Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security) comparison

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs. Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security)

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

6.4

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation saves time and costs while enhancing security, providing threat intelligence, and improving risk reduction.

Sentiment score

7.2

Organizations enhance operational efficiency and security with Check Point Cloud Firewall, noting cost savings, scalability, and reduced personnel needs.

I have not seen a return on investment in terms of specific metrics like time saved or reduced risk, but I can say that reduced risk is significant.

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Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

The value lies in maintaining operational integrity with zero downtime or incidents, facilitating secure, ongoing business operations.

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Cybersecurity consultant at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Implementing CloudGuard has resulted in an excellent return on investment over one hundred percent ROI.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

The unified policy is comprehensive and helps me to create firewall policies that are shared across all our facilities and plants.

Daniel Sander

System engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.0

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation's customer service is fast and knowledgeable, though wait times vary and documentation needs improvement.

Sentiment score

7.1

Check Point Cloud Firewall support is knowledgeable and responsive, though some users note delays and regional differences.

The response is very fast.

Irton Medina

Cybersecurity at Embracon

The customer support for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is amazing.

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CISO at Paschoalotto Serviços Financeiros

They usually respond quite fast, and they are very knowledgeable about what they do.

Dimitris Baziotopoulos

Network security engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We had an endless loop of emails trying to fix this, and the suggestion was to reinstall the gateway and do it from scratch, which was not an option at that point because it would leave that specific location without access.

Andrei Ganciu

System administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees

Available twenty-four by seven.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.3

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation excels in scalability, supporting seamless upgrades and efficient management for small and enterprise environments.

Sentiment score

7.6

Check Point Cloud Firewall offers scalable integration for virtual and physical environments, enabling easy deployment and management across locations.

It scales very well, and I can keep adding agents and scale as much as needed.

Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is very scalable because I could deploy anywhere without any hardware needs, for example.

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CISO at Paschoalotto Serviços Financeiros

I can deploy it everywhere I need it.

Christian Riedl

Security & Network Services at a tech company with 201-500 employees

We have transitioned from 1,000 to 500 users without any issue.

Sam Deprettere

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at delaware BeLux

We perform minor and major upgrades, and it works seamlessly.

Thanos Constantopoulos

Manager, Managed Security Services at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is stable and reliable, with minor bugs and capacity issues, but quick updates and installations.

Sentiment score

8.0

Users praise Check Point Cloud Firewall for stability and reliability, despite occasional deployment challenges and minor bugs.

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I have not observed any downtime.

Mantas Mazeika

Sales manager/ project manager at Atea

For instance, when we are working on a release and do an upgrade, we start experiencing unexpected issues.

Rui-Pereira

Chief Technology Officer at Chief Security Officers

The solution is stable.

David Gippner

Network administrator at Helios IT Service GmbH

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Room For Improvement

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation needs better third-party integration, enhanced usability, automation, and supports for Kubernetes with cost concerns.

Check Point Cloud Firewall needs improvements in performance, integration, user experience, support, and transparency for a better customer experience.

In large environments, understanding all application dependencies and creating the right policies can take time and requires close coordination with application teams.

Vibin Thomas

Team Lead, Technical Content Security at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I think it is really valuable to take a course on Akamai Guardicore Segmentation because many things are not obvious in terms of how to do them correctly.

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Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

The price of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is very expensive, but it is important to the enterprise.

Irton Medina

Cybersecurity at Embracon

Scalability could be improved as well; needing to purchase a new license each time I want to add a new interface is not ideal.

Stefan Baumgartner

Security architect at Twinformatics

Better documentation would be welcome.

Dimitris Baziotopoulos

Network security engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The user interface could be more intuitive, and the initial setup and configuration can be complex, requiring a technical team.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

Setup Cost

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers flexible, scalable licensing and cost-effective security, despite an initial setup fee for services.

Check Point Cloud Firewall offers flexible pricing models; opinions vary on cost but many find value in its features.

The pricing was flexible, and it has worked out well with our budget.

Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

It has a fair cost for our business.

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CISO at Paschoalotto Serviços Financeiros

The pricing and licensing are expensive, costing between seven thousand to eight thousand dollars.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

Check Point is expensive, however, with the features and capabilities, I can justify the cost.

Thanos Constantopoulos

Manager, Managed Security Services at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

It is the highest in the market.

Daniel Sander

System engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Valuable Features

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers micro-segmentation, threat detection, and flexible management, enhancing security across diverse environments and systems.

Check Point Cloud Firewall excels in advanced threat prevention, automation, scalability, and integration with major cloud providers.

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation reduced risk because it blocked malicious ransomware and uninspected traffic.

Irton Medina

Cybersecurity at Embracon

We can create a policy based on labels such as application, environment, or role, allowing only required communication and blocking everything else, which significantly reduces the lateral movement risk.

Vibin Thomas

Team Lead, Technical Content Security at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The best feature Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers is great threat intelligence.

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CISO at Paschoalotto Serviços Financeiros

One of the most valuable features is the automated threat prevention, which helps us detect and block potential cyberattacks in real-time, minimizing data breaches.

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Android Developer at Droidforge

Centralized management is the feature I like best, resulting in reduced workload and more continuous policy.

Christian Riedl

Security & Network Services at a tech company with 201-500 employees

Network Security provides us with unified security management across hybrid and cloud as well as on-prem.

Thanos Constantopoulos

Manager, Managed Security Services at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (12th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (8th), Microsegmentation Software (3rd)

Check Point Cloud Firewall ...

Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

160

Ranking in other categories

Firewalls (8th), Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (1st), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (5th), WAN Edge (3rd), Unified Threat Management (UTM) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Cloud and Data Center Security category, the mindshare of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is 16.0%, down from 25.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security) is 3.3%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud and Data Center Security Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation	16.0%
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security	3.3%
Other	80.7%

Cloud and Data Center Security

Featured Reviews

Vibin Thomas

Team Lead, Technical Content Security at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Zero-trust micro-segmentation has strengthened security and improves east-west traffic visibility

While Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a very powerful solution, there are a few areas where it could be improved. One of the main challenges is the initial deployment and policy design complexity. In large environments, understanding all application dependencies and creating the right policies can take time and requires close coordination with application teams. The user interface and policy management can also be improved. As the number of policies grows, managing and organizing them becomes slightly complex. A more simplified or intuitive policy structure would help operational teams. Another area is integration with other security tools such as SIEM or SOAR platforms. While integration is possible, making it more seamless and easier to configure would add value. Additionally, the reporting and dashboard could be enhanced to provide more customizable and business-level insights, especially for management and reporting. One small improvement I would suggest for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is having more automation capabilities for policy creation and recommendation. For example, AI-driven suggestions based on observed traffic patterns would help reduce manual effort during the initial policy design. It would also help to have more predefined templates for common use cases, especially for industries such as banking, to speed up deployment. Another area is enhanced reporting customization where we can easily generate business-level dashboards for management and compliance teams without any additional effort.

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Devraj Kc

network and security engineer at Max international

Cloud security has strengthened compliance and now protects internet access for our workloads

The best features Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers are its threat emulation and threat extraction blade as well as bring your own license where you can use the on-prem Check Point CloudGuard and decommission it to use in the cloud. I believe Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has impacted our organization positively because it is one of the stable products that I have used till now, and we do not have to upgrade Check Point CloudGuard Network Security for any sort of CVE or bug in its OS and it is very stable. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has decreased the organizational risk because it provides compliance with HIPAA as well as PCI DSS by means of its compliance blade. It makes it easier for us to determine if we are compliant or not. It made me more secure because when you talk about security, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is on top of the list with 99.8 in blocking malware according to the Miercom list. I believe it has had a positive effect and we have not had any incidents.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Construction Company

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	13

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	67
Midsize Enterprise	41
Large Enterprise	76

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Guardicore Centra?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that overall everything worked out really well. The pricing was flexible, and it has worked out well with our budget.

What needs improvement with Guardicore Infection Monkey?

I think the pricing is very high. It is a big cost. The price of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is very expensive, but it is important to the enterprise. I think it is more or less.

What is your primary use case for Guardicore Infection Monkey?

I use Akamai Guardicore Segmentation to block lateral movement of malicious software like ransomware. This is very important to protect my business and my corporation. I create labels for any asset...

What do you like most about Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

The tool's most valuable feature is its management console.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

Although I do not know much about the pricing or setup costs, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is very cost-effective. If you want to secure your organization completely from all ends agains...

What needs improvement with Check Point CloudGuard Network Security?

Check Point CloudGuard Network Security could be improved with faster policy propagation across large multi-cloud environments and more intuitive dashboards for complex rule sets.

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Also Known As

Guardicore Centra, GuardiCore

CloudGuard IaaS, Check Point vSEC, CloudGuard IaaS, Check Point Virtual Systems, Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

Overview

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a software-based microsegmentation solution that provides the simplest, fastest, and most intuitive way to enforce Zero Trust principles. It enables you to prevent malicious lateral movement in your network through precise segmentation policies, visuals of activity within your IT environment, and network security alerts. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation works across your data centers, multicloud environments, and endpoints. It is faster to deploy than infrastructure segmentation approaches and provides you with unparalleled visibility and control of your network.

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Check Point Cloud Firewall delivers advanced threat prevention and administration ease with centralized management of hybrid clouds. It offers seamless cloud platform integration, maintaining consistent security policies and enhancing efficiency.

Check Point Cloud Firewall is designed for comprehensive cloud security, ensuring perimeter protection, traffic inspection, and threat prevention. It is often used for safeguarding workloads and applications in public cloud settings like AWS and Azure. The firewall effectively controls both east-west and north-south traffic and supports hybrid cloud setups. Utilizing features like VPN, IPS, and URL filtering, it secures environments across multiple platforms, helping manage compliance effectively while addressing latency, API integration, and onboarding challenges.

What are the key features?

Advanced Threat Prevention: Defends against cyber threats across hybrid clouds.
Auto-Scaling: Automatically adjusts resources to meet demand.
Unified Security Management: Centralizes management for consistent security.
REST API Automation: Enables seamless integration with existing workflows.
Robust VPN Capabilities: Ensures secure data transmission across networks.

What benefits to expect in reviews?

Ease of Administration: Simplified management processes across environments.
Operational Efficiency: Enhances productivity by reducing risk and complexity.
Consistent Security Policies: Maintains a uniform security posture between clouds.
User-Friendly Interface: Streamlines user interactions and task completion.

Check Point Cloud Firewall sees frequent use in sectors needing robust perimeter protection, such as finance and healthcare, where compliance is critical. Its capabilities suit businesses utilizing public cloud infrastructures, managing complex hybrid models, or requiring strong VPN services and traffic control.

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Sample Customers

Santander, Frontier Airlines, OpenLink, Intermountain Healthcare, Cellcom, BancoBASE

Physicians Choice Laboratory Services, Helvetica Insurance

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs. Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security)