Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) Reviews

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

We are working with Check Point NGFW as an internet firewall, a data center firewall, and a core firewall. We also deal with customers using the Maestro firewall for data centers.

One of the main advantages I have seen with Check Point NGFW is centralized management. The number of vulnerabilities is very few compared to commodity products, so customers don't have to worry even if it is exposed to the internet. Specific features include threat prevention, threat cloud, Infinity Portal for centralized cloud management, URL filtering, content awareness blade, identity awareness blade, and VPN blades. Customers only need to subscribe to what they require, so resources are free for other uses.

Check Point NGFW should concentrate more on the SMB market, as solutions in this space are not as strong in security. In terms of SD-WAN technology, Check Point's offerings are not as mature as competitors. There are some issues during initial setup, particularly with establishing connectivity with the Infinity Portal.

I have been working with Check Point NGFW for one year.

During initial setup, deployment teams usually face issues establishing the initial connectivity with the Infinity Portal.

As far as I have seen, Check Point NGFW is very stable. I have worked with Check Point products for 15 years and haven't found any stability or performance issues.

Check Point NGFW is very scalable. They offer multiple solutions from SMBs to enterprise data centers, making it an easily scalable solution with no issues in scalability.

We have escalated issues to Check Point technical support multiple times and have received timely and very good responses, especially from the local support team available in our country.

Positive

I have worked with almost all the major products: Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and FTD.

There can be issues during the initial setup, particularly with establishing connectivity with the Infinity Portal.

I am currently in presales and not directly involved in deployment, but I have been part of a deployment team before.

Compared to other solutions, the pricing of Check Point NGFW is high. However, for customers particularly concerned with security, such as in enterprises, data centers, financial sectors, or government sectors, the pricing is justified. If a customer is not highly focused on security, a less expensive firewall may suffice.

I have experience with major vendors such as Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and FTD.

I would recommend Check Point NGFW due to their long history of providing secure solutions and their pioneering stateful inspection technology. Their threat cloud is one of the richest AI clouds available. They also offer strong R&D, which results in fewer vulnerabilities in their products. Overall, I rate Check Point NGFW an eight out of ten.

On-premises

We use Check Point NGFW for security purposes. Our clients use it for security reasons, as mentioned during the call.

The most valuable feature is the availability of two consoles. In the normal GA login, I can create interfaces and configure interface IPs, while in the SmartConsole, I manage the NAT quality and firewall access. This allows me to effectively configure the Check Point firewall.

Check Point would benefit from having a single console for both basic and policy configurations. Currently, two different consoles are required, which could be more streamlined.

I have experience working with Check Point NGFW as part of the implementation team, working in both production environments and configuring firewalls.

I rate the stability of the solution as nine out of ten. While the solution is generally stable, there are complications, such as requiring SmartConsole for deployment and upgrades, which can be time-consuming.

Scalability must be carefully planned for, considering future growth and user base increases. The solution is suggested with a five-year plan in mind to accommodate growth. In cloud environments, scalability is adjusted based on customer requirements.

I rate technical support from Check Point at ten out of ten. The support is excellent.

Positive

The initial setup can be complex. Proper planning and scope of work are crucial to ensure a smooth setup.

I work as a network engineer in the implementation team. We handle deployments and configurations of Check Point firewalls.

In comparison to Fortinet and other products, the pricing may be considered high. Customers often look for budget-friendly options and may choose based on cost considerations.

As a technical expert, I would recommend Check Point NGFW. However, from a customer's budgetary perspective, they must evaluate their options.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.