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Check Point Application Control vs VMware Carbon Black App Control comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Application Con...
Ranking in Application Control
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black App Con...
Ranking in Application Control
2nd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Check Point Application Control is 5.5%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black App Control is 22.1%, down from 33.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Ajenthan Aiyathurai - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps enforce policies and maintain compliance with good real-time monitoring
Firstly, enhancing the user interface and overall user experience could simplify configuration and management tasks, making it more intuitive for administrators to navigate and utilize the solution effectively. Additionally, improving the scalability and performance to handle larger networks and increasing traffic volumes would ensure consistent reliability under heavy usage conditions. Looking forward, additional features that could enhance Check Point Application Control in future releases might include more advanced machine learning and AI capabilities for threat detection and anomaly detection within application traffic. Integration with cloud services and applications, as well as enhanced reporting and analytics functionalities, could provide deeper insights into application usage patterns and security posture.
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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.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most important characteristic is granularity, which allows our teams to have different security profiles depending on the department to be protected."
"The product offers easy-to-install policies and makes it simple to troubleshoot application-related traffic."
"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."
"The ability to be able to do dynamic rate limiting on specific applications has been a valuable feature."
"The real-time monitoring and reporting functionalities provide visibility into application usage patterns and potential security incidents, enabling proactive responses to emerging threats."
"Among the features that we have used, we like being able to identify the identity of the user who is doing transactions."
"We love Check Point Application Control for its granular control and to be able to apply policies between groups, hosts, and networks depending on the need."
"It has enhanced security posture."
"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 visibility is valuable."
"The API integration is 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."
"I use the console to check for threats and I find it to be very user-friendly."
"All the functions within VMware Carbon Black App Control are valuable."
"The effectiveness of application whitelisting is very good."
"The visibility, reporting, and the ability to stop or prevent malicious or undesired applications from being installed are the most valuable features."
 

Cons

"They need to improve the graphical interface."
"Custom applications for internal applications must be defined frequently."
"They are expensive products due to the fact that we have to buy blades for each solution that we want to integrate into our corporate."
"The set performance monitoring systems are complex to interpret and scale down their operations."
"The whitelisting approach should only be on very specific applications. In which only a server should access a certain application and nothing else. If you miss something, you will have to always be investigating why it doesn't have access or why an application is not working."
"We would like the product to be a bit more user-friendly in general."
"It would be nice if there was a platform and small application owners could come and send their own applications' name and IP information from there."
"Configuration and deployment are a little bit difficult."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex."
"Carbon Black does not use the database for identifying the file, the fields, or malware."
"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."
"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."
"The solution should have overhead in keeping lists of applications that you want don't want to run."
"The reporting is not good and needs to be improved."
"I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Check Point Application Control is expensive. The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"It's a bit expensive and it could be cheaper, but it's part of business politics."
"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."
"I think application control has become a basic feature and it should be enabled automatically, without having to purchase a separate license for it."
"The pricing for this product is competitive and our customers who told us that often, Carbon Back is the cheaper solution."
"We pay a fee for support, which is renewed annually."
"Its price is reasonable and what is expected for these types of products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
17%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
31%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Application Control?
The experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Check Point Application Control was straightforward.
What needs improvement with Check Point Application Control?
Check Point Application Control ( /products/check-point-application-control-reviews ) can be improved by offering more granular levels of control. For example, in WhatsApp, there should be deep-lev...
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Also Known As

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CB Protection, Carbon Black CB Protection
 

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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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