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CheckPoint vs. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CheckPoint

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACheckPoint is a digital access management and engagement system for venues. It automates and digitizes the registration, ticketing, and check-in process while enabling venues, vendors, and exhibitors to engage with guests directly to their phone's lock screen. CheckPoint is an event management tool for events, conferences, festivals, clubs, and more. The venue management solution boasts users among both the Oscars and Nasdaq.N/A

    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AF5 Networks offers the F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, a firewall software combining a number of features including DDoS, DNS security, and other protections.N/A
    Pricing
    CheckPointF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    CheckPointF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Features
    CheckPointF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of CheckPoint and F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Feature
    CheckPoint
    -
    Ratings
    F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    42% below category average
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    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings3.63 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CheckPointF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.2
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CheckPointF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fobi AI
    CheckPoint performs well as an internal firewall between network zones, providing policy control and deep inspection of internal traffic. It works well for a multi network setup like ours across multiple sites. It is however not a fast changing interface and time needs to be taken to perform changes. It's not a quick as other vendors
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    F5
    We were able to eliminate a firewall from our network architecture by integrating the module into our existing F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM). This allowed us to save on tech refresh costs, since the F5 was able to handle the module without much additional strain on the device. However, if a firewall had features that the AFM lacked, then using that firewall in tandem with an F5 would be preferable.
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    Pros
    Fobi AI
    • Threat Prevention better than Fortinet
    • Granularity of security policy can be customized to the maximum
    • hardware performance is really good
    • Bugs are less as compared to other vendors
    • support is excellent
    • modules work as expected
    • Features can achieve out of box requirements
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    F5
    • Load balancing using pools
    • SSL offloading
    • iRules for threat handling
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    Cons
    Fobi AI
    • In my experience, notifications are completely broken and non-functional
    • In my opinion, confusing UX for the cloud portal
    • Don't try and import 100's of endpoints when onboarding because it will create a mess
    • When installing the CP client you have to remove Microsoft Defender and if that fails, CheckPoint technical support goes, "Not my problem, sucks to be you!"
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    F5
    • The GUI icons are very small and Overall UI can use some refreshing
    • The training on the tool is not easily available and mostly involves a high cost
    • The support or third party implementation teams could use some improvement
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fobi AI
    Every dollar to CheckPoint is a wasted dollar.
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    F5
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Fobi AI
    the solution offer the most improvement about the usability by management more firewall in the same context or multicontext instead. The shared database allow to use one object for more than a package target of a cluster or more of gateways firewall. The management remain isolated from traffic pass through the firewall so the disruption is limited at minimum.
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    F5
    While parent policies help simplify the deployment, the UI definitely could be more straight forward and simplified for troubleshooting and tuning
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    Support Rating
    Fobi AI
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    F5
    F5 Advanced Firewall Manager has been a solid, strong solution to both keep our systems safe and being seamless for our end users. Most of the time, the end-user is not impacted and does not even know F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is running which is exactly what we are looking for.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fobi AI
    The CheckPoint Firewall and Cisco ISR router serve different purposes. Our organisation uses both devices, but in different areas of the topology. The Cisco ISR is a remote device and its function is to relay information to our edge firewall, which then passes to our internal firewall (CheckPoint) to securely control traffic requests.
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    F5
    SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is a bit easier to initially set up than F5 Advanced Firewall Manager but not as robust in its ability to manage different devices with different profiles. Different machines need different access and F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is better at allowing flexibility in identifying different devices and managing what they can access.
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    Return on Investment
    Fobi AI
    • Smart console with lower operational overhead
    • Compliance with Hipaa, PCISSS and saving on compliance plenties
    • Less compatibility issues
    • licensing model is costlier at the beginning
    • Some modules require special training
    • False positives may occur
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    F5
    • When we had to decide on whether to buy different hardware our team were all in support of renewal for F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager]
    • F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager] requires proper training on tools and clear concepts of packets, headers, and content to create WAF policies
    • Overall, we are satisfied by the ROI provided by our F5 AFM and GTMs
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    ScreenShots

    CheckPoint Screenshots

    Screenshot of CheckPoint ecosystem includes the digital ticket using the wallet pass technology, a near-field communication tap device used for registration and check-in, and an admin portal used to provide real-time updates and analytics to make data-driven decisions.Screenshot of CheckPoint gives exhibitors, vendors and sponsors access to your guests' lock screen to send personalized notifications. Send urgent messages in real-time to increase security around your venue.Screenshot of Modernize your venue with CheckPoint's digital ticketing system that lives in your guests' mobile wallets. By using CheckPoint, improve your user experience by enabling a 100% contactless and automated system that gets your guests into your venues faster and smarter.Screenshot of Increase security around check-in with CheckPoint's automated and contactless system. CheckPoint is a sleek digital solution that condensed a multi-step process into one simple tap to speed up check-ins.