AWS Security Hub vs Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Check Point Software Technologies are both solutions in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.6, while Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 5.8% mindshare in CSPM, compared to Check Point Software Technologies’s 3.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Check Point Software Technologies users who would recommend it.

AWS Security Hub

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90% willing to recommend

Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 24, 2024

Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP and AWS Security Hub are two popular options in cloud security management. AWS Security Hub has the upper hand with its superior feature set and integration capabilities, while Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP excels in pricing and customer service.

Features: Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP offers comprehensive threat intelligence, automated security measures, and real-time threat detection. AWS Security Hub provides seamless integration with other AWS services, comprehensive security management, and advanced monitoring capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP needs interface improvements, better compatibility with non-AWS services, and enhanced reporting features. AWS Security Hub could benefit from more customization options, faster support response times, and better documentation for new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is known for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. AWS Security Hub offers a smooth deployment experience for AWS users, but some feel the support could be quicker.

Pricing and ROI: Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is often seen as cost-effective with quicker ROI due to lower setup costs. AWS Security Hub, although more expensive upfront, offers long-term value with its comprehensive features, making it worthwhile for larger investments.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Security Hub

Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

14th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (7th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (5th)

Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP

Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (8th), Cloud and Data Center Security (9th), Container Security (6th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (6th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (5th), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (4th), Compliance Management (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category, the mindshare of AWS Security Hub is 5.8%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

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CobusFrey

Product Owner Global Cloud at Tyme

Apr 8, 2024

Not only does it easily integrate with third-party tools but also allows auto synchronization of logs

AWS Security Hub has advanced quite a bit over the last couple of years. The features are quite rich now. Before purchasing, one should develop an understanding of the product. I believe AWS Security Hub is one of the most friendly solutions for integration with third-party tools. I find the integration of AWS Security Hub to be the easiest with tools from Microsoft and a bit difficult with Google solutions. AWS Security Hub is compliant in many different ways. The development business I am part of is SOC compliant for AWS Security Hub, while the banks our organization works with have been PCI compliant for AWS Security Hub for three years. I would definitely recommend AWS Security Hub to others, yet I would also inquire about their purpose and knowledge of cloud solutions. If you know how to use AWS Security Hub, it can be a great solution to work with. The solution is more suitable for people working in the cloud instead of on-premises. I would rate AWS Security Hub a nine out of ten.

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Yokesh Mani

Deputy Manager at Computer Age Management Services Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 23, 2024

Easy to write custom rules and policies in the UI with limited coding knowledge

The user interface could be improved. Sometimes, the visibility is not immediately available for the environment. We have the native servers that come with the solutions, but we cannot see them in the Check Point log. Another issue is with the integrated file monitoring. It would make sense to have stuff like file integrity monitoring and malware scanning available within this module because we don't want to integrate another product. For example, let's say it's showing a process violation. It should be able to do some additional malware scanning in that particular bucket to get some additional information. I don't want to integrate with another third-party tool or go to the native server to check something. It would be helpful to have integrated monitoring and malware scanning for the file types. There are a few flaws with the security management portal where I have limited visibility into the workload protection features. There is no error visibility where I can see the communication and workflow between services. Some of the dashboards need to be fine-tuned if they are not customized. For example, I cannot customize anything on the effective risk management dashboard. Some of the information is not correct for my tenant. With respect to passwords and user management, there are no policies I can measure at the user level. If the user was created more than six months ago, you don't need to worry about that password or do anything like two-factor authentication associated with that user. They can still log in after six months or one year. It's also a challenge to use CloudGuard's agentless workload posture with AWS. An Azure storage is summed up with a CNAPP encryption by default. We tried onboarding this data, but the problem is the attachment is not done. After a few days, we identified that it was impossible to do the encryption detection. But CloudGuard's default rules say that this has to be encrypted. The AWS module says that we cannot access this volume with this encryption, so we cannot use an agentless workload posture with AWS because of this. It is a best practice to ensure that all the volumes are being encrypted. Without the encryption, how can I do this? It is a big challenge for CloudGuard.

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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

"AWS Security Hub can check your infrastructure against multiple compliance frameworks. You can turn on or off specific frameworks based on your needs."

"One of the most effective features of AWS Security Hub is the easy access to a dashboard with a ready-to-use security score."

"Very good at detection and providing real-time alerts."

"I find all of the features to be highly valuable."

"I like that AWS Security Hub currently has several good features, around four or five. The technical support for AWS Security Hub is also responsive."

"AWS Security Hub provides comprehensive alerts about potential compliance issues with CIS standards. The integration with third-party tools is another excellent feature. All our workloads are on AWS."

"AWS Security Hub has very good integration features. It allows for AWS native services integration, and it helps us to integrate some of the services outside of AWS. They have partners, such as Amazon Preferred Network Partners (APN). If you have different security tools around APN, we can integrate those findings with AWS Security Hub reducing the need to refer to different portals or different UIs. You can have AWS Security Hub act as a single common go-to dashboard."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the scanning of all the cloud environments and most of the compliances available in the cloud."

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"The CloudGuard for Cloud Intelligence tool has several significant features that provide security to our company."

"Cloud security posture management is the feature we've been using the longest."

"The system has deployed security tools to enhance effective investigations in the entire company networking system."

"The most valuable features of CloudGuard CNAPP are its compliance engine and auto-remediation features."

"It learns from behavior, attacks, management, detections, captures packets, real-time analysis, et cetera. It's generating knowledge from a variety of sources for an excellent analysis."

"Dome9 continues to be a major piece of our cloud security architecture and has given our senior leadership team a high degree of confidence in our ability to protect our cloud environment."

"The solution has intelligence that integrates with a range of threat intelligence feeds, including Check Point's ThreatCloud, to provide real-time intelligence on emerging threats."

"The various CNAPP modules have granted more visibility of our cloud applications to our system engineers and developers."

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Cons

"The solution lacks self-sufficiency."

"Many findings are too generic or irrelevant to the environment, which can lead to false positives."

"Security needs to be measured based on their own criteria. We can't add custom criteria specific to our organization. For example, having an S3 bucket publicly available might be flagged as a critical alert, but it might not be critical in a sandbox environment. So, it gets flagged as critical, which becomes a false positive. So, customization options and creating custom dashboards would be areas for improvement."

"From an improvement perspective, there is a need to add more compliance since, right now, AWS Security Hub only provides four to five compliances to control the tool."

"It's not user-friendly. Too much going on, too many unnecessary findings, not very visual. You can't do much compared to other similar tools that are cheaper and better."

"It is not flexible for multi-cloud environments."

"We need more granular-level customizations to enable or disable the rules in AWS Security Hub."

"AWS Security Hub should improve the time it takes to update. It takes a long period of time when updating. It can take 24 hours sometimes to update. Additionally, when integrating this solution with more security tools, takes time."

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"The software configurations theory is complicated, and without proper planning and a well-skilled technical team, it cannot perform its tasks properly."

"We have had some issues with the performance. In some cases, the performance of CloudGuard CNAPP is impacted. Particularly during the intensive security scans in high-traffic environments, there has been a performance impact."

"Reporting should have more options."

"You do need to pay extra in order to get better support."

"It should capture more information in metadata including communication detail. Also, Internal IP addresses should not be tracked as this might be having some compliance issues."

"Their service needs improvement."

"CloudGuard could be improved by including integration with vendors other than AWS, especially Azure, especially in permissions."

"One feature of the product that I would like to enhance is the possibility to connect to vulnerability management platforms so that the issues that emerge from the scans can then be ingested directly into the vulnerability management process."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS Security Hub's pricing is pretty reasonable."

"The price of AWS Security Hub is average compared to other solutions."

"AWS Security Hub is not an expensive tool. I would consider it to be a cheap solution. AWS Security Hub follows the PAYG pricing model, meaning you will have to pay for whatever you use."

"Security Hub is not an expensive solution."

"The price of the solution is not very competitive but it is reasonable."

"There are multiple subscription models, like yearly, monthly, and packaged."

"The pricing is fine. It is not an expensive tool."

"In the beginning, the price of Dome9 was cheap, whereas now it is not."

"The pricing is extremely competitive."

"We have the enterprise-level license and we renew it annually because it is worth the cost."

"From a pricing perspective, they are pretty expensive."

"The pricing of Check Point is very reasonable. Cisco is a very big brand, so the pricing is quite high. We want a solution that fits into our pocket and has all the features. They can improve the licensing model for small and mid-sized organizations. It suits large companies but not small and mid-sized organizations."

"The price is on the higher end."

"The license fee is high."

"Its pricing is competitive."

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Capture DB - they all use NoSQL db and hence solve the ad hoc query and 'go back in time' problem with current best of breed SIEM and DLP solutions that rely on real time analysis of incoming logs (and don't store them). This means deeper and quicker iterative threat analysis and assessment…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Azure Sentinel or AWS Security Hub?

We like that Azure Sentinel does not require as much maintenance as legacy SIEMs that are on-premises. Azure Sentinel is auto-scaling - you will not have to worry about performance impact, you will...

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What do you like most about AWS Security Hub?

The most valuable features of the solution are the scanning of all the cloud environments and most of the compliances available in the cloud.

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What needs improvement with AWS Security Hub?

AWS Security Hub could improve its guidance links to resolve findings related to multiple resources. The implementation of more guidance links could enhance issue resolution. Additionally, shorteni...

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What do you like most about Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management?

The visibility in our cloud environment is the most valuable feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management?

The price is on the higher end.

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What needs improvement with Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management?

We have concerns regarding the pricing and would appreciate seeing some improvements.

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Also Known As

SQRRL

Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management, Dome9, Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection, Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Overview

AWS Security Hub is a comprehensive security service that provides a centralized view of security alerts and compliance status across an AWS environment. It collects data from various AWS services, partner solutions, and AWS Marketplace products to provide a holistic view of security posture. With Security Hub, users can quickly identify and prioritize security issues, automate compliance checks, and streamline remediation efforts.

The service offers a range of features including continuous monitoring, threat intelligence integration, and customizable dashboards. It also provides automated insights and recommendations to help users improve their security posture. Security Hub integrates with other AWS services like Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Config, and AWS Macie to provide a unified security experience. Additionally, it supports integration with third-party security tools through its API, allowing users to leverage their existing security investments.

With its user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities, AWS Security Hub is a valuable tool for organizations looking to enhance their security and compliance posture in the cloud.

Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is a cloud-native application protection platform designed to secure your cloud environments and applications. By combining CSPM, CWPP, CSNS, and WAF capabilities, it provides a comprehensive solution to protect your cloud environment from a wide range of threats.

CloudGuard CNAPP delivers end-to-end cloud security, including workload protection, vulnerability management, and identity management, all while maintaining continuous compliance. It uses advanced AI to detect and prevent threats, offering protection for containers, serverless applications, and APIs. CloudGuard CNAPP also emphasizes simplifying security management, integrating directly with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP.

CloudGuard CNAPP provides customers with more context to drive actionable security and smarter prevention, from code-to-cloud, across the application lifecycle. More Context Means Actionable Security, Smarter Prevention. The primary components are:

Unified & Modular Platform - A single platform unifying SAST, CSPM, DSPM, CIEM, CWPP, WAF, and Cloud Detection and Response.
Continuous Cloud Security - Automatic enforcement of security requirements and internal policies from development to runtime.
Real-time Detection & Protection - Real-time incidents and vulnerability detection with a single-click or automated remediation.

What are the key features of CloudGuard CNAPP?

Workload Protection: Secures cloud-based workloads, including VMs, containers, and serverless functions, from vulnerabilities and attacks.
Posture Management: Continuously monitors cloud configurations and assets to ensure compliance with security standards and policies.
Threat Prevention: Uses AI-driven threat detection to block malware, ransomware, and zero-day exploits in real-time.
Compliance Automation: Automates compliance checks and ensures adherence to industry regulations, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.
Identity and Access Management (IAM) Protection: Secures identities by managing access policies and detecting misconfigurations in permissions.

What are the key benefits to consider?

Improved Cloud Visibility: Provides clear insights into cloud environments, assets, and workloads, helping teams detect misconfigurations and vulnerabilities early.
Risk Reduction: Threat prevention features help reduce the risk of breaches by identifying and blocking potential attacks before they can exploit system weaknesses.
Operational Efficiency: Automated compliance and posture management reduce the manual work needed to maintain security standards.
Multi-cloud Support: CloudGuard CNAPP integrates across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, streamlining security operations for hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.

Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP simplifies cloud security management with integrated protection and automation.

Sample Customers

Edmunds, Frame.io, GoDaddy, Realtor.com

Symantec, Citrix, Car and Driver, Virgin, Cloud Technology Partners

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