Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs BigFix

Likelihood to Recommend

[Check Point Harmony Endpoint Security (formerly Sandblast Agent) is well suited for] customers having less IT resources and need to handle multiple locations where physical IT persons present is not possible[.] Also roaming users are accessing organization resources from BYOD devices[.] Check Point [Harmony Endpoint Security (formerly Sandblast Agent)] suits perfect as they use compliance ,encryption and all together firewall feature sets.Also sometime for roaming users its become not possible to download threat database for them its perfectly suit as we can provide them signature update with external file which they can simply put in their computer as database.

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PRAPHULLA DESHPANDE

Associate Consultant

Digitaltrack Solutions Private limitedInformation Technology & Services, 201-500 employees

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BigFix is well suited for patch review and deployment, but there are key features that can definitely be improved. An example is that if a specific patch is deployed, but a cumulative update that contains that patch is not deployed, the system still shows the patch as outstanding or not implemented.Another area for improvement is the customization of BigFix. The tool has many uses and can be extremely helpful, but the amount of knowledge required to customize the solution is significant and customized scripts or "fixlets" need to be created. If common things could be pre-packaged and provided to the customer community, it would allow for an easier deployment and use of the tool.

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Mark Hannon

VP - Head of Infrastructure

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Ltd.Banking, 201-500 employees

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Pros

Requires authorized passwords and logins from end users.
Utilizes voiceprint recognition to validate users.
Allows for a one time login from end users working remotely away from their desks.

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David Hundley

Collections Supervisor

Wells Fargo BankFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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It is easy to add systems into BigFix and keep good inventories.
The inventory properties can be customized to facilitate various reporting demands.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Stability improvement require for communication with Endpoints
Cloud management console takes time to push rules on endpoint
Can integrate with API to authenticate users

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PRAPHULLA DESHPANDE

Associate Consultant

Digitaltrack Solutions Private limitedInformation Technology & Services, 201-500 employees

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Reports that it does have could be fine-tuned and provide more percentages and charts for executives.
The ability to use agentless deployments would be nice.

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David Baca

System Administrator

ConcentraHospital & Health Care, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

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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

Starting Price

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Support Rating

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BigFix 6.0

Based on 5 answers

While some support calls are quickly responded to, many times our engineers have been pointed to collaborative web sites such as Bigfix.me for solutions or the option of engaging professional services has been proposed. While this may seem like a good way to drive business, it is not seen as efficient a support process as could be provided to the customer base.

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Mark Hannon

VP - Head of Infrastructure

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Ltd.Banking, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I found that Check Point identified more Ransomware attacks than Kaspersky.

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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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We used Spiceworks in small scales. BigFix is more enterprise-ready and able to support a large environment like ours. It also offers functions that are not available in Spiceworks.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

It has enabled us to maintain privacy which has enhanced our highly rated brand standard. While basically it is a team member specific, behind the scenes program that protects systems from being used by unauthorized individuals, it contributes to the overall integrity of the organization which results in increased market share and return on investment for shareholders.

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David Hundley

Collections Supervisor

Wells Fargo BankFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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When there is a need to patch a Windows System it has worked

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Government Relations Company, 201-500 employees

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Check Point Harmony Endpoint Formerly Sandblast Agent vs BigFix Formerly from IBM