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| Product | Check Point CloudGuard Network Security by Check Point View product | Palo Alto VM-Series View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does Check Point CloudGuard Network Security do? It covers IPS. See typical use cases, cloud, appliance or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals. | Palo Alto VM-Series is a virtual next-generation firewall for cloud migration protection and public cloud perimeter defense. See features and Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud Network Firewall & Threat Prevention | Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) |
| Best for | Banking, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Cross-industry, Finance | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, Telecom |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybrid | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Private Cloud | Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisors |
| Data residency | Customer cloud region dependent | Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data center |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOracle CloudVMware NSX | VMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCPOCI |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSHIPAASOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMP compatible | FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWS Transit GatewayAzure Virtual WANGCP Cloud RouterVMware NSXSplunk | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXi/NSXNutanixTerraformPanorama |
| Industries | BankingGovernmentHealthcareTelecommunicationsCross-industryFinance | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareGovernmentTelecom |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-cloud regions | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Check Point | Palo Alto Networks |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 15,000+ |
| Founded | 1993 | 2005 |
Overview
What it is
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
What does Check Point CloudGuard Network Security do? It covers IPS. See typical use cases, cloud, appliance or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.Palo Alto VM-Series
Palo Alto VM-Series is a virtual next-generation firewall for cloud migration protection and public cloud perimeter defense. See features and Firewall alternatives.Product type
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Cloud Network Firewall & Threat PreventionPalo Alto VM-Series
Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)Best for
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Banking, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Cross-industry, FinancePalo Alto VM-Series
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Contact VendorPalo Alto VM-Series
Contact VendorFree trial
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Free trial: yesPalo Alto VM-Series
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Palo Alto VM-Series
Deployment details
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Private CloudPalo Alto VM-Series
Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisorsData residency
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Customer cloud region dependentPalo Alto VM-Series
Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data centerKey features
What it offers
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
- Layer 7 deep packet inspection
- SandBlast threat emulation
- Dynamic cloud tags
- Autoscaling gateways
- IPS
- SSL/TLS inspection
- Transit network security
- Cloud perimeter security
Palo Alto VM-Series
- Virtualized PAN-OS architecture
- App-ID application inspection
- Automated cloud autoscaling
- Hypervisor native integration
- Microsegmentation between VMs
- Infrastructure-as-code deployment (Terraform)
- WildFire integration
- Public cloud perimeter defense
Platform & access
API access
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
API access: yesPalo Alto VM-Series
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
SSO: yesPalo Alto VM-Series
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
RBAC: yesPalo Alto VM-Series
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Multi-tenant: yesPalo Alto VM-Series
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Mobile app: noPalo Alto VM-Series
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Palo Alto VM-Series
Compliance
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Palo Alto VM-Series
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Palo Alto VM-Series
Industries
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Palo Alto VM-Series
Regions
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Palo Alto VM-Series
Vendor
Company
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Check PointPalo Alto VM-Series
Palo Alto NetworksHeadquarters
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Tel Aviv, IsraelPalo Alto VM-Series
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
5,000+Palo Alto VM-Series
15,000+Founded
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
1993Palo Alto VM-Series
2005