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Check Point Application Control vs McAfee Application Control comparison

Check Point Software Technologies and McAfee are both solutions in the Application Control category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8, while McAfee is ranked #6. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 6.5% mindshare in AC, compared to McAfee’s 10.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of McAfee users who would recommend it.
Check Point Application Con...
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100% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Check Point Application Control and McAfee Application Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Check Point Application Con...
Ranking in Application Control
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
McAfee Application Control
Ranking in Application Control
6th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Check Point Application Control is 6.5%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of McAfee Application Control is 10.9%, down from 23.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Evans Vs - PeerSpot reviewer
Very useful visibility, granular policy enforcement, and application risk assessment
The solution's primary use cases include application visibility and control, enforcement of security policies, risk mitigation, and bandwidth management.  It has enhanced security posture, increased visibility and control, policy enforcement, and improved compliance, etc.                      The…
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reviewer1437648 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to configure, reliable, secure, and has good support
With some specific versions, we are experiencing some issues where the policy configuration has some problems with the parent and child processes. There have been problems with the relationship between the parent and child process, from time to time. I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the greatest capacities and the benefits it gives us is the ability to control applications based on defining access or denial policies in specific applications, groups, or category profiles."
"The most important feature, in my opinion, regarding Check Point Application Control is the granularity and the great variety of applications and sub-applications recognized."
"It also helps us implement changes very quickly and make people more focused on work."
"It blocks ransomware attacks that can affect performance-enhancing secure work environments with zero-day attacks."
"It has enhanced security posture."
"The overall security of the environment has been greatly improved by the Check Point NGFWs. Before implementing the Check Point solutions, we relied on the Cisco ACLs and Zone-Based firewalls configured on the switches and routers, which in fact a simple stateful firewall, and currently appear to be not an efficient solution for protecting from the advanced threats."
"This solution is stable and we have not had any issues."
"It improved the performance outcome for all our verticals due to more automation in system security, which helped in the identification and blockage of malware-affected applications and widgets."
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"We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols."
"This is a basic solution; the policy screen is okay, and it's easy to configure."
 

Cons

"The learning curve for new users is challenging since the integrated data models are complicated."
"Check Point is a fairly complete security vendor, however we would like to have a better SLA for technical support issues."
"The blocking characteristics for filtering content currently are not so customizable."
"We expect applications to be updated regularly."
"Improving the scalability and performance to handle larger networks and increasing traffic volumes would ensure consistent reliability under heavy usage conditions."
"Seeing the capabilities and features that we are using today, we can say that we could expect an additional feature that could allow us to integrate this management and even security with APIs."
"Malware threats can advance attacks when there are no timely measures to curb online phishing attacks."
"Usability needs to be improved."
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"The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized."
"I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The blade has its cost but you can take advantage of the license package to pay less for it."
"The price of Check Point Application Control is high. The support and ecosystem around the solution are expensive."
"I think application control has become a basic feature and it should be enabled automatically, without having to purchase a separate license for it."
"It's a bit expensive and it could be cheaper, but it's part of business politics."
"Check Point Application Control is expensive. The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Application Control?
It has many important features that have greatly helped the company and the IT department.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Application Control?
Based on the current market, everything looks good.
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At this time, Check Point Application control is the best on the market.
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Also Known As

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McAfee Application, Change Control
 

Overview



Check Point Application Control provides the industry’s strongest application security and identity control to organizations of all sizes. It enables IT teams to easily create granular policies, based on users or groups, to identify, block or limit usage of thousands of Web applications and widgets.

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Check Point Software Technologies

As a leading-edge cybersecurity company, McAfee provides advanced security solutions to consumers, small and large businesses, enterprises, and governments. Security technologies from McAfee use a unique, predictive capability that is powered by McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, which enables home users and businesses to stay one step ahead of the next wave of viruses, malware, and other online threats.

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