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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Check Point Quantum Security Gateway Next Generation Firewall is a tiered firewall product. The base model includes the core firewall services, and can be upgraded to include anti-bot/virus/spam and sandboxing capabilities.

    $26,400

    starting list price for Quantum Force 9100 Base Configuration

    GoGuardian Admin

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AGoGuardian Admin is a web content filtering solution from education software company GoGuardian in Los Angeles, provide web filtering on-campus and off-campus filtering.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Check Point Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways and GoGuardian Admin
    Feature
    Check Point Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    GoGuardian Admin
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    Ratings
    Identification Technologies7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysGoGuardian Admin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Quantum Firewalls and Security GatewaysGoGuardian Admin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Check Point Software Technologies
    1) For huge DC environments and complex networks 2) Where clients were consistent up-time like FSI and healthcare 3) Application-aware client req. and preventing day 0 cyber attacks. 4) Securing East-West traffic, hyper-scaling capabilities 5)Some advantages - Best Security meets Ultimate Hardware and SandBlast Zero Day Protection out of the box, Modular hardware 6) High Performance CPUs
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    GoGuardian
    GoGuardian is excellent for any district with a 1:1 Chromebook program. Our program would not be nearly as successful without it. GoGuardian does work with other devices (Windows, iPads) but I believe some features do not work as well in those setups. We haven't tried using it for anything other than Chromebooks and I am not aware of anyone using it for iPad/Windows or Macs.
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    Pros
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • SSL inspection provides more effective mitigation of threat and data leakage with the ability to inspect and analyze encrypted traffic.
    • Threat emulation and extraction provides protection against zero-day threats without compromising the data of infected files.
    • 'Office mode' VPN provides a seamless connected experience for remotely connected individuals.
    • Application control features provide granular restrictions to the type of application traffic than can pass through the network.
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    GoGuardian
    • The reporting Dashboard page gives you a great picture of what your users are doing on the internet.
    • The Theft recovery piece works very well and helps recover devices that are missing in action.
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    Cons
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • HTTPS Inspection -- The firewall has troubles re-packaging the packet in a way that some websites are able to interpret correctly
    • Support -- Even getting support directly from Check Point isn't the easiest of experiences. They are more concerned about how fast they can close a ticket out, rather than fixing the problem.
    • Custom reports -- Custom reporting is extremely limited
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    GoGuardian
    • With the new Minnesota state laws regarding student data privacy - it made it somewhat challenging for us to continue utilizing GoGuardian Admin. However, they provided some updates to their software to address these issues.
    • GoGuardian Admin recently put out an option to checkbox COPPA/CIPA compliance verifications for web filtering. It seems that this still needs some work, as several educational websites we utilize are coming up as "uncategorized" - and then are being falsely flagged and declining access.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Check Point Software Technologies
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    GoGuardian
    Does what we need it to do and more in a very cost-effective manner. Relatively easy to use and great customer support. They are quick and clear and will walk you through things in real time.
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    Usability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Security Gateways are coming with a Hyperscale solution that provides maximum usability in production.
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    GoGuardian
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    Support Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Check Point has a variety of support options that can be used to optimize your investment in the product. Companies with a larger information security and certified checkpoint engineer employee base can benefit from a standard SLA, while companies with a smaller security engineering footprint or more critical implementations can opt for premium, elite or diamond packages that even include the ability to provide on-site engineers for major security incidents. Check Point PRO support also provides the ability to outsource maintenance concerns by automating case creation and follow up when application components fail.
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    GoGuardian
    GoGuardian support is the best in the business. Within seconds of the business day I can chat with a human being about any issue.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Check Point Software Technologies
    In a heterogeneous environment, we wanted to keep multiple vendors for multiple purposes. CP was found very good in handling basic Next generation firewalls features along with handling of VPNs.
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    GoGuardian
    GoGuardian Admin has been leading the way in content filtering for both on and off site with an easy-to-use interface. At the time, it was one of the first to offer cloud-based off-site filtering for Chromebooks. They continue to grow and provide new features every year with great tutorials and updates.
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    Return on Investment
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • Although there are better alternatives out there, Check Point delivers results for the price we paid for the system.
    • Since implementation, we have not have any major issues with the product, minor issues were resolved in a timely fashion.
    • Check Point currently fulfills our need for an outside facing firewall, when our organization grows larger, we will be looking at higher level enterprise solutions.
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    GoGuardian
    • GG Admin has made it easy to justify the use of Chromebooks in our district.
    • GG Admin has alerted us to times where students might be in a dangerous/unwanted situation.
    • GG Admin has helped us locate quite a few lost or stolen devices over the years.
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