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Check Point Security Management vs The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
Check Point Security Management boosts ROI by enhancing efficiency, reducing incidents, and consolidating operations for better financial outcomes.
Sentiment score
3.8
NodeZero Platform reduces pen testing costs and time while enhancing security, saving up to 20% and improving efficiency.
I have seen a strong ROI from using Check Point Security Management through unified policy management, reduced misconfigurations, and faster incident response.
Senior Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
The time to resolve issues is very much better now with Check Point Security Management.
Network Cyber Security Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I have seen a hundred percent return on investment with Check Point Security Management.
IT admin at Tonboimaging india pvt ltd
A reduction in remediation time has been seen because it is finding things before they happen.
Director of Enterprise Security at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Being able to find them because there have been no eyes on that particular section so far ever, and fixing those potentially prevented those companies from getting breached.
IT Security Consultant at Systemhaus for you GmbH
So far, I have seen a return on investment with The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai, as we managed to save a lot of time and effort with this because this is an autonomous tool, and our manual effort is significantly reduced because of a product of this type.
Senior Manager | Manager Security Services at RISK ASSOCIATES
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Check Point Security Management support is praised for expertise but criticized for delays and mixed issue resolution satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.3
NodeZero Platform provides excellent support with fast responses and knowledgeable staff, achieving high satisfaction ratings from users.
When we face technical issues, they are ready to help us.
Inside Sales Manager at Digitaltrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
Customer support for Check Point Security Management is excellent
Senior Network Engineer at Anthology
We have partner support that helps us mitigate vulnerabilities reported by our infrastructure team.
Information Security at Synechron
Overall, when it comes to The NodeZero Platform's tech support, you can reach them via a chat message on their website, and they respond almost immediately.
Director of IT Security at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Previously, with time-sensitive engagements, I would worry about resolving issues before deadlines. That concern has diminished as they've become more responsive and require less escalation to engineering.
Principal Consultant at JTI Cybersecurity
The vast majority of times they are able to resolve the exact questions my team has on the first attempt, which is really good for customer or technical support.
Chief Information Officer at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Check Point Security Management is scalable, supporting organizational growth with centralized management and expansion through Quantum Maestro and Multi-Domain systems.
Sentiment score
7.4
NodeZero by Horizon3.ai offers scalable, flexible, and efficient deployment across networks, supporting extensive coverage and multiple concurrent tests.
It can be a multi-domain Security Management server and can manage large or segmented environments with multiple domains or customers.
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
When you upgrade multiple times, you leave many files that are useless. They are dated, so it's always better to create a new machine every few versions, for example, three or four major versions.
Security Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
The scalability of Check Point Security Management is excellent.
Senior Network Security Engineer at DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
We have conducted pen tests in environments with hundreds of thousands of IP addresses without any scalability issues.
CEO at cybovate
We currently scan approximately 1,500-2,000 assets and haven't encountered any scaling or throughput issues.
Information Security Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
The platform offers various insider threats, segmentation tests, phishing tests, and PCI DSS tests.
Head Dig IT Al And Response/ Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Check Point Security Management is stable, especially with updates, despite minor issues like process restarts and occasional console crashes.
Sentiment score
8.3
The NodeZero Platform is stable, reliable, and performs well, with occasional external scan delays and minor optimizations needed.
Check Point Security Management is really stable, and I have not experienced any downtime or issues with reliability except for when we do upgrades.
Network Engineering and IS Access at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
The SmartConsole used to administrate the security management is somewhat unstable.
Network Cyber Security Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Check Point Security Management is very stable in my experience, ensuring that our operations run smoothly without interruptions.
TI at a security firm with 51-200 employees
We have not encountered any issues on the platform regarding accessibility, performance, or stability.
CEO at cybovate
Regarding stability, it has never crashed, and there has not been any lagging from deployment or running.
Director of Enterprise Security at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
I would rate the stability of The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai as a ten.
Senior Manager | Manager Security Services at RISK ASSOCIATES
 

Room For Improvement

Enhancements needed in usability, stability, integration, cost, log management, support, rule creation, cloud capabilities, documentation, and GUI for Check Point Security Management.
Users want better flexibility, integration, scalability, testing efficiency, visibility, and reporting in vulnerability management and notification systems.
When the logs are too heavy for the security management server, the CPU spike will be high, causing our management day-to-day activity to lag or become difficult.
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Refining reports and automation capabilities to make it more intuitive and scalable for diverse enterprise environments could improve Check Point Security Management.
IT Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Engaging role-based access control is essential; granular permissions for more flexible RBAC will allow the organization to delegate tasks.
Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees
This service reveals which credentials and email addresses are available on the deep web, as well as which domains have been set up using typo-squatting techniques.
Information Security Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
The one thing that is very much asked from us as a service provider is DAST testing, so when a company is building a software, they could see their current security status while they are building the application.
Offensive Security Analyst at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
If that pen test could be load balanced on more than one system, I believe The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai could leverage that system and complete penetration tests in a much quicker time frame, providing quicker results to customers.
Lead Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Check Point offers competitive, high-value security management with flexible, cost-effective licensing, despite higher initial pricing than some competitors.
Enterprise users appreciate Horizon3.ai's competitive pricing and flexible IP-based licensing as cost-efficient compared to traditional methods.
Since we are using it extensively, we get significant discounts during procurement.
Information Security at Synechron
Licensing is quite expensive.
Security Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
We pay on a three-year base.
Network Cyber Security Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The pricing is much more affordable than traditional penetration tests.
Manager, Information Technology at a performing arts with 11-50 employees
It's a bit cheaper than manual penetration testing because manual testing typically allows you to scan only a few subnets.
Works at a hospitality company with 201-500 employees
Usually, manual penetration test scans take considerable time and money.
Security Engineer at Herjavec Group
 

Valuable Features

Check Point Security Management excels with centralized control, user-friendly interface, advanced security features, and efficient automation.
The NodeZero Platform offers automated, user-friendly penetration testing, providing instant vulnerability insights and enhancing cybersecurity efficiency.
Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization by providing centralized control, allowing us to manage all security policies and gateways from a single console, reducing complexity and saving time.
Senior Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
After deploying Check Point Security Management, we improved our productivity by integrating all devices into a single console instead of managing separate log-ins for each branch's gateways, making our admin team's tasks easier.
Technique at Digitaltrack
The monitoring is exceptional as it provides consolidated logs, signals, and any alerts that come from the security gateway in real time.
Technical Specialist at VDA Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd.
When a new vulnerability, such as a zero-day exploit, is identified, they review your previous scans to determine if you might be vulnerable to it, and they proactively notify you.
Director of IT Security at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The detailed reports not only list the vulnerabilities that matter, but they also include direct links to patches.
Information Security Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
The NodeZero Platform's real attack capabilities help in identifying vulnerabilities on our on-prem systems because it provides actual vulnerabilities by attacking our systems.
Chief Information Security Officer at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Security Manage...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
14th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (10th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (5th)
The NodeZero Platform by Ho...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (9th), Penetration Testing Services (1st), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (1st), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (2nd), AI-Powered Penetration Testing (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Check Point Security Management is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai is 1.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai1.1%
Check Point Security Management1.2%
Other97.7%
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

Featured Reviews

RL
TI at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Simplified threat detection and reduced policy deployment time
The standout features of Check Point Security Management are unified policy management, real-time visibility, and automation capabilities, making it a powerful tool for security management. Consistency across environments with Check Point Security Management helps me ensure that instead of maintaining separate rules for firewalls, cloud workloads, and data centers, we apply one unified policy that covers them all. This reduces misconfigurations and ensures compliance, proving to be a time-saver because rolling out a new rule or updating an existing one takes minutes, not hours, because it is propagated everywhere automatically. Automation is one of the most valuable aspects of Check Point Security Management, and it often does not get enough attention compared to headline features like unified policies or visibility. With policy automation, routine tasks such as rule creation, compliance checks, or policy updates can be automated, reducing human error and saving hours of manual work. Check Point Security Management has simplified administration in my organization because instead of juggling multiple consoles, everything is managed from a single pane of glass. This has reduced complexity and saved significant time for our IT team, improving our operational efficiency. For a policy update, I used to spend two or three hours across multiple consoles. Now, with unified management in Check Point Security Management, it takes thirty to forty minutes, resulting in about a seventy percent reduction in effort, greatly boosting productivity.
Brent Hamlin - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees
Continuous threat scanning has improved remediation time and strengthened executive reporting
The best features that The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai offers include the automated scans, which are great to use; you set it, scope it, and let it go, which works really well. The executive reporting feature is impactful for me as a manager, providing a strong foundation to give quarterly and yearly reports to our executives and board to see the state of our infrastructure from a security standpoint. The level of detail and clarity in the executive reports from The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai absolutely helps me communicate effectively with leadership. They are detailed enough for me to extract the necessary information tailored for the executives and to provide a broader perspective on our mitigation efforts or accepted risk stance and where additional controls exist. The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai has positively impacted my organization by giving us a better continuous picture of our security posture, what's exploitable, and what can be used against the organization. It allows us to run scans whenever needed, unlike a single third-party system that only provides a snapshot in time; our processes must be ongoing as the security landscape is dynamic. NodeZero's endpoint security effectiveness feature impacts my understanding of potential security threats by providing a clear picture of both the external and internal landscapes within my organization, enabling me to prioritize and adjust as needed for vulnerabilities such as WordPress plugin issues or user enumerations and software code version assessments. I have built The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai into our weekly and monthly workflows for security CI/CD, and we scan our externally accessible assets every week to address anything quickly if it comes up. That includes our firewalls, websites, and anything that is an external web server, which we scan weekly, while the monthly scans are for internal systems that feed our security CI/CD pipeline, enabling us to action across and prioritize any vulnerabilities caught by The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
9%
Security Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise43
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Check Point Security Management?
Based on my experience with Check Point Security Management, I do not see anything lacking. It is currently managing all the gateways, and we are able to achieve what we want from our perspective. ...
What is your primary use case for Check Point Security Management?
I am using Check Point Security Management in our day-to-day operations to centrally manage all Check Point Security Gateways within my organization. All of these Check Point Security Gateways are ...
What advice do you have for others considering Check Point Security Management?
I advise anyone having multiple security gateways that are managed stand-alone to deploy Check Point Security Management and manage all security gateways from a central console and central team. Th...
What needs improvement with Horizon3.ai?
The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai could greatly improve their feature request and product suggestions process. There is not an easy way to see what the status is of product suggestions, and from...
What is your primary use case for Horizon3.ai?
My main use case for The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai is to run automated penetration tests and remediate findings. We run our penetration test on a scheduled basis, specifically every two mont...
What advice do you have for others considering Horizon3.ai?
The advice I would give to others looking into using The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai is to assess their environments to run penetration tests and get an idea of the amount of IPs or assets the...
 

Also Known As

R80.10, R80, R77.30, R77, Check Point R80.10 Security Management, R80 Security Management
Horizon3.ai
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Hedgetec, Geiger
Government agencies, Defense Industrial Base organizations, and enterprises in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and criticalinfrastructure rely on NodeZero to meet rigorous security and compliance requirements with continuous, scheduled, and on-demand testing.
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