AlgoSec vs Azure Firewall Manager comparison

AlgoSec and Microsoft are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. AlgoSec is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.9, while Microsoft is ranked #12 with an average rating of 10.0. AlgoSec holds a 21.9% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Microsoft’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of AlgoSec users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

AlgoSec

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96% willing to recommend

Azure Firewall Manager

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

AlgoSec and Azure Firewall Manager compete in network security management. AlgoSec holds an advantage in flexible features, while Azure Firewall Manager benefits from seamless integration with Azure services.

Features: AlgoSec offers intelligent automation, policy optimization, and compliance reporting. Azure Firewall Manager provides centralized policy management and integrates with Azure services for seamless deployment.

Room for Improvement: AlgoSec could improve user-friendliness and cost efficiency. Azure Firewall Manager may enhance its multi-cloud capabilities and customization options. Both could improve reporting capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AlgoSec requires specialized personnel but offers flexible deployment and responsive support. Azure Firewall Manager integrates well within Azure, providing straightforward deployment and robust support.

Pricing and ROI: AlgoSec has higher setup costs but ensures ROI through risk reduction and efficiency. Azure Firewall Manager offers lower initial costs for Azure users, leveraging existing resources to simplify management and enhance ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

AlgoSec

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

182

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Azure Firewall Manager

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (26th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AlgoSec is 21.9%, up from 20.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Firewall Manager is 1.8%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewall Security Management

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Shameerudheen Kp

Manager, MS Operations at NTT Security

Easy to setup with good auto-implementation and good rule reviews

AlgoSec is slow when it is loaded with too many firewalls and policies. A plan to take care of heavy usage is to be considered. Support of all firewalls and policy features to be enabled. AlgoSec should support in identifying most hit rules and re-ordering existing firewall rules - this is a very key to manage firewall CPU. A clustering of AlgoSec can also be considered. A group of AlgoSec servers managing large client bases geographically or datacenter-wise or function-wise. A head reporting unit and child processing units.

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Gunjan Singh.

Senior Consultant at Capgemini

Useful testing, simple configuration, and scalable

We use Azure Firewall Manager for testing and security policies The most valuable feature of Azure Firewall Manager is the testing and configuration. The solution can improve the integration with open-source tools. I have been using Azure Firewall Manager for approximately two years. I rate…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the traffic simulation too and queries. I'm not sure other solutions provide that. You can also use it to get a network topology and network map of your environment and see what's happening."

"I like the auto-mapping features and configuration overview. We use this for many things, but primarily for quick reactions to security events, audit, project management, and quick operational efficiencies."

"It helps us to streamline our firewall rules, identify risks, and provide better visibility. This product has significantly saved the time and human efforts in creating and deploying firewall rules. It is now easier for our cybersecurity team to analyze firewalls rules and ACLs, using them in a more efficient manner."

"FireFlow is great. In a company that gets a large volume of requests to open firewall rules, it's helpful to have one place that summarizes the requests, enabling you to clearly understand why they need to be implemented and also implement them. Firewall Analyzer can help you identify missing routing or check information on the firewall without the need to log into a firewall or router to check the routing. We have all that access in three clicks."

"AlgoSec has significantly enhanced our troubleshooting capabilities. We can quickly pinpoint the causes of routing issues and conduct traffic simulations to identify potential problems."

"The features that are most valuable are the interactive topology map and the traffic simulation queries."

"Thanks to this visibility, I was able to do my rule optimization."

"It lowers the burden of the security department."

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"It is easy to install and does not require any plugins for your browser."

"The solution has improved our organization with its firewall."

"The most valuable feature of Azure Firewall Manager is the testing and configuration."

"The solution is very easy to set up."

"The tool's support is good."

Cons

"To secure SaaS traffic there are a few vendors such as Palo Alto and Zscaler, but AlgoSec is not yet able to push rules onto these clouds."

"Since COVID-19, a number of the technical support team members have been working from home or remotely. So, we haven't gotten support people right when we need them. Sometimes, it takes a couple of hours or even days for us to get that instant support that we used to get."

"Advanced analytics and reporting capabilities that provide deeper insights into network traffic, security policy effectiveness, compliance, and risk management can be beneficial."

"The product is severely lacking in vendor support."

"Needs better integration between modules and also a better troubleshooting methodology."

"It gives you the capability to make changes to hundreds of your firewalls at the same time, but big enterprises have change management policies. Change managers will never allow you to make changes to more than 10 devices at the same time, which is a feature in AlgoSec. Because, what if something goes wrong, then you have to roll back and figure out what caused the impact, e.g., which firewall did not work well. Doing that post-mortem becomes a difficult thing. So, change automation on a firewall is actually defeating the purpose of the change management policies in any organization. If you run a bank, you will not allow anyone to make changes at the same time from a single click for 10 firewalls. The bank will never allow this."

"The MAP has a persistent issue with a firewall that is using a double BVI (Bridge virtual interface)."

"Support can be improved as there are time delays for resolutions."

More AlgoSec cons

"There should be a simple one-click deployment for a firewall, rather than a set of setup instructions that include steps such as the DNS configuration, et cetera."

"We could do only one-way NAT-ing, where the traffic comes from outside to internal, to Azure, which is fine. However, when we actually do NAT-ed traffic to hit the firewall, that way is not working."

"The tool's security features need to improve. It needs also to include a monitoring system for logs. It is also complicated to find a query on the Azure firewall."

"The solution can improve the integration with open-source tools."

"The price is okay. This said, the solution is certainly expensive in comparison with other cloud services."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price is not my concern. If a tool does its job, it is not my concern to obtain a good price for it. If a tool is needed, we are going to buy it."

"The initial cost was high for us."

"The pricing for this solution is not cheap, but we get good value for what we pay."

"Setup cost and pricing were reasonable and the licensing was straightforward."

"The cost is kind of high but I really did not check any other vendors."

"Pricing is easy to grasp."

"I can’t say that this is a cheap system. It's affordable for large enterprises and, in some cases, for mid-sized companies. For the majority of other companies, this solution is out of their price range."

"Licensing is offered as a subscription and as a perpetual model."

More AlgoSec pricing and cost advice

"The solution is certainly expensive in comparison with other cloud services."

"The price of the solution is reasonable but it is reasonable for the features."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AlgoSec?

AlgoSec's ability to integrate with various security and networking solutions enhances its overall value.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlgoSec?

I am into operations and not aware of cost or pricing.

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What needs improvement with AlgoSec?

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What do you like most about Azure Firewall Manager?

The most valuable feature of Azure Firewall Manager is the testing and configuration.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Firewall Manager?

The price of the solution is reasonable but it is reasonable for the features.

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What needs improvement with Azure Firewall Manager?

The solution can improve the integration with open-source tools.

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Overview

AlgoSec, a global cybersecurity leader, empowers organizations to secure application connectivity and cloud-native applications throughout their multi-cloud and hybrid network. Trusted by more than 1,800 of the world’s leading organizations, AlgoSec’s application-centric approach enables to securely accelerate business application deployment by centrally managing application connectivity and security policies across the public clouds, private clouds, containers, and on-premises networks. Using its unique vendor-agnostic deep algorithm for intelligent change management automation, AlgoSec enables acceleration of digital transformation projects, helps prevent business application downtime and substantially reduces manual work and exposure to security risks. AlgoSec’s policy management and CNAPP platforms provide a single source for visibility into security and compliance issues within cloud-native applications as well as across the hybrid network environment, to ensure ongoing adherence to internet security standards, industry, and internal regulations. Learn how AlgoSec enables application owners, information security experts, DevSecOps and cloud security teams to deploy business applications up to 10 times faster while maintaining security at www.algosec.com.

Azure Firewall Manager is a security management service that provides central security policy and route management for cloud-based security perimeters.

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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

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