Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs Juniper Mist Edge comparison

Check Point Software Technologies and Juniper are both solutions in the WAN Edge category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while Juniper is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 2.6% mindshare in WE, compared to Juniper’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Juniper users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

The competing products, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security and Juniper Mist Edge, are evaluated based on specific user feedback metrics. Users are generally happier with the pricing and support of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security, though Juniper Mist Edge stands out for its feature set and considered worth its price by users.

Features: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is praised for its robust threat prevention, ease of integration, and scalability. Juniper Mist Edge, on the other hand, receives high marks for its AI-driven automation and detailed analytics. Though both products feature strong security capabilities, Juniper Mist Edge's AI features give it a slight advantage.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest that Check Point CloudGuard Network Security could enhance its reporting capabilities and offer a more intuitive setup process. For Juniper Mist Edge, feedback indicates a need for better documentation and more advanced customization options. While both products have areas for enhancement, Juniper Mist Edge faces more feedback regarding needed improvements in configurability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is noted for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support. By contrast, Juniper Mist Edge requires a more complex setup but benefits from extensive and supportive customer service. Though both products offer solid customer service, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is easier to deploy, making it more user-friendly for new adopters.

Pricing and ROI: Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers competitive pricing with a notable return on investment, as highlighted by user reviews. Juniper Mist Edge, while slightly higher in cost, is considered by users to provide a significant ROI due to its advanced features and AI capabilities. Despite the higher cost, Juniper Mist Edge's ROI justifies the investment according to user feedback.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Check Point CloudGuard Netw...

Ranking in WAN Edge

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

161

Ranking in other categories

Firewalls (8th), Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (1st), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (3rd), Cloud and Data Center Security (4th), Unified Threat Management (UTM) (3rd)

Juniper Mist Edge

Ranking in WAN Edge

14th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the WAN Edge category, the mindshare of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is 2.6%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper Mist Edge is 1.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

WAN Edge Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security	2.6%
Juniper Mist Edge	1.9%
Other	95.5%

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Martin Raška

Senior Security Engineer & Instructor at Arrow Electronics

Unification of security features strengthens network protection

The overall network security is good. It's big-picture, all in one bundle. It's valuable to have everything in one place instead of spreading across different products. Unified security management positively affects a company's security operations. They have one unified view of the security. I can connect multiple gateways to the management and have it in one place. I can have reporting and views in a single pane of glass on the consolidated platform. It's easy to use. The management is the best on the market. It's very easy to work with, read, understand, and navigate. It helps increase our customer's security posture. We can see in some cases CloudGuard improves our customers' posture overall.

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Chinedu Onwurah

Global Juniper Presales Engineer at Westcon-Comstor

Has simplified infrastructure management through on-site data and control plane termination

The most valuable features of Juniper Mist Edge include the ability to terminate the data plane and the control plane on-site for privacy purposes. For those that don't want the management of their either wireless or wired infrastructure to be done in the cloud, Juniper Mist Edge helps to solve that problem. AI-generated features in Juniper Mist Edge help to optimize network operations as AI is everything. It helps to simplify the management of infrastructure, assists in root cause analysis and identification of issues and resolution of those issues, and aids in what we call premium analytics to analyze what has gone wrong or the events on-site, providing feedback that would help to make some business-critical decisions. Anomaly detection in Juniper Mist Edge is beneficial, as when talking about AI, that's just it. Anomaly detection helps when things are not going the way they were designed or planned to work. Juniper Mist Edge also helps to detect that and assists in resolving the issue.

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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

"We consolidated from three management consoles and three clusters to only one, which is a big improvement."

"We have found the overall functionality of the product to be exactly similar to the physical product. The one good advantage is that it is cloud-based and can be deployed either as a part of a scale set or one can shut down the virtual machine and adjust the physical parameters of the virtual machine easily and bring it right back up."

"Some retail customers find the scale-up and scale-down features valuable, particularly with scale sets. This is useful for handling increased loads on devices and utilizing firewalls, similar to on-premises setups with active standby configurations."

"The most valuable feature of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is the increased mail protection including spam."

"It gives us all-encompassing security and overview. Previously, we did not have any kind of overview of what was happening with the network."

"The comprehensiveness of the CloudGuard’s threat prevention security is great, especially once they integrate Dome9 in the whole thing. That really ties the whole thing together, so you can tie your entire cloud environment together into one central location, which is nice. Previously, we had three or four different tools that we were trying to leverage to do the same stuff that we are able to do with CloudGuard."

"Check Point is one of the few solutions that pay attention to cloud security. Many others mostly focus on providing on-premises solutions."

"The solution has been quite stable."

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"AI-generated features in Juniper Mist Edge help to optimize network operations as AI is everything; it helps to simplify the management of infrastructure, assists in root cause analysis and identification of issues and resolution of those issues, and aids in what we call premium analytics to analyze what has gone wrong or the events on-site, providing feedback that would help to make some business-critical decisions."

"Juniper Mist Edge provides better support for medium-sized businesses."

"The most valuable aspect of Mist Edge lies in its ability to provide comprehensive visibility into all network packets."

"Juniper is a remote and AI-enhanced product."

"Juniper Mist Edge is valuable for its ability to troubleshoot and configure more things compared to Meraki."

"Juniper's technical support is highly responsive."

"The visibility of the information that's available about APs through their cloud portal and some of the AI features are most valuable."

Cons

"There may be some latency."

"We miss full blade support for all blades that are compatible with the cluster. Especially notable is the lack of support for Identity Awareness in active standby environments for customers. In our setup, transitioning to Connective clusters would be preferable for maintaining connections during failover situations."

"We are having issues with updatable objects in the Scale Set solution. It needs to be fixed by Check Point."

"VPN troubleshooting can certainly be improved."

"The pricing could always be reduced."

"Despite using it for a long time, there are always new features. For example, just last week, I discovered a new feature that had been in the software for years yet it was not visible due to its placement behind multiple menus. Teaching sessions would be beneficial, yet it is our responsibility to learn, so we cannot entirely rely on Check Point."

"I would like to see more focus on east-west traffic inspection and AWS."

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"I think there is a need to improve the virtual edition or the virtual platform of Juniper Mist Edge, as I know that it was discontinued."

"Juniper Mist Edge can sometimes have a delay in information updating."

"The product needs an update, particularly in price, as it deters many customers, including myself, from using it despite its convenience and effectiveness."

"Juniper Mist Edge can sometimes have a delay in information updating, which could be improved."

"The one area that we're specifically looking into is their outdoor APs. The development of their outdoor APs is lagging as compared to their internal APs."

"I experience a lot of stability issues, so the rating is eight out of ten."

"I would like to see improvements in ensuring government compliance for Mist Edge."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licesning has some good features. For example, the scaling feature is free of charge, allowing multiple scale-ups and scale-downs over a two-week period, which is pretty good."

"It is not expensive."

"It's not very expensive. It isn't very cheap either. Its price is okay. It depends on how much money you have. It might be expensive for some companies. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"CloudGuard Network Security is not too cheap."

"It is the most expensive part of the product. There is a lot of room for improvement. Security comes with a price, but it is still a big chunk just for the service."

"When customers compare it with Sophos or any other products, the price is on the higher side."

"They're a little high in price. The price could be lower."

"Pricing of CloudGuard is pretty fair when you have a single account. It's comparable with other cloud providers. But for our use case, it got really pricey when we had to deploy multiple CloudGuards on multiple accounts in different regions, because you can't have CloudGuard protecting multiple regions. That's the big thing."

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"I believe we're getting some good discounts. We're paying less than $500 per AP. I don't know the annual maintenance cost."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

11%

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Small Business	67
Midsize Enterprise	40
Large Enterprise	76

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

The tool's most valuable feature is its management console.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

Although I do not know much about the pricing or setup costs, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is very cost-effective. If you want to secure your organization completely from all ends agains...

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What needs improvement with Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security could be improved with faster policy propagation across large multi-cloud environments and more intuitive dashboards for complex rule sets.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Mist Edge?

Regarding cost, Juniper Mist Edge is very competitive.

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What needs improvement with Juniper Mist Edge?

I can't think of any weak points that should be improved in Juniper Mist Edge at this moment. At this point, there is nothing that I believe should be improved on, at least for now. However, I thin...

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What is your primary use case for Juniper Mist Edge?

My customers' main use cases for Juniper Mist Edge include those who want to replace their wireless LAN controller with an on-premise wireless LAN controller, which is what Juniper Mist Edge can do...

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Also Known As

CloudGuard IaaS, Check Point vSEC, CloudGuard IaaS, Check Point Virtual Systems, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

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Overview

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers centralized management, robust threat prevention, and seamless integration with major public clouds, ensuring consistent security for cloud and on-premises environments. It combines ease of use with flexibility across diverse IT infrastructure.

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security provides comprehensive protection for IT infrastructures in AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments. It ensures firewall security, managing traffic and securing cloud infrastructures while maintaining network protection and compliance enforcement. Organizations benefit from its centralized security governance, enhanced visibility, and threat prevention for both perimeter and internal security. It offers seamless integration with leading cloud platforms, allowing for efficient deployment and scalability, aligning with modern cloud requirements.

What are the key features of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

Ease of Setup and Use: Provides a user-friendly setup process and intuitive operation.
Robust Threat Prevention: Offers advanced capabilities to safeguard against potential threats.
Auto-Scaling: Adjusts resources dynamically to meet demand without manual intervention.
Centralized Management: Ensures uniform security policies across cloud and on-premises environments.
Integration with Major Public Clouds: Seamlessly works with AWS, Azure, and other leading platforms.
Intuitive ACL Menu: Simplifies access control list management with an easy-to-navigate interface.
Customizable Policy Options: Allows for personalized security settings suited to specific requirements.

What benefits should companies look for in Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

Enhanced Operational Efficiency: Through automation and comprehensive reporting, organizations streamline operations.
Consistent Security Management: Offers uniform policies across different environments, reducing complexity.
Improved Threat Detection: Increases the ability to identify and respond to threats quickly.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing or changing infrastructure needs without compromising security.

In industries such as finance, healthcare, and tech, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is vital for protecting sensitive data, managing compliance, and safeguarding daily operations. Its robust integration capabilities support diverse infrastructure setups, assisting companies in maintaining high-security standards efficiently.

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Juniper Mist Edge extends our microservices architecture to the campus, bringing agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge. The Juniper Mist Edge uses the Juniper Mist Cloud and its distributed software architecture for scalable and resilient operations, management, troubleshooting, and analytics — all without the need for legacy wireless controllers.

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