Check Point Quantum Security Gateway vs Securly Filter

Likelihood to Recommend

Check Point Next Generation Firewall is a great solution for larger companies that have the ability to dedicate a large budget towards information security controls. In order to get the best return on investment, however, the company should have a highly functioning information security maturity level and the ability to invest in dedicated training so that all features are utilized effectively. The SmartEvent dashboards are able to provide ongoing data that can track this effectively.

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Manager in Information Technology

Maritime Company, 1001-5000 employees

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As I stated earlier, if you have iPads in a 1 to 1 usage, [Securly Filter] is your best filter. Students cannot break it or mess with any settings on a device that has an MDM setup.

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Kevin Ray

Director Of Information Technology

Donelson Christian AcademyEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

Securly Filter

Identification Technologies

Visualization Tools

Content Inspection

Policy-based Controls

Active Directory and LDAP

Firewall Management Console

Reporting and Logging

VPN

High Availability

Stateful Inspection

Proxy Server

Pros

Logging -- Logs are clearly displayed with all information about the packet
Canned reports -- The reports "out of the box" are pretty nice and give you a lot of detail
Rule Configuration -- Defining (basic) rules is easy to do, and understandable

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Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Easy management of blocked sites.
Not easily bypassed on managed devices.
Excellent reporting of web activity.

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Technician in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Check Point has a complex range of reporting tools, some of which can take time to learn and be comfortable with.
The firewall is solid and needs to have someone with training to manage it which means any little mistake can bring down the network and have you on the phone with Check Point support.
They are pricey for some of the hardware and reporting tools.

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Ramesh Ramrattan

Systems Administrator

UA Brands (Uniform Advantage)Retail, 201-500 employees

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URL lookup tool not available.
Would be nice to have a scheduling feature to change filtering policies/profiles based on time.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Securly Filter 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Love, Love, Love this product!!

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Kevin Ray

Director Of Information Technology

Donelson Christian AcademyEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 10.0

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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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Manager in Information Technology

Maritime Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Securly Filter 8.2

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I don't like giving a 10 since everyone always has room for improvement, and while Securly is doing an awesome job, there is still room for improvement across the board.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

At the time when we were evaluating Fortinet, it was not a layer 7, while Check Point did offer this. It appears that since then they have created next-gen firewalls as well. The interface of Check Point is a little easier to use (although the interface tends to use a lot of bright pink colors)

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Securly has a huge advantage over network filters when dealing with the past year of at home learning and take home device programs. It works as well as other device based filters, and it's an exceptionally good deal if you were able to lock in reduced pricing from previous years.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

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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Ramesh Ramrattan

Systems Administrator

UA Brands (Uniform Advantage)Retail, 201-500 employees

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It just works with limited management input!!

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Kevin Ray

Director Of Information Technology

Donelson Christian AcademyEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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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

Yes

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 Quantum Security Gateway

Securly Filter

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

Securly Filter

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

Securly Filter

Check Point Quantum Security Gateway vs Securly Filter