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We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP and Kubernetes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP vs. Kubernetes Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The user interface is responsive and quite intuitive; when selecting an object it automatically shows the relevant actions.""The reporting is quite good. It is the most powerful aspect of this solution.""The identification of misconfigurations, maintenance of compliance in a centralized way, and visibility across all the multi-cloud tenants are the key functionalities.""I can take proactive actions based on an alert without having to interact with the platform directly.""This solution provides threat prevention and detection of anomalies automatically and investigates the activity of each one of them.""The automatic learning and an AI engine help to find more modern vulnerability problems.""Dome9 has improved our organization; we have a centralized view of all of our assets, our visible assets our ECs, our inventories. And then all the policies are centralized, and it is easier to manage because everything is one component console.""The solution offers an excellent price, benefit, and installation relationship."

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"The scalability seems quite good.""The most valuable feature is the support for Docker containers.""The most valuable features of Kubernetes have been autoscaling and its resilience mechanisms.""The most valuable features of Kubernetes are the integration with Docker and there is plenty of documentation available. We work with Docker as a container, and it is more integrated with Docker than VMware Tanzu.""This solution is cost effective and fast. We are able to use Kubernetes to orchestrate hundreds of container images which has been a major benefit.""The implementation, and the way that they can, with a few clicks, load hundreds of machines without any trouble is very useful.""The most valuable feature is the Zero Touch Operations, which involves a new way of performing operations and support. We do not have to do maintenance, the operations are very simple.""There's a lot of community support if you need to get help."

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Cons
"Integration could be improved.""I would like to see tighter integration with other compliance tools, like Chef Compliance, in addition to Inspector.""The tool has a lot of potential, but today, it lacks a lot of Scripts/Bots for Azure.""I would like an interface more adapted to cell phones or tablets.""Addressing the large amount of compliance information and benchmarks we need to observe, the tools are becoming our goto dashboards.""In general, for the product to be successful, they need to improve security, and configuration detection.""The support must be more effective.""I'd like to see more advanced encryption for local features, which is not present right now."

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"Overall, it's very powerful, but there are also a lot of complexities to manage.""The front end is very rudimentary.""There is not a large ecosystem surrounding Kubernetes, making it difficult to identify the right problem due to the vast number of solutions.""The configuration is a bit complicated.""There are features in Google Cloud or AWS that aren't in Azure. They need to implement a couple more tools in Azure.""The management needs to be improved.""The solution can be quite complex for many users.""Currently has a very minimal UI for certain things."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "​They support either annual licensing or hourly. At the time of our last negotiation, it was either one or the other, you could not mix or match. I would have liked to mix/match. ​"
  • "I would advise taking into account the existing number of devices and add a forecast of the number of devices to be added in the coming year or two, to obtain better pricing."
  • "It is a very straightforward licensing model that is based on the number of assets you are discovering and managing with the solution."
  • "The licensing and costs are straightforward, as they have a baseline of 100 workloads (number of instances) within one license with no additional nor hidden charges. If you want to have 200 workloads under Dome9, then you need to take out two licenses for that. Also, it does not have any impact on cloud billing, as data is shared using the API call. This is well within the limit of free API calls provided by the cloud provider."
  • "I suggest that you pay attention to the product pricing because while there are no tricks, and the licensing model is transparent, the final numbers may surprise you."
  • "Right now, we have licenses on 500 machines, and they are not cheap."
  • "The pricing is tremendous and super cheap. It is shockingly cheap for what you get out of it. I am happy with that. I hope that doesn't get reported back and they increase the prices. I love the pricing and the licensing makes sense. It is just assets: The more stuff that you have, the more you pay."
  • "Licensing and costs are straightforward, as they have a baseline of 100 workloads within one license and no additional charges."
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  • "The management layer is free, which is perfect. You don't need to pay money for the management layer, but in AWS develop service, you need to pay. I think it is €75 per month for the management layer. It is free here, so you can have as many Kubernetes clusters as you need. You are paying just for the workload, that is, for the machine, CPU, memory, and everything."
  • "Kubernetes is open-source."
  • "The solution is affordable."
  • "Kubernetes is open source. But we have to manage Kubernetes as a team, and the overhead is a bit high. Compared with the platforms like Cloud Foundry, which has a much less operational overhead. Kubernetes, I have to manage the code, and I have to hire the developers. If someone has a product, a developer should know exactly what he's writing or high availability, and all those things may differ the costs."
  • "There are no licensing fees."
  • "There is no licensing fee."
  • "In addition to Kubernetes, you have to pay for support."
  • "The solution requires a license to use it."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The visibility in our cloud environment is the most valuable feature.
    Top Answer:We have concerns regarding the pricing and would appreciate seeing some improvements.
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of Kubernetes have been autoscaling and its resilience mechanisms.
    Top Answer:Microsoft provides reasonable costs for Kubernetes.
    Top Answer:The platform could be more convenient to use. While the Kubernetes CLI is powerful, the interface needs to be improved. The users often navigate between various third-party IDEs. Thus, a more… more »
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    Also Known As
    Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management, Dome9, Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection, Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence
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    Overview

    Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is a robust cloud security solution, offering comprehensive protection for cloud workloads and applications against cyberattacks. This platform encompasses cloud security posture management, threat prevention, and efficient incident response, providing organizations with a unified defense against threats. Key features include continuous visibility and remediation of misconfigurations, threat prevention through various techniques like intrusion prevention and malware detection, and rapid, cost-effective incident response. With CloudGuard CNAPP, you can safeguard cloud-native applications, cloud infrastructure, and sensitive data, enhancing your overall cloud security posture. This solution is a powerful asset for organizations seeking to fortify their cloud environments against a range of cyber threats.

    Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
    It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes builds upon 15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google, combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community.

    Sample Customers
    Symantec, Citrix, Car and Driver, Virgin, Cloud Technology Partners
    China unicom, NetEase Cloud, Nav, AppDirect
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Security Firm22%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Cloud Solution Provider8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Security Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Retailer12%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise44%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise63%
    Buyer's Guide
    Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP vs. Kubernetes
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP vs. Kubernetes and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    769,599 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is ranked 6th in Container Management with 63 reviews while Kubernetes is ranked 4th in Container Management with 67 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is rated 8.6, while Kubernetes is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP writes "Threat intel integration provides us visibility in case any workload is communicating with suspicious or blacklisted IPs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kubernetes writes "Container orchestrator that deploys our machine learning solutions". Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is most compared with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, AWS GuardDuty, Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Qualys VMDR, whereas Kubernetes is most compared with VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Amazon EKS, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE, Google Kubernetes Engine and OpenShift Container Platform. See our Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP vs. Kubernetes report.

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