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| Product | Palo Alto VM-Series View product | Check Point CloudGuard Network Security by Check Point View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Palo Alto VM-Series is a virtual next-generation firewall for cloud migration protection and public cloud perimeter defense. See features and Firewall alternatives. | 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. |
| Product type | Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) | Cloud Network Firewall & Threat Prevention |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, Telecom | Banking, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Cross-industry, Finance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisors | Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Private Cloud |
| Data residency | Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data center | Customer cloud region dependent |
| 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 | VMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCPOCI | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOracle CloudVMware NSX |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | PCI-DSSHIPAASOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMP compatible |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXi/NSXNutanixTerraformPanorama | AWS Transit GatewayAzure Virtual WANGCP Cloud RouterVMware NSXSplunk |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareGovernmentTelecom | BankingGovernmentHealthcareTelecommunicationsCross-industryFinance |
| Regions | Global | GlobalMulti-cloud regions |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Palo Alto Networks | Check Point |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Company size | 15,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 2005 | 1993 |
Overview
What it is
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.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.Product type
Palo Alto VM-Series
Virtual Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Cloud Network Firewall & Threat PreventionBest for
Palo Alto VM-Series
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Government, TelecomCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Banking, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Cross-industry, FinancePricing
Pricing model
Palo Alto VM-Series
Contact VendorCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Contact VendorFree trial
Palo Alto VM-Series
Free trial: yesCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Palo Alto VM-Series
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Deployment details
Palo Alto VM-Series
Virtual appliance; Public cloud; Private cloud; Virtual appliance deployable across public clouds and private hypervisorsCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Private CloudData residency
Palo Alto VM-Series
Deployed directly inside customer cloud VPC/VNet or private data centerCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Customer cloud region dependentKey features
What it offers
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
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
Platform & access
API access
Palo Alto VM-Series
API access: yesCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Palo Alto VM-Series
SSO: yesCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Palo Alto VM-Series
RBAC: yesCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Palo Alto VM-Series
Multi-tenant: yesCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Palo Alto VM-Series
Mobile app: noCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Palo Alto VM-Series
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Compliance
Palo Alto VM-Series
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Palo Alto VM-Series
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Industries
Palo Alto VM-Series
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Regions
Palo Alto VM-Series
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Vendor
Company
Palo Alto VM-Series
Palo Alto NetworksCheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Check PointHeadquarters
Palo Alto VM-Series
Santa Clara, California, USACheck Point CloudGuard Network Security
Tel Aviv, IsraelCompany size
Palo Alto VM-Series
15,000+Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
5,000+Founded
Palo Alto VM-Series
2005Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
1993