Check Point CloudGuard vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Check Point CloudGuard
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Check Point CloudGuard is a comprehensive cloud security platform used to prevent threats and prioritize risks in the cloud across applications, network, and workloads.N/A
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.N/A
Pricing
Check Point CloudGuardMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Check Point CloudGuardMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Check Point CloudGuardMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
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Small Businesses
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Score 6.0 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.4 out of 10
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Enterprises
Druva Security Cloud
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Check Point CloudGuardMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(6 ratings)
8.5
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.7
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Check Point CloudGuardMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Check Point Software Technologies
Checkpoint Cloud Guard Native Security Platform is much better in native cloud infra security requirements. It works well, and the manageability of said product is good. But If you are having some hybrid kind of environment, it is not suitable, and the products have more complexity to deploy. There are so many other players to do well in this segment.
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Microsoft
I think it's good for cloud-native companies. A company that, from day zero, they're like, "We're going cloud, and this is how we're going to do it." They get it. It works well for them. Smaller organizations that are under X amount of resources- I don't know what that X might mean- but I feel like it plays well in smaller, more nimble organizations. If you're an older organization or if you're extremely large, it starts becoming a little difficult to manage at scale. And you have to sometimes throw bodies at the problem. Maybe not the most eloquent way of saying it, but that's what it feels like.
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Pros
Check Point Software Technologies
  • Advanced Threat protection via Check Point CloudGuard proven ThreatCloud intelligence feeds for malicious IP's is a nice feature.
  • We have not set up the cloud bots auto-remediation functionality yet, but from initial testing, it looks to be something worth utilizing.
  • Having reporting tie in's with our ServiceNow asset management platform is very handy.
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Microsoft
  • It's really well laid out, with an easy-to-use, accessible UI.
  • With Microsoft Defender for Cloud, it has everything you need with the Safelink attachment, the Safelink emails for URL, the way it scans those URLs and attachments within the product, and you're seeing the results. And that adds an extra layer of security for the user, so you feel comfortable knowing the product monitors those. That's something I really like about that product.
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Cons
Check Point Software Technologies
  • Support Services - Support during implementation
  • Proof-of-concept - Needs to more detailed
  • Troubleshooting multi-cloud/ vendor issues
  • Should contain all the compliance standards - NIST, HIPPA, FedRAMP
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Microsoft
  • Integrations with on-premise workloads can sometimes be challenging. Needs improvement and well standardised integration points
  • Vulnerability categories can be difficult to understand. It should allow teams to focus on critical findings and help them keep aside low-severity or suppressed vulnerabilities
  • Pricing can be improved as it can be over-priced for smaller businesses and would potentially affect their ROI due to the small scale
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Likelihood to Renew
Check Point Software Technologies
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Microsoft
It is a great product that integrates nicely when running an Azure platform and even multi-cloud environment. Not looking for point-solutions but a suite that answers most requirements. It is very comfortable being able to use KQL, workbooks and automation that is native to the azure platform
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Usability
Check Point Software Technologies
Is easy to use, and the standad configuration is well prepared.
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Microsoft
My visibility is limited because I'm only doing very small pieces of what the overall org does. And also, we have limitations on what we're allowed to use. It's not like we get a new product as users or leadership level users, and everything is on, and we can just do whatever we want. We're very restricted in what we can use any tooling within the org because of the different levels of regulatory constraints we have, because of just the nature of who we are inherently. So that's why. I don't think it's necessarily the product. I think it's more or less of what we're able to do with the product.
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Support Rating
Check Point Software Technologies
Checkpoint support is great. They provide great SLAs and they comply with service times accordingly.
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
Check Point Software Technologies
Most products have their pros and cons but Dome9 does everything Evident.io and Redlock can do and more. Evident was a good tool but merging the two products into one complicated things.
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Microsoft
I believe Microsoft Defender for Cloud stacks up well against the other tools we looked at. It is native to the Azure platform and provides the same insights as the other tools. We selected Microsoft Defender for Cloud because it integrates well with the Azure resources and gives the needed insight, security alerts and recommendations.
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Return on Investment
Check Point Software Technologies
  • Significant $$$ cost savings as compared to other competitors in the market
  • Long term contracting also helped in cost savings and good ROI - 750k USD approx
  • Multi-vendor and Multi-cloud capabilities also helped us forecast the capex well
  • No need of any other IAM solution - Some cost savings in that area as well for us,
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Microsoft
  • Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations can prevent costly fines and legal issues, positively impacting ROI.
  • Effective cloud resource protection can optimize cloud spending and resource utilization, ultimately reducing cloud infrastructure costs.
  • The subscription costs associated with Defender for Cloud can add to an organization's operational expenses, impacting ROI.
  • Smaller organizations may find the feature set and complexity of Defender for Cloud unnecessary, potentially overinvesting in security solutions.
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Remediation of critical issues in codeScreenshot of Cloud security benchmark mapped to industry FramworksScreenshot of Prioritization of critical risks with contextual threat analysisScreenshot of Workload protectionScreenshot of Unified DevOps VisibilityScreenshot of Visualizations to improve security posture proactively