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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
21st
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Privacy Management Software (12th)
Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP
Ranking in Compliance Management
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (10th), Cloud and Data Center Security (8th), Container Security (10th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (6th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (5th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (5th), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 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 5.6%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Compliance Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP5.6%
Azure Confidential Computing0.3%
Other94.1%
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."
"It provides critical insights that enable the IT team to plan and launch smart investigations when there are security breaches."
"It presents great visibility of the traffic flow of our cloud, providing information on what data and users are circulating and in the event of a threat, it immediately identifies them by providing detailed and granular information from our entire environment."
"Helps identify and correct misconfigurations in cloud environments, ensuring that infrastructure and applications are secure and optimized."
"Good interface and visibility."
"It presents a real-time database that is always updated."
"The reporting is quite good. It is the most powerful aspect of this solution."
"Compliance is becoming an important tool for us as well."
"The user interface is responsive and quite intuitive; when selecting an object it automatically shows the relevant actions."
 

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."
"The reporting has a lot of opportunities to continuously improve so that we can continue to show value."
"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."
"The user interface needs work."
"Integration could be improved."
"Currently, this solution is somewhat expensive."
"I would like an interface more adapted to cell phones or tablets."
"Especially with cloud security, there's too much clutter on the screen and too many things going on."
"The Check Point Infinity admin portal sometimes freezes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is on the higher end."
"The pricing is extremely competitive."
"It is a very straightforward licensing model that is based on the number of assets you are discovering and managing with the solution."
"Licensing and costs are straightforward, as they have a baseline of 100 workloads within one license and no additional charges."
"The license fee is high."
"From a pricing perspective, they are pretty expensive."
"The tool's pricing is moderate. Its licensing costs are yearly."
"The solution’s pricing is a little bit high."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business54
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise57
 

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 ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudGuard Workload Protection?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the pricing model is flexible and consumption-based, which makes it easier to align with our cloud. The setup cost was moderate, not to...
What do you like most about CloudGuard for Cloud Intelligence?
The new scanning function is a valuable feature that wasn't available until recently.
What needs improvement with CloudGuard for Cloud Intelligence?
There is a lack of functionalities and usability. I used to compare it with another solution that is focused on specific features. All solutions have some gaps, and we are looking for the best one ...
 

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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