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Check Point CloudGuard Code Security vs McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare
Sponsored
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
CDN (1st), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (1st), Managed DNS (1st), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (12th)
Check Point CloudGuard Code...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (12th), DevSecOps (7th)
McAfee Total Protection for...
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (25th)
 

Featured Reviews

Carlos Alam Hernandez Baruch - PeerSpot reviewer
Fast and secure deployments simplify operations for government and fintech clients
It is a fast and secure DNS. It is very easy to deploy, and my customers are happy with this tool. Additionally, the CDN performance in Mexico is excellent, providing fast service and tools. It offers reliability during high-traffic periods, ensuring no impact on the environment. It helps my clients avoid using on-premise boxes, simplifying operations as they only use the prices on Cloudflare.
Mamadou Fallou Diagne - PeerSpot reviewer
Management team gains substantial protection while navigating ongoing configuration challenges
The most valuable features of Check Point CloudGuard Code Security include our approach to manage it via the management we have on-premises, and we also deploy the same extension management of CloudGuard to manage all the virtual systems on Azure. We effectively use artificial intelligence with Check Point CloudGuard Code Security, as we have teams that work with AI and we frequently manage our firewalls using AI along with the CloudGuard and all virtual systems.
Kamal Abdelrahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Has provided strong data protection capabilities while offering valuable policy customization options
I find unique value in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention specifically in controlling the application from a DLP perspective; when a computer downloads a package, you can understand where it downloaded this package from, and you can create a policy regarding the source of the download. This is actually an important and valuable feature, specifically in enterprises where they download, upload, and export critical reports from their business applications. I appreciate the customized policy features in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention because we didn't find these features in other competing applications. This may be a requirement from business customers who have important or critical applications; they expect to understand that these are critical files because this is a critical application. This cannot be done although we are with Trellix or McAfee solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution automatically detects and responds to certain types of traffic based on geolocation."
"The most valuable features of the solution are performance and security."
"The most valuable feature is the web application firewall."
"The most valuable feature is its usability."
"Cloudflare is a security SaaS provider that provides security and protects us from any application layer attack."
"There are key things that are used for our enterprise customers, such as Lambda and DNS."
"Smaller businesses have seen great ROI due to the low investment and strong performance."
"We're using dynamic components to build flexible pages to create and manage Git merge requests for code and reviews."
"Having a cloud detection response helps to very quickly identify security threats in our environment."
"I can recommend Check Point CloudGuard Code Security to other organizations as it is a good platform to protect our organization."
"Its fastest and most outstanding characteristic is ensuring a development line that will not lead to applying applications or code development."
"The implementation of this tool for security management and control is very simple."
"Check Point CloudGuard Code Security helps to improve the code security of our company, generating rapid and complete assessments to be able to make decisions for improvements."
"We have had a number of real events where developers accidentally made commits of API keys, and we were able to detect and begin response actions in minutes. We had the API key revoked in less than five minutes in such events."
"We have a strong sense of security assurance when utilizing CloudGuard, as it consistently delivers outstanding protection capabilities."
"It helped us to reduce vulnerabilities."
"The administrative capabilities and the interface make this product accessible and easy to use."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is a very stable product."
"The interface showcases threat incidents very well."
"I am impressed with the tool's firewalls and web protection."
"It can scale."
"The solution is stable."
"This solution has a rich set of policies."
"The most valuable feature right now is the user control."
 

Cons

"Cloudflare doesn't have a reverse lookup. We can only do a DNS lookup to get the IP address from the hostname. It doesn't work if you want to look up the hostname from an IPA address."
"There should be a specific price list for enterprise-level customers."
"Cloudflare does not have an on-premise solution. If they had different approaches they could be better suited to accommodate more customers, such as on-premise and hybrid deployments. For example, hybrid deployments would be useful where you could move the traffic from the enterprise to the cloud."
"Support response time could be improved."
"If they improve on the placement of their data centers, it would be better. I'm living in a remote area. I would like to connect to them without any kind of lag."
"The Cloudflare load balancing capability hasn't really helped in enhancing my website's uptime and resiliency because we don't really get that much traffic; it's mostly remote users, and web hosting is done by a web hosting service."
"There are some issues with the CDN services."
"Cloudflare's console should be made more user-friendly."
"There needs to be better security around API integration."
"They could include web functionalities such as sandboxing."
"It is generally difficult to find documentation about the product, and there is relatively little to find."
"This is a highly technical solution for users who do not have security experience. It requires specialized knowledge of configurations to use it correctly."
"We need to have many of the baselines or development guides providing less complex writing or development."
"I would like this solution to be extended to cellular devices or tablets."
"Some challenges with Check Point CloudGuard Code Security include that we noticed FortiGate is much more efficient on AWS, and our team prefers to deploy FortiGate there instead of CloudGuard due to the management challenges on the cloud."
"I am satisfied with the performance and results enhanced by this product since we deployed it."
"I would like the solution to improve the AI features for anti-virus detection. I also want the software to include a tool for malware detection."
"We have a shortage in integration capabilities with DRM solutions, such as Seclore, while it had been working before."
"The solution takes up too much CPU and memory."
"Technical support doesn't really offer fast response times."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"When this solution is used it requires a lot of administration because the users can have difficulties using it and require assistance. The administrators are continuously modifying the policies for the users. Technical support will be used frequently."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention needs to improve the resources it uses for CPU and RAM."
"The product uses a lot of resources and because of this it is not always a good solution for every situation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a premium model. You can start at zero and work your way up to the enterprise model, which has a very high pricing level."
"We don't have any issues with the price."
"Cloudflare's pricing is not much higher and is good for middle-level organizations."
"The solution is expensive when compared to other products but offers unlimited bandwidth."
"The solution has many features but there are ones that you need to pay for. Sometimes you have to find out which is available for free and which you have to pay for."
"The price is reasonable."
"The product's pricing is minimal compared to other products."
"The cost primarily depends on the size of the organization."
"It is extremely affordable and high value for cost."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"I'm paying the license for McAfee Total Protection yearly. It could be cheaper, but it's fine."
"The price is high for this type of product."
"If the client purchases the entire suite of McAfee Endpoint, the license is included."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is expensive."
"It's not a cheap option."
"There is an annual license to use this solution."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Retailer
8%
Non Profit
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Cloudflare. We are moving from Akamai prolexic to Cloudflare. Cloudflare anycast network outperforms Akamai static GR...
Which would you choose - Cloudflare DNS or Quad9?
Cloudflare DNS is a very fast, very reliable public DNS resolver. It is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service...
What do you like most about Cloudflare?
Cloudflare offers CDN and DDoS protection. We have the front end, API, and database in how you structure applications.
What do you like most about Spectral?
We have had a number of real events where developers accidentally made commits of API keys, and we were able to detec...
What needs improvement with Spectral?
There are still areas for improvement with Check Point CloudGuard Code Security. All the features we have on the fire...
What do you like most about McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?
The tool focuses on endpoints rather than networks. Endpoints cover everything. It wouldn't be possible to steal conf...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?
I rate the pricing for McAfee as competitive compared to other companies; they are in the same range, not a cheap pro...
What needs improvement with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?
I see enhancement in reporting for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention as a potential area of improvemen...
 

Also Known As

Cloudflare DNS
Spectral
McAfee Total Protection for Data, McAfee Total Protection for DLP, Total Protection for Data, Intel Security Total Protection for Data
 

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