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We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP and Cisco Sourcefire SNORT based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The initial setup is easy and not complex at all.""The various CNAPP modules have granted more visibility of our cloud applications to our system engineers and developers.""The administration portal panel is very intuitive.""It offers advanced detection of threats that can harm data from the cloud database.""Overall, it provides good security.""I love the work involved in maintaining and scaling security services and configurations across multiple public clouds using this solution, versus using native native cloud security controls. It is so much better. The different cloud platforms all have their own way that they handle a lot of the stuff that Dome9 handles. Even within their platform, they are in a lot of disparate places, e.g., in AWS, there are five different tools. You have to jump between them to get the same information that you can just pull in automatically on Dome9, which is just one platform. We are using multiple platforms, so that makes it even more complicated and time consuming if you had to just rely on them to get all of your information. Whereas, it's all just summarized and put together on the Dome9 end.""The most valuable feature is the single dashboard that enables us to manage the entire cloud environment from one place.""The solution is scalable."

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"It is quite an intelligent product.""The most valuable feature is the visibility that we have across the virtual environment.""Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is easy to configure and the reporting is great. It's also very user-friendly.""The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically learn the traffic in our environment, and change the merit recommendations based on that.""The solution can be integrated with some network electors like Cisco Stealthwatch, Cisco ISE, and Active Directory to provide the client with authentication certificates.""The solution is stable.""The solution is rather easy to use.""Cisco technical support is unbeatable. It offers a premium service every time."

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Cons
"The platform would be significantly enhanced by incorporating data security management capabilities.""Compliance checks on cloud resources against various industry standards and compliance framework templates need to be improved.""I would like them to include support for their products in languages other than English.""Reporting should have more options.""Especially with cloud security, there's too much clutter on the screen and too many things going on.""The technical support could be better, but I do not know of any other needed improvements.""Integration could be improved.""In Dome9, there should be a policy validation option where we can validate the policy before we push it into production."

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"The customization of the rules can be simplified.""We are unhappy with technical support for this solution, and it is not as professional as what we typically expect from Cisco.""Integration with other components — even Cisco's own products — can be enhanced to improve administrative experience.""The cloud can be improved.""To be frank, the product is not really stable, although they're working on that. Whenever I go to the technical community with an issue, they will usually say that it is not there yet, but the technical team are working on it. The issues are not insolvable. I think they should just keep working on the product to make sure that the product can become very stable. The technical support is great. I appreciate that. We have a lot of communities supporting Firepower now, so you can find help for whatever issue you have.""The initial setup is a little difficult compared to other products in the market. It depends on the environment. If we are doing any migration, it might take months in a brown-field environment.""Performance needs improvement.""I would like to have analytics included in the suite."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "​They support either annual licensing or hourly. At the time of our last negotiation, it was either one or the other, you could not mix or match. I would have liked to mix/match. ​"
  • "I would advise taking into account the existing number of devices and add a forecast of the number of devices to be added in the coming year or two, to obtain better pricing."
  • "It is a very straightforward licensing model that is based on the number of assets you are discovering and managing with the solution."
  • "The licensing and costs are straightforward, as they have a baseline of 100 workloads (number of instances) within one license with no additional nor hidden charges. If you want to have 200 workloads under Dome9, then you need to take out two licenses for that. Also, it does not have any impact on cloud billing, as data is shared using the API call. This is well within the limit of free API calls provided by the cloud provider."
  • "I suggest that you pay attention to the product pricing because while there are no tricks, and the licensing model is transparent, the final numbers may surprise you."
  • "Right now, we have licenses on 500 machines, and they are not cheap."
  • "The pricing is tremendous and super cheap. It is shockingly cheap for what you get out of it. I am happy with that. I hope that doesn't get reported back and they increase the prices. I love the pricing and the licensing makes sense. It is just assets: The more stuff that you have, the more you pay."
  • "Licensing and costs are straightforward, as they have a baseline of 100 workloads within one license and no additional charges."
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  • "We have a three-year license for this solution."
  • "Licensing for this solution is paid on a yearly basis."
  • "I don't know the exact amount, but most of the time when I go to a company with a proposition, they will say, "This thing that you are selling is good, but it's expensive. Why don't you propose something like FortiGate, Check Point, or Palo Alto?" Cisco device are expensive compared to other devices."
  • "The cost is per port and can be expensive but it does include training and support for three years."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The visibility in our cloud environment is the most valuable feature.
    Top Answer:We have concerns regarding the pricing and would appreciate seeing some improvements.
    Top Answer:The product is inexpensive compared to leading brands such as Palo Alto or Fortinet.
    Top Answer:The product is inexpensive compared to leading brands such as Palo Alto or Fortinet. It is cheaper than Palo Alto and comparable to Fortinet. It also depends on Cisco’s discount. Sometimes it's… more »
    Top Answer:The solution has some stability issues. Also, it's complicated compared to other products like FortiGate.
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    Also Known As
    Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management, Dome9, Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection, Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence
    Sourcefire SNORT
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    Overview

    Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is a robust cloud security solution, offering comprehensive protection for cloud workloads and applications against cyberattacks. This platform encompasses cloud security posture management, threat prevention, and efficient incident response, providing organizations with a unified defense against threats. Key features include continuous visibility and remediation of misconfigurations, threat prevention through various techniques like intrusion prevention and malware detection, and rapid, cost-effective incident response. With CloudGuard CNAPP, you can safeguard cloud-native applications, cloud infrastructure, and sensitive data, enhancing your overall cloud security posture. This solution is a powerful asset for organizations seeking to fortify their cloud environments against a range of cyber threats.

    Snort is an open-source, rule-based, intrusion detection and prevention system. It combines the benefits of signature-, protocol-, and anomaly-based inspection methods to deliver flexible protection from malware attacks. Snort gained notoriety for being able to accurately detect threats at high speeds.

    Sample Customers
    Symantec, Citrix, Car and Driver, Virgin, Cloud Technology Partners
    CareCore, City of Biel, Dimension Data, LightEdge, Lone Star College System, National Rugby League, Port Aventura, Smart City Networks, Telecom Italia, The Department of Education in Western Australia
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Security Firm23%
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Cloud Provider8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Security Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company27%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Government9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise39%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is ranked 5th in Vulnerability Management with 60 reviews while Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is ranked 13th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 18 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is rated 8.6, while Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP writes "Threat intel integration provides us visibility in case any workload is communicating with suspicious or blacklisted IPs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT writes "An IPS solution for security and protection but lacks stability". Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is most compared with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, AWS GuardDuty, Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Qualys VMDR, whereas Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and Darktrace.

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