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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AThe Check Point Quantum Security Gateway Next Generation Firewall is a tiered firewall product. The base model includes the core firewall services, and can be upgraded to include anti-bot/virus/spam and sandboxing capabilities.

    $26,400

    starting list price for Quantum Force 9100 Base Configuration

    F5 BIG-IP

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis.N/A
    Pricing
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysF5 BIG-IP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysF5 BIG-IP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysF5 BIG-IP
    Considered Both Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
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    F5
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    258 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    215 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    255 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    179 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    196 Answers
    Features
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysF5 BIG-IP
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Check Point Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways and F5 BIG-IP
    Feature
    Check Point Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    3% above category average
    F5 BIG-IP
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools9.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysF5 BIG-IP
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    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
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    User Ratings
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysF5 BIG-IP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.2
    (265 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (140 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysF5 BIG-IP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Check Point Software Technologies
    1) For huge DC environments and complex networks 2) Where clients were consistent up-time like FSI and healthcare 3) Application-aware client req. and preventing day 0 cyber attacks. 4) Securing East-West traffic, hyper-scaling capabilities 5)Some advantages - Best Security meets Ultimate Hardware and SandBlast Zero Day Protection out of the box, Modular hardware 6) High Performance CPUs
    Incentivized
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    F5
    LTM's scope of action goes beyond load balancing. Tools for control, governance, and application enhancement, as well as APIs like iRULE, are very important for day-to-day operations. Furthermore, the F5 BIG-IP WAF offers exceptional security. Advanced firewall and routing functionalities are helpful in more complex environments. O LTM possui um escopo de atuacao que vai alem do balanceamento. Ferramentas para controle, governanca e aprimoramento de aplicacoes e API como iRULE sao muito iportantes para o dia a dia a operacao. Alem disso o WAF do F5 BIG-IP tem uma qualidade de seguranca exceptional. As funcionalidades avancadas de firewall e roteamento ajudam em ambientes mais complexos. This review was originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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    Pros
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • SSL inspection provides more effective mitigation of threat and data leakage with the ability to inspect and analyze encrypted traffic.
    • Threat emulation and extraction provides protection against zero-day threats without compromising the data of infected files.
    • 'Office mode' VPN provides a seamless connected experience for remotely connected individuals.
    • Application control features provide granular restrictions to the type of application traffic than can pass through the network.
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    F5
    • My company is kind of like it's a safe thing if you log in and you provide another second login to get the code to log in, confirm that it's a correct that you are logged into the account and it just provides more for the company
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    Cons
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • HTTPS Inspection -- The firewall has troubles re-packaging the packet in a way that some websites are able to interpret correctly
    • Support -- Even getting support directly from Check Point isn't the easiest of experiences. They are more concerned about how fast they can close a ticket out, rather than fixing the problem.
    • Custom reports -- Custom reporting is extremely limited
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    F5
    • I think a couple of challenges. One, I mean the cost, it's not an inexpensive product, but I think it's probably parity with value, maybe a little on the pricey side of things.
    • As far as features and what we'd like to see more cloud native type experiences like where NGINX and F5 kind of come together, we're moving more of the cloud just like everybody else, and it's a little clunky right now.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Stability of product and easy way to have account manager contact. F5 support team is also always available to help with major issues. Last year during the major OS upgrade F5 team and F5 leadership always shared clear information and F5 team was dedicated to help us to have it closed in record time
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    Usability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Operational efficiency is very high compare to all other vendors.TAC Support is good
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    F5
    It is a good product to use but right now it is lacking the automation of certificates, management of iRules and automation of certain configuration. Also creating an APM policy from scratch with many APM agents take a long time due to slow load times of the GUI and the need to create everything from scratch every time. It's tough to reuse the configuration.
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    Support Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    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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    F5
    I've supported F5 for three different companies. Our F5 support has been very consistent, regardless who the customer is. F5 technicians are very experienced and provide good support, even when issues are more related to knowledge than they are with the ability of the product to do what you need it to do.
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    In-Person Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Practical cases and hands on , many hours of training with tipical cases
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    Implementation Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    implementation is fine
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    Alternatives Considered
    Check Point Software Technologies
    In a heterogeneous environment, we wanted to keep multiple vendors for multiple purposes. CP was found very good in handling basic Next generation firewalls features along with handling of VPNs.
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    F5
    We are recently not evaluating, but we have started the deployment for WAF and we're using GTM, LTM, you name it. F5, we are using all of them.
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    Return on Investment
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • 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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    F5
    • The F5 BIG-IP has improved all our load balancing needs, we have over 400 LTM VIPs in our environment this all use to be done with DNS round Robin configurations.
    • we have created unique APM solutions to support our external customer base
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