Azure Firewall vs. Check Point Harmony SASE

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Firewall
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Azure Firewall is a cloud-native, intelligent network firewall security service that offers threat protection for Azure cloud workloads. It is a fully stateful firewall as a service, featuring built-in high availability and unlimited cloud scalability.
$0.40
per deployment hour $0.065 per GB processed
Harmony SASE
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Check Point Harmony SASE, based on Perimeter 81 which was acquired by Check Point in late 2023, is designed to simplify secure network, cloud and application access for the modern and distributed workforce.
$10
per month per user
Pricing
Azure FirewallCheck Point Harmony SASE
Editions & Modules
Basic
$0.395
per deployment hour $0.065 per GB processed
Standard
$1.25
per deployment hour $0.016 per GB processed
Premium
$1.75
per deployment hour $0.016 per GB processed
Essentials
$10
per month per user
Premium
$15
per month per user
Premium Plus
$20
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure FirewallHarmony SASE
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details+$50 per month per gateway. Discounts available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Azure FirewallCheck Point Harmony SASE
Features
Azure FirewallCheck Point Harmony SASE
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Azure Firewall
8.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Check Point Harmony SASE
-
Ratings
Identification Technologies8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Visualization Tools7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Inspection7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy-based Controls9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Firewall Management Console9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and Logging7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
VPN8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
High Availability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Stateful Inspection8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Azure Firewall
-
Ratings
Check Point Harmony SASE
10.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Zero Trust Security
Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
Azure Firewall
-
Ratings
Check Point Harmony SASE
9.8
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Continuous Verification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Admin Access Control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure FirewallCheck Point Harmony SASE
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.9
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure FirewallCheck Point Harmony SASE
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Azure Firewall is well suited for most mid sized and large sized companies that deal with thousands of users within multiple environments. Azure Firewall allows you to protect business assets by preventing malicious attacks from entering the network. Azure Firewall would be less suited for a small company that does not use a vpn or have users outside of the office as something smaller would be more appropriate.
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Check Point Software Technologies
I'd suggest that Perimeter81 is recommended when you want something that is easy to administrate, with little maintenance, unlike a VPN/secure network that you host and manage internally. We've had incidents when there has been downtime at Perimeter81, which has effectively locked us out of some of our secure services (anything locked down via IP). They have made improvements to their infrastructure and it seems to have improved in recent months, but this is something to keep in mind for critical connections
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Azure Fire wall is easy to use
  • Azure fire wall is easy to set up
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Check Point Software Technologies
  • Simple easy to read icon.
  • You can hover over and see if you are logged in via the systems tray on your computer.
  • Easy to switch between regions around the world.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Azure Fire wall pricing may not always be competitive
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Check Point Software Technologies
  • Customer support was lacking before, now seems better.
  • Had much difficulty using Chrome as my browser to install the app.
  • Increase the throughput speeds at time would be nicer.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Azure Firewall is a very competitive product that exceeds or meets the competitions offerings and is able to effectively manage a company network and securely lock down the domain environment with seamless integration and easy to use tools while offering great support assistance. We selected Azure Firewall because the customer service that comes with the product is second to none and allows us to keep maximum uptime to protect our assets.
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Check Point Software Technologies
In the beginning, it was a bit rough getting it to work and getting any kind of quality support from customer service. But recently they really improved their service and customer service. I believe they raise 100M in new funding which provides them the resources to make a better product with better tools and a better help desk.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Azure Firewall decreased our overhead by over 7%
  • Azure fire wall has increased efficiency within the security department
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Check Point Software Technologies
  • I think it is just a cost of doing business.
  • I don't think the cost is too prohibitive.
  • We also use it as an example of what a small cost can provide big protection for your security.
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ScreenShots

Azure Firewall Screenshots

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