Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) vs Stormshield Network Security comparison

Check Point Software Technologies and Stormshield are both solutions in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5, while Stormshield is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 8.5% mindshare in UTMU, compared to Stormshield’s 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Stormshield users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 23, 2025

Stormshield Network Security and Check Point Quantum Force NGFW are competing products in the network security category. Check Point Quantum Force NGFW leads with advanced features, while Stormshield is preferred for pricing and support flexibility.

Features: Stormshield Network Security provides robust integration with existing systems and versatile configuration options suited for various environments. Key features include its easy Web user interface, simple clustering, and Stormshield Analyzer for data collection and report generation. Check Point Quantum Force NGFW offers comprehensive threat detection, scalability, application control, URL filtering, and threat prevention capabilities, providing top-tier performance in demanding situations.

Room for Improvement: Stormshield could benefit from enhancements in centralized management and user interface customization for better handling of complex network setups. It might also expand its threat intelligence database and improve advanced threat detection efficiency. Check Point Quantum Force NGFW could improve by simplifying initial setup procedures and providing more intuitive management consoles, along with enhancing support response times and reducing costs associated with setup and operation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Stormshield Network Security offers an intuitive deployment process with strong customer support, ensuring a smooth transition and enhancing the user experience. Check Point Quantum Force NGFW features a streamlined deployment with dedicated assistance, but often requires a detailed initial setup for optimal functionality. Both prioritize customer service, yet Stormshield’s process is noted for being quicker and user-friendly.

Pricing and ROI: Stormshield Network Security is appealing with competitive pricing and significant ROI, ideal for cost-conscious buyers. Although Check Point Quantum Force NGFW has a higher initial setup cost, it is seen as a worthwhile investment due to its extensive features and long-term benefits. The cost includes robust security offerings, balancing the investment, while Stormshield’s cost-effectiveness and quick ROI are highly regarded.

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Fortinet FortiGate

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate is 31.3%, down from 38.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) is 8.5%, up from 8.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Stormshield Network Security is 4.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Unified Threat Management (UTM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fortinet FortiGate	31.3%
Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW)	8.5%
Stormshield Network Security	4.0%
Other	56.2%

Unified Threat Management (UTM)

Featured Reviews

Vasu Gala

Manager, Information Technology Operation/Presales at TechMonarch

A stable solution with an intuitive interface and quick customer service

I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate, WatchGuard, Sophos, and SonicWall. I'm not as comfortable with SonicWall because of their UI and limitations. I prefer Fortinet above all other options. When it comes to configuration, I am confident in my ability to handle various tasks, including creating policies such as firewall rules, web policies, and application policies. Additionally, I can configure VPNs and implement load balancing, among other tasks. Overall, I feel much more comfortable working with Fortinet. Fortinet has made significant improvements by integrating AI with firewalls for threat analysis and prevention. In the past 2-3 years, they have launched FortiSASE and SIEM, and they also provide SOC services. Both Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate are excellent. While Fortinet FortiGate comes at higher prices, the functionality and support justify the cost. They promptly resolve firmware issues and inform all support providers about configuration changes.

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San Naing Htun

Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Has improved threat prevention and protection but presents deployment and licensing challenges

The best features Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers are AI-powered threat prevention, zero-day protection, unified management, and scalability. These features have helped me in my daily work or my organization by allowing us, as a SAAS company operating across AWS, Azure, and handling external partner access or a multi-tenant model, to preemptively stop unknown attacks, which is critical. Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) has positively impacted my organization as it is a high-end enterprise grade firewall. I have noticed that it is very good if your SAAS business has high traffic volume, serious threat prevention requirements, and you are ready for the investment.

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Benjamin

Network Engineer at ACS2I

The intrusion detection system helps our organization by automatically detecting and responding to potential threats

The tool's most valuable feature is its dashboard, which helps you manage different aspects of a single page. The intrusion detection system helps our organization by automatically detecting and responding to potential threats. It operates similarly to Darktrace, which detects and responds automatically based on the security rules you apply. Initially, you configure everything to block, and then you can whitelist specific items as needed.

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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

"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."

"For application filtration, I really appreciate many features of Fortinet FortiGate because it is more reliable, easy to use, and the reports are easy to read and understand."

"It's comprehensive and time-saving. It covers several areas regarding security."

"Fortinet FortiGate has positively impacted my organization by centralizing the way to access all of our network firewalls."

"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."

"I'm looking forward to FortiGate's dashboard features, insights, application oversight, and monitoring, which could help us significantly."

"With Fortinet FortiGate, we improved security significantly."

"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."

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"We found a very successful implementation of the virtual private network client, since, for some time now, everyone has been working from home."

"The firewalling feature and the VPN functionality are excellent."

"The separate management feature of Check Point NGFW is very convenient."

"Check Point NGFW has positively impacted my organization by improving security and reducing incidents."

"The best features Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) offers are AI-powered threat prevention, zero-day protection, unified management, and scalability, which have helped me in my daily work or my organization by allowing us, as a SAAS company operating across AWS, Azure, and handling external partner access or a multi-tenant model, to preemptively stop unknown attacks, which is critical."

"The Smart Dashboard and other user interfaces are very easy to use and can be handled without any significant IT skills."

"We do not have any problems with stability."

"The packet inspections have been a strong point. Our identity collectors have also been helpful. In many ways, Check Point has been a step up from our SonicWalls that we had in-house before that. There's a lot of additional flexibility that we didn't have before."

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"The tool's most valuable feature is its dashboard, which helps you manage different aspects of a single page."

"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."

"The scalability of the solution is good."

"I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution."

"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that."

"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."

"The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price."

"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."

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Cons

"For Fortinet FortiGate, their code development would definitely be something they need to improve on to reduce vulnerabilities that need to be patched."

"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."

"From my experience, I see that the datasheets of the Fortinet FortiGate portfolio need to be more accurate because correct sizing is essential."

"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."

"The solution's real-time connection with the cloud could be improved."

"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."

"Its filtering is sometimes too precise or strict. We sometimes have to bypass and authorize some of the sites, but they get blocked. We know that they are trusted sites, but they are blocked, and we don't know why."

"Fortinet FortiGate is a very good device overall, though it can be improved in certain areas regarding the licenses, particularly the big one called unified threat management, which has many capabilities."

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"When installed on Windows, the system with low storage space slows down."

"Check Point NGFW Firewall requires frequent updates to build more user-friendly dashboards."

"The interface can be more user-friendly in terms of design and the location of critical and commonly used icons."

"Check Point can improve in the VPN sector because I still have a problem using VPN in active-active with its R82 feature since it can only incorporate with active tunnel route mode to route mode and policy-based to policy-based."

"The initial learning curve might be steep for those new to Check Point NGFW or the Check Point ecosystem, and it may not be a good solution for budget-conscious organizations given the breadth of services provided."

"I do not see anything lacking in Check Point Quantum Force (NGFW) for improvement, but I feel the CLI can be improved because it is somewhat complex for new users since it is totally Linux-based commands."

"During my initial level implementation of check Point NGFW, I faced issues troubleshooting. The problem was with its command line."

"The command line is very difficult to use, which is one of the biggest drawbacks of this solution."

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"The SD card could be more secure."

"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."

"It could be better if it were more user-friendly. It's too complicated for us to use it. The price could be better as well."

"This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved."

"The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution."

"A more user-friendly interface would be helpful."

"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."

"Not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The price is really low. It's cheap in comparison to the cost of Cisco or CheckPoint, for example."

"The price of Fortinet FortiGate is affordable. Most of our customers are on a three-year license to use the solution. All the features and support are included in the price."

"We saved a bundle by not needing all the past appliances from an NGFW."

"By default, they give SD-WAN along with the firewall. They don't have separate licensing for the SD-WAN functionality. However, they have security licenses that are sold separately on a subscription basis. Customers can consume these security features to protect their users from internet traffic."

"Its price could be better."

"The Indian market is different than the European and American markets. When you compare they need to be a bit more aggressive on pricing."

"The product is not very expensive."

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"The solution is significantly more expensive than Fortinet, although this holds true to a lesser extent when compared with Palo Alto."

"Check Point NGFW can be expensive compared to other competitors, but the price matches the functionality and efficiency of the solution."

"The price is high in comparison to other solutions."

"It falls in a moderate price range, not as inexpensive as some alternatives but not as costly as Palo Alto."

"The solution is expensive."

"The pricing and licensing are expensive. If you compare it with Fortinet, then it is cheaper on a yearly basis. However, Check Point is the most expensive firewall right now in terms of licenses and its appliance. My recommendation is if you want a long-term investment, then you should use an open server. If you use an open server, then the latency is really low. If you pay for a full appliance, it's more expensive."

"The solution is indeed costly."

"The price could be better. I think Palo Alto pricing is high, and Check Point isn't much better. FortiGate is cheaper. I think when I implemented this solution, I recommended buying a yearly subscription."

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"We bought a three-year license, and we renew it whenever it expires. The price could be better. It's always very expensive."

"For mid-sized companies, they sell their appliances for good prices."

"I think the price is good."

"The price of this solution and the price of support are ok."

"We chose Stormshield for its price, as the Azure firewall was too expensive."

"The SN200 series costs between $500 USD and $600 USD per year, whereas the SN700 series costs approximately $1,000 annually."

"The pricing could be better."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

17%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	357
Midsize Enterprise	133
Large Enterprise	189

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	160
Midsize Enterprise	95
Large Enterprise	198

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	2

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Also Known As

Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall

Check Point NG Firewall, Check Point Next Generation Firewall

NETASQ Firewalls

Overview

Fortinet FortiGate is a versatile network security tool offering features like VPN, firewall, web filtering, intrusion prevention, and scalability. It is known for its performance and integration with other Fortinet products, making it a preferred choice for robust cybersecurity.

Fortinet FortiGate stands out as a comprehensive cybersecurity solution with strong performance and ease of configuration. It delivers unified threat management, integrating features such as dynamic routing, SD-WAN support, and centralized management. Despite its strengths, improvements in the web interface's stability, pricing structures, and reporting capabilities are needed. Users seek better integration with third-party tools and automation advancements to enhance the experience further. These enhancements, alongside improvements in bandwidth management and the reduction of licensing costs, are points of interest for users looking to capitalize on FortiGate's extensive capabilities.

What are Fortinet FortiGate's key features?

VPN: Ensures secure remote connections.
Firewall: Protects against unauthorized access.
Web Filtering: Blocks malicious sites and content.
Application Control: Manages and controls applications.
Intrusion Prevention: Detects and prevents vulnerabilities.
SSL Inspection: Enhances security by inspecting encrypted traffic.

What benefits should be considered when evaluating Fortinet FortiGate?

Affordability: Offers cost-effective security solutions.
Reliability: Known for consistent and stable performance.
Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other Fortinet products.
Comprehensive Protection: Provides broad threat protection capabilities.

Fortinet FortiGate is widely implemented across industries as a primary firewall system for securing internet gateways and safeguarding data centers. It supports businesses in achieving SD-WAN integration and enhances cybersecurity by providing essential features like antivirus, web filtering, and application control. Enterprises utilize FortiGate for securing remote connections and ensuring compliance with security standards, making it adaptable for different network sizes and industries.

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Check Point Quantum Force NGFW provides centralized management with scalable security for network perimeters. As a reliable firewall, it ensures advanced threat prevention and offers seamless integration, making it suitable for various network environments.

Offering comprehensive security, Check Point Quantum Force NGFW helps control ingress and egress traffic, secures data center firewalls, and integrates seamlessly with cloud and on-premises setups. Users appreciate its application control, deep packet inspection, and identity awareness features for enhanced protection against cyber threats. Despite pricing issues and interface complexity, its IPsec VPN and robust logging provide valuable insights into network activities.

What are the key features of Check Point Quantum Force NGFW?

Centralized Management: Simplifies administrative tasks across different environments.
Advanced Threat Prevention: Shields against evolving cyber threats with real-time protection.
Deep Packet Inspection: Analyzes traffic to prevent intrusions without impacting performance.
Application Control: Manages access to applications, enhancing security policies.
IPsec VPN: Secures remote connections with encrypted tunnels.

What benefits should users consider for Check Point Quantum Force NGFW?

Scalability: Adapts to the changing needs of organizations of different sizes.
Integration Capabilities: Works alongside existing systems for a comprehensive defense strategy.
Logging and Reporting: Offers detailed insights into network activity and threats.
User-Friendly Interface: Streamlines management with intuitive controls despite initial complexity.

Check Point Quantum Force NGFW is deployed across industries for securing network boundaries, supporting critical data center operations, and enabling secure VPN connections. In finance, it helps meet stringent compliance standards, while in healthcare, it's crucial for protecting sensitive patient data through robust security protocols.

Check Point Software Technologies

NETASQ's integrated intrusion prevention engine uses protocol conformity analysis, application filtering and antivirus analysis to inspect authorized traffic flows and strengthen application security. NETASQ enables you to establish and configure user-based security policies, giving you greater control over which network resources each user is authorized to access.

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Sample Customers

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Dell, HP, Oracle, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodafone, Orange, BT Group, Telstra, Deutsche Telekom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, NTT Communications, Tata Communications, SoftBank, China Mobile, Singtel, Telus, Rogers Communications, Bell Canada, Telkom Indonesia, Telkom South Africa, Telmex, Telia Company, Telkom Kenya

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