We performed a comparison between Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] and Stormshield Network Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"Overall security features and performance routing is good."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"I appreciate FortiGate's flexibility, which allows for centralized management through FortiManager."
"The reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution is very robust."
"The UTM platform has been the most valuable."
"The most outstanding feature is being able to centralize each of the functions in a single device."
"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."
"The filtering was very good."
"We can create a domain to separate and segregate some functions, some services."
"It provides visibility and drives organizational security."
"Firewalls help us a lot in controlling traffic on our network and preventing unauthorized access."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."
"I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"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."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"While the technical support is good, the Indian level technical support could use an upgrade."
"I am not able to see a demo."
"What has been the issue of firewalls is they ask me for policies and content filtering application control and all these features that are now part of Harmony."
"As we don't have a representative of Check Point in Mozambique, this makes it very difficult when we have some issues to resolve."
"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."
"Some features that could be improved are advanced threat protection, sandboxing, and vulnerability management."
"The interface needs improvement."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
"It could be better if it were more user-friendly. It's too complicated for us to use it. The price could be better as well."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"This is not a next-generation firewall."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"The SD card could be more secure."
"Stormshield Network Security is quite expensive."
"This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved."
Earn 20 points
Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is rated 8.2, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. 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 Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". Check Point UTM-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and WatchGuard Firebox.
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