Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued vs Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

Likelihood to Recommend

I would say you need someone experienced in Check Point Appliances. You must know the Linux command line as there are a lot of commands that aren't in the guild. I would say 2200 is for a medium-sized company. The appliance we have can't handle a big company and it would be too expensive for a small company.

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Randy MacFarland

Scada IT Analyst

H2O Power LPOil & Energy, 11-50 employees

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Check Point Next Generation Firewall is a great solution for larger companies that have the ability to dedicate a large budget towards information security controls. In order to get the best return on investment, however, the company should have a highly functioning information security maturity level and the ability to invest in dedicated training so that all features are utilized effectively. The SmartEvent dashboards are able to provide ongoing data that can track this effectively.

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Manager in Information Technology

Maritime Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

Identification Technologies

Content Inspection

Policy-based Controls

Active Directory and LDAP

Firewall Management Console

Reporting and Logging

VPN

High Availability

Stateful Inspection

Visualization Tools

Proxy Server

Pros

Performance
Ease of management
Functionality

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Logging -- Logs are clearly displayed with all information about the packet
Canned reports -- The reports "out of the box" are pretty nice and give you a lot of detail
Rule Configuration -- Defining (basic) rules is easy to do, and understandable

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Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Cost: very expensive to purchase and maintain.
Lack of disk space and memory are the biggest issues we have.
Hard/impossible to migrate from physical to virtual appliance.

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Randy MacFarland

Scada IT Analyst

H2O Power LPOil & Energy, 11-50 employees

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Check Point has a complex range of reporting tools, some of which can take time to learn and be comfortable with.
The firewall is solid and needs to have someone with training to manage it which means any little mistake can bring down the network and have you on the phone with Check Point support.
They are pricey for some of the hardware and reporting tools.

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Ramesh Ramrattan

Systems Administrator

UA Brands (Uniform Advantage)Retail, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued 7.0

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It all depends on who you get for support. There are a few that know the hardware/software well and some that don't. You can ask for a second level if you can't get your answer or issues resolved. But overall it's good. I would give it a higher score but we have waited for 4-6 hours for a call back on certain issues.

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Randy MacFarland

Scada IT Analyst

H2O Power LPOil & Energy, 11-50 employees

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Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 10.0

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Check Point has a variety of support options that can be used to optimize your investment in the product. Companies with a larger information security and certified checkpoint engineer employee base can benefit from a standard SLA, while companies with a smaller security engineering footprint or more critical implementations can opt for premium, elite or diamond packages that even include the ability to provide on-site engineers for major security incidents. Check Point PRO support also provides the ability to outsource maintenance concerns by automating case creation and follow up when application components fail.

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Manager in Information Technology

Maritime Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Both were great products but Check Points seemed to be easier to manage and more stable. While cost was also comparable we chose Check Point because of our enterprise investment with them

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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At the time when we were evaluating Fortinet, it was not a layer 7, while Check Point did offer this. It appears that since then they have created next-gen firewalls as well. The interface of Check Point is a little easier to use (although the interface tends to use a lot of bright pink colors)

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Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Stability
Consistent Rule application
Easy to Manage and maintain

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Vice-President in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Although there are better alternatives out there, Check Point delivers results for the price we paid for the system.
Since implementation, we have not have any major issues with the product, minor issues were resolved in a timely fashion.
Check Point currently fulfills our need for an outside facing firewall, when our organization grows larger, we will be looking at higher level enterprise solutions.

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Ramesh Ramrattan

Systems Administrator

UA Brands (Uniform Advantage)Retail, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway