Comparison

Check Point Quantum vs Palo Alto Networks NGFW

On the evidence we track, Check Point Quantum leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Check Point Quantum60
Palo Alto Networks NGFW49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Check Point Quantum60 / 100medium · 63%
Palo Alto Networks NGFW49 / 100low · 7%
Pricing
Free tier
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW–
Model
Check Point Quantumfree
Palo Alto Networks NGFWcommercial
Price level
Check Point Quantumfree
Palo Alto Networks NGFW–
Integrations
Count
Check Point Quantum–
Palo Alto Networks NGFW4
Security
Iso27001
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW–
Soc2
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Check Point Quantum99.999
Palo Alto Networks NGFW–
Market
Availability
Check Point QuantumAvailable worldwide · HQ IL
Palo Alto Networks NGFWAvailable worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faq
Check Point Quantum4 items
Palo Alto Networks NGFW4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for firewalls. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Form factor
Check Point QuantumHardware appliance
Palo Alto Networks NGFWHardware appliance
Ips ids inline
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓
App id l7 filtering
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓
Tls ssl inspection
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓
Sdwan integrated
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Threat intel feed
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Central management console
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓
Ha clustering
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Site to site VPN
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Remote access VPN ZTNA
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Fips 140 validated
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Common criteria certified
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Open source
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-
Pricing model
Check Point Quantum-
Palo Alto Networks NGFW-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Check Point Quantum

Leader

A support service offering that provides automated ticket creation, diagnostic tools, and daily monitoring to help identify security failures before they impact operations.

Independently observed

Palo Alto Networks NGFW

A network firewall using artificial intelligence and deep learning to identify threats in traffic, inspect encrypted connections, perform application-level threat analysis, and support centralized management. Deployable as hardware appliances or cloud-native instances.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Check Point Quantum

Leader
FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Palo Alto Networks NGFW

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Check Point Quantum–
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓
On-premise
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓
Hybrid
Check Point Quantum✓
Palo Alto Networks NGFW✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Check Point Quantum

Leader

Not documented yet.

Palo Alto Networks NGFW

4 total
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex suite
  • Strata Cloud Manager
Independently observed
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