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Check Point WAF as a Service (WAFaaS) is an automated solution that delivers superior benefits of a top-tier Web Application Firewall and API Protection, requiring minimal manual intervention. The AI engine continuously learns the behavior of your application, tracking changes throughout its lifecycle. This ensures a minimal false positive rate and reduces tedious rule tuning after each application change. Check Point WAFaaS delivers a non-agent WAF that can be deployed in less than 15 minutes. Traffic is effortlessly routed through Check Point servers, which automatically issue SSL certificates. Upon redirection, any HTTP requests are intercepted for inspection and forwarded to the application only after validating their security. Check Point WAFaaS is available in advanced and premium packages. Premium include API Discovery and Zero-day file security. The advanced package provides:
- AI-based engines for prevention of Zero-day Attacks and OWASP Top 10 known attacks.
- AI-based contextual analysis engine to ensure precise detection rate with minimal false positives.
- Snort 3.0 signature enforcement engine.
- Advanced DDoS mitigation to ensure your applications stay accessible to legitimate users by mitigating attacks that overwhelm your network, servers, or applications.
- Rate limiting based on identifiers such as IP address and XFF - limited to 5 rules.
- Intrusion Prevention (IPS), over 2,800 Web CVEs, based on award-winning NSS-Certified IPS.
- Include 3 months of full logs retention - based on the fair usage policy.
You are entitled to free usage of 7 days or 1M HTTP requests whatever comes first, after that you will be billed.
Highlights
- Zero-day prevention: Check Point WAFaaS has demonstrated prevention of zero-day exploits across a wide spectrum of security events, including log4shell, text4shell, and MOVEit, all in real-time.
- Deployed within minutes, usage-based pricing: Check Point WAFaaS delivers a non-agent Web application Firewall, deployable within minutes. Requires one-time DNS configuration. The consumption is based on the actual number of requests processed by your applications.
- Prevent DDoS and automated bot attacks: Check Point WAFaaS provides real-time detection and automatic mitigation protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and bot-driven assaults.
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Dimension | Cost/unit |
|---|---|
First 10M HTTP requests | $1,500.00 |
10M-60M HTTP requests (price per 1M) | $38.00 |
60M-160M HTTP requests (price per 1M) | $22.00 |
160M HTTP requests and above (price per 1M) | $15.00 |
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Cloud-native protection has secured our web workloads and simplifies autonomous threat defense
What is our primary use case?
I typically use Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) for protecting cloud workspaces, which includes cloud applications and websites hosted on cloud platforms, especially Amazon or Azure . My customers are using Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) as a standalone product in the cloud, not in conjunction with any other Check Point products.
What is most valuable?
Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF ) is especially valuable because of its cloud-native architecture and AI autonomous protection capabilities. It does not require extensive administrative skills or experience to operate. Within minutes of redirection, the platform can be up and running, which is one of the key benefits of Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF).
Traditional WAF solutions require rule tuning with manual updates, but Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) includes a self-learning tool that suggests changes automatically. This significantly reduces the need for manual interruption and administrative effort.
Stability is one of the unique features of Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF). I do not have any concerns regarding hardware or security stability, with a reliability rating of 99.9%.
What needs improvement?
Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) needs to offer more competitive pricing. There are many other cloud WAF products available, and when comparing costs, other vendors have a significant cost advantage.
Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) pricing is not as competitive as other original equipment manufacturers like Cloudflare or Array WAF. I feel the pricing is on the higher side compared to these alternatives.
Application Delivery Controller (ADC ) features are limited in Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF). While we can integrate with ADC , not all inputs from the forest can be uploaded to Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF), which is a practical issue we have encountered in customer use cases.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for approximately one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is one of the unique features of Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF). I do not have any concerns regarding hardware or security stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
On a cloud platform, I do not foresee any scalability limitations. Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) has explicitly expandable features, so I do not forecast any constraints.
How are customer service and support?
I am satisfied with Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) customer support. They have a dedicated Tactics and Operations Center (TAC) team with service level agreements in place. We typically receive business hours or 24/7 support depending on our license level.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not deployed Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) on-premises because their capital expenditure cost is significantly higher than other brands. I have not had the opportunity to deploy an on-premises solution from Check Point.
How was the initial setup?
The biggest advantage of Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) is that it is a cloud-native platform. Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) is competitive with other original equipment manufacturers. I am not mentioning low-range products, but when compared with offerings from Cloudflare or Array WAF, I feel Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) pricing is on the higher side.
What about the implementation team?
Application Delivery Controller (ADC) features are limited in Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF). We can integrate with ADC, but not all inputs from the forest can be uploaded to Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF). This is a practical issue we have encountered in customer use cases.
What was our ROI?
From my experience and client experience, Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) is a good product for cost of ownership and return on investment.
Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) offers a subscription-based, pay-as-you-use model with monthly or yearly subscription options. This subscription model helps customers manage their costs as an operational expenditure rather than a capital expenditure.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
All original equipment manufacturers mention zero-day attacks and the exploitation of previously unknown vulnerabilities, and Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) also includes this feature. As a tool, it is good, but I did not observe any extraordinary service from Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) regarding zero-day attack protection. It is a good feature, but I did not find particularly unique characteristics.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Application Delivery Controller (ADC) features are limited in Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF). We can integrate with ADC, but not all inputs from the forest can be uploaded to Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF). This is a practical issue we have encountered in customer use cases.
Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) does have higher ratings in some areas.
What other advice do I have?
Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) is a good product for total cost of ownership and return on investment. From my experience and client experience, Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) offers a subscription-based, pay-as-you-use model with monthly or yearly subscription options. This subscription model helps customers manage their costs as an operational expenditure rather than a capital expenditure. I would rate this product overall as a nine out of ten.