Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) Reviews

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

On-premises

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) serves as our first layer of security defense system. The second use case is to provide internet access to our private network. All network address translation of the private network is being done by Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

In my daily operations, all security profiles have been configured in Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) solution and network address translation is also enabled on this device, which provides our network internet reachability and security.

The best feature of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is security profiles. This feature collectively secures our internet and private network from emerging cyber threats. Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) includes different types of security profiles such as antivirus, spyware, IPS, IDS, and DNS security. All these security measures are part of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) and have been applied to the security policy to secure our traffic from any malicious traffic.

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has impacted our organization positively because it acts as a first layer of defense, providing security. It has reduced security incidents and minimized the time required by our engineers. Time is saved with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) because our engineers are not performing manual tasks, which is an improvement from the solution.

As of now, I have not identified any lack of features with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW). It is performing perfectly fine, and the performance is also good. I do not see anything noticeable that can be further improved. It is working fine for us.

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

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is very stable in my experience, and the performance is excellent.

Scalability-wise, there is no issue with Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) as it is handling our traffic growth excellently.

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) customer support team is excellent. They are proficient in troubleshooting and the technical aspects.

Positive

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) employs multiple security measures that serve as pillars configured in the device, and I rely on all these security measures collectively for our infrastructure. I would advise any organization that is looking for a next-generation firewall solution to consider Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW). It is one of the best OEMs currently present in the security domain, and this solution will be helpful for network security. I have given this review a rating of nine out of ten.

On-premises

Our main use case for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is as a security gateway in our network, isolating our private network from the WAN side with the help of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), and we rely on it for features such as VPN, application control, URL filtering, sandboxing, and IPS.

Instead of taking multiple devices for VPNs, application control, or sandboxing, Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) provides all these features with a software blade architecture in the box. We have taken the license for VPN, application control, URL filtering, IPS, sandboxing, and antivirus to prevent outside threats efficiently and secure our private network and resources.

We are using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) to connect our other branches, as we have multiple branches in different Indian states connected through an IPsec tunnel, which is a feature of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW).

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is the best security gateway in the market, as it efficiently prevents threats or malicious activities that can harm our private network and resources using application control, antivirus, and sandboxing.

After implementing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), we manage and secure our private network from a single console with the help of multiple security blades that come by default.

We save time because we don't have to log in to multiple consoles to configure application control, sandboxing, or VPN. From a single console, we can configure all these features, which saves time and minimizes human error.

We notice a performance impact if we enable all the security blades simultaneously, as the firewall CPU utilization goes high, so that is something that can be improved.

The CPU utilization of the device goes high after enabling all the security blades, causing minor performance issues.

We are using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for more than three years.

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is stable based on my experience.

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has excellent scalability, and there is no issue with it growing alongside our organization's needs.

We are using Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) from the start, so there was no previous solution before this product.

We have seen a return on investment since deploying Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), as the productivity of our employees has increased, thus providing a solid return on investment.

I have no issue with the pricing, setup cost, or licensing for Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), as it is reliable and aligns with industry standards and Check Point's reputation in the security market.

Before choosing Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), we evaluated other options, including SonicWall and FortiGate firewall.

I would advise anyone looking for a security gateway with scalability features to consider Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW), as it is the best security gateway in the market and its outstanding security features add value. I rate Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) eight out of ten.

On-premises

We use Check Point NGFW for edge firewalls as well as internal segregation firewalls. It easily allows us to separate critical traffic from non-critical office traffic.

We use Check Point NGFW for edge firewalls as well as internal segregation firewalls. It easily allows us to separate critical traffic from non-critical office traffic. Check Point ThreatCloud is excellent. Their central management console makes managing hundreds of firewalls very easy, and their antivirus that's part of the ThreatCloud is very good. Since implementing it, we have noticed a lot less getting through that maybe other antivirus within firewalls had failed to catch.

Pricing is high, but it's worth it. That's the main one.

I have been using Check Point NGFW for over ten years.

Check Point NGFW is stable.

Check Point NGFW has excellent scalability.

Customer support is excellent.

Positive

We did previously use several solutions from SonicWall and other vendors, and Check Point was just a better overall solution for our environment.

Make sure to get a good third-party consultant or something to assist you, as the learning curve is steep at first.

We have seen a good return on investment. However, I do not have any metrics I can easily share.

All good. No issues.

We evaluated a few other companies. The main one, or the biggest competitor, was Palo Alto.

Make sure, if you do not have any experience with Check Point, to get a good third-party consultant or something to assist, as the learning curve is steep at first, but well worth the end benefit. Reliability, customer support, and just overall excellence. I would rate the overall solution ten out of ten.

On-premises

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Positive

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.

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.

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.

On-premises

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Positive

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

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.

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.

On-premises

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is stable.

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

The customer support is okay, not bad.

Neutral

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

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

I have seen a return on investment.

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

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

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.

On-premises