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Check Point Application Control vs ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 17, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Check Point Application Control improves security and productivity, reduces IT issues, and boosts ROI through better focus and risk reduction.
Sentiment score
6.0
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform reduces costs, enhances security, and boosts efficiency, fostering growth and increased customer trust.
Before granular application control, IT support saw 5 to 7 tickets per week related to blocked apps or network slowdown. After implementing rule-based access and bandwidth prioritization, that dropped to 1-2 tickets per month, saving 6 to 8 hours per month for our team.
Network Engineer at ATG Systems
I have seen a return on investment, noting that after using Check Point Application Control blade, we minimized our bandwidth usage by half and also observed improved productivity, so we get what we invested in.
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Unproductive applications are not being accessed in our network, which is indirectly saving our employees' precious work hours.
Cybersecurity Analyst at DigitalTrack solution pvt ltd
If something were to happen without ThreatLocker, the cost would be huge, and thus, having it is definitely worth it.
Tier 1 IT Engineer at a retailer with 11-50 employees
Based on what we use ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform for with the same functionalities and packaging, it was around 13 or 14 hours.
Head Of Cyber Security at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
We have the MDR package as well, and just knowing someone is watching those endpoints at 3:00 a.m. is a lifesaver that you cannot put a dollar figure on.
System Administrator at Gwynedd Mercy University
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.6
Check Point's Application Control support is efficient and knowledgeable, with occasional delays but generally effective issue resolution.
Sentiment score
7.9
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform's customer service is exceptional, with fast responses, knowledgeable staff, and highly-rated live chat support.
When I create a case, I receive responses and solutions quickly.
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Service-wise, they are excellent, providing guidance to resolve any technical issues.
Cybersecurity Analyst at DigitalTrack solution pvt ltd
The customer support for Check Point Application Control includes very good integration, security, and technical support, and they will help.
System Admin at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
They have been very responsive, helpful, and knowledgeable.
Systems Security Analyst & Deputy Security Officer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
I would rate their customer support a ten out of ten.
Director, Managed Services at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Their support is world-class.
Supervisor, Client Security at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Check Point Application Control scales efficiently across platforms, supporting growth with centralized management and optimized resource use for reliability.
Sentiment score
7.8
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform excels in scalability, offering seamless expansion, effective management, and positive user feedback across organizational sizes.
Scalability-wise, Check Point Application Control is excellent and can grow with our organization's needs.
Business Development Manager at Digitaltrack
It has handled growth or changes in my organization well over the past three years, so Check Point Application Control is scalable.
System Admin at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
Check Point Application Control's scalability is totally dependent on the throughput of the security gateway of Check Point.
Cybersecurity Analyst at DigitalTrack solution pvt ltd
I started off with just the servers, and within a month and a half, I set up the entire company with ThreatLocker.
Technical Engineer at Cloud 1 Solutions
It seems to primarily operate on the endpoints rather than at a central location pushing out policies.
Systems Security Analyst & Deputy Security Officer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform scales very smoothly with our growing needs.
CEO at Mostro
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Check Point Application Control is stable and reliable, but installation planning issues and frequent updates may affect performance.
Sentiment score
8.1
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform is reliable with minor issues, quickly resolved, ensuring seamless application and system performance.
Check Point Application Control is a stable solution.
Cybersecurity Analyst at DigitalTrack solution pvt ltd
More than three years have passed without any instability.
Technical Specialist at Wysetek Systems Technologiest
Check Point Application Control is very stable; I haven't encountered any special issues.
Network Engineer at ATG Systems
For five years, we have not had a problem.
Supervisor, Client Security at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Once deployed, it downloads the policies locally, so even if the computer doesn't have internet, it doesn't matter.
Information Cybersecurity Technology Specialist at Freez.it
It has been very stable, reliable, and accessible.
COO at Panda Technology
 

Room For Improvement

Check Point Application Control requires UI improvements, better policy management, and enhanced threat detection while addressing pricing and support issues.
ThreatLocker needs better policy structuring, intuitive interface, automated recommendations, and enhanced reporting for improved user experience and efficiency.
Check Point can do a deep dive to understand how they can improve the performance while we enable the application control feature on all the policies.
Cyber Security Manager at BT - British Telecom
If an unusual app suddenly spikes bandwidth or starts behaving suspiciously, the system should automatically suggest a policy adjustment instead of waiting for the admin to dig into logs.
Cyber Security Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Simpler policy management for large organizations is needed, as the policy interface can feel complex in environments with hundreds of rules and multiple user groups.
Network Engineer at ATG Systems
Controlling the cloud environment, not just endpoints, is crucial.
COO at Panda Technology
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform could improve by being a little more hands-off, perhaps by having a team inside ThreatLocker that does all the vetting of patches; having one person hired by ThreatLocker to check out patches means that a million other industries using ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform do not have to vet the same patch, ultimately saving time and money around the world.
Technical Support Engineer at CMIT Solutions of Central Orlando
This feedback would help us understand what is learned in real-time, especially during a one-hour learning mode setup, ensuring we remain aware of potentially unnecessary learned items.
Server Administrator at Clay County Sheriff's Office
 

Setup Cost

Check Point Application Control offers robust features but is perceived as high-priced and requires careful planning and evaluation.
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform offers fair, transparent, and competitive pricing, praised for flexibility, scalability, and comprehensive value.
That's why it's costly.
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that the cost was high.
Presales Consultant at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is not on the higher side, so the experience has been fair.
Cyber Security Manager at BT - British Telecom
After conversations with other partners, it became clear we underpriced it initially, which caused most of our issues.
Director, Managed Services at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
We are moving towards the Unified solution, where they basically bundle everything together, providing us better stability with the ability to bring in new product offerings without having to go back to the customer and say, 'This is going to cost you.'
Supervisor, Client Security at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Money is saved because it is not costly, and I would suggest it for other companies.
Helpdesk Engineer at Computer Network Infrastructure (CNI) Consultants
 

Valuable Features

Check Point Application Control enhances security and productivity with app categorization, real-time visibility, and seamless Active Directory integration.
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform enhances security with dynamic application control, allowlisting, and centralized management, ensuring precise permission and policy enforcement.
The next-gen application visibility and cloud sync features are valuable for us because they allow us to provide granular controls over the traffic that is flowing in and out.
Cyber Security Manager at BT - British Telecom
The best features of Check Point Application Control are granular application and web control, user and group awareness, identity awareness, integration, SSL/TLS inspection, detailed visibility and reporting, and bandwidth management.
Cyber Security Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Bandwidth and QoS prioritization and the ability to not only block but also prioritize business-critical applications, for example, Office 365 or VoIP, are also standout features.
Network Engineer at ATG Systems
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform's ability to block access to unauthorized applications has been excellent.
Cyber Security Specialist at Bremmar Consulting
It protects our customers.
CTO at Zettabytes
The major benefit is fewer breaches overall, as nothing can be run without prior approval. This helps my company protect its data and secure itself effectively.
Tier 1 IT Engineer at a retailer with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Application Con...
Ranking in Application Control
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Pla...
Ranking in Application Control
1st
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
103
Ranking in other categories
Network Access Control (NAC) (3rd), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (5th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (5th), ZTNA as a Service (5th), ZTNA (6th), Ransomware Protection (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Check Point Application Control is 6.3%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform is 15.0%, down from 22.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform15.0%
Check Point Application Control6.3%
Other78.7%
Application Control
 

Featured Reviews

Abhijeet Chaskar - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Analyst at DigitalTrack solution pvt ltd
Granular controls have boosted productivity by blocking unproductive applications at work
I have been using Check Point Application Control for more than three years. The best feature is that we can configure and deploy Check Point Application Control based on application categories, determining whether we need to allow or block access for a particular user or an entire subnet of the network. We can even control application usage at the granular level. For example, if we want to allow Facebook usage in our organization but want only uploading or chatting to be allowed with other functions blocked, we can achieve that through application controls. The configuration for Check Point Application Control is straightforward. The configuration part for granular controls is straightforward and very easy to implement. One valuable aspect is that the database updates for Check Point Application Control are automated. We do not have to perform any manual updates, which is also a good feature of the application control. Since we have been using Check Point Application Control, we are able to control unused application categories, such as applications that are not related to our organization's work environment. We are blocking those effectively, and therefore, the productivity of our organization's employees has increased significantly. We can generate reports of application usage and clearly see in the logs that we have successfully blocked unused applications. When a user makes a request, it is directly blocked, preventing them from accessing those unproductive applications in the network.
Santo Joy - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Cyber Security at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Security controls have been strengthened with granular application, ringfencing, and access policies
The features of ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform that I like the most are the Ringfencing, elevation control, storage control, and application whitelisting functionality. For examples of how these features benefit my company, we were looking for a solution across various vendors to actually implement application whitelisting controls. ThreatLocker's agent, which is very lightweight and does not use much CPU or RAM, helped us achieve that solution. Ringfencing was an add-on that ticked off a lot of Australian framework security controls, which is the reason we chose it. My impression of the allowlisting feature in terms of managing which software, scripts, and libraries run on my devices is that ThreatLocker's community page has a lot of information around this, which is very helpful. Not only that, the Cyber Hero support that ThreatLocker provides gives us insights and best practices, helping us achieve that solution and guiding us to the right platform. The impact of Ringfencing on controlling the behavior of approved applications has been a big winner for us because it is something that many other platforms do not provide as a functionality. Having that allowed us to identify what applications talk to each other, which is something that many other platforms do not do. The network control feature impacts my ability to manage network traffic across my endpoints and servers. We have not used this widely across all our partners, but wherever required, we use it. It has been an easy solution for those customers to get that control implemented. The elevation feature's role in facilitating just-in-time administrative access for approved applications shows that elevation control helps in many use cases involving remote control platforms, door usage, and security system platforms that require local admins. There are many solutions that provide this functionality, but the licensing cost seems to be expensive, and it also adds another solution into the mix. Rather than doing that, we try to use ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform to achieve that control. Regarding the storage control feature, I have used it. The primary function is USB blocking, which is very widely adopted, and also just locking down and allowing certain users to access certain file locations helps us there. When it comes to enforcing policy-driven access over various storage devices, it depends on the business risk adapted by the companies that we support, but generally the use case is USB and external storage devices where companies know that is a risk, but they do not have appropriate solutions. There are EDR platforms that claim to do this, but ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform does it at an advanced level. My assessment of the efficiency of the real-time threat intelligence and category controls employed by Web Control in blocking malicious and non-compliant sites leads me to think that Web Control is another functionality within ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform that is an add-on on top of the current set. That is another solution that we use based on what is required for the company, but again, that is not widely adapted yet for our partners.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
51%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise22
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business70
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Application Control?
The pricing and setup cost for Check Point Application Control is higher than others. However, it is worth it based on the service that has been provided by Check Point Application Control.
What needs improvement with Check Point Application Control?
Check Point Application Control customer support is excellent, but the technical person is taking more time to get on the call. When a major issue has occurred, it takes more time to get on the ses...
What is your primary use case for Check Point Application Control?
I use Check Point Application Control for social media applications with granular access changes. Access to social media applications has been given to specific departments including sales, sales m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatLocker Allowlisting?
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I remember reaching out to them and it was about over a month. I reached out to them directly and also a couple third-party service ...
What needs improvement with ThreatLocker Allowlisting?
I would like to see ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform improve by developing some sort of software deployment plan where we can use it for pushing out and installing software onto the computers throu...
What is your primary use case for ThreatLocker Allowlisting?
My main use case for ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform is allow listing software, as well as Elevation Control and Storage Control. For a specific example of how I use allow listing or Elevation Con...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Protect, Allowlisting, Network Control, Ringfencing
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

SEB, Luma Arles, Terma, Aerospace, Midwest Rubber
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