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Check Point Application Control vs VMware Carbon Black App Control comparison

Check Point Software Technologies and VMware are both solutions in the Application Control category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8, while VMware is ranked #1 with an average rating of 10.0. Check Point Software Technologies holds a 7.1% mindshare in AC, compared to VMware’s 32.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Check Point Software Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VMware users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Check Point Application Control and VMware Carbon Black App Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Check Point Application Con...
Ranking in Application Control
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black App Con...
Ranking in Application Control
1st
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Check Point Application Control is 7.1%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black App Control is 32.2%, down from 34.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

AnkurSharma3 - PeerSpot reviewer
A cloud solution to block and protect networks with excellent support
When we open a ticket for a critical issue, we are immediately connected with a Level 3 support engineer via phone call within two minutes. There is no waiting list. The support is very swift and efficient, and they assign the best available engineer for critical issues, bypassing the L1, L2 and then L3.
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We can isolate problem machines and limit their access
We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access.  More than two years. I rate Carbon Black App Control 10 out of 10 for stability. I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability.…
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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

"It does not require a lot of work to be activated and used."
"The real-time monitoring and reporting functionalities provide visibility into application usage patterns and potential security incidents, enabling proactive responses to emerging threats."
"The most outstanding feature is the Check Point APK wiki."
"This platform has fully secured our applications with very powerful firewall security upgrades."
"We can combine Application Control with Identity Awareness and URL Filtering to create security policies for users/groups based on characteristics about security, productivity and network bandwidth."
"This solution is stable and we have not had any issues."
"It ensures that the health of each application can handle the set tasks and projects without any challenges."
"The most valuable feature of Check Point Application Control is VPN access and the ability to lock out sites we do not want users to have access. The reporting monitoring software in Check Point Application Control is fantastic. For example, log filtering is beneficial."
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"The effectiveness of application whitelisting is very good."
"The visibility is valuable."
"All the functions within VMware Carbon Black App Control are valuable."
"I use the console to check for threats and I find it to be very user-friendly."
"We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access."
"If any malicious activity, like VAT viruses, anything RNE, ZOD malware, or something similar, comes in we know that unless we approve it, it's going to be blocked."
"The visibility, reporting, and the ability to stop or prevent malicious or undesired applications from being installed are the most valuable features."
"The API integration is good."
 

Cons

"Check Point licenses are somewhat expensive."
"I think that the pricing for the Check Point products should be reconsidered - we found it to be quite expensive to purchase and to maintain (the licenses and the support services need to be prolonged regularly), or create some additional bundles of the software blades with significant discounts in addition to the current Next Generation Threat Prevention & SandBlast (NGTX) and Next Generation Threat Prevention (NGTP) offers."
"They are expensive products due to the fact that we have to buy blades for each solution that we want to integrate into our corporate."
"The learning curve for new users is challenging since the integrated data models are complicated."
"The whitelisting approach should only be on very specific applications. In which only a server should access a certain application and nothing else. If you miss something, you will have to always be investigating why it doesn't have access or why an application is not working."
"Check Point is a fairly complete security vendor, however we would like to have a better SLA for technical support issues."
"They need to improve the graphical interface."
"Usability needs to be improved."
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"The reporting is not good and needs to be improved."
"Another issue is that even sometimes if you approve, for example, Adobe as a publisher, you say any product or anything that's from Adobe has to run. It generally runs, but especially in a large environment and with a lot of users, sometimes, due to some certification validation issues or some other issue, it might stop the process from running. Genuine processes like Adobe and Chrome can get blocked. so that needs to be improved."
"I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex."
"Carbon Black does not use the database for identifying the file, the fields, or malware."
"Its setup is very complex, and it requires guidance from the support team, but it is well worth the effort."
"The solution should have overhead in keeping lists of applications that you want don't want to run."
"I would like to see the addition of some more features that are in other, similar solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The blade has its cost but you can take advantage of the license package to pay less for it."
"It's a bit expensive and it could be cheaper, but it's part of business politics."
"The price of Check Point Application Control is high. The support and ecosystem around the solution are expensive."
"Check Point Application Control is expensive. The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"I think application control has become a basic feature and it should be enabled automatically, without having to purchase a separate license for it."
"Its price is reasonable and what is expected for these types of products."
"We pay a fee for support, which is renewed annually."
"The pricing for this product is competitive and our customers who told us that often, Carbon Back is the cheaper solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Security Firm
10%
Government
10%
Educational Organization
56%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Application Control?
It has many important features that have greatly helped the company and the IT department.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Application Control?
Based on the current market, everything looks good.
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What needs improvement with Check Point Application Control?
At this time, Check Point Application control is the best on the market.
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What do you like most about VMware Carbon Black App Control?
We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Carbon Black App Control?
Carbon Black App Control is expensive.
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What needs improvement with VMware Carbon Black App Control?
The solution should have overhead in keeping lists of applications that you want don't want to run.
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Also Known As

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CB Protection, Carbon Black CB Protection
 

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Overview



Check Point Application Control provides the industry’s strongest application security and identity control to organizations of all sizes. It enables IT teams to easily create granular policies, based on users or groups, to identify, block or limit usage of thousands of Web applications and widgets.

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Carbon Black is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 3,700 customers globally, including 33 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has a strong heritage of innovative technology leadership in multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform - the Cb Predictive Security Cloud - Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise, or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

 

Sample Customers

SEB, Luma Arles, Terma, Aerospace, Midwest Rubber
Kaas Tailored, Core-Mark, Indeed, Hologic, Landmark Credit Union, Project Worldwide
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