We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Zscaler Internet Access 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."FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"FortiGate improved our security. It's one of the best hardware firewalls."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"FortiGate firewalls are easy to manage through a user-friendly web interface. They also have advanced features like DDoS and DLP. However, I wouldn't recommend enabling all of these features on one device because it can cause performance issues."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"We can build the new firewalls with minimum efforts."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It's scalable and provides end-to-end resolution."
"Sandboxing is the most valuable feature."
"A stable solution with multiple interfaces"
"I have not had an infected machine behind the firewall since I first installed and started using NGFW."
"The dashboard provides a quick overview of the security status, including key metrics, alerts, and recent events."
"In addition to the different security features that Check Point security solutions have, their integration with other technologies makes the security environment a complete security type."
"There is no lag in service when accessing the internet."
"The solution is stable."
"The URL filtering has been the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to drop packets."
"The cloud proxy and integration are some of the key features. Since there is cloud waste, we can quickly provision it and start working on the configuration. On top of that, they have added a few more features. They have integrated CASB, and file sandboxing is part of it."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Internet Access is that it is a consolidated solution, it comes with many features, such as DLP."
"Zscaler Internet Access's best feature is the granular policy controls."
"One feature that is valuable to me from an implementation point of view is that it's very easy to implement."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The process of configuring firewall rules appears excessively complex."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"Initially, we faced a few challenges with firmware. Later this was addressed with jumbo hotfixes."
"Pricing for the gateways is too high as compared to the other vendors."
"It would be best if the security management server console access is simpler for ease of management."
"Several security modules are based on HTTPS inspection, losing a relevant security capability if you don't implement it in your network."
"Sometimes there are security bugs, which is frustrating."
"The upgrade is something we would like to be improved in the future as the frequency of hotfixes is too much, and by the time we finish the one round, we already have the new version released and are required to upgrade."
"VMware is not supported by the platform."
"The Check Point TAC support has, in recent years, deteriorated."
"The tool should improve the predefined dictionaries."
"The OS capabilities and WSL support could be improved."
"The price of the solution could be improved."
"The interface for administration could be better. They should upgrade the management portal."
"I would like to see more training and video documentation."
"The solution is expensive. They recently revised the pricing and packaging. Some of our existing customers have been asking for alternate solutions for a lower price."
"If they can also integrate with the multi-factor authentication to prompt users to do another, second-factor authentication, that would be ideal."
"Zscaler Internet Access needs to integrate more ISPs. It is good to have more than three ISPs."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 103 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 32 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Robust control and security that enables a comprehensive application management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Internet Access writes "Configuring policies is user-friendly but challenges with stability". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Azure Firewall and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway and Appgate SDP. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
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