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Azure Firewall Manager 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:
 

Customer Service

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Azure Firewall Manager's customer service is praised for its direct support channel and stability, with limited need for assistance.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
3.5
Azure Firewall Manager requires enhanced NAT capabilities, one-click deployment, improved security, log monitoring, open-source integration, and email protection.
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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Azure Firewall Manager offers scalable cloud deployment, positive user feedback, and effective support for both cloud and on-premises use.
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Setup Cost

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Azure Firewall Manager pricing is seen as higher but valued for transparency, no capital costs, and detailed expenditure visibility.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Azure Firewall Manager is praised for its stability and reliability, with users experiencing no bugs, crashes, or troubleshooting issues.
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Valuable Features

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Azure Firewall Manager is valued for easy integration, scalability, stability, cloud-native features, and fair pricing in DevOps environments.
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Categories and Ranking

Azure Firewall Manager
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (31st)
FireMon Security Manager
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of Azure Firewall Manager is 1.9%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FireMon Security Manager is 16.2%, up from 16.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gunjan Singh. - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful testing, simple configuration, and scales well
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 seven months. I rate…
JeffReese - PeerSpot reviewer
Makes compliance much easier compared to doing it manually, and automates policy changes across environments
People have a tendency to just add rules to firewalls, but they don't go back and take rules away. Some of our customers have thousands of unused rules that have been sitting out there for over a year. In one report, FireMon tells us there are, say, 1,000 rules that can be taken out and it gives us the ability to disable those for a year and to track when we made our changes. After a year, we can go back and eliminate the rules, to bring the configuration down to an almost human-readable level. It also identifies risks in your environment and helps to prioritize fixes. It actually rates the risk level, meaning you look for the red and try to bring everything to green.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Firewall Manager?
The most valuable feature of Azure Firewall Manager is the testing and configuration.
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.
What needs improvement with Azure Firewall Manager?
The solution can improve the integration with open-source tools.
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 needs improvement with FireMon?
We've had recurring issues managing FireMon's internal backups. Sometimes, the space allocated for the backup is full, and there is no process where it deletes files that are older than I certain d...
What is your primary use case for FireMon?
We use Security Manager for firewall changes, monitoring, and audits.
 

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Sample Customers

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Convey, MGM Resorts International, Southwest Airlines, Alkami, Costco, Aetna, IBM, Verizon, Wells Fargo
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