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Azure Confidential Computing vs Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Confidential Computing
Ranking in Compliance Management
20th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Privacy Management Software (8th)
Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP
Ranking in Compliance Management
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (9th), Cloud and Data Center Security (9th), Container Security (10th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (5th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (5th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (5th), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Compliance Management category, the mindshare of Azure Confidential Computing is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is 5.8%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Compliance Management
 

Featured Reviews

Cuneyt-Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Improves confidential data protection but needs improved efficiency in encryption algorithms
I have private data and want to prevent others, including Microsoft, from seeing it, I have control. By setting up a landing zone for sovereignty, the data is stored in MCFS landing zones. This data is encrypted in use, at rest, and in transit. While the data is in use, no third-party user or Microsoft can view, capture, or read it. These landing zones are for specific customers. When I enter an MCFS zone, my data remains strictly confidential, and unauthorized users cannot see it. This is the basic principle. Confidential computing is used for data in use. There are three types of data: in-use, in-transit, and at-rest data. At rest means the stored data is encrypted. In-use data means when the data is in memory, it remains confidential to other users, cloud users, or hackers, preventing data leakage or hacking. None can capture my data. Confidential computing involves data in use. This serves as a reference architecture, not just a unique service. Compliance and governance are core concepts of sovereignty. Sovereignty combines compliance rules with local compliance regulations. Each country can develop its compliance rules and integrate them into Azure. Globally, countries have developed their compliance rules and sovereignty compliance packs for Azure. For example, GDPR is implemented in some countries. In Turkey, there is a regulation named Kaveh Kaka. In Italy, there are specific data classification and compliance rules. They package their computing and compliance rules for Azure, allowing access to Italian compliance rules in Azure. If I implement Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty landing zones, I see specialized and customized computing packages.
Bart Coddens - PeerSpot reviewer
Evolved cloud security with active monitoring but needs interface consistency
The user interface needs work. Sometimes, it is a transition from the old tool to the new CNAPP Two that I currently have, and remnants of the old environment can still be detected. I require consistency in the user interface to ensure everything is streamlined into the same look and feel. More work is needed in fine-tuning the threat data towards your CSPM and activity logs, aligning them with business intelligence, which requires a cohesive console interface. My assessment of CloudGuard CDRs in intrusion detection and threat hunting capabilities is that it still needs some work. All the threat data that comes in, you need to fine tune it a bit.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"When I enter an MCFS zone, my data remains strictly confidential, and unauthorized users cannot see it."
"The benefit of Microsoft Cloud for sovereignty is boundless."
"It learns from behavior, attacks, management, detections, captures packets, real-time analysis, et cetera. It's generating knowledge from a variety of sources for an excellent analysis."
"This solution has saved the company from unnecessary data loss that occurs due to cyber attacks."
"The way they offer container security is a big highlight that I have noticed. The solution is also agentless, so the scanning, runtime, really everything is offered directly by CloudGuard."
"Overall, it provides good security."
"The visibility in our cloud environment is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the separate environment."
"This solution provides threat prevention and detection of anomalies automatically and investigates the activity of each one of them."
"The reporting is quite good. It is the most powerful aspect of this solution."
 

Cons

"There is an improvement area for data in use. It is still a research subject globally."
"Scientists are still working to improve the efficiency and latency of data in use algorithms."
"Check Point tools need to improve the latency in the portal since they take a long time to load."
"I would like them to include support for their products in languages other than English."
"It does not support on-premise deployments such as VMware Tanzu, and this has been a major drawback when it comes to integrations with some applications."
"The security of Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management could improve. There are always new security issues coming out."
"I would like to see improvements in the vulnerability assessments in terms of how the solution discovers vulnerabilities or compromised workloads. Also, customizable reports would be nice."
"Dome9 should also support deployments that are on-premises and in a hybrid cloud."
"I am not a technical person, but generically, the user interface can be a little more intuitive. Our staff has trained network security and cloud security professionals, and they get it, but when you are trying to get to the customers to be able to pick it up and maintain it, it can be a bit difficult."
"The integration process could be enhanced by enabling integration at the organizational level rather than requiring the manual setup of individual accounts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Right now, we have licenses on 500 machines, and they are not cheap."
"The tool's pricing is moderate. Its licensing costs are yearly."
"The licensing part still needs some work. The issue that I have is that we do not use all the services in the cloud, but sometimes, CloudGuard identifies them as an asset."
"The license for CloudGuard Posture Management is about $80 a year, and it's based on your cloud footprint, not the number of users. So you could have a million users, and it doesn't matter."
"The license fee is high."
"Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management is expensive."
"Its price is very fair."
"The price is on the higher end."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Confidential Computing?
The setup contains an overhead, especially for the nodes used in implementing a landing zone, MCFS landing zone. These nodes are specialized for confidential computing, resulting in some overhead. ...
What needs improvement with Azure Confidential Computing?
There is an improvement area for data in use. It is still a research subject globally. Scientists are working to improve the efficiency and latency of data in use algorithms. For example, they are ...
What is your primary use case for Azure Confidential Computing?
I have utilized Amazon MQ for my Python automation projects. It serves as a middleware layer service for my projects, particularly when using Amazon MQ. I can state that it is one of the essential ...
 

Also Known As

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Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management, Dome9, Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection, Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence
 

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Sample Customers

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Symantec, Citrix, Car and Driver, Virgin, Cloud Technology Partners
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