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Check Point

Check Point Quantum

Composite Score

7.4 /10

CX Score

7.8 /10

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What is Check Point Quantum?

Check Point provides customers of all sizes with the latest data and network security protection in an integrated next generation firewall platform, reducing complexity and lowering the total cost of ownership.Your network is under constant threat. To secure it, you need the most advanced firewall protection. Check Point Next Generation Firewall identifies and controls applications by user and scans content to stop threats before they happen.

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Check Point Quantum Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

81 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+83 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Check Point Quantum?

5% Negative

10% Neutral

85% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Unique Features
Acts with Integrity
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Deep Packet Inspection

100

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

100

Advanced Threat Protection

Web Content Filtering

Application Control

Sandboxing

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection System

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

DLP Functionality

Encrypted Data Control

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 71

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Check Point Quantum Reviews

Mayur W.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

Perimeter Security with Checkpoint NGFW

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Check Point Quantum from other similar products?

Checkpoint Firewall does HTTPS inspection at scale. And its having highest threat catch rate 99.8%. App control , URL filtering etc works well.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Checkpoint is having Secure XL. Which helps to bypass the trusted traffic and help to improve performance optimization. Also it has highest threat catch rate which is best thing about checkpoint threat intelligence.

What do you dislike most about this product?

GUI of checkpoint Firewall can be more user friendly. The two separate consoles gaia and smartconsol. It would be better if its a single console to mange all configuration.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It has best Security Features set and central policy management. Options to have standalone or distributed deployment as per requirement. Its good NGFW firewall we have seen most of the bank environment prefers checkpoint.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Mohit S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Highly Reliable and Scalable Product.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Check Point Quantum from other similar products?

The centralized management through Smart Console is more streamlined than competitors offerings.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I Believe VPN management is one of the standout features offer seamless configuration, robust security protocols and easy monitoring.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Because of its advanced features and reliable solutions, the price is a bit higher than competitors.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Utilize smart controls to achieve centralized access to all firewalls from a single point.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rabi Bhushan P.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Government
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Fantastic product with very good features.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Check Point Quantum from other similar products?

It’s manageable for l1 engineers with regard to policy changes

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Smart console

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Convenient to deploy and ease to configure and manage

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

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Check Point Quantum Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+83 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Check Point Quantum?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Deep Packet Inspection Control and enforcement of protocols including industrial protocols.

Anti Malware and Threat Protection Built-in perimeter anti-virus and anti-spyware protection can include behavioral analysis, e.g. Zero-Day attack protection.

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Sandboxing Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs and tests its contents

Virtual Private Network Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Intrusion Detection System The detection of possible intruders in the workstation, separate and distinct from enterprise Intrusion Detection Systems, but not mutually exclusive.

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

DLP Functionality The solution provides DLP functionality consisting of sensitive data detection with multiple enforcement actions.

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Check Point Quantum Reviews

Mayur W.

Perimeter Security with Checkpoint NGFW

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mohit S.

Highly Reliable and Scalable Product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rabi Bhushan P.

Fantastic product with very good features.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Deep Packet Inspection

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Advanced Threat Protection

Web Content Filtering

Application Control

Sandboxing

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection System

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

DLP Functionality

Encrypted Data Control

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training