Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall vs Check Point Quantum Security Gateway

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall9.4Visit Check Point Quantum Security Gateway9.2Visit

Higher score Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall #1 in Network Firewall Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

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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

• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall fits best

  Enterprises needing advanced threat prevention

• Check Point Quantum Security Gateway fits best

  Mature enterprises needing clustered firewalls

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Side by side

Feature	Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Network Firewall Software	#3 in Network Firewall Software
Best for	Enterprises needing advanced threat prevention	Mature enterprises needing clustered firewalls
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Docs	Phone, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall 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	Application-aware control with App-ID and URL filtering Zero-day prevention with TLS 1.3 inspection Hardware, virtual and cloud deployment options	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 contact with sales The product family spans multiple deployment models and offerings Advanced security subscriptions add scope to product selection	Pricing requires a direct sales engagement Performance varies by appliance model and configuration Multiple gateway families may require careful capacity selection
Our verdict	Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall is a hybrid network security platform for organizations protecting branch offices, campuses, data centers, public clouds and 5G environments. Its product family includes PA-Series hardware… 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

• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall — where it wins

  • Application-aware control with App-ID and URL filtering
  • Zero-day prevention with TLS 1.3 inspection
  • Hardware, virtual and cloud deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • The product family spans multiple deployment models and offerings
  • Advanced security subscriptions add scope to product selection

• 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

• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  An enterprise firewall family combining application control, threat prevention and centralized management.

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• Check Point Quantum Security Gateway9.2/10 · Pricing on request

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

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