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AWS Firewall Manager vs AlgoSec comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AlgoSec
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
244
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Firewall Manager
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AlgoSec is 16.6%, down from 22.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Firewall Manager is 3.9%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AlgoSec16.6%
AWS Firewall Manager3.9%
Other79.5%
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

Prasad Boddu - PeerSpot reviewer
project manager at FedEx
Automation has transformed firewall changes and has reduced audit effort and breach risk
The best features AlgoSec offers include automation of firewall rule changes, centralized security policy management, and improved compliance and audit readiness. AlgoSec has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to see faster change management, reduced audit costs, and reduced breach risk. I can share specific metrics indicating that through OpEx savings, we have been able to reduce firewall rule analysis and rule change handling time by 60 to 90 percent. This has led to fewer manual tasks and a smaller workload on our network and security teams. We have seen a return on investment with reduced audit costs, less time spent preparing evidence manually, and reduced breach risk. I would like to add that on centralized security policy management, it reduces complexity in multi-vendor environments.
Venda E - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Option Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Centralized security policies have streamlined audits and ensure consistent protection by default
One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option. The compliance reports are helpful, but having more granular insights or export options would make it even easier to use during audits. Also, support for more third-party integration could improve flexibility. Another improvement I need to see is a smoother setup experience. Some of the initial configuration steps, especially around the organization and permissions, can feel complex. A more guided setup or clear UI explanation would make it easier for teams to adopt quickly. One more improvement would be better alerting options. Right now, we mostly rely on AWS Security Hub or CloudWatch for detailed alerts. Having more built-in, real-time notification directly from AWS Firewall Manager would make it easier to monitor policy violations without extra setup.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AlgoSec has positively impacted my organization by helping us check and improve the rules, remove the oldest rules that don't have a match in Check Point, and clean up the rules that don't have a match."
"AlgoSec has helped optimize the firewall rule bases across various data center network devices, ultimately leading to the optimization of network resources and reduction of network latency."
"Traffic Analyzer provided the centralized view for our IT SOC operations to focus mainly on high-risk firewall rules exposing with explicit any rules."
"It has the ability to create architectures improving performance and reducing costs."
"We can optimize and produce reports for 744 firewalls from different vendors (Check Point, Juniper, FortiGate, and Cisco) with one application."
"It's a really simple tool with strong results."
"It has improved our performance in operations, projects, and security, and it will reduce your operations costs with improved team performance."
"I think finding the firewall's rules with the highest risk is valuable."
"After implementing AWS Firewall Manager, we reduced our manual security configuration effort by around sixty to seventy percent as the policies are now centralized, managed, and automatically enforced."
"Also, the strength of the community is invaluable."
"Once this solution is set up, we hardly have to touch it."
"The product is highly reliable."
"My advice for anybody who is considering the AWS Firewall Manager is that it is pretty simple to set up and easy to use."
"AWS Firewall Manager isn't a separate solution when you create the virtual private cloud (VPC), so you can control the traffic through that security group."
"Overall, it improved our security posture and made audits much easier."
"We work with compliance monitoring in the product, which is helpful for identifying framework-based misconfigurations, as it can tell you where to deploy firewall policies based on the frameworks."
 

Cons

"AlgoSec could be improved as it is not handling large traffic analysis well."
"AlgoSec could be improved by integrating with Akamai's Guardicore to remove unused rules in microsegmentation projects."
"It would be nice if it was more variable when checking virtual domain baseline in the same way as Fortigate's firewalls do."
"AlgoSec-type products and requirements are not necessary or prevalent these days."
"It's slow to synchronize a database that is not synchronized."
"Not that great, they are improving though."
"The report takes time, and the virtual appliance is a resource consumer."
"Currently, from my experience with AlgoSec, I believe it needs improvements, particularly with custom or open-source software integration."
"This solution is suitable for a small-scale enterprise and may not scale up to a very high volume of traffic or a large number of servers."
"For AWS WAF, we have seen cases where it allowed suspicious HTTPS headers even if they carried malicious payloads."
"The areas of improvement are definitely platform resiliency, as we have seen outages on the AWS backbone, and whenever there is an outage on the AWS backbone, it impacts all the services hosted on that region, so we expect regional resiliency."
"One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option."
"The product could benefit from improvements in the user interface and integration capabilities."
"AWS Firewall Manager could be improved with more granular policy customization for better visibility through enhanced dashboards and reporting."
"They could consider organizing and enhancing documentation in a more structured and chronological manner"
"I would like to see AWS add some UTM features to the firewall. It would also be great if AWS Firewall had native IPS/IDS. They have the separate IPS/IDS, GuardDuty."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for this solution is not cheap, but we get good value for what we pay."
"The price is within the standard of security products."
"Licensing is offered as a subscription and as a perpetual model."
"My advice is that you must do a POC and show value."
"The solution has a high cost, but the reduction in operation pays the investment."
"Pricing is okay and the licensing can be a little tricky with the initial setup."
"It is fair."
"AlgoSec is not much more expensive compared to other products available in the market."
"It is a cost-efficient product."
"The licensing is on a pay-as-you-go basis and we are billed monthly."
"From what I've heard from my colleagues, it appears that the pricing is competitive, which influenced our decision to choose this option."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
7%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business133
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise220
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlgoSec?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been reasonable; they could be better, but since it does what it promises, it is fair.
What needs improvement with AlgoSec?
In integrations, particularly integrations related to APIs, mainly in FireFlow, an improvement that could be excellent for AlgoSec would be integration with various ITSM tools, as today it is a bit...
What is your primary use case for AlgoSec?
I implement AlgoSec for various customers. I handle the planning through to the end of project delivery, the entire AlgoSec suite, which includes AFA, the Firewall Analyzer, FireFlow, AppViz, integ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Firewall Manager?
The pricing is reasonable and follows a pay-as-you-go model, which makes it cost-effective for scaling the environment. There is no significant setup cost since the native AWS services and licensin...
What needs improvement with AWS Firewall Manager?
AWS Firewall Manager could be improved with more granular policy customization for better visibility through enhanced dashboards and reporting. Simplifying the initial setup and providing clearer d...
What is your primary use case for AWS Firewall Manager?
My primary use case for AWS Firewall Manager is to centrally manage and enforce security policies across the multiple AWS accounts and resources within our organization. It helps to streamline the ...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Maersk, Delta Airlines, Chevron, General Motors, T-Mobile, Chevron, AT&T, BP, Bell Canada, HCA Healthcare, Morgan Stanley, Unilever, Nationwide Insurance Enterprise, US Bank, Microsoft 
Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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