Check Point SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) review

Perimeter 81 is now sold as Check Point SASE, and the old perimeter81.com pricing address leads to the Check Point product page rather than a price table. The platform goes well beyond a VPN: zero trust network access to on-premises and cloud resources, including an agentless option, a secure web gateway, a cloud access security broker with AI-driven DLP, firewall as a service and an enterprise browser, all running over a private backbone with more than 85 points of presence. The vendor says more than 5,000 customers use it. That breadth makes it a strong candidate for a mid-size or larger company retiring VPN appliances and consolidating web security in one console. For a small team it is likely more than needed, and the absence of a published per-user price means you start with a demo or the TCO calculator. We scored value conservatively because we could not verify a price.

Who it is for

mid-size and larger companies replacing VPN hardware with SASE

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Zero trust network access to on-premises and cloud resources, including agentless ZTNA
• Secure web gateway that inspects user traffic for malware and other threats
• Cloud access security broker with DLP and SaaS posture management
• Global private backbone with 85+ points of presence
• Firewall as a service and an enterprise browser in the same platform

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Broadest security scope on this list
• Strength: Large point-of-presence network for low-latency access
• Strength: Backed by Check Point's security portfolio
• Weakness: No per-user price shown on the pricing page
• Weakness: Demo-led buying process
• Weakness: More platform than a small team needs

Key facts

• Points of presence: 85+
• Customers: 5,000+ per the vendor
• Components: ZTNA, SWG, CASB, FWaaS
• Pricing: Not published; TCO calculator and demo

Where it ranks

Check Point SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) is No. 8 in our Best Business VPN Services verdict.