We performed a comparison between Azure Web Application Firewall and Check Point CloudGuard WAF based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon Web Services (AWS), F5, Microsoft and others in Web Application Firewall (WAF)."It's a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn. It's cloud-based, so you don't need to buy or maintain any hardware infrastructure."
"It's quite a stable product and works well with Microsoft products."
"The integration it has with GitHub is great."
"The most valuable feature is that it allows us to publish our applications behind the firewall."
"The solution has good dashboards."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward...Azure Web Application Firewall is a scalable product."
"Azure WAF is extremely stable."
"It has been a stable product in my experience."
"After integrating AppSec with other applications, team members can easily work without fear of confidential information exposure."
"With the solution, we managed to obtain complete comprehensive visibility of the entire environment in the cloud, thus having better control of each of the resources."
"The tool helps us to block IPs and applications."
"The first valuable feature is that it is not a complex process to get it up and running. It was not complex at all. We were in a close relationship with the team that developed the app, and it worked in a few hours. The second valuable feature is the information that comes out of it."
"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."
"They offer free trials, which is quite appreciative and grabs more attention from new users and businesses."
"The most valuable feature we have found in Check Point CloudGuard WAF is its rich logging capabilities."
"It provides advanced analytics that gives each team time to prepare for any threat that might occur in the future."
"From a reporting perspective, they could do more there."
"The support for proxy forwarding could improve."
"The management can be improved."
"I would say that Azure's customer service is not that good...I am not very happy with the support offered."
"Deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it."
"Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic."
"In Brazil, we have some problems with the phone service that affect our connection with the cloud. However, it isn't common."
"The documentation needs to be improved."
"Check Point CloudGuard Application Security needs to improve updates on integrations. It also needs to incorporate real-time monitoring features."
"I have encountered issues with Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's technical support. It also has missing configuration features."
"The documentation of each of the tools that they offer needs to be better."
"The documentation needs to be updated, more improved, and simplified... so that even a beginner can start with this application. It can make things more beginner-friendly."
"The creation of security profiles for each application takes a lot of time."
"I feel like I need more clarity in understanding pricing for DDoS protection."
"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."
"One of the big problems we found in Check Point, in general, is the support."
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Azure Web Application Firewall is ranked 12th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 9 reviews while Check Point CloudGuard WAF is ranked 13th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 29 reviews. Azure Web Application Firewall is rated 8.4, while Check Point CloudGuard WAF is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Azure Web Application Firewall writes "It's a good option if you want a solution that's ready to go and easy for your team to learn". 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 Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, Azure Firewall, Azure Front Door and F5 Advanced WAF, whereas Check Point CloudGuard WAF is most compared with SonarQube and Checkmarx One.
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