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Feature Set Ratings
Firewall Security Management

Check Point Quantum Smart-1
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.0
Palo Alto Panorama
80%
Palo Alto Panorama ranks higher in 8/8 features
Palo Alto Panorama ranks higher in 8/8 features
Policy planning and rule management

N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
10 Ratings
Automated Policy Orchestration

N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
88%
9 Ratings
Device Discovery

N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
88%
7 Ratings
Policy Compliance Auditing

N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
9 Ratings
Attack Path Simulation Testing

N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
5 Ratings
Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation

N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
9 Ratings
Vulnerability Scans

N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
5 Ratings
Firewall Rule Cleanup

N/A
0 Ratings
6.9
69%
9 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Check Point Quantum Smart-1 Security Management is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

10.0
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
100%
1 Rating
9.4
Palo Alto Panorama
94%
11 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Check Point Quantum Smart-1
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
Palo Alto Panorama
90%
1 Rating
Usability

Check Point Quantum Smart-1
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
Palo Alto Panorama
82%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

Check Point Quantum Smart-1
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
Palo Alto Panorama
85%
7 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
Check Point Security Management provides solutions for Small businesses to an enterprise to service providers and these are all basically the same user interface.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesPalo Alto Panorama
We control access to social media sites through groups. Restricted sites are easier to manage and control. I diagnose issues with VPN and VMWare authentication. When a user is unable to access the VPN due to an authentication error I can log into Palo Alto Panorama and see if they are blocked due to HIP match issues or Authentication Profile issues. If a site is being blocked on the network I can add the site to the allowed list for specific types of users, such as Internet Users or Trucking (groups set in AD). Alternatively, I can block specific sites and domains that are deemed inappropriate or not needed for work purposes.
Network Administrator
Titan InternationalMachinery, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
- Centralized Database
- Detailed and indexed logging
- Securely connects to each device

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesPalo Alto Panorama
- If you need to push a setting or config to multiple firewalls Panorama can do that flawlessly.
- Panorama has its logging centralized and this makes it easy to locate and reviews logs compared to having to get logs from each device.
- I love how the interface matches the interface on the firewall. This makes the learning curve less steep.
- Adding new firewalls to Panorama is super easy and not complex. Panorama can push a lot of the config and settings so you don't have to manually do it.

Verified User
Administrator in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
- Not many
- Expensive though comparatively lately these devices have stayed fairly consistent while other vendors have increased greatly and are catching up.
- Support is limited, though this can be an advantage because of the security.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesPalo Alto Panorama
- The ability to push out OS updates could be improved in Panorama. It has the abilities, but the use is not intuitive, to the point that we generally connect directly to the firewalls to download the OS updates directly.
- Scheduling. It would be nice to be able to schedule jobs to run at certain times. Pushing out updates, like OS updates mentioned above, can require significant bandwidth. So being able to schedule that work for hours that would not directly affect the users would be a welcome addition.
- The list of devices in the Templates tabs should be sorted the same way that he devices are grouped in the Device Group tab, rather than just alphabetical. If there was a way to chose the order of the devices, maybe by tag, that would work as well.
Sr. Systems Analyst (Team Lead)
CelaneseChemicals, 5001-10,000 employees
Pricing Details
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Check Point Quantum Smart-1 Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Palo Alto Panorama
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Palo Alto Panorama Editions & Modules
Edition
25 Devices | $9,500.00 |
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100 Devices | $23,750.00 |
1000 Devices | $71,250.00 |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Palo Alto Panorama
Palo Alto Panorama 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Panorama has given us much more than we expected and the support for the product, by Palo Alto Networks has been great. We would like to see some improvements that I mentioned in another review, like scheduling changes, but overall Panorama has provided a very capable product and we are very happy with it.
Sr. Systems Analyst (Team Lead)
CelaneseChemicals, 5001-10,000 employees
Usability
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Palo Alto Panorama
Palo Alto Panorama 8.2
Based on 2 answers
You can do anything via the GUI without going to the CLI. High real time security as every five minutes, it updates the list of phishing websites. High protection as the firewall communicates with the cloud, a machine running artificial intelligence helps to detect malware or other threats.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employeesSupport Rating
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Palo Alto Panorama
Palo Alto Panorama 8.5
Based on 7 answers
Palo Alto has a very nice customer support. People are very nice and were quick to reply, whenever we had an issue with the subscription or the blacklist tool. There is also a great deal of information on their website that covers each and every detail about the uses and the threat signatures. The community keeps on updating their information very frequently. Small issues are easily solved from the documentation, and for other issues, the customer support service is always present. However, on Fridays it becomes a little delayed as per my observation.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 5001-10,000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
Far exceeds any testing we were able to think of when testing.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesPalo Alto Panorama
[Palo Alto] Panorama stacks up really good against Defense Orchestrator. The interface of the Panorama makes it much easier to navigate through and allows for easier management of the Palo Alto Devices. The Cisco Orchestrator lacks in that department while Palo Alto Panorama is loaded with plenty of features.
Network System Administrator
IPMHospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Check Point Quantum Smart-1
- Hardware is very solid so time for maintenance is extremely limited.
- Patching is limited due to the strength of the code releases also time for maintenance is extremely limited
- Annually reoccurring costs for licenses can be expensive

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesPalo Alto Panorama
- At a previous company, I deployed Palo Alto firewalls to a data center, and 12 branch locations. This allowed us to replace MPLS links with IPSec tunnels between the sites. This resulted in significantly more throughput and soft savings of increased productivity. However, the estimated net of $220,000 in hard savings over five years is what is most impressive. I could not have effectively managed all those devices without Palo Alto Panorama.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Food & Beverages Company, 10,001+ employees