Check Point Harmony Browse vs Fortinet FortiProxy comparison

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Check Point Software Technologies and Fortinet are both solutions in the Secure Web Gateways (SWG) category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.9, while Fortinet is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 0.9% mindshare in WSG, compared to Fortinet’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Fortinet FortiProxy and Check Point Harmony Browse are competing in the web security space. Check Point Harmony Browse has an upper hand thanks to its comprehensive features, despite its higher cost.

Features: Fortinet FortiProxy is known for web filtering, VPN integration, and effective malware scanning, enhancing enterprise security. Check Point Harmony Browse offers advanced threat prevention through cloud intelligence, seamless infrastructure integration, and superior threat intelligence, integrating deeply into existing systems.

Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiProxy could enhance threat intelligence and integration capabilities for better competitive positioning. Its user interface might benefit from simplification for enhanced usability. Enhancements in cloud-based management would broaden adaptability. Check Point Harmony Browse could improve in areas such as reducing deployment complexity further for a smoother start. Cost management adjustments might make it more accessible to smaller organizations. Increased flexibility in adapting to diverse business environments could enhance its appeal.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiProxy offers straightforward deployment and reliable customer support to ensure ongoing service and maintenance. Check Point Harmony Browse provides intuitive deployment with robust support, featuring quick implementation and cloud-based management flexibility, allowing for more agile deployment options.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiProxy offers competitive initial costs, making it attractive for cost-conscious organizations while still achieving a good ROI. Check Point Harmony Browse, though costlier upfront, offers significant long-term value via advanced features and security benefits, resulting in a higher payoff over time.

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iboss

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Secure Web Gateways (SWG) category, the mindshare of iboss is 3.2%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Harmony Browse is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiProxy is 2.1%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
iboss	3.2%
Check Point Harmony Browse	0.9%
Fortinet FortiProxy	2.1%
Other	93.8%

Secure Web Gateways (SWG)

Featured Reviews

Ashok Ananthula

Senior Consultant Proxy Engineering at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Cloud gateway has strengthened remote web security and now needs better Mac and ISP support

The problem our organization had is that iboss failed for the Mac devices. It is not able to give a successful agent for the Mac agents. That is where in 2025, we had to migrate to the Palo Alto-based platform. If your use case is for just Windows laptops,you can consider this platform as an option One issue is the data center resiliency part. In India especially, they are not tied up with the Tier 1 ISPs like Tata or Airtel; they were having Tier 2 ISPs and encountered many issues reaching few major sites that my organization depends on, and they were having problems that they could not fix quickly. They also lack a mechanism to route that traffic within their data center; rather, they ask customers to make a pac file change to route it to Singapore explicitly. It would be better if they route from their backend , i mean even if I send it to India DC, they should be able to route it internally to make that work; however, they fail to do that and ask the customer to route it in the pac file. Another suggestion is that in China, they do not have the proper setup; they used to have numerous problems with slowness and lack of premium circuits in China as well. That leads to multiple sites working slowly with latency-related issues. So the main issue is the ISP-related problems that need to be solved.

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reviewer2751468

Assistant Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Phishing prevention and advanced threat protection have improved security for remote workers

Some of the best features that Check Point Harmony Browse offers include real-time phishing and malware protection, which inspects website links in real time and blocks phishing attempts and malicious downloads before they reach the user. Zero-day threat prevention, including built-in zero-day prevention, is a significant differentiator. It provides a seamless user experience since it runs directly inside the browser without slowing down browsing or requiring a VPN. This allows employees to securely access web and SaaS resources without realizing there's an extra layer of security. These features make a big difference for our team and company, such as in a particular situation where it helped us. We received a fake O365 page that posed a sophisticated phishing threat, and instead of relying solely on user awareness, Check Point Harmony Browse blocked the site in real time. This action prevented credential compromise and saved our security team from a potential incident response. Another crucial feature is the smooth integration with SaaS applications such as Teams, Zoom, or Google, which does not interfere with their operation. Users don't even notice there is any security tool running; it feels like security without friction.

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Emmanuel Dasho

Cyber Security Engineer | Network/Security at GCET

Ease of configuration and seamless integration enhance operational efficiency

The App Control feature in the Fortinet FortiProx * Deep Packet Inspection (DPI): FortiProxy analyzes traffic at the application layer to detect applications even if they use non-standard ports or are encrypted. * Application Signatures: Uses FortiGuard’s application signature database (constantly updated) to recognize thousands of applications. * Policy Enforcement: You can create policies to Allow, Block, Monitor, or Shape (QoS) based on application type, category, or specific apps.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"From a use-case scenario, what I like the most is the plug-in. I like the fact that we can do the filtering of these devices offsite independent of the network they are connected to, and we do not have to have traffic coming back inside our network."

"I would say iboss is a very good product; its scalability is very good, and it's seamless for the user."

"Content filtering is the most useful feature of iboss."

"I would definitely recommend iboss for web filtering purposes to other organizations or individuals."

"iboss is easy to use despite its complexity. Multiple engineers manage it, but it's significantly more straightforward to administer than traditional VPNs and web proxies."

"Granular setup, which was able to set different levels of filters using the OUs in the AD."

"Its initial setup was straightforward."

"From a corporate perspective, I understand that it's important to keep the company data safe."

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"Check Point Harmony Browse has greatly impacted our organization positively."

"Implementing Check Point Harmony Browse has significantly strengthened our company's web security by reducing exposure to phishing and malware attacks."

"It analyzes and verifies in detail how secure or insecure a file, document, or object is that is being downloaded."

"This solution has multiple protections that are generally very simple to configure and work quickly with little intrusiveness for the user."

"It gives our customers a sense of security they might not have found anywhere else."

"I recommend all to start using Check Point Harmony Browse as it's the best available security software in the market currently."

"The downloaded protection as it scans and emulates the files on a browser level is great."

"Since Check Point Harmony Browse is currently our primary browser for the organization, I feel secure because we have changed all Chrome users to Check Point Harmony Browse, and fewer people are clicking on suspicious emails or links."

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"It seamlessly integrates with various security products, enhancing threat intelligence and improving indicators of compromise."

"It helps to secure the networks at the DNA level and ensure proper identification and filtering of DNS traffic."

"We can use Fortinet FortiProxy configuration for your network."

"The solution's stability is good."

"The App Control feature in the Fortinet FortiProxy Deep Packet Inspection (DPI): FortiProxy analyzes traffic at the application layer to detect applications even if they use non-standard ports or are encrypted."

"It is a really stable solution."

"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiProxy are its simplicity and performance."

"I liked the tool's ability to provide detailed access control. For example, we could allow users to watch YouTube videos but not post comments. This level of control wasn't available in FortiGate."

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Cons

"Iboss is growing so fast that it is often hard for them to keep up with the challenges."

"File integrity monitoring would be very advantageous as an additional feature."

"I appreciate that iboss's single pane of glass console gives centralized visibility into web traffic, user activity, security policies, and alerts from one dashboard, allowing us to quickly investigate incidents and monitor policy violations without switching between multiple tools, improving operational efficiency; however, the dashboard customization and reporting could be more flexible."

"I am currently doing a PoC of the zero trust aspect of it. Compared to other similar solutions, it is hard to get around each feature. It takes a while to get used to it."

"The solution could be stronger on the integration side and offer more cloud applications like G Suite or Oracle."

"Our biggest problem with their service was it did not recognize the device and filtering did not always work correctly."

"Our iboss subscription access should be more secure with an OTP or VPN etc. It is easy to gain access if, for example, hackers obtain my username and password."

"Sometimes when you call in support, you get someone who is just following a sheet. It feels like a runaround. You feel that you are running into that support wall."

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"Having local support everywhere in the world would be helpful."

"The ease of handling should be improved, as it is currently intrusive and some users don't like it."

"The browsing speed of Check Point Harmony Browse can be improved."

"Check Point Harmony Browse could improve by offering more details, alerts, and reports so users can better understand threats."

"There is always scope for improvement for Check Point Harmony Browse, particularly in the user interface and adding the IOC checklist or feature modifications."

"security solution for users Devices and Access" What is our primary use case? The application is good as its lightweight and its functions are really similar to a browser extension. It offers real-time protection for internet users by addressing active concerns. Moreover, it incorporates a reputation feature to ensure swift access to websites within a second. The effectiveness of Harmony Browse’s capabilities is really an advantage. What is most valuable? The installation process is simple. Once initiated, the process is quite straightforward and seamless, making it easy to complete. What needs improvement? Regarding the Harmony Browse, I call it "Kuna" which is accurate. The quantum product serves as my primary focus due to its project cost, and I aim to introduce support in this area. This is because firewall implementation holds significant importance for organizations. I want to improve more on the quantum losses. There's a concept I'd like to include in Harmony Browse, known as automatic catching. This mechanism comes into play when an individual closes their browser while possessing sensitive information, like monetary data. To counteract potential risks, we employ a browser cache-clearing process to minimize the cache's accumulation. This action ensures that malicious entities can't exploit the cached data for attacks. To enhance this further, there's potential for the implementation of a self-cleaning technology. For instance, when a user exits the browser, an automatic action could be initiated to clear the browser cache, serving as an additional layer of security. This can be helpful if added."

"They should focus on new areas of product. In the last year, they have not released any updates with improvements or extra options."

"Pricing could be better."

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"Integration with existing infrastructure was generally easy, especially if you had tools like LDAP. However, I had to go through a lot of documentation as it was my first time working with a proxy server. We did experience some issues with certain web applications not working properly after implementing Fortinet FortiProxy."

"I see that the solution's interface is not in French...It would be good for our company if we could have the tool interface in French."

"Its power supply process for some of the proxies needs improvement."

"For IT administrators and managers, the reporting features are the main issues that should be addressed in order to improve the performance, security, and effective utilization of the product."

"Fortinet FortiProxy should integrate AI/ML technologies. Its pricing needs to be more flexible."

"Its web filtering capabilities could be improved."

"The hardware version is stable, but the VM version is not stable and contains bugs that cause issues."

"Fortinet FortiProxy should improve by adding more documentation and guides."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive compared to one of its competitors."

"It is not expensive, and it is also not cheap. iboss is priced right in the sweet spot for the number of features it offers."

"The overall pricing for iboss is very competitive and transparent."

"We had the cost of purchasing a new appliance along with the implementation and licensing costs. However, the following year, the cost of just licensing was similar to what was paid the previous year for a new appliance along with the implementation and licensing costs."

"We have not priced the solution recently, but they were competitive with other vendors in the past."

"It is probably in line with other solutions, but I do not deal with the financial side."

"The product has a reasonable pricing."

"The price is not very expensive for our organisation, but for others, it might be a little expensive."

"The solution is neither too expensive nor very cheap."

"Price-wise, Fortinet FortiProxy is moderate - not the highest among competitors, but not cheap either."

"The tool's pricing is in the middle."

"It can be considered expensive, with a limited lifespan and support that eventually requires updating to newer solutions."

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"It offers a more cost-effective solution than alternatives like FortiMail, FortiGate, and various Barracuda devices."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

Outsourcing Company

14%

Security Firm

10%

Construction Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	15

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with iboss?

iboss could be improved by making the dashboard more user-friendly, providing more detailed real-time alerts, and imp...

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What is your primary use case for iboss?

iboss is primarily used for cloud security, helping to protect users when they access websites and cloud applications...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for iboss?

The pricing and licensing for iboss were reasonable for the security features. The setup costs were manageable, thoug...

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What needs improvement with Check Point Harmony Browse?

The browsing speed of Check Point Harmony Browse can be improved. The user interface and compatibility are good, but ...

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What is your primary use case for Check Point Harmony Browse?

Check Point Harmony Browse serves as our primary browser. Since browsers are the first point of contact for any issue...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Browse?

The pricing and setup cost of Check Point Harmony Browse are affordable for my organization.

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiProxy?

For me it may be the wildcards for urls whitelist or blacklist, somehow the page loads. Aside from that there no other..

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What advice do you have for others considering Fortinet FortiProxy?

My advice to others who are considering Fortinet FortiProxy is that it is seamless, easy to use, and quite straightfo...

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What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiProxy?

The main use cases for the Fortinet FortiProxy are to segment internet access among departments, as not every departm...

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Overview

iboss is the Zero Trust SASE platform that gives organizations complete visibility and governance over their AI, data, and applications through one unified platform, one console, one policy engine, and one data lake.

Your endpoints may already stop malware. Your data and application activity can still be invisible. iboss decrypts and understands every connection, then turns that signal into answers security leaders can act on.

The platform leads with three capabilities in this order: AI Security and Visibility, Data Security and Visibility, and App Visibility and Control. Zero Trust Network Access, VPN replacement, and SD-WAN sit underneath as the access fabric that carries those three. Trusted by global enterprises and government agencies.

What are the most important features of Iboss?

- AI Security and Visibility: conversation capture, shadow-AI discovery, AI DLP, and agent governance across Claude, Co-Work, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok, and emerging services.

- Data Security and Visibility: full SSL/TLS decryption, deep content inspection, MIP label compliance, and one-click compliance reporting.

- App Visibility and Control: signatureless CASB, dual risk scoring, in-app controls, and SSPM for major SaaS.

- Containerized Zero Trust SASE: dedicated containers, isolated SSL keys, one console, one policy engine, one data lake.

- Access fabric: ZTNA, VPN replacement, and SD-WAN under the same platform.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

- Complete visibility over AI, data, and applications from one platform instead of separate point tools.

- Encrypted traffic is inspected by default so data decisions use content and context together.

- Shadow SaaS and new web tools appear as they are used, with enforceable controls in one console.

- Native data sovereignty through dedicated containers, in-region inspection, and per-customer SSL key custody.

- Scale proven in published materials: 10M+ users, 100+ countries, 150B+ transactions, 2.5B+ threats blocked.

Economic buyers are CISOs, CIOs, and VPs of Security. Champions include security architects, network and infrastructure leaders, SecOps, and GRC. Primary segments: enterprise and business, financial services, government (including FedRAMP Gov Cloud), healthcare, manufacturing, legal and professional services, retail and hospitality, and MSP/MSSP partners. Education, including K-12, is one vertical among these.

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Check Point Harmony Browse enhances web browsing security by offering zero-day malware protection, phishing defense, and data loss prevention. It secures user credentials and blocks risky content in real-time through lightweight deployment.

Designed to protect against web-based threats like malware and ransomware, Check Point Harmony Browse filters web content, providing real-time threat analysis and browser isolation. It allows for secure browsing for remote employees without complex setups or the need for VPNs. While it effectively maintains data integrity and reduces downtime, it can enhance its offerings with detailed alerts, quicker updates, and improved integrations with iOS, Android, and third-party applications. Enhancing performance, reporting, language support, and pricing transparency can further benefit user experience.

What features define Check Point Harmony Browse?

Zero-Day Malware and Phishing Protection: Safeguards against unknown threats by detecting and neutralizing them instantly.
Data Loss Prevention: Ensures the security of sensitive data while browsing.
Real-Time Threat Analysis: Offers timely identification and mitigation of potential risks.
Browser Isolation: Segregates browsing activity to protect against breaches.
Lightweight Deployment: Simplifies installation and management without the need for VPNs.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Reduced Security Incidents: Decreases the occurrence of successful cyber attacks.
Streamlined IT Management: Simplifies operational processes for IT teams.
Data Integrity Maintenance: Protects and preserves data during web interactions.
Minimal Downtime: Sustains continuous access and productivity.
Efficient Resource Utilization: Maximizes performance with low resource consumption.

In industries handling sensitive data or utilizing remote workforce models, Check Point Harmony Browse deployment strengthens online security strategies. Healthcare professionals ensure confidentiality while accessing patient data. Financial institutions prevent unauthorized access to client information. Educational entities use it to safeguard proprietary research and personal data of students and staff. These implementations tailor browser security to meet the intensive requirements of their fields, minimizing threats while optimizing performance.

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Fortinet FortiProxy provides simplicity and high performance with notable traffic inspections and user-friendly features. It integrates with security products to enhance threat intelligence, ensuring secure and efficient network management.

Fortinet FortiProxy is designed to enhance network security through exceptional traffic inspections, intrusion prevention, and antivirus capabilities. Its user-friendly nature allows for granular application and DNS control, deep packet inspection, and detailed access control. Administrators can implement precise policies to manage web access, integrating seamlessly with other security solutions. Offering proactive alarms and caching capabilities, FortiProxy optimizes bandwidth usage while ensuring robust network defense.

What are the key features of Fortinet FortiProxy?

Traffic Inspections: High-performance inspection to secure web traffic.
Intrusion Prevention: Proactively detects and blocks threats.
Antivirus Profiles: Offers robust protection against viruses.
Application and DNS Control: Provides detailed control over applications and DNS settings.
Deep Packet Inspection: Ensures comprehensive inspection of packet content.
Access Control: Enables precise management of user access.

What benefits or ROI should users investigate?

Security Enhancement: Improved protection from web-based threats.
Network Efficiency: Optimized bandwidth through effective caching.
Integration Capabilities: Seamless interaction with other security products.
User-Friendly Management: Simplified administration with granular controls.

In industries focused on maintaining high-level internet security, Fortinet FortiProxy is employed for comprehensive traffic inspections and segmentation. It supports antivirus additions and secure connectivity, serving as a robust web security gateway. Organizations benefit from seamless authentication using Fortinet Single Sign-On, crucial for protecting users from threats and enabling efficient network operations.

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