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reviewer2702679 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Executive at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Oct 23, 2025
HTTPS inspection enhances threat detection and security without business disruptions
Pros and Cons
  • "Check Point NGFW safeguards users by protecting their internet browsing experience with features such as antivirus, anti-spoofing, and URL filtering control, ensuring we have control over what users can access and block malicious content from entering the organization's network."
  • "HTTPS inspection for web traffic with Check Point NGFW decrypts and inspects all internet traffic, allowing the firewall to read the content being passed through, and with a threat detection rate around 99%, we have not noticed any breaches or business disruptions."
  • "The licensing model can be rigid and expensive, particularly for small to mid-sized organisations."

What is our primary use case?

The main use case for Check Point NGFW is providing perimeter security, as the Check Point firewall is deployed at the edge to control all incoming and outgoing north-south traffic, used as a combination of features including URL filtering, application control, IPS, content awareness, identity provider, IPsec tunnel, and SSL VPNs, and was specifically deployed in one of the head office locations as a perimeter firewall to control all in-out traffic.

How has it helped my organization?

Performance wise NGFW has handled high volumes of traffic with minimal latency , even during peak times, and the regular updated & support from check point have ensured continue reliability. One of the key improvements we have noticed is better visibility into application usage and user behaviour, allowing us to enforce more granular policies. Check point NGFW has significantly strengthened our organization's network security posture.

What is most valuable?

The best features offered by Check Point NGFW that stand out are its high detection rate for catching threats, uptime with very low business disruptions even during firmware upgrades, and features such as application control, URL filtering, IPS, and HTTPS inspection, all of which provide granular control over applications with thousands of applications available for policy implementation.

With around 3,000 users working under the organization, the Check Point NGFW safeguards users by protecting their internet browsing experience with features such as antivirus, anti-spoofing, and URL filtering control, ensuring we have control over what users can access and block malicious content from entering the organization's network.

HTTPS inspection for web traffic with Check Point NGFW decrypts and inspects all internet traffic, allowing the firewall to read the content being passed through, and with a threat detection rate around 99%, we have not noticed any breaches or business disruptions.

HTTPS inspection with Check Point NGFW works by decrypting incoming and outgoing HTTPS traffic, allowing the firewall to inspect and detect threats by reading the entire packet in clear plain text.

Check Point NGFW includes SSL VPNs as part of its feature set.

What needs improvement?

Performance under load : In high traffic environment, we've observed occasional performance bottleneck. 

Licensing Flexibility : The licensing model can be rigid and expensive, particularly for small to mid-sized organisations. 

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point NGFW for the last two years while working in operations and providing technical support. In our daily use cases, I utilize it as a next-generation firewall for overall features such as application control, URL filtering, IPS, and many other capabilities.

What other advice do I have?

I am Somesh Kadam, a cybersecurity professional with two years of experience in implementation and technical support. I currently work with Softcell Technologies as a Technical Specialist, where I have extensive hands-on experience with firewalls such as Check Point, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and email security. I am currently exploring Zscaler as well.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Network security engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Nov 12, 2025
Has strengthened internet connectivity and streamlined daily network operations
Pros and Cons
  • "Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has positively impacted my organization by securing the network and providing great connectivity, which is essential since every work needs internet connectivity."
  • "It might not be able to handle future growth, but right now, it is managing it well."

What is our primary use case?

In my organization, the main use case for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is to connect our private network to the public network, and we have two ISP links connected to our firewall. We have NATed our private IP to these two ISP links.

Whatever traffic needed to flow to the internet goes to these two ISPs, with all the NATing, user control, and security configured in Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

This is what every organization needs right now because to provide a first layer of defense, connectivity to the internet, and user control, we can achieve all of this through any Next Generation Firewall, and Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is among those providers, being very reputed and providing a good solution with stability.

What is most valuable?

The best feature that Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers is usability because I'm an engineer handling the firewall, configuration, and troubleshooting, so my experience is very good.

What makes the usability of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) stand out for me is both the interface and its usability and the configuration process.

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has positively impacted my organization by securing the network and providing great connectivity, which is essential since every work needs internet connectivity.

It became a game-changer for any organization to deploy Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) to provide the first layer of defense and a good, stable network, allowing users to work effectively without worrying about any connectivity issues.

What needs improvement?

I don't want to add more about the needed improvements apart from what I have mentioned.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for more than two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I must say I've noticed better uptime since using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), as users are not reporting any latency issues regarding internet reachability.

It has been more than a year since I haven't seen any issue with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW). I have upgraded the firmware multiple times but haven't encountered any problems with firmware upgrades or patching.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

For the last year, Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has been handling the scalability of the organization. It might not be able to handle future growth, but right now, it is managing it well.

How are customer service and support?

Customer support for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has been good as, during one incident when a user wanted a remote access VPN but faced an issue with the tunnel not being up, I contacted the support team, and they resolved the issue within one hour.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What was our ROI?

I can say I have seen time-saving with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) since I don't have to give more time to troubleshooting or manageability. I just have to work daily for around one to two hours.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't know about the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) because that is handled by a different team.

What other advice do I have?

I don't have anything more about my main use case or how I'm using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

I don't want to add anything else about the features apart from what I've mentioned.

I'm not in a position to comment on improvements for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) at the moment, but every solution has space for improvement, and I'm pretty sure Check Point is currently working on it. Right now, it is working fine for me.

My advice to others looking into using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is that anyone looking for a simplified user interface for the Next Generation Firewall and better security compared to others can easily consider this as one of the outstanding security devices.

I don't have any additional thoughts about Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) before we wrap up.

I gave this review a rating of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
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reviewer2752035 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Network Solutions Architecture at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Sep 1, 2025
Management simplifies through centralized control and seamless connectivity
Pros and Cons
  • "The best features Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers include having that single pane of glass to manage multiple firewalls from a single place, which really simplifies the management of our firewall infrastructure."
  • "There are specific parts of the interface that are confusing or harder to navigate."

What is our primary use case?

My main use case for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is using it as a firewall to secure connection to applications. Specifically, we are evaluating the integration with our network admission control solution such that users can get transparently authenticated through the firewall by authenticating to the LAN or the wireless LAN network.

The integration process has been somewhat effective since we found that it does work with some of the solutions that we have, but not all of them, and as such, we're working to make some improvements such that this integration can work.

How has it helped my organization?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has impacted my organization positively, and while it's difficult to quantify, it just does what we need it to do.

What is most valuable?

The best features Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers include having that single pane of glass to manage multiple firewalls from a single place, which really simplifies the management of our firewall infrastructure.

Having that single pane of glass mostly saves time for my daily operations.

What needs improvement?

To improve Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), I believe the user interface could be more intuitive.

There are specific parts of the interface that are confusing or harder to navigate. Sometimes, this comes from being used to other firewalls, as it's not so clear how there is a separation between the management aspect of the firewall and then the traffic that is going through the firewall, which is clearer in other firewalls.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for a bit over one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has been stable for me, as I have not experienced any downtime or issues with reliability, and I find it to be reliable without hiccups.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Currently, we have not tested the scalability of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) because we're using a virtual machine, but when we transition to deployment, we would use a hardware appliance and that's when the scalability would be relevant. For the time being, we have not had any need to reach out to support.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We currently use other firewalls, specifically Palo Alto and Fortinet, as alternative solutions before choosing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

What other advice do I have?

Currently, we have not tested the scalability of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) because we're using a virtual machine, but when we transition to deployment, we would use a hardware appliance and that's when the scalability would be relevant. For the time being, we have not had any need to reach out to support.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that we're still in the evaluation phase, and we have not looked at that yet.

My advice to others looking into using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is that they should understand that it's different from other firewalls that they may be used to; it doesn't mean worse or better, but just different, so that needs to be factored in.

We do not have a business relationship with Check Point other than being a customer, but they did offer an incentive to write a review.

Regarding additional thoughts about Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), we use many different products including networking, virtualization, multiple security solutions, servers, storage, etc., really too many to mention.

I would rather you didn't use my real name or real company name when publishing my review.

I rate Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer2751468 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Aug 22, 2025
Strong threat prevention and centralized management improve security and operational efficiency
Pros and Cons
  • "Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has positively impacted our organization by notably reducing intrusion prevention attempts, as we see a reduction in phishing-related malware that were previously bypassed but now are blocked, leading to reduced security incidents."
  • "While the Smart Console is powerful, I find that it can feel heavy and slow with a large rules base, where a simple policy change sometimes takes longer than expected, impacting agility in a fast-moving environment."

What is our primary use case?

My main use case for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is perimeter security. In practice, I am protecting a data center.

What is most valuable?

The best features that Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers in my experience are threat prevention, which gives deep visibility and protection against real-time threats, along with features like IPS, anti-bot, sandboxing, and URL filtering. The centralized management with the Smart Console is extremely powerful with a user single pane of glass view across all the firewalls, policy, logs, threat events, and it also correlates incidents.

Those features help me in my daily work by allowing us to rely on threat prevention, which actively blocks malicious traffic before it causes any issues. I particularly use sandboxing for any zero-day attacks, and the Smart Console is a huge time saver since we manage all the configurations, logs, etc., from a single console instead of using multiple tools.

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has positively impacted our organization by notably reducing intrusion prevention attempts, as we see a reduction in phishing-related malware that were previously bypassed but now are blocked, leading to reduced security incidents. Our SOC reported around a 20 to 30% drop in tickets due to blocked C2 traffic. We also see operational efficiency improvements by freeing up engineering hours for strategic tasks and gaining visibility and compliance through the dashboard and logs.

What needs improvement?

While the Smart Console is powerful, I find that it can feel heavy and slow with a large rules base, where a simple policy change sometimes takes longer than expected, impacting agility in a fast-moving environment. The licensing and advanced feature add-ons, like sand blast, require separate licenses, adding complexity to budgeting and license adoption.

Additionally, these challenges can lead to slower response times for urgent changes due to extra coordination for licensing procurement and time spent.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for about a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is stable, and I have not experienced any major downtime or reliability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In my experience, the scalability of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has been very solid, as the appliances are designed to handle high throughput. We have been able to scale up seamlessly as user traffic and data grew without major performance issues. It is easy to scale up by adding capacity through clustering or upgrading the license, and it effectively handles spikes in remote user connections or increased east-west traffic without noticeable bottlenecks.

The only consideration is ensuring proper sizing upfront, as being undersized for future growth can complicate upgrades, but overall, it scales with business needs as long as capacity planning is done correctly.

How are customer service and support?

I have interacted with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) customer support several times, and overall, my experience has been positive, though there is room for improvement. The support engineers are highly knowledgeable and provide clear troubleshooting and resolution steps when cases are prioritized. They effectively follow the escalation path.

However, I have found that response times for non-critical tickets can be slower than expected, requiring more follow-ups for updates, and sometimes documentation lags behind new feature releases, causing reliance on support more than I would like.

How would you rate customer service and support?

How was the initial setup?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is that pricing and licensing are on the higher side compared to some competitors, but it reflects enterprise-level security and threat prevention. The setup cost is reasonable when bundled with support and subscription, and while licensing is not the cheapest option, it is transparent once understood.

What was our ROI?

I have seen a return on investment with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), measurable through security and operational efficiency gains, like reduced incidents assisted by ATP and IPS. Centralized policy management has increased operational efficiency, improved response times with threat intelligence, and resource optimization. Since multiple security functions like firewall, IPS, AV, and sandboxing do not require separate point solutions, this lowers the overall overhead.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), I evaluated Fortinet.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) an eight out of ten.

My rating of eight comes from excellent threat prevention and strong IPS, while the two drawbacks are the management complexity and occasional performance overhead with deep packet inspection and the licensing modularity, which requires separate add-ons.

My advice for others considering Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is to take time to plan their deployment carefully and fully understand the licensing model upfront, as it can get a bit complex. I recommend leveraging Check Point's management and automation features early on, as they will save day-to-day operation time, and investing in training your team is also worth it, as it enables them to maximize the firewall's advanced capabilities like threat prevention and centralized policy management. In summary, it delivers strong security and scalability, but you will get the most value if you prepare your team and environment ahead of time.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Mohammad Taleb - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
May 13, 2025
AI-powered intelligence improves threat detection and reduces manual effort
Pros and Cons
  • "The AI-powered intelligence from Check Point NGFW has helped my organization to detect faster threats and requires less manual intervention."
  • "It would be beneficial for Check Point NGFW to integrate more advanced AI and machine learning algorithms for better threat detection and response."

What is our primary use case?

My main use case for Check Point NGFW is to protect my corporate network.The protection from Check Point NGFW is used for all application traffic.

What is most valuable?

The best features Check Point NGFW offers are often considered to be the AI-powered threat intelligence, which I find valuable.The AI-powered intelligence from Check Point NGFW has helped my organization to detect faster threats and requires less manual intervention, but I don't have numbers as it is private to my company.Check Point NGFW has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture over our network and over the organizations.The improvement in my security posture with Check Point NGFW means that the operating system is patched and hardened.

What needs improvement?

Check Point NGFW is good so far with that process, but there is always room for improvement.It would be beneficial for Check Point NGFW to integrate more advanced AI and machine learning algorithms for better threat detection and response.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point NGFW for five years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

I did not purchase Check Point NGFW through the AWS Marketplace.Deploying Check Point NGFW in my environment is easy.The configuration process for Check Point NGFW requires some experience, but it is straightforward.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In my experience, Check Point NGFW has no downtime.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Check Point NGFW's scalability for my organization is good as it has been able to keep up as our needs have grown.

How are customer service and support?

The customer support for Check Point NGFW is good, and I have not had to reach out often.I would rate the customer support for Check Point NGFW a seven on a scale of one to ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did not previously use a different solution before Check Point NGFW.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup with Check Point NGFW for me is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

My experience with the procurement process for Check Point NGFW is that it was easy.

What was our ROI?

I don't have specific metrics or examples in my mind, but it is good to have Check Point NGFW as a security device to protect the platform.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

My thoughts about the metering and billing experience with Check Point NGFW are that it may be a bit pricey.Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing overall, it is considered more expensive compared with other providers.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing Check Point NGFW, I did not evaluate other options.

What other advice do I have?

Check Point NGFW is deployed in my organization in a hybrid model, as it is both on-premise and cloud.For the hybrid deployment, we use AWS.I don't have any examples of how Check Point NGFW integrates with other AWS services I use because I don't use it much on the cloud.My advice for others looking into using Check Point NGFW is that it is good and offers security for companies.I rate Check Point NGFW an eight out of ten because it has good capabilities.My company does not have a business relationship with Check Point NGFW other than being a customer.I was offered a gift card for this review.I only use Check Point NGFW and no other tech products.I found this interview too long with too many questions, and I suggest reducing the number of questions.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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System Admin at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Oct 29, 2025
Security policies have blocked threats and simplified daily configuration
Pros and Cons
  • "The AI feature of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is excellent; we don't have to configure the NAT policy in the firewall because once we configure the object, we enable the NATting for that object."
  • "I would suggest improving the usability of the command line of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) firewall, because the commands are hard to remember since it is based on Linux."

What is our primary use case?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is the internet gateway that provides the first layer of security defense from cyber threats to our private network. We are using this solution exclusively.

What is most valuable?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has a policy where we have applied all the LAN to WAN policies as allowed with the security profile test. The security profile includes antivirus, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention systems, and sandboxing. All these security features are attached in the security policy.

The AI feature of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is excellent. We don't have to configure the NAT policy in the firewall because once we configure the object, we enable the NATting for that object. That is the main use case and feature that I appreciate the most.

In real use with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), we don't have to worry about the zonal concept, such as LAN or WAN. We only have to configure the WAN IP. Based on the public IP detection, it will detect this as a WAN zone. We don't have to manually configure the zone or this type of configuration. It will automatically detect and create a security policy for allow policy for all that.

Since we are using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), we are getting proper internet reachability and we are able to control user access to unwanted website access or application access.

What needs improvement?

For every product, there is space for improvement. I would suggest improving the usability of the command line of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) firewall, because the commands are hard to remember since it is based on Linux.

Apart from the complex CLI commands, everything with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is perfect, and securing our network is effective and efficient.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for more than four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We did not face any issues with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW). It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is handling the traffic and the growth of my organization. From a scalability perspective, it is good.

How are customer service and support?

I interacted with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We evaluated the Fortinet next-generation firewall before choosing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I was not in the team that handled this, but our team suggested this for the setup cost or licensing related to Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW). I am not the person who looked after this.

What other advice do I have?

For those looking for a security solution that attends to their needs as a first layer of defense and also connects the private network to the internet, Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) can be considered a good product. This review has a rating of 9.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Ot Security Network Specialist at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
May 4, 2025
Advanced threat prevention strengthens security and reduces incident response time
Pros and Cons
  • "On a scale of one to ten, I rate Check Point NGFW as ten."
  • "Check Point NGFW could improve by continuing innovation and enhancing integration with popular SIEMs."

What is our primary use case?

We use Check Point NGFW for separating the IT networks from the OT networks. It provides advanced threat prevention, access control, IP policy, zoning, virtual interfaces, and NAT capabilities. While it also provides VPN, we are currently not using it but are exploring the option.

What is most valuable?

The best features offered by Check Point NGFW include threat prevention and application and identity awareness. Identity awareness is utilized to enforce policies that help identify systems based on users and groups, which is especially useful in enforcing access control in our OT environments. The ability to add policies for granular network segmentation using virtual interfaces for VLANs is beneficial. Check Point firewall has protocol awareness, aiding in anomaly detection in traffic packets. Centralized management using SmartConsole is valuable as it allows both IT and OT network administrators to manage the same firewall with varied permissions. Compliance and audit support for certain frameworks, along with logging and policy enforcement report generation, are additional strengths. Check Point in the OT DMZ assists with improved OT network visibility and faster incident response with its built-in logging, reducing incident response time.

What needs improvement?

Check Point NGFW could improve by continuing innovation and enhancing integration with popular SIEMs. More granularity and control for threat prevention, especially on the OT side, would be beneficial.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point NGFW for over five years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The use of Check Point firewalls has helped improve our security posture without any downtime, thanks to the high availability architecture.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable because additional Check Point blades can be added to grow the network. It offers virtual and cloud options, making it suitable for expanding dynamic OT networks that span edge, remote locations, or hybrid clouds.

How are customer service and support?

I rate customer support a nine. While it is exceptional, I believe there is always room for improvement.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was complex, particularly with understanding different cloud infrastructures.

What was our ROI?

Incident response time has reduced significantly, and downtime due to network issues has been minimized, leading to an improved return on investment.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We briefly looked at Fortinet and Cisco options but chose Check Point because we are a Check Point shop.

What other advice do I have?

I advise thoroughly planning ahead, understanding your environment, and ensuring a good network segmentation standard is set up. Pre-plan deployment using automated scripting. Familiarize yourself with SmartConsole and SmartEvent, especially in a multi-site setup. Begin enabling threat prevention gradually and plan for high availability using HA clustering with dual power supplies. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Check Point NGFW as ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Bijja Maheshwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
Real User
Top 5
Dec 22, 2025
Secure connectivity has transformed remote access and branch collaboration for our employees
Pros and Cons
  • "Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has positively impacted my organization as the user experience of accessing the internet has really improved, and we are enjoying good security as well as seamless connectivity between the branches."
  • "I believe Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) can be improved by being made more affordable for small organizations."

What is our primary use case?

My main use case for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is that we totally rely on this technology to provide our employees internet access and the connectivity between other branches of my organization while also providing SSL VPN to our work-from-home employees.

A specific example of how I use Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for connectivity between branches is that we have configured IPSec tunnels between multiple branches, allowing employees from remote branches to directly access the private network devices or remotely access any desktop. For SSL VPN, we have provided remote access VPN for our work-from-home employees.

Previously, before Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) remote access VPN, our employees had to connect into our network to access some private network resources that were deployed in our local network. After implementing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), we enabled these features, allowing connections from remote locations.

How has it helped my organization?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has positively impacted my organization as the user experience of accessing the internet has really improved, and we are enjoying good security as well as seamless connectivity between the branches.

I have noticed specific outcomes, such as it hastening the access to remote branch resources, allowing us to take the remote desktop of any employee residing in the branches, which has significantly improved the experience.

What is most valuable?

According to my experience, the best features Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers are its ability to provide internet access to all my employees and the security it provides to access the internet in a secure manner, ensuring no security breaches. Additionally, the VPN connectivity between branches and SSL VPN is also a standout feature.

Regarding the security aspect, Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) includes features such as IPS and IDS and antivirus, which are excellent and provide good security to our private network.

What needs improvement?

I believe Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) can be improved by being made more affordable for small organizations.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for more than three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is pretty stable, with no issues regarding performance or throughput.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is currently handling our organization's growth well, with no issues regarding scalability.

How are customer service and support?

The customer support for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is very good in technical matters, and I have had no issues contacting them.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have been using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) only since starting.

What was our ROI?

I have seen a good return on investment as Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is saving my employees' time, securing our infrastructure, and providing seamless connectivity.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was straightforward. As a partner of Check Point, there is no issue with the pricing or setup cost.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), I evaluated FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Jivesh Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Executive at Softcell Technologies Limited
Real User
Top 5
Jun 14, 2025
Efficient traffic management and employee focus with advanced security features
Pros and Cons
  • "Check Point NGFW has positively impacted my organization as the incidents have reduced, resulting in no disruptions in the network."
  • "Check Point should provide the feature of exporting group data with address groups, so when I export address books, only the group name is visible in the Excel file. Instead, it should show the actual members of the groups getting exported."

What is our primary use case?

My main use case for Check Point NGFW is that it was deployed at the network edge to protect and manage incoming and outgoing traffic from the corporate network, which is controlled by Check Point firewall. We have implemented application control, URL filtering, content filtering, and similar features. This enables us to manage the traffic by creating granular policies, IP space, or user-based policies. The main use case is to control the inward traffic and stop cyber threats at the network edge only.

What is most valuable?

Check Point NGFW offers excellent features such as implementation of content awareness, application filtering, URL filtering, HTTPS inspection, IPS, and identity-based integration with LDAP, which we were able to implement. The user-based policies we have configured help us avoid unwanted malicious sites and ensure there is no malware being downloaded into the network, meaning there are no disruptions in network production. All users are focusing on their desired tasks, which has a positive impact by avoiding business disruptions. That's the main impact I can say, as it indirectly helps the organization keep their users focused and stay away from any kind of cyber threats.

Check Point NGFW has positively impacted my organization as the incidents have reduced, resulting in no disruptions in the network. Everything is running smoothly and the organization is protected by Check Point firewall. The users are doing their desired tasks very efficiently, and everything is live in the network or applications, providing excellent security. Therefore, there is no business disruption so far.

What needs improvement?

To improve Check Point NGFW, I would suggest that AI features, such as Auto AI autopilot, would be greatly appreciated because they can automate most of the tedious tasks that take a lot of time. Having features such as AI can make the process easier.

A specific task I'd like to automate with AI in Check Point NGFW is adding multiple users, users and address group configuration of address groups and addresses, along with exporting firewall addresses in a certain format. That kind of feature should be there, or if we try to export the data from the Check Point firewall, we get only group address group names without seeing whatever members of the address are included.

Check Point should provide the feature of exporting group data with address groups, so when I export address books, only the group name is visible in the Excel file. Instead, it should show the actual members of the groups getting exported. That kind of feature would be appreciated.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Check Point NGFW for more than one and a half years as an admin.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In my experience, Check Point NGFW is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Check Point NGFW is good, and we can integrate it with third-party solutions, such as Nexus 2FA. I have seen this kind of setup in one of the client environments.

How are customer service and support?

Customer support for Check Point NGFW is quite good. I would rate the customer support an eight on a scale of one to ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did not previously use a different solution before Check Point NGFW.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup with Check Point NGFW is straightforward.

What was our ROI?

I have seen a return on investment with Check Point NGFW as it helps reduce business disruptions, indirectly allowing the organization to focus on their desired tasks and get things done properly while saving time and avoiding unexpected disruptions. This time savings has contributed to company growth happening at the backend.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point NGFW indicates that the pricing is comparatively higher compared to other vendors, but it is worth it when considering the features. It is justifiable.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I don't have knowledge about evaluating other options before choosing Check Point NGFW.

What other advice do I have?

When using application control and URL filtering, I would share my experience where the organization used these features to block unwanted applications and allow only legitimate specific applications such as LinkedIn, Dropbox, and OneDrive, which should be accessible to all employees. Rest applications such as Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, WeChat, and other file-sharing applications should be blocked in the networks, and no one should access those applications. For web filtering, users can only visit legitimate websites; they should not visit any hacking or malicious websites, only financial, government websites, and internal applications should be accessible to users. We have configured these types of policies for the organization.

My advice for others looking into using Check Point NGFW is to utilize multiple features of the Check Point firewall. There is a huge list of features in the SmartConsole, so implementing most of the features such as application control and HTTPS inspection can be beneficial.

I would rate Check Point NGFW a nine out of ten because I am expecting a few features that are missing in the Check Point firewall, which I already mentioned.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Cloud network engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Sep 3, 2025
Advanced security features boost security and centralize management
Pros and Cons
  • "The best features Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers are its advanced protection features such as IPS, anti-bot, sandboxing, and it reduces the need for multiple point solutions."
  • "Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) can be improved with better cost and better reporting."

What is our primary use case?

My main use case for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is enterprise-grade protection, and its security features, and we centrally manage and report using this tool.

We use Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) as our IPS and anti-bot software for enterprise-grade protection and centralized management.

How has it helped my organization?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has impacted our organization positively because we're more secure.

I measure that improved security by noting that we've seen fewer security incidents.

What is most valuable?

The best features Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers are its advanced protection features such as IPS, anti-bot, sandboxing, and it reduces the need for multiple point solutions.

The sandbox and reduction of point solutions in Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) allow us to isolate an issue and solve it.

What needs improvement?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) can be improved with better cost and better reporting.

Regarding needed improvements, it's too expensive and specific aspects of the reporting could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is good and it's easy to scale.

How are customer service and support?

The customer support is okay, not bad.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We didn't use any other solution before choosing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

How was the initial setup?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was a good experience.

What was our ROI?

I have seen a return on investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was a good experience.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate other options before choosing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

What other advice do I have?

I don't have any advice to give to others looking into using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

I was not offered a gift card or incentive for this review and I don't have any additional thoughts about Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) before we wrap up.

On a scale of one to ten, I rate Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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