Check Point Application Control vs WatchGuard Application Control comparison

Check Point Application Control vs. WatchGuard Application Control

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Review summaries and opinions

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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

Ranking in other categories

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WatchGuard Application Control

Ranking in Application Control

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

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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 WatchGuard Application Control is 2.9%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Evans Vs

Engineer at Digitaltrack

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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ScottEastman

Project Consultant at SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED

Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security

We like the blocking capabilities on offer. I like the brand, and I know the product really well, which is what keeps me using it. I have a good knowledge of the solution. It is stable and reliable. The solution can scale well. Technical support has been helpful. We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures.

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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

"The most important characteristic is granularity, which allows our teams to have different security profiles depending on the department to be protected."

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

"This product logs & monitors event traffic for each application, giving us better visibility."

"The best value we have is their actionable reports on user analytics, events, and activity that are extracted from their database."

"Check Point Application Control offers a wide selection of applications, and even within those, you can configure uploads, downloads, et cetera, on a very granular level."

"Its implementation is simple."

"Being able to choose specific applications in our policy rule base in order to better manage access and bandwidth utilization has had a significantly positive impact on our environment and saved a lot of management time."

"We can combine Application Control with Identity Awareness and URL Filtering to create security policies for users/groups based on characteristics about security, productivity and network bandwidth."

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"The most valuable feature of this solution is traffic management."

"The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."

"Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one."

"It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it."

"The most valuable feature is the category control."

"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."

"It does the job of what it says it does. We set it to what we want it to block and then it blocks it."

"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."

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Cons

"More and more product specifications should be infused with new incumbent features in the market to stay relevant and concurrent with the organization's needs."

"At the moment I don't see the need to add new features. That said, you always have to be one step ahead."

"They need to improve the graphical interface."

"The learning curve for new users is challenging since the integrated data models are complicated."

"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."

"At this time, Check Point Application control is the best on the market."

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

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"They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good."

"The licensing can be a bit expensive."

"There should be more reports available on different subjects."

"The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better."

"The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it."

"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."

"The control software is currently only available for Windows, which can be a little annoying for Linux users."

"I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further."

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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 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."

"The licensing model for WatchGuard Application Control is based on the number of users. WatchGuard Application Control also has licensing models with several features."

"Over the years, the costs have increased, especially since I cater to very small businesses."

"Its cost is okay. It is not too expensive, not too low. I would rate it a nine out of ten in terms of pricing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

12%

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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.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Application Control?

Based on the current market, everything looks good.

What needs improvement with Check Point Application Control?

At this time, Check Point Application control is the best on the market.

What do you like most about WatchGuard Application Control?

Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WatchGuard Application Control?

Over the years, the costs have increased, especially since I cater to very small businesses. While they comprehend the necessity of investing in network protection, these features have become relat...

What needs improvement with WatchGuard Application Control?

I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further.

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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

Organizations of all sizes rely on various applications for daily business operations, but how do you ensure only sanctioned applications are being used on your network? With WatchGuard Application Control, you have the power to limit application usage, and keep unproductive, inappropriate, and dangerous applications off your network.

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