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Check Point IPS vs IBM Security Network IPS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Check Point IPS
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Security Network IPS
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
21st
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category, the mindshare of Check Point IPS is 3.4%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security Network IPS is 1.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Check Point IPS3.4%
IBM Security Network IPS1.9%
Other94.7%
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
 

Featured Reviews

GR
Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Real-Time Blocking Improves Response and Reduces Manual Logs
The best feature in my experience with Check Point IPS is the real-time prevention because it uses thousands of preventive protections based on both known exploit signatures and behavioral analysis to detect and block threats before they reach vulnerable systems. I find the behavioral analysis feature of Check Point IPS to be a most valuable feature because it can detect sophisticated threats that do not match known signatures. For example, when I need to view anomaly detections, instead of relying solely on known attack patterns, Check Point IPS monitors network traffic for unusual behavior such as unexpected protocol use, abnormal data flows, or suspicious command sequences. Check Point IPS impacts my organization positively because it has had a strong positive impact by strengthening our network defense, reducing manual work, and improving our incident response times.
Jacob_Koithra - PeerSpot reviewer
Project & Program manager at Shell Grp
User-friendly and has a good blocking feature but is quite expensive
Defining the new security rules and policies sometimes becomes a challenge. Integration with other platforms becomes a challenge as well. I'd like to see more integration with other tools and technologies. XGS 7100 has an end of support for the 30th of December 2022. Many are losing support. All the products of the XGS, including XGS 3100, 4100, 5100, and 7100, support is ending in December 2022. We need to know what is the plan post that? Do we need to spend money on them? Will that be extended? There has been no communication on the website either. It's an expensive device.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Check Point IPS has positively impacted my organization by automatically blocking intrusion attempts, including SQL injections and port scans, before they reached critical systems."
"The best features that Check Point IPS offers are its AI features and built-in AI; it automatically gets upgraded on the threat signatures regularly from Check Point Cloud, so whenever any zero-day attack is detected, it downloads that signature into the firewall and prevents that threat."
"The solution's IPS functionality and firewall functionality are the solution's most valuable features."
"Once we installed our Check Point firewall and activated and configured the various software blades and services, we successfully locked down our network with a near 100% success rate in preventing security threats."
"The reports are well written so that you can understand what type of attack has occurred, the originating IP address, and other details."
"This is a very stable product."
"Now we have a state-of-the-art, true, and efficient Next-Generation firewall, and the IPS blade is the heart of it."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point IPS is the management of devices and policies."
"Signature based analysis and preventing different types of network attacks."
"IPS has helped us in understanding more about the latest threats out there and made us realize that we need to be proactive when it comes to security rather than reactive."
"The blocking feature is great; it acts as an in-line blocker, and any malicious traffic that you see, or anything really, it can block the traffic."
"The most valuable feature is its simplicity."
"This is definitely a product that I recommend, especially for organizations that want a quick integration of data from the transaction systems, with a very low cost of operations."
"The initial setup is simple."
 

Cons

"There is a performance impact on the NGFW post-enabling the IPS blade/Module, which can even lead to downtime if IPS starts to monitor or block high-volume traffic."
"We want the solution to continue to move towards cloud-based and portability focused for telecommuting users."
"Check Point IPS can be improved by addressing false positive and tuning overhead."
"The scalability of Check Point IPS is on point, while the customer support is sometimes a bit slow."
"Check Point IPS could be improved as the deployment is complex."
"The service that we want to see in the future is a capacity to segment the IPS services by equipment."
"Support is the biggest area for improvement."
"This is an expensive solution, higher than other products on the market."
"The configuration of this product is complex. It could be made more user friendly."
"In the future, I would like to see a hybrid option so that we can work both on-premises and in the cloud."
"The management server can be made more user friendly and also the database configuration could be made simpler."
"In terms of scalability, I would say that it is a little on the poor side."
"It's an expensive device."
"I'd like to see more integration with other tools and technologies."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company pays for the yearly licensing of Check Point IPS. It is a very expensive tool."
"The price of this product should be reduced."
"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is very cheap and ten means it is very expensive. The product is expensive."
"I give the price of the solution a five out of ten."
"The tool's licensing model is good. The licensing costs are yearly. I rate it an eight out of ten."
"It is a reasonably priced product."
"The pricing model can be more competitive."
"Pricing for this solution is negotiable and I'm happy with our pricing."
"The cost of operations is very low."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Security Firm
6%
Performing Arts
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Media Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise23
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point IPS?
The most valuable feature of the solution is called tunneling. Tunneling is one of the major security features that hackers cannot penetrate through.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point IPS?
I have saved around two or three hours a week since I started using Check Point IPS. My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point IPS is great, and I have no problem with t...
What needs improvement with Check Point IPS?
Check Point IPS is working well for our organization. In the future, more automated and more AI-based intelligence could be fed into Check Point IPS, and that would be helpful for us.
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Also Known As

Check Point Intrusion Prevention System
Security Network Intrusion Prevention System, IBM Security Network Protection, XGS, GX
 

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
Equifax, Christian Hospital Centre
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