Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF)

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. · Tel Aviv, Israel

What it is

Check Point WAF, formerly CloudGuard WAF, protects web and API assets through a hybrid deployment model. Listed capabilities include API protection, bot management, and rate limiting. Advanced and Premium pay-as-you-go plans are free for seven days or the first one million requests, and each includes 10 root domains. Advanced allows 40 management administrators per tenant, 100 protected assets, and three months of log retention. Premium provides unlimited management administrators and protected assets, with six months of log retention. An annual-contract option is available for either tier under committed-term pricing. The product is offered for web and API use, and its listed log-retention figure is 90 days. Check Point was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. There is no free plan beyond the stated introductory allowance.

For and against

For

Protects web and API assets
Includes bot management
Provides rate limiting
Premium has unlimited protected assets
Hybrid deployment model

Against

No ongoing free plan
Advanced limits administrators and assets
Annual contract uses committed-term pricing
Log-retention details vary by listing

The verdict

Check Point WAF provides core web-application and API protections with two pay-as-you-go tiers and an annual option. Premium removes stated administrator and asset caps while Advanced has defined limits.

Who it suits

It suits organizations protecting websites and APIs that need bot controls, rate limiting, and tiered asset management. Teams can choose pay-as-you-go or committed-term contracting.