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

Find out in this report how the two Cloud and Data Center Security 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. VMware NSX Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"It offers security insights and recommendations to assist organizations in acting and remediating issues swiftly.""Good interface and visibility.""The administration portal panel is very intuitive.""The ability to drill down to individual hosts on an account and see which ones are affected is valuable.""The ability to integrate it with Microsoft Azure Sentinel allows us to validate the logs in an even more complex and meaningful way.""It presents a real-time database that is always updated.""It provides critical insights that enable the IT team to plan and launch smart investigations when there are security breaches.""Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP's initial configuration is very easy. It is plug-and-play. It also gives regular updates."

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"The security offered by VMware NSX is the most valuable, plus it's a feature-rich product that's straightforward to install and configure.""The initial setup was straightforward. It follows a certain structure and you won't miss a step. It's all on the same level, step by step.""The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the ability to set up virtual networking environments.""It is a stable solution...The solution's initial setup process was easy.""The initial setup was straightforward. You just have to click it and follow the manuals.""NSX has excellent security features like virtual firewalls. I also like the micro-segmentation features, which are useful for the virtual machines inside the servers.""The most valuable features are ease of use and user interface.""The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the ease of use and its user friendly. For example, it is simple to change the subnet masks."

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Cons
"Their service needs improvement.""The false positives can be annoying at times.""The guidelines to implement or to link with the clouds are not complete.""The reporting dashboard responds slowly, which leads to late report compilation.""The software configurations theory is complicated, and without proper planning and a well-skilled technical team, it cannot perform its tasks properly.""The technical support could be better, but I do not know of any other needed improvements.""The reporting has a lot of opportunities to continuously improve so that we can continue to show value.""Check Point must provide a multi-cloud facility where AWS, Azure, and GCP can seamlessly work together and display posture in an integrated manner."

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"We would like tenant segmentation available in future releases.""The training costs a minimum of $3,000, which is expensive and should be reduced.""Lacks integration with other solutions.""It could be cheaper!""It lacks full knowledge of physical side of the network topology.""It takes time to do the initial setup. It is a bit slow, which is surprising.""They could do more with cloud management.""The setup is complex and should be made easier."

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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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  • "Pricing and licensing could be improved as we are a government entity. Lower pricing could always help."
  • "We haven't had to hire a dedicated network engineer because NSX handles 90 percent of it. The reduced overhead in terms of managing networks has been the biggest plus."
  • "We have saved man-hours and decreased our security exposure."
  • "We can't go without NSX, so it's invaluable from this perspective."
  • "The solution is very expensive."
  • "The licensing fees are expensive and we pay on a yearly basis."
  • "It is an expensive product, but cheaper than some competing solutions."
  • "The price of this product is too high."
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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:There are some very major differences between both the Products and to name a few -Cisco ACI have physical network gear (9K Switches) where the Code runs in ACI Policy Mode & the UCS server where… more »
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    Top Answer:The product has valuable features for security and network extension.
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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.

    VMware NSX is a full-stack network and security virtualization platform that enables the virtual cloud network. NSX provides a software-defined process for networking that expands throughout cloud frameworks, data centers, and application structures. Users can join and secure applications within their container and multi-cloud infrastructure and their data center. With robust automated provisioning, the platform offers dynamic flexibility and scalability without compromising on network speed or agility.

    VMware NSX recreates the whole software network model so that users can create and deliver apps quickly and securely. Users can customize security policies and leverage IDS/IPS to block against lateral threats. These security policies can be managed throughout private and public clouds from one pane of glass, no matter where your applications run. By consolidating networking and security tasks into a unified platform, users can save up to one-third of their budget.

    VMware NSX Use Cases

    VMware NSX brings the operational model of a virtual machine to users’ data center networks and revolutionizes the foundations of network and security operations. There are a number of use cases, including:

    • Containers - Similar to VMs, users can offer unified, full-stack networking and security for microservices and containerized apps. This includes the ability to micro-segment, use container networking for Kubernetes, and offers complete visibility for microservices.
    • App Delivery - Users can deliver infrastructure as code while also accelerating app delivery with blueprints that can automate the management of security and networking resources.
    • Security - With zero-trust security in public and private cloud environments, users can reduce attacks, lock down critical apps, and design a logical DMZ in software.
    • Load Balancing - Users can update their data centers from legacy load balancers to software load balancers and SDN automation, creating savings of over 50%.
    • Multi-Cloud - Expand networking across clouds and streamline multi-cloud operations with multi-cloud use cases, including rapid workload mobility, seamless data center extension, and multi-DC pooling.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Through a policy-driven approach, VMware NSX provides VMware technologies to assist with network and security visualization in a unified solution. Users particularly like the distributed firewall and the management dashboard.

    Kolawole O., a systems engineer at a tech services company, writes, "NSX's stand-out function is the distributed firewall. The firewall system is just top-notch, and I haven't seen another solution like it."

    A head of business development and partners management at a comms service provider notes, "I really like the management dashboard, the tailor-made assurance, the telemetry, and the ease of integration with all other solutions of VMware, such as vSphere."

    Sample Customers
    Symantec, Citrix, Car and Driver, Virgin, Cloud Technology Partners
    City of Avondale, Lumeta, Kroll Ontrack, Heartland Payment Systems, Baystate Heallth, Exostar, Tribune Media, iGATE, NTT Communications, Synergent, California Natural Resources Agency, Bloomington Public Schools, Columbia Sportswear, Join Experience S.A, Schuberg Philis
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Cloud Provider8%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Security Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Retailer10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Small Business26%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise65%
    Buyer's Guide
    Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP vs. VMware NSX
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP vs. VMware NSX and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is ranked 7th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 60 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 93 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. 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 VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". 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 VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP vs. VMware NSX report.

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