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| Product | Check Point Quantum IPS by Check Point View product | Snort by Snort View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Check Point Quantum IPS is a next-generation intrusion prevention system for network perimeter defense. See features and Network Security alternatives. | See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System | Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) |
| Best for | Finance, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Gateway Software Blade / Appliance; Software Blade on Quantum Gateways; Hardware Appliance | Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VM |
| Data residency | Global appliance deployment | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Check Point Quantum GatewaysEnterprise Network Trunks | Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSHIPAAISO/IEC 27001Common Criteria EAL4+FIPS 140-2 | GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Check Point SmartConsoleSmartEventSplunkQRadarMicrosoft Sentinel | Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek |
| Industries | FinanceGovernmentHealthcareTelecommunicationsEnterpriseFinancial Services+1 more | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Check Point | Snort |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 5,000+ | N/A (open-source project) |
| Founded | 1993 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Check Point Quantum IPS
Check Point Quantum IPS is a next-generation intrusion prevention system for network perimeter defense. See features and Network Security alternatives.Snort
See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools.Product type
Check Point Quantum IPS
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention SystemSnort
Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)Best for
Check Point Quantum IPS
Finance, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Enterprise, Financial Services, RetailSnort
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Check Point Quantum IPS
Contact VendorSnort
Contact VendorFree trial
Check Point Quantum IPS
Free trial: yesSnort
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Check Point Quantum IPS
On-Premise
Snort
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Check Point Quantum IPS
Gateway Software Blade / Appliance; Software Blade on Quantum Gateways; Hardware ApplianceSnort
Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VMData residency
Check Point Quantum IPS
Global appliance deploymentSnort
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Check Point Quantum IPS
- Deep packet inspection
- Autonomous Threat Prevention
- Virtual patching
- Protocol anomaly defense
- Zero-day CVE mitigation
- ThreatCloud AI intelligence
- Network perimeter defense
- Internal server virtual patching
Snort
- Real-time packet sniffing and logging
- Protocol analysis and content searching
- Cisco Talos rule updates
- Snort 3 multi-threaded engine
- Active inline blocking
- Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
- Perimeter packet inspection
- Zero-day exploit detection
Platform & access
API access
Check Point Quantum IPS
API access: yesSnort
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Check Point Quantum IPS
SSO: yesSnort
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Check Point Quantum IPS
RBAC: yesSnort
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Check Point Quantum IPS
Multi-tenant: yesSnort
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Check Point Quantum IPS
Mobile app: noSnort
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Check Point Quantum IPS
Check Point Quantum GatewaysEnterprise Network Trunks
Snort
Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks
Compliance
Check Point Quantum IPS
PCI-DSSHIPAAISO/IEC 27001Common Criteria EAL4+FIPS 140-2
Snort
GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Check Point Quantum IPS
Check Point SmartConsoleSmartEventSplunkQRadarMicrosoft Sentinel
Snort
Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek
Industries
Check Point Quantum IPS
FinanceGovernmentHealthcareTelecommunicationsEnterpriseFinancial Services+1 more
Snort
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications
Regions
Check Point Quantum IPS
Global
Snort
Global
Vendor
Company
Check Point Quantum IPS
Check PointSnort
SnortHeadquarters
Check Point Quantum IPS
Tel Aviv, IsraelSnort
Open Source ProjectCompany size
Check Point Quantum IPS
5,000+Snort
N/A (open-source project)Founded
Check Point Quantum IPS
1993Snort
1998