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Check Point Antivirus vs CrowdStrike Falcon comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.0
Check Point Antivirus significantly boosts business ROI and security, simplifying management and preventing data loss with robust protection.
Sentiment score
7.4
CrowdStrike Falcon boosts efficiency and cost savings while enhancing security and performance without increasing system slowdown.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Check Point Antivirus offers responsive customer service, though some users suggest improvements with quicker response times and more experienced engineers.
Sentiment score
7.1
CrowdStrike Falcon’s support is praised for responsiveness, but some report slow responses and inconsistency, especially on weekends.
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the technical support as a 10 because they resolve many issues for us.
The CrowdStrike team is very efficient; I would rate them ten out of ten.
The technical support from CrowdStrike Falcon is good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Check Point Antivirus is praised for scalability, centralized management, seamless integration, but resource consumption may affect performance.
Sentiment score
7.9
CrowdStrike Falcon's scalability and cloud-based architecture support rapid deployment and seamless expansion for diverse business security needs.
Proactive features help guard against data breaches and vulnerabilities.
In terms of scalability, I find CrowdStrike to be stable, and I have not encountered any limitations with it.
Its scalability is good.
When it comes to scalability, it is entirely based on premium models according to demand.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Check Point Antivirus is stable, reliable, with high ratings, occasional update issues, and widely praised for long-term protective performance.
Sentiment score
8.2
CrowdStrike Falcon offers stable, reliable performance across environments, managing endpoints effectively despite minor update challenges and connectivity issues.
I have never seen instability in the CrowdStrike tool.
We are following N-1 versions across our environment, which is stable.
I find CrowdStrike to be stable; there are no issues, although there was one instance when we had an outage for updating the Falcon Agent.
 

Room For Improvement

Check Point Antivirus needs cost reduction, support improvements, better threat detection, and enhanced UI and performance features.
CrowdStrike Falcon users seek better third-party integration, intuitive UI, threat detection, support, pricing, and forensic tools.
Check Point should improve on their patch management by releasing patches more frequently, such as on a weekly basis, to stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities.
False positive reductions are needed.
Simplifying the querying process, such as using double quote queries or directly obtaining logs based on IP addresses or usernames, would be beneficial.
Another concern is CrowdStrike's GUI. It changes annually, making it hard to work and find options.
 

Setup Cost

Check Point Antivirus is moderately priced, with seamless licensing, but requires careful budgeting due to high setup and subscription costs.
CrowdStrike Falcon provides robust security at premium pricing, with flexible licensing but may be costly for some businesses.
It is expensive compared to SentinelOne, but as the market leader, it is worth it.
The licensing cost and setup costs are affordable.
 

Valuable Features

Check Point Antivirus offers seamless integration, efficient logging, real-time scanning, and enhanced malware protection with minimal performance impact.
CrowdStrike Falcon provides advanced, efficient threat protection with AI capabilities, ease of management, and comprehensive detection and prevention features.
Check Point Antivirus is valuable due to its autonomous threat prevention system, which is consistently up-to-date and highly reliable with excellent performance at scale.
The real-time analytics aspect of CrowdStrike performs well because we get all logs in real-time, with no delay, allowing us to take action immediately.
I can investigate by accessing the customer's host based on the RTR environment and utilize host search to know details for the past seven days, including logins, processes, file installations, malicious processes, and network connections.
CrowdStrike provides a lot of visibility in their tool.
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Antivirus
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (5th)
CrowdStrike Falcon
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
128
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (6th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (2nd), Threat Intelligence Platforms (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (1st), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (1st), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (3rd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Endpoint Security solutions, they serve different purposes. Check Point Antivirus is designed for Anti-Malware Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.3% compared to last year.
CrowdStrike Falcon, on the other hand, focuses on Extended Detection and Response (XDR), holds 15.5% mindshare, down 18.8% since last year.
Anti-Malware Tools
Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Shyam Lal Navatiya - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective with real-time and proactive detection
While features are really good and promising to use and implement, a certain level of improvement is required in terms of software deployment across different business environments. It is highly advisable to create multiple child logins to operate the running of the software across multiple interfaces in one go without any trouble. Also, it is advised to incorporate the features like round-the-clock, 24/7/365 scanning of the system in the background without disturbing the routine front-end work. This ensures no lapses or threat entry into the system at all.
Chintan-Vyas - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good behavior-based analysis but needs a single-click recovery option
Most organizations are currently looking for a scheduled scan to meet their compliance needs. Other players like Symantec and Trend Micro, FireEye, et cetera, are still providing the signature-based regular scheduled scans also, which is not available in CrowdStrike. That is one parameter that we feel should be there in CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is only working on the dynamic or the files under execution. CrowdStrike is not scanning the static files. The product could be more accurate in terms of performance. We'd like to have a single-click recovery option. With some machines getting corrupted by malware, we need an easy way to start with a blank slate if things happen. That one feature should be there in the EDR.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Antivirus?
Check Point Antivirus ensures our organization's security posture by ensuring that everyone accessing the internet does so securely. It performs packet inspection, enabling all security blades to m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Antivirus?
I pay ninety dollars annually for Check Point Antivirus, which is reasonably priced.
What needs improvement with Check Point Antivirus?
Check Point should improve on their patch management by releasing patches more frequently, such as on a weekly basis, to stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities.
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Also Known As

Check Point Antivirus Software Blade
CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike Falcon XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Threat Intelligence, CrowdStrike Identity Protection, CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Morton Salt, Medical Advocacy and Outreach, BH Telecom, Lightbeam Health Solutions, X by Orange, Cadence, Nihondentsu, Datastream Connexion, Good Sam, Omnyway, FIASA, Pacific Life, Banco del Pacifico, Control Southern, Xero, Centrify
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