Report | CloudGuard WAF, 2025

Explore customer insights and real-world experiences with Check Point Web Application Firewall (WAF). Learn how AI-powered application security, threat prevention, simplified management, and cloud-based analysis help protect web applications and reduce cyber security risk.

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF

The Case for CloudGuard WAF February 2025

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Contents Valuable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ‐ 9

Other Solutions Considered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ‐ 12

Product Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ‐ 16

ROI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ‐ 18

Use Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ‐ 22

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ‐ 25

Customer Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ‐ 27

Other Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ‐ 30

Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ‐ 32

Top Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ‐ 52

Customer Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 ‐ 65

About PeerSpot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ‐ 67

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Valuable Feature

Valuable Features Excerpts from real customer reviews on PeerSpot:

“With CloudGuard WAF, I have peace of mind, because most of the features are AI-based, and there is not much configuration that needs to be done on my side.”

Dialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

“It provides security for our customers and our products.”

Charalampos Symeou

Information Technology ‐ Infrastructure and Security at Cyprus Development Bank

“The communication between the on-premises device and the cloud for analysis and feedback is a valuable feature.”

Stilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Valuable Feature

“One of the best features of CloudGuard WAF is its user-friendly GUI dashboard.”

Piyush Mishra

Project Manager‐Cyber/Information Security at Lauren information technologies

“Its ability to adapt to our applications and ensure our security policies are followed is a big plus.”

Ashish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

“The most valuable feature we have found in Check Point CloudGuard WAF is its rich logging capabilities.”

Fernando Ortega

CISO at Paschoalotto

“We have not had any incidents. We could realize its benefits immediately. We watched and monitored the traffic, and it was amazing to see the results.”

John Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Valuable Feature

What users had to say about valuable features:

“One of the best features of CloudGuard WAF is its user-friendly GUI dashboard.

It's easy for beginners in security to understand and set policies. The solution's easy access and AI-driven behavior analysis for real-time threat detection are also highly valuable.”

Read full reviewPiyush Mishra

Project Manager‐Cyber/Information Security at Lauren information technologies

“It is mainly for egress and ingress, just making sure that we are keeping the proper traffic.

The integration with Azure ExpressRoute was also key for us. We have not had any incidents. We could realize its benefits immediately. We watched and monitored the traffic, and it was amazing to see the results.”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Valuable Feature

“The solution's ability to handle multiple websites and applications without needing more expensive hardware is a key advantage.

The communication between the on-premises device and the cloud for analysis and feedback is a valuable feature. It also supports legacy applications and improves security access. Upon implementation and evaluation with third-party penetration testing, it meets rigorous security standards required for dealing with financial institutions and provides necessary protection between our central office and peripheries through VPN access.

The solution allows for proactive support and parts replacement.”

Read full reviewStilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Valuable Feature

“CloudGuard WAF is a very straightforward solution.

I do not have to worry about signatures. Most of the solutions that are out there are mainly based on signatures, and I have to do a lot of maintenance to get the signature updates, and sometimes, due to a lack of resources, I am not able to do so. With CloudGuard WAF, I have peace of mind, because most of the features are AI- based, and there is not much configuration that needs to be done on my side. Once set, I only go to CloudGuard WAF to check. I do not have to worry about signatures or updates. Everything is done perfectly, and I have a sense of peace because I know our applications are safe. It is very important for us that CloudGuard WAF protects our applications against threats without relying on signatures. That is definitely one of the key features I need.”

Read full reviewDialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Valuable Feature

“This solution not require training.

It has its own mechanisms, eliminating the need for training for our applications. The learning curve is quick. It provides security for our services to customers. As a financial institution, we provide security to our customers and products. The solution preemptively blocks zero-day attacks and detects hidden anomalies effectively. The solution reduced the cost to the company when considering that we,with a previous solution, spent many hours on configurations.

It reduced our false positive rate significantly - by 90%.”

Read full reviewCharalampos Symeou

Information Technology ‐ Infrastructure and Security at Cyprus Development Bank

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Valuable Feature

“One of the features I like is results-driven threat detection.

This feature allows our company to analyze various factors such as user behavior, session patterns, and application interactions to actively update risk assessment for each endpoint while leveraging AI with context. It helps us effectively detect and prevent a wide range of attacks, including the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits, without the need for extensive manual rules and tuning. This not only enhances the security posture of our applications but also reduces false positives, ensuring legitimate traffic on the website or apps is not blocked. Overall, its security and AI features make it a powerful tool for acting against modern threats. The reporting capabilities are really nice in CloudGuard WAF. It has AI-driven features which help us to identify issues. As it reports, we were able to find out more features as well. The platform generates comprehensive reports whenever we detect security events. These reports are customizable. Also, because of its security features, it provides us with threat analysis and historical data, so we can track our security performance over time and make informed decisions. So, the reporting features provide visibility into our applications and help us to stay ahead of emerging threats.”

Read full reviewAshish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Other Solutions Considered

Other Solutions Considered

“I have experience with other WAF vendors such as Imperva and Imperva WAF, which are leading products in India and have a significant presence in the US and UK.”

Read full reviewPiyush Mishra

Project Manager‐Cyber/Information Security at Lauren information technologies

“I had the same solution with the same company, however, it was on-premise. I moved to a cloud-based solution with CloudGuard WAF, and it is very different.”

Read full reviewCharalampos Symeou

Information Technology ‐ Infrastructure and Security at Cyprus Development Bank

“We did not evaluate other solutions only because we have Check Point in-house, and I was able to talk to our rep. We were able to get a nice solution from them, so we did not have to evaluate any other solution.”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Other Solutions Considered

“We looked at FortiGate and some open-source solutions, however, they either did not fully meet our requirements or required a dedicated person for administration, making them cost-prohibitive.”

Read full reviewStilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

“Before choosing CloudGuard, we evaluated options like Azure and AWS. The main differences lie in policy customization, market size, and preset features. Each has its pros and cons, but CloudGuard stood out for its robust policy options and wide market presence.”

Read full reviewFernando Ortega

CISO at Paschoalotto

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Other Solutions Considered

“When we were choosing the solution, we had a couple of vendors. After assessing the advantages of each solution, we found Check Point CloudGuard WAF to be the perfect match for my needs.

First of all, there are no signatures. We do not have to rely on signature updates. That was the main reason. Also, it does not only focus on our web application; it also focuses on our APIs. We have got a couple of them.

We, as a company, focus on consolidation. Instead of having siloed solutions separately where people have to look at different solutions, we focus on consolidation. Being able to have another solution that is consolidated and integrated with the other ones we had was a perfect match for us.”

Read full reviewDialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Product Impact

Product Impact

“It has helped us to improve our security posture by providing us with a centralized platform for managing security across all of our cloud environments. It has also helped us to save time and money by automating many of our security tasks.”

Read full reviewSailas Jose

Assistant Manager at Federal Bank Ltd

“CloudGuard WAF helps by providing advanced protection for web applications and APIs, defending against the OWASP top ten scenarios, and offering comprehensive AI-driven behavior analysis. This assistance in data protection is vital for financial domains such as banks.”

Read full reviewPiyush Mishra

Project Manager‐Cyber/Information Security at Lauren information technologies

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Product Impact

“Since we were able to implement this new tool, we have been able to put into production all the applications that we have modernized for the use of our clients and officials, thus resulting in a more continuous and faster improvement of our services and achieving better scalability, stability and we have managed to reduce the costs and labor in IT, thus ensuring that our developers dedicate themselves to other projects and not be making patches for the applications as we were doing due to our obsolete technology, in addition, it provided us with regulatory compliance, monitoring, and analysis of all applications.”

Read full reviewAshleyMorales

Cloud computing at ITQS

“CloudGuard WAF has been great. We had no visibility when it came to our web application because, back then, we only had the next-generation firewall. We were able to protect some network-level attacks, but we had no visibility into what was happening at the application level. What we see now is unbelievable. We are talking about 800,000 attacks that we could not prevent before or were not even aware of, whereas now, we get them every day, and it is CloudGuard WAF that protects us against most of them.

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Product Impact

CloudGuard WAF has reduced our false positive rate. That was one of the advantages of the solution itself. False positives are one of the main issues that we have with most security solutions, especially because each application has its own way of working. If the solution is not being able to learn how your applications work, there are going to be a lot of serious issues. With CloudGuard WAF, we did not have much of this issue. We never had an issue where something stopped working because of CloudGuard WAF. Whatever was prevented was actually malicious, so we have a very low rate of false positives. ”

Read full reviewDialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

“It helps us prevent different attacks by cyber hackers, such as SQL injections and cross-site scripting attacks. Its AI-driven feature helps us to detect and mitigate other threats, which is very useful.

Also, we've faced network trouble managing endpoints, and CloudGuard WAF managed that quite smoothly. It also smooths down API integration processes and detects API availability.

Additionally, it completely prevents and secures our products. It helps us rate- limit any malware attacks on our APIs and enables blocking of malware, phishing, or similar elements in the system. It is very worth it. It's very versatile and deployable, helping us create virtual and deployable products for any kind of IT variety.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Product Impact

the integration feature is really nice. It integrates with the other solutions we use. The integration process is very good, which is a key point for this solution.”

Read full reviewAshish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

“It is extremely important to us that CloudGuard WAF protects our applications against threats without relying on signatures. We are a financial institution, and we want to make sure that we do not have any type of traffic that infiltrates our cloud environment. We have 90,000 members around the world.

CloudGuard WAF is very good in terms of false positives. I do not see a lot of static noise, which we used to see with other apps that were in place. It is fantastic.

CloudGuard WAF has been fantastic for preemptively blocking Zero Day attacks and detecting hidden anomalies. I would rate it a ten out of ten for that. As soon as we see a Zero Day, we get the alerts right away, and we are able to do the patching. This guarantees the use of our services. It is immediate and in real-time.

CloudGuard WAF has reduced the total cost of ownership for our web application firewall. It has reduced the overhead of not having people manually look at or review the alerts. It has been more automated.”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ ROI

ROI Real user quotes about their ROI:

“Return on investment is seen when data is properly organized, and the ability to show reports to top management ensures that their expectations are met.”

Read full reviewPiyush Mishra

Project Manager‐Cyber/Information Security at Lauren information technologies

“We have definitely seen an ROI.

There has been a consolidation with not just the cloud stack, but Check Point in general. It has been nice to eliminate products. We have already eliminated close to $250,000 annually in different tools by consolidation.”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ ROI

“When it comes to monitoring the solution, I do not have to worry that much about the solution itself.

We have the peace of mind that the solution is doing what is expected from us. We do not have to worry much about the solution itself. It is doing what it is supposed to do, and I do not need people to look at it 24/7. Most of the operations happen in the background, so I do not spend much time on it.”

Read full reviewDialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

“We have seen a significant improvement in our ROI.

Our security operations became more efficient with a reduction of 35% in the time spent on rule tuning and threat detection. This efficiency gain led to 25% increase in productivity for our security team. Additionally, the reduction in false positives has decreased incident response times by 20%. Overall, it has enhanced our security posture, and the ROI from implementing CloudGuard Secure was impressive.”

Read full reviewAshish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Use Case

Use Case

“Our primary use cases include enhancing security for web applications and APIs, optimizing resource utilization to reduce costs, and maximizing efficiency in log management for better insights and savings.”

Read full reviewFernando Ortega

CISO at Paschoalotto

“I am currently evaluating a hybrid solution for our infrastructure since some of our services are hosted on-premises while others are processed through the cloud.

We have multiple websites, applications, and some non-web-based applications that we need to protect.”

Read full reviewStilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Use Case

“We primarily use Check Point CloudGuard WAF for web application security.

It protects applications from various threats and vulnerabilities like SQL injections, cross-site scripting issues, and cross-site request forgery. We ensure proper security policies and logs are maintained.”

Read full reviewPiyush Mishra

Project Manager‐Cyber/Information Security at Lauren information technologies

“We have multiple cloud tenants, such as AWS and Azure, and we wanted to make sure we are secure.

By implementing CloudGuard WAF, we wanted to avoid using the built-in WAF. We wanted to avoid using the WAFs built into our Azure or AWS products. We wanted to make sure that we were using something proven and secure.”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Use Case

“We have been looking for a solution to protect most of our web applications, especially because we have a couple of them available on the Internet.

We are not looking at just the web application but also APIs because as a Telco company, we have a mobile money service and some other services that are API- based. We needed a solution that does not only look at our web applications but also our APIs. When I found out about CloudGuard WAF, it was a perfect match. It could not only protect our web application, but we were also able to protect our APIs. We have a couple of APIs on the Internet.”

Read full reviewDialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Use Case

“In our company, which creates decentralized finance applications, the platforms we create for enterprises.

we need robust security measures to address and protect against web application vulnerabilities. CloudGuard WAF helped us to provide protection by leveraging its contextual AI to detect and prevent threats. So it also helps us to check against the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits. It can help secure our applications, as dictated by our company, against injections, cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery and CloudGuard's AI-based approach also helps us to detect and mitigate threats with more accuracy. Also, it helps us tosecure our APIs so only authorized requests are processed, preventing unauthorized access, data misuse, and other API-related vulnerabilities. Its automation capabilities also help streamline security processes within our blockchain environment by automatically detecting and responding to threats. This reduces the burden on security teams and allows us to focus on strategic tasks. Also, its ability to adapt to our applications and ensure our security policies are followed is a big plus.

So, main use cases include securing web applications, automation capabilities, and the ability to adapt security policies.”

Read full reviewAshish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Setup

Setup The setup process involves configuring and preparing the product or service for use, which may include tasks such as installation, account creation, initial configuration, and troubleshooting any issues that may arise. Below you can find real user quotes about the setup process.

“The initial setup is a straightforward process.

There were no difficulties. It took us one to two weeks to deploy it. We have deployed it in AWS and Oracle cloud.

Read full reviewSailas Jose

Assistant Manager at Federal Bank Ltd

“The initial deployment was straightforward.

We transitioned from an on-premises solution to a SaaS model, which was simpler and more useful. Our implementation strategy involved redirecting the site to the new solution and creating policies to ensure smooth operation.”

Read full reviewFernando Ortega

CISO at Paschoalotto

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Setup

“It is a public cloud.

We have AWS and Azure. I was involved in the initial deployment only from a high level. I was able to support the team to grab the necessary resources. Outside of that, it was just more of approvals. Its deployment was straightforward. The deployment was outlined very well. We use one of the resellers and managed service providers for Check Point called Teneo. They explained everything. They told us exactly how it was going to go. They had their folks in place, and it was just very straightforward. It was very easy.”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Setup

“The deployment process was very well-documented with clear instructions, which made it easy to follow.

The integration with our existing cloud environment was seamless. CloudGuard's team led us to an easy deployment and helped whenever we faced any issues. The configuration, with guidance on necessary settings and automatic features, minimized the overall manual intervention required. Once automated, we didn't need to do much. For setup, it saved us a fraction of the time. It allows us to keep the setup without any waste of time, unlike what I've seen in other applications. I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, with ten being easy to set it up. The deployment didn't take much time. It was very quick, about a couple of hours.”

Read full reviewAshish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Customer Service and Support

Customer Service and Support

“Customer support is usually needed during the implementation of the solution.

After that, I have only opened a case two or three times, and the response time is very good.”

Read full reviewCharalampos Symeou

Information Technology ‐ Infrastructure and Security at Cyprus Development Bank

“I am happy with their support.

They were responsive even before we committed to buying their solution. The support rating is about seven and a half to eight out of ten.”

Read full reviewStilian Elenkov

Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

“The customer support are very nice.

Whenever we face a problem, they guide us with the solution. They're also very experienced and helpful. If we ever encounter any difficulty, there is quick support for IT needs.”

Read full reviewAshish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Customer Service and Support

“They are fantastic.

We never had an issue. Whenever we need something, we get a response. We also have a managed service provider. We have engineers from the Teneo group, and they are always great if we need any help.

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

“Technical support is very nice.

I have encountered a couple of issues related to the solution. They were not actual issues but things that needed clarification, and support was always there. They gave me the right reference to solve the issues that I faced. I do not have any complaints about the support and customer service aspects. I would rate them an eight out of ten. They have very short working hours. Especially on the weekends, when you call them, the team is not working because they are a very small team. They need to increase the number of people for 24/7 support.”

Read full reviewDialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Other Advice

Other Advice

“Try their solution and experience the utilities and service offerings yourself.

This will give you first-hand exposure and experience and will result in longer customer satisfaction.”

Read full reviewPurnambica Kolavennu

Assistant Manager at ASCI

“False positives happen occasionally, but it's not a big deal for me.

I prefer false positives over the risk of something going undetected. The tool's abilities for preemptively blocking zero-day attacks and detecting hidden anomalies are good. It has helped us reduce the TCO for the web application firewall. I rate it a nine out of ten. .”

Read full reviewSasha Koren

It architect at DEM

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Other Advice

“To those evaluating CloudGuard WAF, I would advise that for integration, make sure they have a trusted partner that is going to help them with the integration plan or they have the in-house skills to develop that plan.

I would rate CloudGuard WAF a ten out of ten.”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

“I would definitely recommend Check Point CloudGuard WAF to other users due to its availability, scalability, and support.

These aspects contribute significantly to receiving new contracts and maintaining client referrals.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.”

Read full reviewPiyush Mishra

Project Manager‐Cyber/Information Security at Lauren information technologies

“By implementing Check Point CloudGuard WAF we aimed to address challenges related to enhancing security for web applications while leveraging powerful logging capabilities.

We check false positives in CloudGuard WAF using logs and the interface, and we have had very few issues, which helps our business.

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Other Advice

Using preset policies, the solution preemptively blocks zero-day attacks and detects hidden anomalies without requiring full data. The solution has cut our web application firewall costs because it is adaptable to our environment. My advice to new users would be to focus on the benefits of software as a service and ensure clarity in understanding pricing, particularly for DDoS protection.

Overall, I would rate Check Point CloudGuard WAF as a ten out of ten.”

Read full reviewFernando Ortega

CISO at Paschoalotto

Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Pricing

Pricing

“The pricing is not that expensive considering what it offers.”

Read full reviewAshish Upadhyay

Founder at BlockMosiac

“Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's pricing is not friendly.”

Read full reviewSasha Koren

It architect at DEM

“The base solution costs approximately 30,000 euros, with an additional 2,000 euros per year for licenses and support.”

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Infrastructure Manager at FPMH

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Pricing

“The pricing is competitive compared to other solutions on the market. So, the licensing cost is average.”

Read full reviewSailas Jose

Assistant Manager at Federal Bank Ltd

“As Infiniti customers, the pricing is manageable, as we have allowances dedicated to each Check Point product. The price is not as high compared to other options I have dealt with in the past.”

Read full reviewDialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

“If the pricing for the Infinity platform covers everything, it would be more straightforward. I had a hard time selling it to our CEO as a former CFO because of the differentials. There are different deltas year to year over a five-year period. It is very difficult to explain. It would be easier to digest for our executives if there was a flatter scale”

Read full reviewJohn Corrado

ISO at Bank‐Fund Staff Federal Credit Union

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF ▪ Top Comparisons

Top Comparisons

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Top Comparisons

SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) Compared 11% of the time

Checkmarx One Compared 8% of the time

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway Compared 9% of the time

Azure Front Door Compared 6% of the time

AWS WAF Compared 12% of the time

F5 Advanced WAF Compared 14% of the time

Fortinet FortiWeb Compared 7% of the time

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall Compared 4% of the time

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SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)

Compared 11% of the time

SonarQube Server and Check Point CloudGuard WAF compete in the code quality and security domain. Check Point CloudGuard WAF appears to have the upper hand with strong security and integration capabilities.

Features: SonarQube Server supports over 20 programming languages, offers custom coding rules, and integrates with various version systems. Check Point CloudGuard WAF provides advanced security features like intrusion prevention, bot prevention, and AI‐driven threat detection.

Room for Improvement: SonarQube Server needs better issue detection accuracy, expanded language support, and enhanced security features. Check Point CloudGuard WAF could improve its documentation, reduce administrative latency, and offer better multi‐lingual technical guidance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SonarQube Server offers flexible deployment in on‐premises, public, and hybrid clouds with community support but lacks direct customer service. Check Point CloudGuard WAF emphasizes streamlined integration but needs more responsive support services.

Pricing and ROI: SonarQube's open‐source model offers cost‐effectiveness and ROI from improved code quality, though enterprise features are costly. Check Point CloudGuard WAF has a higher price, justified by its security features and long‐term ROI.

SonarQube Server enhances code quality and security via static code analysis. It detects vulnerabilities, improves standards, and reduces technical debt, integrating into CI/CD pipelines.

SonarQube Server is a comprehensive tool for enhancing code quality and security. It offers static code analysis to identify vulnerabilities, improve coding standards, and reduce technical debt. By integrating into CI/CD pipelines, it provides automated checks for adherence to best practices. Organizations use it for code inspection, security testing, and compliance, ensuring development environments with better maintainability and fewer issues.

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What are the key features of SonarQube Server?

• Support for 20+ languages: Extensive programming language support suitable for

diverse coding environments.

• Custom coding rules: Allows for tailored rule sets to match specific coding standards.

• Flexible quality gates: Define criteria for code acceptance at various intervals.

• CI/CD integration: Seamless integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous

Deployment tools.

• Rich interface: User‐friendly dashboard with detailed visual insights.

What benefits should users expect from SonarQube Server?

• Improved code quality: Enhanced analysis contributes to fewer bugs and improved

coding practices.

• Security enhancements: Identifies and mitigates security vulnerabilities pre‐emptively.

• Maintainability: Reduces technical debt, yielding long‐term development efficiency.

• Customizable: Flexibility in configuration aligns with specific project needs.

Many industries implement SonarQube Server to uphold coding standards, maintain security protocols, and streamline their software development lifecycle. In sectors like finance and healthcare, adhering to regulations and ensuring reliable software is critical, making SonarQube Server invaluable. It is often integrated into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that code changes meet set standards before deployment. This approach enhances productivity and maintains compliance with industry-specific requirements.

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Checkmarx One

Compared 8% of the time

Checkmarx One and Check Point CloudGuard WAF compete in the security solutions segment. Check Point CloudGuard WAF appears to have a slight edge due to its comprehensive feature set, though Checkmarx One stands out for its user experience and support.

Features: Checkmarx One offers seamless integration, detailed code analysis, and a user‐ friendly interface for enhancing security processes. Check Point CloudGuard WAF provides advanced threat prevention, real‐time traffic analysis, and strong protection through extensive monitoring capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Checkmarx One could improve vulnerability reporting accuracy, increase feature set depth, and enhance scalability for larger enterprises. Check Point CloudGuard WAF users seek better flexibility in configuration settings, enhanced reporting detail, and optimization of resource usage to meet growing demands.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Checkmarx One is favored for straightforward deployment and responsive support, easing adoption. Check Point CloudGuard WAF's deployment is more complex, but users benefit from robust customer service, although it may require more technical expertise at setup.

Pricing and ROI: Checkmarx One is seen as cost‐effective with lower setup costs, making it attractive for budget‐conscious users and providing a satisfactory ROI. Check Point CloudGuard WAF has higher initial costs, but its extensive features justify the expense for many users who prioritize a long‐term ROI despite the upfront investment.

Checkmarx One is an enterprise cloud-native application security platform focused on providing cross-tool, correlated results to help AppSec and developer teams prioritize where to focus time and resources.

Checkmarx One offers comprehensive application scanning across the SDLC:

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• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

• Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

• API security

• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

• Container security

• IaC security

• Correlation, prioritization, and risk management

• Codebashing secure code training

• AI security

• Tech partnerships extending AppSec into runtime analysis

• Developer tool integrations including: CI/CD tools, development frameworks, feedback

tools, IDEs, programming languages and SCMs

Checkmarx One provides everything you need to secure application development from the first line of code through deployment and runtime in the cloud. With an ever-evolving set of AppSec engines, correlation and prioritization features, and AI capabilities, Checkmarx One helps consolidate expanding lists of AppSec tools and make better sense of results. Its capabilities are designed to provide an improved developer experience to build trust with development teams and ensure the success of your AppSec program investment.

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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway

Compared 9% of the time

Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and Check Point CloudGuard WAF are competitors in web application protection. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway has an advantage in pricing, offering better value for certain users through its Azure service integration.

Features: Microsoft Azure Application Gateway integrates well within the Azure ecosystem providing features such as SSL offloading, URL‐based routing, and protection against common web vulnerabilities. Check Point CloudGuard WAF emphasizes advanced threat intelligence, automatic scaling, and in‐depth threat detection capabilities to counter sophisticated attack vectors. Check Point CloudGuard WAF is recognized for offering more advanced built‐in threat protection tools aimed at organizations that need comprehensive security.

Room for Improvement: Microsoft Azure Application Gateway could enhance its advanced threat protection capabilities to match the sophistication seen in other solutions. Its routing and security customization features would benefit from more flexibility outside the Azure environment. Additionally, the integration with non‐Azure services could be improved for broader applicability. Check Point CloudGuard WAF could work on reducing the high initial setup cost, potentially making it more accessible for smaller enterprises. Its integration with other cloud platforms might need simplification to enhance ease of use. Additionally, optimizing its resource utilization efficiency could lead to better performance under high load conditions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Azure Application Gateway provides a streamlined deployment process within Azure environments with extensive support documentation, facilitating rapid implementation. Check Point CloudGuard WAF offers flexibility across various cloud platforms backed by dedicated customer service, allowing for more tailored deployments in non‐Azure environments.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is generally more cost‐effective with its scalable pay‐as‐you‐go model, appealing to businesses heavily using Azure services which leads to a higher ROI. Check Point CloudGuard WAF, though potentially incurring higher initial costs, justifies this through its enhanced security offerings, catering to enterprises prioritizing comprehensive threat protection.

Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Traditional load balancers operate at the transport layer (OSI layer 4 - TCP and UDP) and route traffic based on source IP address and port, to a destination IP address and port.

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Azure Front Door

Compared 6% of the time

Azure Front Door and Check Point CloudGuard WAF are key players in the cloud‐based application security market. Azure Front Door tends to have an advantage in terms of simplicity and cost‐effectiveness, while Check Point CloudGuard WAF seems superior in advanced security capabilities.

Features: Azure Front Door offers SSL offloading, global scalability, and seamless integration with various web application firewall policies, providing solid load‐balancing to enhance security and performance. Check Point CloudGuard WAF presents features such as an Intrusion Prevention System, AI‐driven threat insights, and comprehensive bot protection, ensuring high‐grade application security.

Room for Improvement: Azure Front Door could improve by offering better support for hybrid environments, clearer product definitions, and reduced latency. Its pricing structure also requires refinement for more competitiveness. Check Point CloudGuard WAF faces challenges with latency issues, the need for more comprehensive documentation, improved customer support, and a less complex pricing model.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Azure Front Door is recognized for its easy setup in cloud environments and generally supportive customer service, though opinions on support quality can vary. Check Point CloudGuard WAF allows for flexible deployments across different cloud setups yet encounters delays in support and portal performance issues, with room for enhancing language support and documentation.

Pricing and ROI: Azure Front Door is appreciated for its cost‐effective pay‐as‐you‐go model, offering good ROI especially when integrated within the Azure ecosystem. On the contrary, Check Point CloudGuard WAF, though more expensive, provides extensive security features justifying the cost for many users, with varied ROI based on specific business needs.

Azure Front Door is employed for securing external traffic, global load balancing, integrating web application firewalls, enabling disaster recovery, and enhancing application accessibility.

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Organizations leverage Azure Front Door to support data publishing, act as a CDN, and ensure low latency for global users. Clients use it to protect numerous internet-accessible applications, integrate with DNS, and implement custom routes. Favored for caching web content and securely, efficiently distributing traffic to backend services, Azure Front Door offers SSL offloading, traffic inspection, and global scalability. Users value its affordability, ease of implementation, and web application firewall. Azure Front Door provides rich security features, traffic management, and URL rewriting. Load-balancing capabilities enhance performance with additional content security policies and bot protection. Integrations, including with GitOps, along with combined CDN and load-balancing, are also highlighted.

What are the most important features?

• SSL Offloading: Reduces the burden on backend services

• Traffic Inspection: Enhances security by inspecting incoming traffic

• Global Scalability: Ensures performance for users worldwide

• Web Application Firewall: Provides in‐depth security features

• Load Balancing: Distributes traffic to improve performance

• URL Rewriting: Customizes URL paths for better navigation

• Bot Protection: Shields applications from automated threats

• Integrations: Supports technologies like GitOps

• Combined CDN and Load‐Balancing: Streamlines content delivery and traffic

management

What are the benefits or ROI of using this service?

• Affordability: Provides cost‐effective solutions for web traffic management

• Ease of Implementation: Streamlines setup processes for quick deployment

• Enhanced Security: Offers robust protection for web applications

• Improved Performance: Optimizes traffic distribution and latency

• Scalability: Supports growing application demands with global reach

Azure Front Door finds usage across multiple industries due to its versatile applications. E-commerce companies benefit from improved global accessibility and speed, while financial institutions leverage its security features for protecting sensitive data. Media and entertainment sectors use its CDN capabilities for seamless content delivery, and healthcare providers rely on its compliance and protection standards for patient data security.

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AWS WAF

Compared 12% of the time

AWS WAF and Check Point CloudGuard WAF compete in web application security. AWS WAF leads in integration and cost‐effectiveness within AWS environments, while Check Point CloudGuard stands out for advanced threat detection and comprehensive protection.

Features: AWS WAF offers strong integration with AWS services, easy deployment, and customizable security rules allowing automated threat responses. In contrast, Check Point CloudGuard WAF features advanced AI‐driven analysis, low false positives, and robust protection for application‐level vulnerabilities.

Room for Improvement: AWS WAF users desire enhanced automation, improved threat detection, and simplified management. Check Point CloudGuard could benefit from easier integration, a more flexible cost structure, and improved support documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS WAF provides seamless integration with the AWS ecosystem for quick setup, though customer service could be more responsive. Check Point CloudGuard offers diverse deployment options but can be complex. It has generally positive customer service reviews but needs faster response times.

Pricing and ROI: AWS WAF's pay‐as‐you‐go model is cost‐effective, especially for scalable needs, but can incur unexpected costs. Check Point CloudGuard, while priced higher, offers significant value through its extensive features and superior protection, making it a considered investment for robust security needs.

AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a firewall security system that monitors incoming and outgoing traffic for applications and websites based on your pre- defined web security rules. AWS WAF defends applications and websites from common Web attacks that could otherwise damage application performance and availability and compromise security.

You can create rules in AWS WAF that can include blocking specific HTTP headers, IP addresses, and URI strings. These rules prevent common web exploits, such as SQL injection or cross-site scripting. Once defined, new rules are deployed within seconds, and can easily be tracked so you can monitor their effectiveness via real- time insights. These saved metrics include URIs, IP addresses, and geo locations for each request.

AWS WAF Features

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Some of the solution's top features include:

• Web traffic filtering: Get an extra layer of security by creating a centralized set of rules, easily deployable across multiple websites. These rules filter out web traffic based

on conditions like HTTP headers, URIs, and IP addresses. This is very helpful for

protection against exploits such as SQL injection and cross‐site scripting as well as

attacks from third‐party applications.

• Bot control: Malicious bot traffic can consume excessive resources and cause downtime. Gain visibility and control over bot traffic with a managed rule group. You can

easily block harmful bots, such as scrapers and crawlers, and you can allow common bots,

like search engines and status monitors.

• Fraud prevention: Effectively defend your application against bot attacks by monitoring your application’s login page with a managed rule group that prevents hackers

from accessing user accounts using compromised credentials. The managed rule group

helps protect against credential stuffing attacks, brute‐force login attempts, and other

harmful login activities.

• API for AWS WAF Management: Automatically create and maintain rules and integrate them into your development process.

• Metrics for real-time visibility: Receive real‐time metrics and captures of raw requests with details about geo‐locations, IP addresses, URIs, user agents, and referrers.

Integrate seamlessly with Amazon CloudWatch to set up custom alarms when events or

attacks occur. These metrics provide valuable data intelligence that can be used to create

new rules that significantly improve your application protections.

• Firewall management: AWS Firewall Manager automatically scans and notifies the security team when there is a policy violation, so they can swiftly take action. When new

resources are created, your security team can guarantee that they comply with your

organization’s security rules.

Reviews from Real Users

AWS WAF stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its user-friendly interface and its integration capabilities.

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Kavin K., a security analyst at M2P Fintech, writes, “I believe the most impressive features are integration and ease of use. The best part of AWS WAF is the cloud- native WAF integration. There aren't any hidden deployments or hidden infrastructure which we have to maintain to have AWS WAF. AWS maintains everything; all we have to do is click the button, and WAF will be activated. Any packet coming through the internet will be filtered through.”

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F5 Advanced WAF

Compared 14% of the time

F5 Advanced WAF and Check Point CloudGuard WAF compete in the web application firewall market. While F5 Advanced WAF offers extensive features, its higher cost may deter smaller enterprises, making Check Point CloudGuard a more cost‐effective option with easy integration for cloud environments.

Features: F5 Advanced WAF provides anti‐bot protection, DDoS mitigation, and IP intelligence, which contribute to its robust security framework ideal for enterprise‐level deployments. Check Point CloudGuard WAF focuses on API security, intrusion prevention, and AI‐enhanced threat detection, making it suitable for cloud‐native environments and known for its seamless API integration.

Room for Improvement: F5 Advanced WAF could improve in user interface design and report generation for better user experience and integration. The complexity of setup and pricing is also challenging for users. Check Point CloudGuard users have noted lag in administrative interfaces and insufficient documentation, suggesting areas for streamlined support and improved user guidance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: F5 Advanced WAF is commonly used in on‐ premises and hybrid environments but can be complex without expertise. While the technical support is sound, some users experience delays. Check Point CloudGuard is preferred for cloud environments, praised for easy deployment and robust API integration, though support times can vary.

Pricing and ROI: The higher pricing of F5 Advanced WAF limits accessibility for smaller companies, though its comprehensive security features deliver a high ROI for those who can afford it. Check Point CloudGuard offers more competitive pricing, appealing to a broader range of budgets, and provides good ROI through integration with existing cloud infrastructure at a fraction of the cost.

F5 Advanced WAF is a web application security solution for financial and government sectors, e-commerce, and public-facing websites. It offers protection against various attacks, including botnets, web scraping, and foreign entities. The solution can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud and is often used with other security tools. Its most valuable features include DDoS and DNS attack protection, SSL uploading, anomaly detection, and the ability to input custom rules.

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F5 Advanced WAF has helped organizations to expose more services to the public while providing an extra layer of protection, preventing revenue loss, and securing connectivity.

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF vs.

Fortinet FortiWeb

Compared 7% of the time

Fortinet FortiWeb and Check Point CloudGuard WAF compete in the web application firewall category, with Check Point CloudGuard WAF having an advantage due to its scalability and advanced AI‐driven features that enhance real‐time threat detection.

Features: Fortinet FortiWeb is known for its integration within the Fortinet Security Fabric and features such as application control, web filtering, SSL offloading, and virtual patching. It supports a wide array of Fortinet products. Check Point CloudGuard WAF offers robust API integration, seamless deployment across cloud environments, and uses machine learning for real‐time threat detection. Its scalability and AI‐driven capabilities ensure comprehensive threat prevention while reducing false positives.

Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiWeb could improve integration with non‐Fortinet products, enhance DDoS protection, and refine the user interface. Users report occasional bugs in new releases. Check Point CloudGuard WAF users suggest better documentation and real‐time monitoring improvements, highlighting periodic technical support delays and a need for more visibility features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiWeb is mainly deployed on‐ premises with some hybrid cloud options, benefiting from feature integration within the Fortinet ecosystem. Technical support reviews are mixed regarding responsiveness and expertise. Check Point CloudGuard WAF offers versatile deployment across public and private cloud environments, suitable for hybrid setups, with customer service considered strong, though some users call for enhanced technical support infrastructure.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiWeb is seen as cost‐effective with straightforward licensing and a good ROI, particularly within the Fortinet ecosystem. Check Point CloudGuard WAF has higher pricing, justified by its features and capabilities, with users noting cost savings through bundled features despite some finding the cost less competitive. Both solutions demonstrate good ROI, with Fortinet users citing savings from reduced maintenance, while Check Point users express satisfaction with performance relative to initial costs.

Fortinet FortiWeb is a Web Application Firewall (WAF) that protects your web applications and APIs from attacks targeting known as well as unknown vulnerabilities. As the surface of your web applications evolves with each change of existing features and deployment of new features, your APIs are left exposed. Fortinet FortiWeb provides the board protection capabilities required to protect web applications without sacrificing performance or manageability.

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Fortinet FortiWeb is an automatic, advanced multi-layer solution that provides secure protection by discerning irregular behavior and distinguishing between malicious and benign anomalies. In addition, the approach delivers powerful bot mitigation capacities which authorize harmless bots to connect while blocking malicious bot activity securely. Regardless of where an application is hosted, Fortinet FortiWeb will safeguard business applications by providing deployment options, such as virtual machines, hardware appliances, and containers that can be deployed in the data center, cloud environments, or in the cloud-native SaaS solution.

Fortinet FortiWeb Features and Benefits

APIs and web applications have become integral to the rising demand for business-critical applications. Now more than ever, businesses are in need of an automatic firewall that will provide them with security, without sacrificing performance or reliability. Fortinet FortiWeb offers a variety of features and benefits, including:

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• Security fabric integration: FortiWeb integrates with other Fortinet solutions to provide advanced protection from persistent threats.

• Proven web application and API protection: FortiWeb safeguards applications from all DDOS attacks, malicious bot attacks, and OWASP Top‐10 threats.

• Advanced visual analytics: FortiWeb offers a unique visual reporting tool that other WAF solutions don’t by providing a detailed analysis of attack elements and sources.

• Hardware-based acceleration: With fast and secure traffic encryption and decryption, FortiWeb provides best‐in‐class WAF protection.

• ML-based threat detection: FortiWeb delivers multi‐layer machine learning defense protection to defend against zero‐day attacks and reduce false positives.

• False positive mitigation tools: Reduce daily management of policies through advanced tools to guarantee only unwanted traffic is blocked.

Reviews from Real Users

Fortinet FortiWeb offers an industry-leading Web Application Firewall, and users are satisfied with it for a number of reasons, including the ability to control everything from the dashboard and the PCI-compliant reports it offers.

Carlos P., director of business and digital transformation at SERNIVEL3, notes, "You have the ability to control everything from one single dashboard."

A director at a tech service company, says, "Banks have to be compliant with PCI and other things, and FortiWeb is absolutely amazing in terms of providing these reports. Otherwise, they will have to spend a lot of time on them."

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF vs.

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall

Compared 4% of the time

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and Check Point CloudGuard WAF are competitive products in the web application security category. Check Point CloudGuard WAF seems to have the upper hand in functionality and advanced security protocols, while Cloudflare stands out with cost‐effective pricing and ease of management.

Features: Cloudflare WAF provides extensive bot protection, seamless tool integration, and improved caching. Check Point CloudGuard WAF excels in threat intelligence, advanced analytics, and sophisticated threat handling capabilities. Cloudflare focuses on user‐friendly operations, whereas Check Point emphasizes control and configurability.

Room for Improvement: Cloudflare's bot protection accuracy could be enhanced, along with more detailed analytics. Support options for advanced configurations need refinement. Check Point CloudGuard WAF can improve the complexity of its setup process and reduce resource intensity. The solution could also offer more intuitive interfaces for non‐technical users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cloudflare WAF is lauded for its straightforward deployment and robust customer support. Check Point CloudGuard WAF requires technical expertise during setup but compensates with detailed customer service that efficiently manages complexities.

Pricing and ROI: Cloudflare offers competitive pricing with a lower initial setup cost, providing good ROI for small to medium businesses, focusing on affordability. Check Point CloudGuard, with a higher setup cost, justifies its expenses through comprehensive security features, promising higher ROI for enterprises prioritizing security.

Cloudflare Web Application Firewall's intuitive dashboard enables users to build powerful rules through easy clicks and also provides Terraform integration. Every request to the WAF is inspected against the rule engine and the threat intelligence curated from protecting over 27 Million websites. Suspicious requests can be blocked, challenged or logged as per the needs of the user while legitimate requests are routed to the destination, agnostic of whether it lives on-premise or in the cloud. Analytics and Cloudflare Logs enable visibility into actionable metrics for the user.

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Check Point CloudGuard WAF

Recent Customer Reviews

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Dialungana Malungo

Principal Cybersecurity Specialist at Unitel S.A.

Protects our web applications and APIs and has a very low false positive rate

Pros

“With CloudGuard WAF, I have peace of mind, because most of the features are AI-based, and there is not much configuration that needs to be done on my side.”

Cons

“We are satisfied with the product because it does what we need it to do, but one thing that I would like to see improved in the product is the protection of our mobile applications. When I migrate the traffic from our mobile application to CloudGuard, we are not getting what we expected.”

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What is our primary use case?

“We have been looking for a solution to protect most of our web applications, especially because we have a couple of them available on the Internet.

How has it helped my organization?

“CloudGuard WAF has been great.

We had no visibility when it came to our web application because, back then, we only had the next-generation firewall. We were able to protect some network-level attacks, but we had no visibility into what was happening at the application level. What we see now is unbelievable. We are talking about 800,000 attacks that we could not prevent before or were not even aware of, whereas now, we get them every day, and it is CloudGuard WAF that protects us against most of them. CloudGuard WAF has reduced our false positive rate. That was one of the advantages of the solution itself.

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False positives are one of the main issues that we have with most security solutions, especially because each application has its own way of working. If the solution is not being able to learn how your applications work, there are going to be a lot of serious issues. With CloudGuard WAF, we did not have much of this issue. We never had an issue where something stopped working because of CloudGuard WAF. Whatever was prevented was actually malicious, so we have a very low rate of false positives. .”

What is most valuable?

“CloudGuard WAF is a very straightforward solution.

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What needs improvement?

“We are satisfied with the product because it does what we need it to do, but one thing that I would like to see improved in the product is the protection of our mobile applications.

When I migrate the traffic from our mobile application to CloudGuard, we are not getting what we expected. We would like to be able to also look at our mobile applications.”

For how long have I used the solution?

“I have been using Check Point CloudGuard WAF for three years.”

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

“It is very stable.

We run some of the agents on our data centers and never had any issues. We are happy with the solution.”

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

“It is completely scalable.”

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How are customer service and support?

“Technical support is very nice.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

“We were using Check Point's next-generation firewall.

We are heavily Check Point customers.”

What was our ROI?

“When it comes to monitoring the solution, I do not have to worry that much about the solution itself.

We have the peace of mind that the solution is doing what is expected from us. We do not have to worry much about the solution itself.

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It is doing what it is supposed to do, and I do not need people to look at it 24/7. Most of the operations happen in the background, so I do not spend much time on it.”

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

“As Infiniti customers, the pricing is manageable, as we have allowances dedicated to each Check Point product.

The price is not as high compared to other options I have dealt with in the past. Regarding the reduction of the overall total cost of ownership, I am not deeply involved with cost management. However, feedback from a senior manager indicates that we have made a positive decision.”

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

“When we were choosing the solution, we had a couple of vendors.

After assessing the advantages of each solution, we found Check Point CloudGuard WAF to be the perfect match for my needs. First of all, there are no signatures. We do not have to rely on signature updates. That was the main reason. Also, it does not only focus on our web application; it also focuses on our APIs. We have got a couple of them. We, as a company, focus on consolidation. Instead of having siloed solutions separately where people have to look at different solutions, we focus on consolidation.

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Being able to have another solution that is consolidated and integrated with the other ones we had was a perfect match for us.”

What other advice do I have?

“I would rate Check Point CloudGuard WAF a nine out of ten.”

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Charalampos Symeou

Information Technology ‐ Infrastructure and Security at Cyprus Development Bank

Ensuring customer security with comprehensive protection and responsive support

Pros

“It provides security for our customers and our products.”

Cons

“The reporting can be improved.”

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What is our primary use case?

“I use CloudGuard WAF for our exposed customer-facing servers.”

How has it helped my organization?

“It provides security for our customers and our products.”

What is most valuable?

“This solution not require training.

What needs improvement?

“The reporting can be improved.

Currently, it is not 100% accurate, however, it is at a good level.

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I cannot see many logs for our application that are posted under CloudGuard WAF, and sometimes I cannot identify the issues I have with CloudGuard.”

For how long have I used the solution?

“I have been using the solution for three years.”

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

“The stability is 100%.

I did not have any issues in the last three years during which I had more than ten critical services running on CloudGuard.”

How are customer service and support?

“Customer support is usually needed during the implementation of the solution.

After that, I have only opened a case two or three times, and the response time is very good.”

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

“I had the same solution with the same company, however, it was on-premise.

I moved to a cloud-based solution with CloudGuard WAF, and it is very different.”

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How was the initial setup?

“When considering my previous solution, I spent many hours on the configuration.”

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

“Pricing and licensing are really expensive for this product.

While it provides a very good security level, the price for each service is high. Small organizations might not be able to afford the price.”

What other advice do I have?

“I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

Overall, it is a very good solution. .”

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

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