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    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

    SonicWall NSA Series

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall NSA Series is the company's mid-range next generation firewall (NGFW).N/A
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysSonicWall NSA Series
    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 GatewaysSonicWall NSA Series
    Considered Both Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysSonicWall NSA Series
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Check Point Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways and SonicWall NSA Series
    Feature
    Check Point Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SonicWall NSA Series
    8.7
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Identification Technologies9.04 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Visualization Tools9.23 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.65 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.05 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP8.44 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.45 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.85 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    VPN8.85 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    High Availability8.85 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection10.05 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Proxy Server8.04 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysSonicWall NSA Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysSonicWall NSA Series
    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
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    SonicWall
    This is a higher-end firewall, built for a medium to large business. It handles traffic and scanning and protection well but it would be a bit of a budget-buster and probably overkill for a small to (barely) medium sized business. SonicWall makes SoHo devices for those use cases and they would be more appropriate.
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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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    SonicWall
    • Relatively inexpensive compared to some of the higher-end products, like Palo Alto Networks.
    • Easy to set up, as the SonicWall NSA interface is consistent across all models.
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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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    SonicWall
    • Ideal with smaller businesses. Would have to examine for more complex needs of larger businesses.
    • Scalability might be an issue for super large organizations.
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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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    SonicWall
    There is room for improvement when it comes to learning the UI, but the UI is overall pretty good. It doesn't take long to learn if you are famaliar with firewalls.
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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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    SonicWall
    Most of the time, calling SonicWall NSA Support, you get an expert who can help resolve your issues. RMAs are pretty easy once they determine there is an issue with the hardware. Support is available 24x7, which makes emergency calls easy. The only downside is the support engineers may have thick accents; however, their expertise more than makes up for any language barriers.
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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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    SonicWall
    We compared the FortiGate to Sonicwall and continued with Sonicwall as we were a mid-size school where the Sonicwall was performing adequately, and the learning curve was steep to switch platforms. The Sonicwall offered everything the FortiGate did, and was not as costly, both in the appliance and in licensing.
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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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    SonicWall
    • Was affordable, allowing for advanced routing and security.
    • Enabled us to build VPNs without purchasing additional services
    • Was simple enough to manage in house without external support.
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