FortiGate vs Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

FortiGate9.3Visit Check Point Quantum Security Gateway9.2Visit

Higher score FortiGate #2 in Network Firewall Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FortiGate

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Check Point Quantum Security Gateway #3 in Network Firewall Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Check Point

• FortiGate fits best

  Hybrid enterprises needing broad security integration

• Check Point Quantum Security Gateway fits best

  Mature enterprises needing clustered firewalls

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Side by side

Feature	FortiGate 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.2
Ranking	#2 in Network Firewall Software	#3 in Network Firewall Software
Best for	Hybrid enterprises needing broad security integration	Mature enterprises needing clustered firewalls
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community	Phone, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FortiGate 3/3 · Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 3/3
Intrusion prevention	✓	✓
SSL inspection	✓	✓
Site-to-site VPN	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Firewall throughput	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Concurrent connections	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines firewalling, IPS, antivirus, VPN, TLS inspection and web filtering Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM Adds REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI/CD automation	Combines firewalling, IPS, HTTPS inspection and malware protection Supports site-to-site IPsec, remote-access VPN and SD-WAN steering Adds clustering, load sharing and virtual firewalls for larger environments
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by model and deployment There is no free plan Performance specifications vary by FortiGate model	Pricing requires a direct sales engagement Performance varies by appliance model and configuration Multiple gateway families may require careful capacity selection
Our verdict	FortiGate is a next-generation firewall platform for protecting networks, users, applications, assets and cloud workloads across hybrid environments. It is designed for organizations ranging from small businesses to large enterprises, with… Read the review →	Check Point Quantum Security Gateway is a network firewall platform for organizations protecting enterprise, data-center, branch and perimeter networks. It combines stateful firewall policy enforcement with intrusion prevention, threat… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FortiGate — where it wins

  • Combines firewalling, IPS, antivirus, VPN, TLS inspection and web filtering
  • Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM
  • Adds REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI/CD automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by model and deployment
  • There is no free plan
  • Performance specifications vary by FortiGate model

• Check Point Quantum Security Gateway — where it wins

  • Combines firewalling, IPS, HTTPS inspection and malware protection
  • Supports site-to-site IPsec, remote-access VPN and SD-WAN steering
  • Adds clustering, load sharing and virtual firewalls for larger environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a direct sales engagement
  • Performance varies by appliance model and configuration
  • Multiple gateway families may require careful capacity selection

• FortiGate9.3/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad hybrid firewall platform for enterprises that need integrated network security and automation.

  Visit FortiGateFull verdict →
• Check Point Quantum Security Gateway9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad network security platform for enterprises that need clustered, policy-driven gateways.

  Visit Check PointFull verdict →