We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and Fortinet Forticlient based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Overall, users give Check Point Remote Access VPN higher ratings than Fortinet Forticlient because it offers more security, has good support available, and has proven to create a good ROI.
"The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"Setup using the manuals was easy."
"It is easy to install the Endpoint Remote Access VPN client on different platforms."
"The biggest advantage of Check Point Remote Access VPN is that we already use the Check Point firewall. We only needed to enable the feature and do the configuration in order to enable the VPN feature. We didn't need to buy or manage new hardware."
"For us, it was essential to integrate with Active Directory, which is our credentials repository."
"To maintain the authorization of the connected user, Check Point provides multi-factor authentication for an RA VPN client to make sure legitimate users have access to resources."
"The security of the solution is a good feature, the stability is a valuable feature, and the customization is also a nice feature."
"It allows everyone to work from home. If no one could work from home, then we wouldn't have a company, especially now during COVID-19. It's mission-critical, especially since it's currently being used. If there is a problem with it, we would really be screwed. We would be hard-pressed because we would have to figure out what solution we're going to go with, how to deploy it, how long it would take to deploy it, and how we'd even get it on people's computers if we couldn't VPN to them. It would be near impossible to just change to a new VPN solution right now."
"Once we install and connect the VPN service, it keeps on running until we disconnect."
"It supports securely connections for VPN users from outside our environment during the lockdown."
"From an application perspective, this solution is stable."
"What I like most about FortiClient is that it's easy to use. The way it displays information is very straightforward."
"The VPN connection is the feature that I like the most."
"EMS central reporting with fabric connectivity to FortiGate and FortiAnalyser is great and has seamless integration which makes managing 3000 devices a breeze."
"The initial setup is very good."
"The EMS server gives us good control and central management."
"The initial setup of this solution is easy."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The authentication that we handle is through a .p12 certificate, however, we have integrated it with a 2MFA service through another provider. Something that could improve Check Point is if it had its own 2MFA service through a blade or some sort of application."
"I would like this service to be easier to manage when you integrate it with third parties."
"We'd like to integrate Check Point into the Remote Access VPN solution and have the ability to integrate multiple devices as access points through the solution."
"The maximum it is giving us is only 5 licenses and if you need more, they must be purchased separately."
"Sometimes the application slows down the computing device, and this affects workflows."
"The fully-featured security module is only supported on Windows and Mac systems, which means that organizations with Linux will face issues providing secure access."
"We would like to implement HTML5 (clientless access) in the product without installing any additional software."
"The ability to allow split-tunneling while still following our corporate policy needs to be on the table."
"The solution should have faster turnaround when it comes to new technology."
"FortiClient is not communicating with the new version of the firewall."
"It would be interesting if the solution offered a way to try to investigate and create a use case to trace vectors."
"Fortinet FortiClient could improve the connection because sometimes it drops."
"With Fortinet, some clients have to wait two to four days for a response. That is the biggest complaint from end customer about Fortinet's technical support."
"When we change our endpoint, we have to connect again, which means having to enter our credentials and permissions."
"FortiClient's encryption key could be stronger so that it's not broken too easily."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 6th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 57 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 84 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Remote Access VPN writes "Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Zscaler Private Access and Symantec VIP Access Manager, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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