Comparison

Check Point CloudGuard vs Checkov

On the evidence we track, Checkov leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Check Point CloudGuard49

★Checkov64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Check Point CloudGuard	CheckovLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100low · 11%	64 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	13
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=checkov&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	138
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	8,973
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	4,830,339
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	17
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	4
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ IL	-

Score

Vioscale score

Check Point CloudGuard49 / 100low · 11%

Checkov64 / 100low · 47%

Pricing

Free tier

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov✓

Model

Check Point CloudGuardcommercial

Checkovopen_source

Price level

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkovfree

Integrations

Count

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov13

Security

Scorecard

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov7

Vulnerabilities

Check Point CloudGuard–

CheckovCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=checkov&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Check Point CloudGuard✓

Checkov–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov138

Github stars

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov8,973

Package downloads weekly

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov4,830,339

Activity

Commits last 30d

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov17

Release

Cadence days

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov4

History

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov20 items

License

Spdx

Check Point CloudGuard–

CheckovApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Check Point CloudGuard–

CheckovPython

Market

Availability

Check Point CloudGuardAvailable worldwide · HQ IL

Checkov–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Cloud Security Software
Capability	Check Point CloudGuard	Checkov
Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)	-	✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)	-	✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)	✓	-
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)	-	-
Data
DSPM (data posture)	-	-
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning	-	✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning	-	✓
Runtime
Runtime protection	✓	-
Coverage
Cloud coverage	Multi-cloud	AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed	-	-
Licensing
Open-core scanner available	-	✓

Posture

CSPM (posture / misconfig)

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov✓

KSPM (Kubernetes posture)

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov✓

Workload

CWPP (workload protection)

Check Point CloudGuard✓

Checkov-

Entitlements

CIEM (entitlements)

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov-

Data

DSPM (data posture)

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov-

Pipeline

IaC / pipeline scanning

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov✓

Architecture

Agentless scanning

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov✓

Runtime

Runtime protection

Check Point CloudGuard✓

Checkov-

Coverage

Cloud coverage

Check Point CloudGuardMulti-cloud

CheckovAWS, Google Cloud, Azure

Compliance

Compliance frameworks assessed

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov-

Licensing

Open-core scanner available

Check Point CloudGuard-

Checkov✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Check Point CloudGuard

Not documented yet.

Checkov

Leader

Checkov scans infrastructure-as-code configurations across Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, Dockerfile, and other IaC formats to detect security vulnerabilities and compliance violations before deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Check Point CloudGuard

Pricing not documented yet.

Checkov

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Check Point CloudGuard	Checkov
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

CLI

Check Point CloudGuard–

Checkov✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Check Point CloudGuard✓

Checkov✓

Self-hosted

Check Point CloudGuard✗

Checkov✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Check Point CloudGuard

Not documented yet.

Checkov

Leader

13 total

AWS
Google Cloud
Azure
Docker
Terraform
Kubernetes
CloudFormation
Dockerfile
Git
GitHub
Helm
Kustomize
Serverless

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.