Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router vs Check Point CloudGuard Network Security

HNHuawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router8.8Visit Check Point CloudGuard Network Security8.3Visit

Higher score HN Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router #4 in Virtual Routers Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Contact Huawei

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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security #7 in Virtual Routers Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Check Point

• Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise multi-cloud teams

• Check Point CloudGuard Network Security fits best

  Cloud teams prioritizing routing plus security controls

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Side by side

Feature	HNHuawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Check Point CloudGuard Network Security 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.3
Ranking	#4 in Virtual Routers Software	#7 in Virtual Routers Software
Best for	Mid-market and enterprise multi-cloud teams	Cloud teams prioritizing routing plus security controls
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Linux, Web	Web
Support	Email	Docs
Integrations	10 integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router 2/2 · Check Point CloudGuard Network Security 2/2
VPN support	✓	✓
High availability	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment type	Not checked yet	Virtual machine
Routing protocols	OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, static routing	OSPFv2, BGP, RIP, static routes, multicast routes, policy-based routing, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, IGMP v2 and v3
Max throughput	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud platforms	HUAWEI Cloud, AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Azure, Tencent Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Tianyi Cloud, Volcano Engine, Google Cloud, China Mobile Cloud	AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Our review
Pros	Supports static routing, OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, and policy-based routing Offers L3VPN, SD-WAN EVPN, GRE VPN, IPsec, and IKEv2 Centralizes cloud-site deployment and management through iMaster-NCE	Unified firewall policy across AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI Threat prevention includes IPS, antivirus, Anti-Bot and malware defenses Routing, VPN and high-availability gateways support complex cloud networks
Cons	Pricing is handled through contact with sales rather than a listed plan The listed support channel is email Its routing, VPN, security, and QoS scope may exceed simpler gateway needs	Pricing uses a contact-sales process with PAYG and BYOL licensing Routing sits within a broader security stack rather than a routing-first product Documented support is provided through the docs channel
Our verdict	Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L is a software router deployed as a virtual network function in hypervisor and public-cloud environments. Huawei describes it for enterprise SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud scenarios, including virtual CPE, virtual… Read the review →	Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is a virtual security gateway and cloud firewall for workloads and traffic across public, private and hybrid clouds. It fits mid-market and enterprise teams that need centralized policy management… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Huawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router — where it wins

  • Supports static routing, OSPFv2/v3, BGP/BGP4+, and policy-based routing
  • Offers L3VPN, SD-WAN EVPN, GRE VPN, IPsec, and IKEv2
  • Centralizes cloud-site deployment and management through iMaster-NCE

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact with sales rather than a listed plan
  • The listed support channel is email
  • Its routing, VPN, security, and QoS scope may exceed simpler gateway needs

• Check Point CloudGuard Network Security — where it wins

  • Unified firewall policy across AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI
  • Threat prevention includes IPS, antivirus, Anti-Bot and malware defenses
  • Routing, VPN and high-availability gateways support complex cloud networks

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales process with PAYG and BYOL licensing
  • Routing sits within a broader security stack rather than a routing-first product
  • Documented support is provided through the docs channel

• HNHuawei NetEngine AR6700V-L Virtual Router8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A cloud-deployable router with broad cloud coverage, VPN, routing, and centralized management.

  Contact HuaweiFull verdict →
• Check Point CloudGuard Network Security8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A cloud firewall and virtual gateway that pairs extensive routing with threat prevention.

  Visit Check PointFull verdict →