Check Point Smart-1 vs Google Cloud Firewall Policies
Check Point Smart-1
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| Figure | Check Point Smart-1 | Google Cloud Firewall Policies |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $0.02/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 5 |
| Spec score · Firewall Management Software | 5.9 (#27) | 8.0 (#6) |
Plans
Google Cloud Firewall Policies
- Cloud NGFW EssentialsFree
- Hierarchical firewall policies (500 or fewer attributes)Free
- Hierarchical firewall policies (501 or more attributes)Free
- Cloud NGFW Standard$0.02 a month
- Cloud NGFW Enterprise$1.75 a month
In their own words
Check Point Smart-1
Check Point Smart-1 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Google Cloud Firewall Policies
Google Cloud Firewall Policies provide hierarchical firewall rules for organizations that need to apply controls across an organization or selected folders. Rules can allow or deny connections, or pass evaluation onward to lower-level policies or VPC firewall rules. A hierarchical policy becomes active only when associated with an organization or folder; it cannot be assigned directly to a project. Rules can target VPC networks and VM service accounts, but not instance tags. When configured with a security profile group, matching traffic can be sent through a firewall endpoint for Layer 7 inspection, including URL filtering and intrusion detection and prevention. Administrators can manage policies in the Google Cloud console or with gcloud CLI; Google also documents Terraform support for rules with logging enabled. Logs are available in Cloud Logging and can be exported to its supported destinations. Identity and Access Management roles govern policy permissions. Essentials rules based on standard network attributes are free; hierarchical policy charges are listed per covered VM and depend on rule-attribute count.