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Pros
"Rules Engine is a valuable feature.""I particularly appreciate its load-balancing capabilities as it allows us to manage multiple instances and support a global presence effectively.""Has a great application firewall and we like the security.""The solution is good.""I am impressed with the tool's integrations.""The price is one of the most important aspects of the product. It's quite affordable.""You can assign as many web application firewall policies as you want to the same instance of Front Door.""The web application firewall is a great feature."

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"After integrating AppSec with other applications, team members can easily work without fear of confidential information exposure.""It provides advanced analytics that gives each team time to prepare for any threat that might occur in the future.""The app control is very sensitive, and the threat detection and prevention is better than other Check Point solutions. There is a centralized management console for threat protection and self-inspection.""Its main value and what we liked the most is its powerful AI.""The solution offers continuous security monitoring and alerting, which can help organizations detect and respond to security incidents in real time.""The solution's strongest point is that you can connect everything to it, giving you a full view of what's connected.""It is a very scalable and stable solution.""It is a highly scalable solution with a quick turnaround time for deployment and running of the software across any IT system."

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Cons
"It lacks sufficient functionality.""The product needs to improve its latency.""This is a relatively expensive solution.""My suggestion for improvement would be to enhance the Data Export feature to include specific tables, particularly the Azure Diagnostics table.""We should be able to use Front Door defenders with multiple cloud vendors. Currently, they can be used only with the Azure cloud. Azure Front Door should also be able to do global load balancing and provide internal front door services. Microsoft should clearly define what Traffic Manager, Application Gateway, and Azure Front Door products do. These are similar products, and people get confused between these products.""There's a limitation on the amount of global rules we can add.""The product's features are limited compared to Cloudflare. The tool also doesn't work well in a hybrid environment. I would like to see a way to add personalized APIs in the system.""There is room for improvement and they're working on it."

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"I would like to be able to integrate the theme of Artificial Intelligence to help review issues and to monitor and view the security issue while also suggesting and interpreting and additionally configuring solutions - basically, acting as an interpreter.""For the next release, I would suggest considering features like enhanced threat intelligence integration.""I feel like I need more clarity in understanding pricing for DDoS protection.""I have encountered issues with Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's technical support. It also has missing configuration features.""They need improved latency in the main window.""There should be automation of threat detection, risk mitigation, and report generation.""The creation of security profiles for each application takes a lot of time.""One of the big problems we found in Check Point, in general, is the support."

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  • "It is on a pay-as-you-go basis."
  • "The solution is a bit expensive."
  • "The product is expensive."
  • "The pricing of the solution is good."
  • "The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier."
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  • "The tool's licensing costs are yearly and competitive."
  • "The pricing is competitive compared to other solutions on the market. So, the licensing cost is average."
  • "Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's pricing is not friendly."
  • "Considering all the benefits we've observed, we find the price to be satisfactory."
  • "It is not cheap, but it is worth it."
  • "I find the pricing to be reasonable."
  • "If the pricing for the Infinity platform covers everything, it would be more straightforward. I had a hard time selling it to our CEO as a former CFO because of the differentials. There are different deltas year to year over a five-year period. It is very difficult to explain. It would be easier to digest for our executives if there was a flatter scale"
  • "Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's pricing is comparable to other products in the market."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the… more »
    Top Answer:The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier. However, we acknowledge that this pricing reflects additional features and capabilities.
    Top Answer:We have not had any incidents. We could realize its benefits immediately. We watched and monitored the traffic, and it was amazing to see the results.
    Top Answer:This is where I have a different opinion. If the pricing for the Infinity platform covers everything, it would be more straightforward. I had a hard time selling it to our CEO as a former CFO because… more »
    Top Answer:In terms of features, I do not have any negatives. Their integration is extremely quick. It is better than others I have been involved with in the past. Their pricing model, however, can be better.
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    Also Known As
    Azure Front-Door
    Check Point CloudGuard Application Security, CloudGuard Application Security, CloudGuard AppSec
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    Overview

    Azure Front Door is a global, scalable entry-point that uses the Microsoft global edge network to create fast, secure, and widely scalable web applications. With Front Door, you can transform your global consumer and enterprise applications into robust, high-performing personalized modern applications with contents that reach a global audience through Azure.

    To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

    Check Point CloudGuard Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a cloud-based security solution engineered to safeguard web applications and APIs against diverse cyber threats. Offering protection against sophisticated attacks, it identifies vulnerabilities listed in the OWASP Top 10 and blocks new threats. Utilizing contextual AI, the system reduces false positives, allowing security professionals to focus on genuine threats. With a zero-configuration setup, it automatically adapts to application changes, ensuring minimal configuration requirements. Promising swift deployments in as little as 48 hours and robust API security, CloudGuard WAF aims to streamline application security management while delivering comprehensive protection.

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    Azure Front Door is ranked 9th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 10 reviews while Check Point CloudGuard WAF is ranked 13th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 29 reviews. Azure Front Door is rated 8.8, while Check Point CloudGuard WAF is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Azure Front Door writes " An easy -to-setup stable solution that enables implementing resources globally and has a good technical support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard WAF writes "Automation capabilities also help streamline security processes and smooths down API integration processes and detects API availability". Azure Front Door is most compared with Amazon CloudFront, Cloudflare, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Akamai and AWS Global Accelerator, whereas Check Point CloudGuard WAF is most compared with SonarQube and Checkmarx One.

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