Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued vs F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

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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F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is good for large organizations that need to have a consistent experience for all end users. Might be a little much in the terms of complexity for smaller organizations. Either way, it provides a strong solution that meets the needs of both the IT security group and the end-user.

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Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

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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Central management.
Strong security.

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Computer Software Company, 10,001+ 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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If unsure, can be overly cautious.
There are few changes the end user can make.

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Support Rating

Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued 7.0

Based on 1 answer

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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F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) 9.0

Based on 2 answers

F5 Advanced Firewall Manager has been a solid, strong solution to both keep our systems safe and being seamless for our end users. Most of the time, the end-user is not impacted and does not even know F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is running which is exactly what we are looking for.

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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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SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is a bit easier to initially set up than F5 Advanced Firewall Manager but not as robust in its ability to manage different devices with different profiles. Different machines need different access and F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is better at allowing flexibility in identifying different devices and managing what they can access.

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Return on Investment

Stability
Consistent Rule application
Easy to Manage and maintain

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Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Easy maintenance reduces support hours.
Consistent experience reduces user learning curve.

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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

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued

F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)