Check Point Application Control vs VMware Carbon Black App Control comparison

Check Point Software Technologies and Broadcom are both solutions in the Application Control category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4, while Broadcom is ranked #3. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 5.2% mindshare in AC, compared to Broadcom’s 14.4% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

VMware Carbon Black App Control and Check Point Application Control compete in application security. VMware Carbon Black App Control gains an edge in pricing and support, while Check Point Application Control stands out with comprehensive features and perceived value.

Features: VMware Carbon Black App Control includes robust threat prevention, rich reporting capabilities, and efficient resource utilization. Check Point Application Control offers extensive security rules, integration with network security solutions, and granular application control.

Room for Improvement: VMware Carbon Black App Control could improve by offering more comprehensive features and easier integration with existing systems. Enhancing threat intelligence and reporting functionalities would also benefit users. Check Point Application Control might focus on simplifying deployment, improving documentation quality, and addressing higher upfront costs without compromising features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Carbon Black App Control is recognized for streamlined deployment and responsive customer support. Check Point Application Control's deployment process can be intricate, but it compensates with detailed documentation and reliable customer service, even if the initial setup requires more effort.

Pricing and ROI: VMware Carbon Black App Control is often seen as offering competitive setup costs and strong ROI due to efficient resource use. Check Point Application Control, although potentially higher in initial costs, demonstrates ROI through enhanced security features, thus providing a greater return on comprehensive protection investments.

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Categories and Ranking

Check Point Application Con...

Ranking in Application Control

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Carbon Black App Con...

Ranking in Application Control

3rd

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Check Point Application Control is 5.2%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black App Control is 14.4%, down from 31.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Control Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Check Point Application Control	5.2%
VMware Carbon Black App Control	14.4%
Other	80.4%

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Dhiren

Team Lead - Network and Security at Digitaltrack Solution Private Limited

Has improved network security by blocking vulnerable applications and reducing bandwidth usage

Implementing Check Point Application Control has positively impacted my organization by restricting users from accessing unnecessary applications that may carry vulnerabilities and could potentially expose our network. This has led to reduced bandwidth utilization on the internet and LAN, ultimately lowering costs related to our ISP. Thus, implementing this solution has proven very helpful for my customers. Regarding specific metrics since implementing Check Point Application Control, I can say that prior to deployment, bandwidth utilization was around 50-60 Mbps. After implementation, this is reduced to about 50% because no one is using unnecessary applications that are blocked by the application filter. This reduction has improved network availability and speed, which are the primary changes I have observed since implementing the application filter.

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Abul Atti M Salem

Cybersecurity Consultant at KAFD DMC

We can isolate problem machines and limit their access

We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access. More than two years. I rate Carbon Black App Control 10 out of 10 for stability. I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability.…

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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

"Check Point Application Control has positively impacted my organization by controlling application access; previously, all the users had full internet access, and now we have controlled their application access based on this solution."

"After deploying Check Point Application Control, we have successfully controlled URL access, web access, and malicious website access for users."

"It ensures that the health of each application can handle the set tasks and projects without any challenges."

"Implementing Check Point Application Control has positively impacted my organization by restricting users from accessing unnecessary applications that may carry vulnerabilities and could potentially expose our network."

"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."

"Check Point Application Control has positively impacted our organization because productivity has increased through putting bandwidth limits and restrictions to non-legit or less productive applications."

"The most valuable feature of Check Point Application Control is VPN access and the ability to lock out sites we do not want users to have access. The reporting monitoring software in Check Point Application Control is fantastic. For example, log filtering is beneficial."

"Bandwidth management with Check Point Application Control allows the organization to prioritize business-critical traffic such as Microsoft Teams, Office 365, and similar applications, ensuring that critical applications remain fast and reliable during peak hours."

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"The effectiveness of application whitelisting is very good."

"If any malicious activity, like VAT viruses, anything RNE, ZOD malware, or something similar, comes in we know that unless we approve it, it's going to be blocked."

"All the functions within VMware Carbon Black App Control are valuable."

"The visibility, reporting, and the ability to stop or prevent malicious or undesired applications from being installed are the most valuable features."

"I use the console to check for threats and I find it to be very user-friendly."

"The visibility is valuable."

"We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access."

"The API integration is good."

Cons

"Every solution has space to improve, which is why I've chosen nine out of 10 for Check Point Application Control."

"It can be improved on web categorisation of newly added domain."

"There is some performance lag on the device itself when we turn on Check Point Application Control features."

"The blocking characteristics for filtering content currently are not so customizable."

"It's important that there is the option to validate the policies before applying them."

"While the user interface is already good, there are many complications while using the smart console, making it very difficult to configure a VPN, such as a route-based VPN for someone transitioning from other technologies to Check Point."

"Usability needs to be improved."

"Sometimes by enabling the application inspection, the firewall throughput becomes high in the older versions."

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"The solution should have overhead in keeping lists of applications that you want don't want to run."

"Carbon Black does not use the database for identifying the file, the fields, or malware."

"The initial setup is somewhat complex."

"The reporting is not good and needs to be improved."

"Another issue is that even sometimes if you approve, for example, Adobe as a publisher, you say any product or anything that's from Adobe has to run. It generally runs, but especially in a large environment and with a lot of users, sometimes, due to some certification validation issues or some other issue, it might stop the process from running. Genuine processes like Adobe and Chrome can get blocked. so that needs to be improved."

"I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability."

"Its setup is very complex, and it requires guidance from the support team, but it is well worth the effort."

"I would like to see the addition of some more features that are in other, similar solutions."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Check Point Application Control is high. The support and ecosystem around the solution are expensive."

"The blade has its cost but you can take advantage of the license package to pay less for it."

"It's a bit expensive and it could be cheaper, but it's part of business politics."

"I think application control has become a basic feature and it should be enabled automatically, without having to purchase a separate license for it."

"Check Point Application Control is expensive. The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"The pricing for this product is competitive and our customers who told us that often, Carbon Back is the cheaper solution."

"Its price is reasonable and what is expected for these types of products."

"We pay a fee for support, which is renewed annually."

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Outsourcing Company

40%

Computer Software Company

14%

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Financial Services Firm

15%

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Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	20

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	3

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?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that the cost was high, and I think the cost should be improved for competitor pricing.

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What needs improvement with Check Point Application Control?

I think Check Point Application Control is good and doesn't require any improvements at this time. I don't have more to add about any needed improvements, even minor ones, right now.

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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

Carbon Black is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 3,700 customers globally, including 33 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has a strong heritage of innovative technology leadership in multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform - the Cb Predictive Security Cloud - Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise, or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

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Sample Customers

SEB, Luma Arles, Terma, Aerospace, Midwest Rubber

Kaas Tailored, Core-Mark, Indeed, Hologic, Landmark Credit Union, Project Worldwide

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