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Azure Confidential Computing vs Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP comparison

 

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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
7.4
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (9th), Cloud and Data Center Security (9th), Container Security (9th), 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 June 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 6.0%, up from 4.4% 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

"The benefit of Microsoft Cloud for sovereignty is boundless."
"When I enter an MCFS zone, my data remains strictly confidential, and unauthorized users cannot see it."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management is the training."
"The visibility in our cloud environment is the most valuable feature."
"The feature that I value the most about Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is the possibility of checking compliance with different standards. This compliance check can be performed for each subscription or service that we have on all the different cloud providers that we use."
"The most valuable features of CloudGuard CNAPP are its reporting capabilities for aggregating vulnerability information and scoring."
"Assets Management as it provide complete visibility of our workload inkling EC2 instance or Serverless"
"Helps identify and correct misconfigurations in cloud environments, ensuring that infrastructure and applications are secure and optimized."
"The most valuable feature is the separate environment."
"This solution has saved the company from unnecessary data loss that occurs due to cyber attacks."
 

Cons

"Scientists are still working to improve the efficiency and latency of data in use algorithms."
"There is an improvement area for data in use. It is still a research subject globally."
"The dashboard customization has room for improvement."
"The user interface needs work."
"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."
"They take time to respond or coordinate a meeting since they maintain a schedule that does not fit Latin America very well."
"The tool should incorporate more use cases like improving security scores. It should also improve documentation."
"The user interface could be improved. Sometimes, the visibility is not immediately available for the environment. We have the native servers that come with the solutions, but we cannot see them in the Check Point log. Another issue is with the integrated file monitoring. It would make sense to have stuff like file integrity monitoring and malware scanning available within this module because we don't want to integrate another product."
"Automatic remediation requires read/write access. When providing read/write access to third-party applications, this can add risk. It should have some options of triggering API calls to the cloud platform, which in turn, can make the required changes."
"The setup can be better. With every other Check Point product, the setup is scripted. You just approve versions, and then you are off. The setup for this solution is still very much manual. I would like to see that transition to more of a scripted setup."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing and costs are straightforward, as they have a baseline of 100 workloads (number of instances) within one license with no additional nor hidden charges. If you want to have 200 workloads under Dome9, then you need to take out two licenses for that. Also, it does not have any impact on cloud billing, as data is shared using the API call. This is well within the limit of free API calls provided by the cloud provider."
"I suggest that you pay attention to the product pricing because while there are no tricks, and the licensing model is transparent, the final numbers may surprise you."
"Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management is always known as a good solution but an expensive one. When you're using Cisco, Check Point, or Palo Alto, you know that you will pay more, but you know that it will work."
"From a pricing perspective, they are pretty expensive."
"It is a very straightforward licensing model that is based on the number of assets you are discovering and managing with the solution."
"It is difficult to contextualize the pricing because we are used to Indian pricing and licensing."
"CloudGuard is fairly priced."
"The price is on the higher end."
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Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
5%
 

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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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