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AlgoSec vs FireMon Security Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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
6.2
AlgoSec streamlines firewall management, enhancing security and efficiency, saving costs, and delivering quick ROI through automation and improved visibility.
Sentiment score
8.9
FireMon Security Manager optimizes firewall management by automating tasks, reducing errors, and improving efficiency and ROI.
I have witnessed a return on investment with AlgoSec by reducing the manual efforts involved in policy reviews and enabling faster operations, ultimately enhancing our security posture.
Senior cybersecurity Consultant in CSP at Tata Consultancy
We have seen a return on investment with reduced audit costs, less time spent preparing evidence manually, and reduced breach risk.
project manager at FedEx
It significantly reduced the time spent on manual firewall policy review and audit preparation.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
AlgoSec's customer service is praised for promptness and effectiveness, though response time consistency and complex issues need improvement.
Sentiment score
9.5
FireMon Security Manager boasts great customer support, though improvements are needed in response times and communication with development.
There is a dedicated engineer program that provides consistent support.
Security adviser at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
AlgoSec's customer support is highly responsive and specialized for security operation teams managing complex environments.
Senior cybersecurity Consultant in CSP at Tata Consultancy
The customer support is very great, with dedicated 24/7 assistance.
project manager at FedEx
An eight signifies they are doing a good job.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
The technical support is good, but sometimes it takes some time.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
AlgoSec is highly scalable, praised for handling diverse deployments efficiently, though licensing costs may be a concern.
Sentiment score
8.6
FireMon Security Manager integrates well across environments, efficiently managing large-scale operations, though licensing and reporting may slow performance.
I rate the scalability at nine out of ten, demonstrating a robust ability to expand and cater to large enterprises.
Security adviser at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Managing varying device numbers based on requirements, from small setups of about 20 devices to large enterprises supporting over 1,000.
Senior cybersecurity Consultant in CSP at Tata Consultancy
It grows with our organization's needs and can handle large data sets of our organization.
project manager at FedEx
If it can see and interpret everything correctly, it would do exactly what I want, and it would be very helpful.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
It offers extensive scalability options, providing more flexibility than other vendors.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
As the environment grew, FireMon Security Manager continued to handle policy analysis, reporting, and change tracking reliably without performance issues.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
AlgoSec is highly stable and reliable, with minimal issues, frequent updates, and robust performance even under heavy loads.
Sentiment score
7.7
FireMon Security Manager is generally stable, with occasional issues swiftly resolved, offering reliable performance and minimal downtime.
If we have many devices added or if the firewall complexity is huge, we might experience some lag in processing.
Network security consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

AlgoSec needs improvements in user interface, vendor integration, performance, support, and its features for better accuracy and efficiency.
FireMon Security Manager needs enhancements in integration, usability, device support, automation, stability, and user-friendly features.
AlgoSec should support in identifying most hit rules and re-ordering existing firewall rules - this is a very key to manage firewall CPU.
Manager, MS Operations at NTT Security
A cloud offering as a SaaS would relieve the burden of managing hardware, applying numerous patches, and monitoring the health state of the solution.
Security adviser at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Establishing a quarterly or bi-annual certification process and automating aspects of the change process can enhance utilization and operational efficiency, pushing for automatic approvals where the risk is minimal.
Senior cybersecurity Consultant in CSP at Tata Consultancy
FireMon can see everything much better and provides me with a fuller report when using Meraki as a firewall system.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
Simplifying some workflows and dashboards would help teams get value more quickly, especially in large environments.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
A basic understanding of cloud computing and firewall principles is necessary for successful implementation.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
 

Setup Cost

AlgoSec offers flexible licensing and robust functionality, ideal for larger organizations despite perceived high costs.
FireMon Security Manager's pricing is justified by features and benefits, though concerns about renewal costs exist.
Estimated range of $50,000 to $100,000 for smaller deployments.
Senior cybersecurity Consultant in CSP at Tata Consultancy
It is cost-effective.
project manager at FedEx
Pricing for AlgoSec is fairly competitive.
Security adviser at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Comparatively, FireMon has a very good price and is below the general competition in cost.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
Compared to others, it is not so expensive.
Network security consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Our experience with FireMon Security Manager's pricing and licensing is that it is on the higher side, but justified for a large, regulated environment.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
 

Valuable Features

AlgoSec excels in optimizing firewall rules, automating changes, enhancing security, and maintaining compliance, improving network performance significantly.
FireMon Security Manager enhances security and compliance with centralized management, automated changes, and comprehensive reporting across various vendors.
Over time, firewalls can accumulate risky configurations, leading to increased overhead and troubleshooting time, but with AlgoSec, we simplify our rule sets, improve firewall performance, and facilitate faster change implementations.
Senior cybersecurity Consultant in CSP at Tata Consultancy
Through OpEx savings, we have been able to reduce firewall rule analysis and rule change handling time by 60 to 90 percent.
project manager at FedEx
AlgoSec auto implementation came into the picture, which helped the right departments to approve policies and implementations.
Manager, MS Operations at NTT Security
By eliminating loopholes between policies, it simplifies review and analysis, while also automating policy changes and supporting multiple vendors.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
It provides a single view across all firewalls, helps quickly identify risks and unused rules, and generates audit-ready reports, which is extremely useful in large, regulated environments.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
It has helped me bring all the firewalls into better alignment with the compliance requirements in my environment.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
 

Categories and Ranking

AlgoSec
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
187
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
FireMon Security Manager
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AlgoSec is 21.1%, down from 21.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FireMon Security Manager is 17.6%, up from 16.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AlgoSec21.1%
FireMon Security Manager17.6%
Other61.3%
Firewall Security Management
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user1292127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Risk Advisory at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 27, 2020
 

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.
Kallamuddin Ansari - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
Centralized firewall oversight has transformed policy audits and now streamlines risk reviews
The best features of FireMon Security Manager are centralized firewall visibility, policy risk analysis, and compliance reporting. It provides a single view across all firewalls, helps quickly identify risks and unused rules, and generates audit-ready reports, which is extremely useful in large, regulated environments. Change tracking is also very helpful, as it shows who changed what and when, reducing the risk of misconfiguration. The change tracking feature has helped our team by giving clear visibility into what rule was changed, when it was changed, and whether it introduced any risk. This has reduced troubleshooting time and helped us quickly validate changes during audit and incident review. Policy risk analysis and unused rule identification are also very valuable, especially in large environments, as they have helped us continuously reduce risk and keep firewall policies clean. The reporting and dashboard visibility are worth highlighting. FireMon Security Manager makes it easy to share clear, understandable reports with auditors and management, which saves time and reduces back-and-forth during review. FireMon Security Manager has had a very positive impact on our organization by reducing manual effort and improving overall security posture. It helped us gain centralized visibility across a large firewall environment, reduce risk and unused rules, and significantly shorten the time required for audit and policy reviews. It has also improved change control and accountability, which reduced configuration errors and operational risk.
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Answers from the Community

it_user1292127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Risk Advisory at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
Well before both the products have their own pros and cons. But the criteria you mention, I would say you can go with AlgoSec with the following reasons: 1. It's less expensive compared to FireMon. 2. Need very less amount of resources as compare to FireMon who need a huge amount of resources with their basic level VM as well. 3. Easy to manage and configure. 4. I found AlgoSec bette...
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CG
Security Engineer at BCBSMA
Feb 24, 2020
Unfortunately we chose Tufin over both those products, sorry I cannot give you a comparison on either. For us, Tufin simplifies the needs we have for Risks/Cleanup/Violations in our FW policies. We also leverage compliance policy for best practices. You can also take advantage of the reporting functionally which suites your environment or infrastructure such as: - New Revision - Advance Change - FW Modul Change - Object Change - Expired Rules - Rule and Object Usage - Policy Analysis - Security Risk - Rule Documentation.
Sunil Kumar. - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at Maple Leaf Foods
Feb 25, 2020
Well before both the products have their own pros and cons. But the criteria you mention, I would say you can go with AlgoSec with the following reasons: 1. It's less expensive compared to FireMon. 2. Need very less amount of resources as compare to FireMon who need a huge amount of resources with their basic level VM as well. 3. Easy to manage and configure. 4. I found AlgoSec better than FireMon in terms of reporting. But the biggest drawback with AlgoSec is their tech support which takes a huge amount of time to respond and investigate the issue. And in the end, they will always provide you one solution which is a known bug in the product and they will release an HA for that.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise178
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise44
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlgoSec?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing indicates that while the migration cost can be higher, the cost is acceptable. It is cost-effective, but the setup is not very easy.
What needs improvement with AlgoSec?
AlgoSec has a bit of a learning curve. It requires training, especially to fully leverage application-centric workflows. In terms of needed improvements, I would like to mention the integration cha...
What do you like most about FireMon?
I like the Security Manager console where we can see any changes that have been made or pull the results of an assessment and control the policies that we implement.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireMon?
Our experience with FireMon Security Manager's pricing and licensing is that it is on the higher side, but justified for a large, regulated environment. The setup cost and licensing made sense give...
What needs improvement with FireMon?
FireMon Security Manager is a strong platform. However, it could be improved with a more intuitive user interface and faster initial onboarding for new users. Simplifying some workflows and dashboa...
 

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 
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