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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is a cloud-native security gateway that delivers automated, advanced threat prevention and multi-layered network security for assets that customers migrate to or store on AWS. Try it free for 30 days.
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is a cloud-native security gateway that delivers industry-leading threat prevention and multi-layered network security for workloads migrated to or deployed in AWS environments.
Comprehensive Cloud Network Security: CloudGuard Network Security for AWS protects cloud assets with a full suite of advanced security capabilities, including: firewall, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), application control, IPsec VPN, URL filtering, antivirus, and anti-bot. These features enable proactive defense against known and unknown threats, ensuring robust protection for cloud workloads.
Industry-Leading Threat Prevention: CloudGuard Network Security for AWS provides advanced threat prevention to secure AWS environments from sophisticated threats, unapproved access, and application-layer Denial of Service (DoS) attacks with industry-leading catch rates.
Full Control of Network Traffic: CloudGuard Network Security for AWS ensures secure, encrypted data flows between your on-premises network and your AWS VPCs. It inspects traffic entering and exiting private subnets in the VPC ("North-South") as well as between VPCs ("East-West").
Unified Security Management: Extend on-premises security policies into the AWS cloud with unified, centralized management via Check Point CloudGuard Security Management Server. Manage policies, logs, and reports consistently across AWS, hybrid, and on-premises environments from a single pane of glass. This listing includes the gateway only. For management, use Check Point Smart-1 Cloud: https://www.checkpoint.com/quantum/unified-cyber-security-platform/smart-1-cloud/
Automated, Scalable Cloud Security: Integrates with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Ansible for policy automation and cloud-native scaling. CloudGuard dynamically adapts security policies based on real-time cloud metadata and changes. Supports AWS Transit Gateway, auto-scaling, high availability, and multi-AZ redundancy.
Flexible Licensing and Seamless AWS Integration: Deploy within minutes as either a single gateway, as a high availability cluster, or as an auto scaling group via Check Point CloudFormation templates (sk111013). Recommended deployment on a 4 vCPU instance for optimal performance. CloudGuard Network Security integrates with a broad range of AWS services, including Gateway Load Balancer, AWS Security Hub, VPC Ingress Routing, AWS Traffic Mirroring, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Outposts, and Amazon Macie.
Getting Started: Supports both Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) and Bring Your Own License (BYOL) models with a flexible pricing model that supports both usage-based billing and contract-based subscriptions. Start your free 30-day trial to gain full access to CloudGuards features and capabilities. At the end of the trial, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid, usage-based plan, unless canceled beforehand. Request a private offer for custom pricing and terms. For a guided walkthrough, you may request a product demo through this listing.
Highlights
- Advanced Protection with Security Features: Firewall, DLP, IPS, Application Control, IPsec VPN, URL Filtering, Antivirus and Anti-Bot.
- Industry-Leading Threat Prevention: Cutting-edge threat prevention with industry-leading catch rate of malware, ransomware and other types of attacks (per Miercom and Cyberratings, 2025).
- Unified Security Management: Provides consistent visibility, policy management, logging, reporting and control across hybrid-clouds and on-premises from a single pane of glass.
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c6in.xlarge Recommended | $0.91 |
m7a.large | $0.80 |
m7a.8xlarge | $5.86 |
c7a.xlarge | $0.91 |
c7i-flex.16xlarge | $11.73 |
r5a.2xlarge | $1.50 |
c7a.12xlarge | $8.79 |
m6a.large | $0.80 |
c5n.4xlarge | $3.00 |
m6a.8xlarge | $5.86 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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Once the instance is running, connect to it using SSH, set an admin password using: 'set user admin password' followed by 'save config'. Then connect to https://[instance] using Internet Explorer (IE) to finalize the configuration. Notes:
- SSH password authentication is disabled in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
- For information regarding Firefox and Chrome refer to sk121373.
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This offer includes Premium Support. For the full list of included support services visit: https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/support-plans/ To open a support ticket, you would need to have a Check Point user center account. If you do not have a user center account, you can sign up for one here: https://accounts.checkpoint.com . Need support? Contact us at https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/contact-support/
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Advanced Threat Prevention Capabilities
Firewall, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), application control, IPsec VPN, URL filtering, antivirus, and anti-bot protection against known and unknown threats.
Network Traffic Inspection and Control
Inspects and secures encrypted data flows between on-premises networks and AWS VPCs, including North-South traffic entering and exiting private subnets and East-West traffic between VPCs.
Unified Security Management
Centralized management via Check Point CloudGuard Security Management Server enabling consistent policy, log, and report management across AWS, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
Infrastructure-as-Code Integration
Integrates with Terraform and Ansible for policy automation and cloud-native scaling with dynamic adaptation of security policies based on real-time cloud metadata.
AWS Service Integration
Supports Gateway Load Balancer, AWS Security Hub, VPC Ingress Routing, AWS Traffic Mirroring, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Outposts, and Amazon Macie with deployment options including auto-scaling groups and multi-AZ redundancy.
Intrusion Prevention System
Intrusion prevention (IPS) capabilities to detect and block malicious network traffic and attacks.
Data Leak Prevention
Data Leak Prevention (DLP) functionality to prevent unauthorized data exfiltration and breaches.
Geo-IP Blocking
Geo-specific policy enforcement that blocks traffic to and from specified countries based on geographic location.
AI-Powered Threat Intelligence
Advanced filtering powered by AI-driven threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs to identify and block risky connections.
Dynamic Policy Management
Dynamic security policies that use cloud metadata tags to automatically follow cloud workloads without requiring static IP updates.
Advanced Threat Prevention
Safeguards network from known and zero-day threats including exploits, malware, spyware, and command and control attacks using researcher-grade signatures and machine learning inspection engine.
Advanced URL Filtering
Defends against phishing, ransomware, and web-based attacks using inline machine learning-based web security engine with real-time detection of previously unseen threats and dynamic policy controls.
File-Based Threat Detection
Identifies file-based threats through inline static and dynamic analysis in the cloud with proprietary hypervisor technology for detection of sandbox-resistant malware.
DNS Security
Detects and prevents sophisticated DNS-layer network attacks and data exfiltration attempts.
Dynamic Policy Management
Applies policy definitions to cloud assets based on AWS tags, Application IDs, User IDs, geographies, or zones with automatic adaptation to infrastructure changes without manual intervention.
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Customer reviews
Mandeep S.
Reliable Cloud Network Security with Strong Visibility
Reviewed on Feb 08, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best is the visibility and control it gives over our cloud network. I can see exactly what traffic is flowing, enforce consistent security policies, and catch potential threats before they become a problem—all from a single, centralized platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
The main downside is the initial setup and learning curve. It takes time to understand all the features and configure policies correctly, especially if you’re new to Check Point or cloud networking.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Check Point CloudGuard is solving the problem of inconsistent and hard-to-manage cloud security. It protects our workloads from misconfigurations, unauthorized access, and threats while giving us clear visibility into all network traffic. This means fewer security incidents, faster troubleshooting, and confidence that our cloud environment is properly protected.
Ilja G.
Peace of Mind with CloudGuard Security
Reviewed on Feb 04, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate the peace of mind that Check Point CloudGuard Network Security gives us. It actively monitors network traffic and blocks threats in real-time, which has led to fewer incidents and faster response to potential security issues. The visibility it provides is impressive; the intuitive dashboard shows what's happening in our cloud network at any given moment. I find it incredibly useful to see potential risks, traffic flows, and compliance status all in one place. This centralized view has saved us hours of manual monitoring and simplified our audit process. A major plus is the automation, where CloudGuard automatically applies security policies and prevents common threats, allowing our small security team to manage a large, complex cloud environment more efficiently. Integration with our existing cloud platforms like AWS and Azure was easier than expected, and the support team has been responsive when we had questions.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the pricing is higher than some other tools we considered, and some advanced features require more technical knowledge to configure.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security gives us peace of mind by actively monitoring our traffic and blocking threats in real time. Its intuitive dashboard centralizes network visibility, saving us hours of manual monitoring and simplifying audits. Automation allows our small team to manage a large cloud environment efficiently.
Dino B.
Effective Threat Prevention, Complex Setup
Reviewed on Feb 03, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like the quite detailed traffic and threat logs, which made troubleshooting much easier for me. Also, it solved the problem of serving as quite efficient threat prevention.
What do you dislike about the product?
Licensing clarity could use quite a lot more work, honestly. SmartConsole feels quite heavy and slow than what one would expect, so I think if you could make it somehow lighter and more cloud optimized. Initial setup was overly complex. I would definitely not recommend it to anyone new to the industry or using products like these. I am positive the complexities would deter them from using it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I've used Check Point CloudGuard Network Security primarily as a firewall in cloud environments, mainly to control traffic on AWS and Azure. It efficiently solves the problem of threat prevention.
Computer & Network Security
Centralized Multi-Cloud Security, But There’s Room to Improve
Reviewed on Jan 26, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is how it delivers consistent, enterprise-grade security controls across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, while still staying highly scalable and automated. I also value its deep integration with cloud-native services, along with centralized management that makes it easier to maintain visibility, enforce policies, and respond to incidents in a more streamlined way.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I dislike is that the initial setup and configuration can feel complex, especially for teams that are new to Check Point or to cloud security architectures. On top of that, the cost and licensing model can be difficult to optimize for smaller environments or for rapidly changing cloud workloads, which adds another layer of challenge when trying to keep things efficient.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security addresses the challenge of securing dynamic cloud environments by delivering unified visibility, advanced threat prevention, and consistent security policies across multiple cloud platforms. For me, this translates into simpler day-to-day security management, a lower risk of misconfigurations, and more time to focus on detection and response instead of maintaining complex security architectures.
Kevin H.
Straightforward Security Tool, Needs Better Support
Reviewed on Jan 11, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is straight to the point when securing our customers' network security. The initial setup was pretty straightforward, making it easier to deploy at work.
What do you dislike about the product?
The support is kind of bad. Sometimes the workers don't know their own product properly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps us secure customer's network security.