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Feature Set Ratings
- Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
8.8
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
88%
9.1
Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
91%
Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series ranks higher in 6/11 features
Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series ranks higher in 6/11 features
Identification Technologies
8.5
85%
3 Ratings
9.5
95%
7 Ratings
Visualization Tools
9.1
91%
2 Ratings
9.0
90%
7 Ratings
Content Inspection
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
9.7
97%
7 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
9.3
93%
4 Ratings
9.0
90%
7 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
8.0
80%
3 Ratings
8.7
87%
7 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
8.3
83%
4 Ratings
8.7
87%
7 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
8.8
88%
7 Ratings
VPN
9.3
93%
4 Ratings
8.8
88%
7 Ratings
High Availability
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
8.8
88%
6 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
9.3
93%
4 Ratings
9.8
98%
7 Ratings
Proxy Server
8.5
85%
3 Ratings
8.8
88%
5 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Check Point Quantum Security Gateway Next Generation Firewall and Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series are tied in 1 area: Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
83%
6 Ratings
9.5
Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
95%
9 Ratings
Support Rating
10.0
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
100%
1 Rating
10.0
Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
100%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
1) For huge DC environments and complex networks2) Where clients were consistent up-time like FSI and healthcare3) Application-aware client req. and preventing day 0 cyber attacks.4) Securing East-West traffic, hyper-scaling capabilities5)Some advantages - Best Security meets Ultimate Hardware and SandBlast Zero Day Protection out of the box, Modular hardware6) High Performance CPUs

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVirtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
PaloAlto VM-200 is a virtualized firewall with high processing power and network edge protection. The great advantage is being able to implement in a VMware environment without worrying about hardware, rack space, physical network connections and others. It can be easily managed via the web and remotely to create protection, access and reporting rules. The VM-200 firewall can be used by any company, small or large because it has several models available according to the real needs of each one.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
- 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.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Maritime Company, 1001-5000 employeesVirtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
- Decrypt internet traffic
- daily reporting of top internet users
- classify internet traffic in real-time to allow us to understand the organization needs.
- Strong AI capabilities
Director of Information Technology
City of Marietta, GAGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
- 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

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesVirtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
- High Availability can be improved to allow active-active deployment
- All command line documentation to provide and support automation
- It will be nice to have link aggregation just like in the hardware firewall models.
Systems Engineer
The M9 GroupComputer Networking, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Support Rating
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Maritime Company, 1001-5000 employeesVirtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Palo Alto VM series are best selling and industry's top-selling security product which customers prefer while securing their public cloud environment

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Real Estate Company, 10,001+ employeesAlternatives Considered
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Services Company, 5001-10,000 employeesVirtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
The Palo Alto seemed like a more mature product, with better online documentation and support. Based on previous support cases with both companies, we felt that we could get support from Palo Alto much quicker than with Fortinet when we badly needed it. Palo Alto was also easier for our existing engineers to get to grips with, since they had prior experience

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
- 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.
Systems Administrator
UA Brands (Uniform Advantage)Retail, 201-500 employees
Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
- ROI has been achieved quickly through lack of security incidents.
- Inline filtering happens at line rate, unline Sourcefire from Cisco.
- Great incentives from PAN to switch made a difference in the choice to change.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employees