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Cisco Meraki MX
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Feature Set Ratings
- Check Point 4000 Appliances ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
9.1
Check Point 4000 Appliances
91%

8.4
Cisco Meraki MX
84%
Check Point 4000 Appliances ranks higher in 9/11 features
Check Point 4000 Appliances ranks higher in 9/11 features
Identification Technologies
9.0
90%
1 Rating

8.4
84%
47 Ratings
Visualization Tools
8.0
80%
1 Rating

8.6
86%
46 Ratings
Content Inspection
9.0
90%
1 Rating

8.5
85%
46 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
9.0
90%
1 Rating

8.1
81%
46 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
8.0
80%
1 Rating

8.0
80%
39 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
10.0
100%
1 Rating

8.2
82%
48 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
10.0
100%
1 Rating

7.8
78%
49 Ratings
VPN
10.0
100%
1 Rating

8.7
87%
47 Ratings
High Availability
10.0
100%
1 Rating

8.8
88%
44 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
9.0
90%
1 Rating

8.6
86%
42 Ratings
Proxy Server
8.0
80%
1 Rating

8.4
84%
26 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Check Point 4000 Appliances is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
Check Point 4000 Appliances
100%
2 Ratings

9.0
Cisco Meraki MX
90%
73 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Check Point 4000 Appliances
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Cisco Meraki MX
90%
3 Ratings
Usability
Check Point 4000 Appliances
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
Cisco Meraki MX
84%
4 Ratings
Availability
Check Point 4000 Appliances
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
Cisco Meraki MX
91%
2 Ratings
Performance
Check Point 4000 Appliances
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
Cisco Meraki MX
91%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
Check Point 4000 Appliances
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
Cisco Meraki MX
84%
21 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Check Point 4000 Appliances
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
Cisco Meraki MX
70%
3 Ratings
Product Scalability
Check Point 4000 Appliances
N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
Cisco Meraki MX
88%
39 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Check Point 4000 Appliances
Well suited for small to medium business with less than 1000 users. Good edge device, NAT is easy to work with. The anti-malware, anti-spyware are worthwhile paid add-ons. Anti-spoofing is built in, and required to be put in. The split of management between Gaia and secure platform applications is painful, but nothing that can't be gotten around.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCisco Meraki MX
We run 30+ sites, we can easily identify when a site loses connectivity, and check the event log to see what the issue is. We have fail-over connections at all our sites and can proactively manage each of them under the portal. We had a connectivity issue in a rural area recently and were able to diagnose the fault instantly, disable the suspect device from connectivity and reboot the firewall and OT was back up and running within 5 mins.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Renewables & Environment Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Check Point 4000 Appliances
- If you have critical data then you can use this firewall for secure your organization
- You can also use for cloud security
- If you want the deep packet inspection then this is one of the best firewall for you.
Network Administrator
InfosysInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Cisco Meraki MX
- The appliances are very, very easy to use. You could set one up for basic use with minimal documentation.
- Intuitive menus in the Meraki Dashboard make traversing your options and finding what you need very easy.
- Good support options and a healthy knowledge base with well-written guides.
Infrastructure, Network Administrator II
Dynamic AviationAviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Check Point 4000 Appliances
- Steep learning curve for admins
- No packet tracer application like the ASA to test flows prior to putting in new rules, etc.
- Policy packages are all or nothing. I cannot uninstall or turn off a piece of the overall policy, it's all or nothing.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCisco Meraki MX
- As soon as network equipment is seen by the MX, it labels it, making it confusing as to if a device is rogue
- The reporting in the Client window is not real-time, [it's] not really accurate until some time has passed
- Individual client bandwidth usage seems to be inaccurate in the clients window

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Retail Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
Check Point 4000 Appliances
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Check Point 4000 Appliances Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Cisco Meraki MX
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$595 per appliance
Cisco Meraki MX Editions & Modules
Edition
MX64 | $5951 |
---|---|
MX67 | $6951 |
MX68 | $9951 |
MX84 | $1,9951 |
MX100 | $4,9951 |
MX250 | $9,9951 |
MX450 | $19,9951 |
- per appliance
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Check Point 4000 Appliances
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Meraki MX
Cisco Meraki MX 9.0
Based on 3 answers
As we have it in place now, we will continue to keep it at our remote sites. Future expansion is something we are reviewing, and may well start with some of the larger switches as they seem to offer good performance and management at a reasonable price. Wireless is also something we're investing in and their devices are great for that.
IT Manager
John Robertson ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees
Usability
Check Point 4000 Appliances
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Meraki MX
Cisco Meraki MX 8.4
Based on 4 answers
The Cisco Meraki MX series is very easy to use. Setting up user VPN access, site to site VPN to tie multiple locations together and managing all your devices. You can even download the latest firmware and install without ever leaving the dashboard. Meraki is the very definition of easy to use
Director of Information Technology
Callaway CountyGovernment Administration, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Check Point 4000 Appliances
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Meraki MX
Cisco Meraki MX 8.4
Based on 21 answers
I haven't ever had a bad experience with Meraki support. On the few occasions where I wasn't understanding the UI or needed some clarification about what a setting actually would do, I contacted them and they were very quickly able to provide help. Returns are simple and fast, too. We had to return a defective device one time and they shipped the replacement before we had even un-racked the one that was faulty. Unlike many other vendors, they didn't ask use to a do long list of scripted diagnostics, they just took my word for it that the device was broken and sent out a replacement immediately
Senior Systems Administrator
DRT Holdings, Inc.Aviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees
Implementation Rating
Check Point 4000 Appliances
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Meraki MX
Cisco Meraki MX 7.0
Based on 3 answers
Good product and simple to use.
IT Manager
John Robertson ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Check Point 4000 Appliances
We were using the Cisco ASA 5525 but this firewall was not fully secure. Lots of advanced features were missing so we installed the Check Point 4000 Appliances and we are really happy with the features, advanced IPS and web filtering help us to protect our organization and also more control our user traffic.
Network Administrator
InfosysInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Cisco Meraki MX
We continued using Cisco Meraki MX after taking over the client since they are familiar with it and enjoy the reporting it provides. We use pfSense for most new deployments as the controls it gives us are slightly better than the Cisco Meraki MX controls. That isn't to say Cisco Meraki MX is bad; it just isn't suitable for many of our clients that are multi-tenant, which is one of the weaker offerings from Meraki. For our clients that were already using Cisco Meraki MX when we adopted them, there was no reason to change, it does the job, and it does it well.
Owner and Lead Developer
Binary CocoaComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
Scalability
Check Point 4000 Appliances
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Meraki MX
Cisco Meraki MX 8.8
Based on 39 answers
I've used MX devices in one location organizations, multi-building campuses, and multi-national organizations. All implementations can be easily managed with Meraki equipment thanks to the dashboard and cloud-based management features. Being able to seamlessly connect any site with any other via SD-WAN makes a large-scale deployment a straightforward project. [...] With the use of [...] virtual products, secure connectivity with cloud providers is like adding any other site.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employeesReturn on Investment
Check Point 4000 Appliances
- We have not seen a zero-day exploit since implementing the anti-spyware, anti-malware, and URL filtering functionality
- We have not seen a successful intrusion into our systems since the implementation of our checkpoint 4000
- We have had this firewall for 5+ years, and it still has much life left in it.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCisco Meraki MX
- Previously I managed Cisco ASA equipment and enjoyed these firewalls. The need to train other admins and deployment at MSP clients were at the top of my list for switching to Meraki MX. The learning curve is much less steep for new security admins and the central dashboard allows coolabritive efforts when admins are in different locations. Built-in change management makes it easy to see who made specific changes as changes are logged on the dashboard.
- Other content filtering solutions that I have used had more bells and whistles, but given the cost, complexity, and management overhead, I am very pleased with Meraki’s solution.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Utilities Company, 51-200 employees