powerful user separation approach."
"A stable solution with multiple interfaces"
"Configuration and deploying are easy."
"The user interface is very cool and easy to use."
"The documentation is simple to understand and is easily available."
"It offers services like navigation, control, and filtering, which ensure that all users stay connected to business applications."
"Its auditing features are good for checking who did what changes and when."
"Everything I could possibly want has already been implanted in the new version."
"I have found the threat profile feature valuable."
"Palo Alto has a unique solution for DNS security, which is very good."
"One of the most valuable features is Palo Alto's firewall management. We find it easier to manage the firewall centrally."
"Simple integrations with the domain controllers and other inventories"
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the performance which is above their competitors. The throughput they have delivered is good. When we used other solutions they failed the deployment when we were using different rules. They have a theory perform performance light and performance degradation. However, Palo Alto Networks K2-Series never fails in that scenario."
"As long as the solution is kept updated, it's pretty stable."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the configuration, it is very clear."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"It needs more available central management."
"The scalability could be better."
"It can be a little bit more user-friendly in terms of policy definition and implementation. It seems a little bit complicated, and it could be simplified."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"The exterior of the physical device can be improved with the use of a display and not just simple lights."
"Check Point can improve a little better in their technical services, especially in the Indian market."
"The current reporting capability needs to be parsed and edited to be appreciated by leadership."
"In a VPN setup, we have Internet connection via Check Point. The connectivity is not turnkey like competing devices. We have not yet terminated our site-to-site VPN because things are fluctuating right now and Check Point needs to be upgraded. Also, their troubleshooting needs to be improved for this."
"Identity Awareness has been a massive source of problems for our deployment and the ability to debug it has been lacking."
"When I was creating the VPN on it and the client side through the portal, that feature was very annoying. I could not use it. It was much more usable after downloading it to the laptop. That was very good compared to using it directly from the browser."
"Scalability should be improved."
"The perimeter antivirus can be improved. It's not as good as other leaders."
"The scalability of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is good. It is good for larger environments over smaller ones."
"The URL Filtering module needs to have more categories added to it."
"The reporting functionality in GlobalProtect needs to be improved."
"The ease of management and configuration should be improved."
"Higher levels of support are excellent but new users may need additional options."
"The password function of the solution could be improved. Additionally, some of the processes take too long to complete."
"Some users do not accept cloud-based data processing. They prefer on-premises functionality, especially for advanced threat analysis. While the general trend is moving towards cloud, specific customer needs should be considered. Perhaps certain functionalities, particularly in advanced threat analysis, could be offered as an on-premises option for those clients."
"Palo Alto has many other products. It would be nice for these products to be centralized under one tool"
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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