We performed a comparison between Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The solution is extremely reliable."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"Fortigate's most valuable feature is that it doesn't need a push policy when writing rules."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"Firewalls help us a lot in controlling traffic on our network and preventing unauthorized access."
"The databases and its signatures are its most important features."
"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"The filtering was very good."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature for us was to implement negligent functionality, to direct functionality to viewer control and application control so we could disconnect, and at the same time, we installed checkpoints. We disconnected our proxy."
"It safeguards against cyber attacks."
"The most outstanding feature is being able to centralize each of the functions in a single device."
"What I like about the VM-Series is that you can launch them in a very short time."
"It has excellent scalability."
"It gives us the ease that we are secure. We have set up the proper things that help make our data safe."
"It scales linearly with load and no issues."
"In Palo Alto the most important feature is the App-ID."
"The main advantage of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series stems from the fact that you can access it with the help of cloud services."
"The most effective features of the solution for threat prevention are Layer 7 inspection, SSL decryption, IPS, and the web filtering profile."
"The interface with Panorama makes it very easy to use."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"The process of configuring firewall rules appears excessively complex."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"Specifically on the user experience, sometimes the set up of things, such as the VPN SSL, takes a lot of time to load and a lot of time to get up and running on every session."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"The interface needs improvement."
"The solution could be improved if there was a better way to report. The reporting functionality is not really good. Even though it's not the major function. Maybe adding a way to make a custom report."
"I am not able to see a demo."
"Technical support was very bad because the supplier who sold it to us, wasn't very supportive, and he wouldn't giving us direct links to the OEM."
"As we don't have a representative of Check Point in Mozambique, this makes it very difficult when we have some issues to resolve."
"Some features that could be improved are advanced threat protection, sandboxing, and vulnerability management."
"There's room for improvement in terms of integration with the load balancer. It isn't like Fortinet, which has a load balancer built into its firewall. It is effortless to integrate within the load balancer-plus-firewall solution."
"The one issue that I didn't like is that the SNMP integration with interfaces didn't record the interface counters."
"The solution's licensing could be improved, and training should be included before installation."
"There is no proper support channel to follow up on cases."
"There are various reports that come with the box or with the VMware, but you can only run them daily."
"The disadvantage with Palo Alto is that they don't have a cloud-based solution that includes a secure web gateway."
"It has to be more scalable for the deployment of VMs on the cloud."
"It'll help if Palo Alto Networks provided better documentation."
Earn 20 points
Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 52 reviews. Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] writes "Great firewalls, VPN, and Intrusion prevention capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall.
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