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Feature Set Ratings
Firewall
8.8
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
88%
Smoothwall UTM
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway Next Generation Firewall ranks higher in 11/11 features
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway Next Generation Firewall ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies
8.5
85%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Visualization Tools
9.1
91%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Content Inspection
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
9.3
93%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
8.0
80%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
8.3
83%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
VPN
9.3
93%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
High Availability
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
9.3
93%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Proxy Server
8.5
85%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Smoothwall UTM is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
83%
6 Ratings
10.0
Smoothwall UTM
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating
10.0
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
100%
1 Rating
Smoothwall UTM
N/A
0 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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
This system is very useful for companies of few resources and for novice users with small and domestic networks. On the other hand, for a large company where you have a lot of network equipment connected, it's possible that the equipment collapses and does not work well with this service.
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
Pros
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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
- easy to manage by its web platform that allows quick access to system functions
- allows the administration of the company's network by creating IP navigation permissions to prevent access to unprotected pages
- this system can be installed on computers with very few resources and even with old equipment just by adapting an additional network card. This is helpful for companies that are starting and do not have much capital to invest but need to protect their systems
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
- The way to be installed is still a bit difficult and should be more graphic as you are doing all the distributions of linux to make it easier to understand new users
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 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
—Smoothwall UTM
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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
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Alternatives 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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
Smoothwall is a system that is cheaper than just a free license due to being a Linux distribution. Simplewall is a bit more for robust equipment or large networks.
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
Return 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
Smoothwall UTM
- this system has had a positive impact on my company, saving resources, good functioning of the system, a stable application that allows me to control what users see so that they can perform more in the work and prevent them from entering pages that are undeveloped and that will take time away from their job
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees