# Check Point CloudGuard vs Uptycs

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Uptycs

| Attribute | Check Point CloudGuard | Uptycs |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 48.5 (11% (low)) | 60.6 (74% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | - | Cloud security platform providing unified workload protection, threat detection, and compliance management across cloud, container, and Kubernetes environments. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cwpp":true,"cloud_coverage":"Multi-cloud","runtime_protection":true}` | `{"ciem":false,"cspm":true,"cwpp":true,"dspm":false,"kspm":true,"iac_scanning":false,"cloud_coverage":"AWS, IBM Cloud","open_core_scanner":false,"agentless_scanning":true,"runtime_protection":true,"compliance_frameworks":"ISO 27001"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 3 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Amazon Security Lake"},{"name":"Microsoft Security Copilot"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"IL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Discover","summary":"$3/month billed annually","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Workload","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $3/month (billed annually). Minimum $12K/year. Multi-year and volume discounts available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.uptycs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:17:26.691Z","startingPrice":{"amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Cloud Security Software)

| Capability | Check Point CloudGuard | Uptycs |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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, IBM Cloud |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance frameworks assessed | - | ISO 27001 |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core scanner available | - | ✗ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:16:04.821Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*