AlgoSec Reviews

FireFlow, because you cannot override policies.

We have been able to add more vendors to support.

Validation: Many times I have to generate a report to validate tickets. When I try to verify an AlgoSec ticket that has been implemented, I have an option to validate the work I did. Many times, it has not worked immediately. I have to generate a report based on which I can check my work.

After implementation new rules on firewall algosec is not immediately aware about it. I have to make synchronization between algosec and firewall. In algosec is called analyze firewall. It is possible schedule this analyze more often but it consuming a lot of device resources like CPU, memory etc so I have this analyses one per day. After this analyze I am able make validation of implementation which I did because algosec can see rule which I added.

I have been using it for five years.

Technical support is quite OK.

AlgoSec provides different types and levels of support. I recommend asking about 24/7 support and being careful when deciding which support to buy.

Initial setup was straightforward because we got support from vendor.

If you are implementing it for the first time, it is good to ask vendor for help.

It is a good product to use.

We use this solution for managing risks, device compliance, a ticket system, and active change.

It definitely helps a lot to manage the complexity of environments with many devices and many vendors.

The most valuable features are the network map, risk analysis, and tickets for firewall changes.

Very helpful automatic implementation of requested changes.

I would like to seem improvements in performance and software stability.

I use this solution to have full visibility of the network, to simulate traffic queries, and to generate security reports according to the security policies of my company. We also use AlgoSec to perform audits concerning Firewalls and Network compliance.

AlgoSec AFA and AFF automate lots of things for my organization. The products are really useful for both security and network teams. It had also provided more control over the network. After Firewalls are boarded into AlgoSec, the first results appear quickly.

AlgoSec is not completely deployed inside my organization, so for the moment the most valuable features are the network map, which provides the full visibility of the network, and the security reports. The AFF module is really valuable for different teams.

The risk matrix implementation is not easy from an Excel file, so it would be nice to have a solution for creating it directly within the web interface. This would be an improvement.

This was the first solution I chose.

The price is adapted to the product's utilization for each company.

We also did a PoC with Tufin and FireMon.

The product is a very good tool to manage network traffic and devices.

The majority of customer use cases are around rule optimisation, workflow management, and risk/compliance. 

Our customers are able to optimise and clean the rule sets on our FW estate and streamline the change management process whilst adhering to compliance, governance, and risk requirements.

• Firewall Analyser due to its initial ability to cleanse and provide efficiencies to legacy estates. 
• FireFlow continues to drive customer efficiencies, allowing an organisation to keep up with the pace of change.  
• We see the value of BusinessFlow for organisations involved in digital transformation projects migrating to public/private/hybrid cloud models.

Further integration with ACI and NSX will be key to our customers' requirements moving forward, as customers adopt new, innovative environments.

Not applicable.

Our customers are receiving quick ROI using the AlgoSec platform when compared to the FTE costs for using legacy manual processes.

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

Pricing is easy to grasp.

We looked at Tufin and Skybox. AlgoSec was the only vendor who had the full suite of products which met the customer and business demands. BusinessFlow was (still is) the game changer.

Firewall Analyzer (AFA) to analyze configs from production firewalls of various types.

AFA has helped us to spot risky rules, overlapping rules and helps prioritize remediation efforts. We have a variety of firewalls and look forward to expanding services such as FireFlow.

In AFA, the ability to trend rule usage and drill into traffic seen hitting that rule is powerful for cleanup of overly permissive rules.

No issues with stability.

No issues with scalability.

Customer service has been helpful and responsive.

Skybox Security. However, Skybox is has less actionable output than Algosec. 

Setup does take some time to customize to your environment.

The product could be improved by adding additional tools for troubleshooting, not only for the firewall, but for other devices like switch and dynamic routing display. Also, it would be good if it could retrieve all information regarding Cisco Nexus switches and devices.

It would be interesting if the product could automate the switch configuration and create a dynamic map of the entire network.

In the VMware platform, sometimes the application is frozen and we have to reload the machine.

Not at all.

The technical services personnel are very confident and provide good assistance.

No previous solution was used.

The initial setup process is excellent.

The in-house implementation was good for FireFlow.

The reporting feature.

The product has helped us improve our firewall policies. It's also helped me to make decisions on best practices.

The product needs improvement in all areas, but I don't use the product deep enough to say anything more specific.

I've used it for one year and six months.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

We've not needed to scale it.

8/10.

10/10.

There was no previous solution in place.

It was straightforward on a virtual machine.

I helped to implement it as part of a vendor team.

No other options were evaluated.

There are no implementation issues; just take a look into the device's compatibility with your systems. It's a a really simple tool with strong results.

The primary use case was the firewall policy cleaning and optimisation, plus compliance control and some change auditing.

AlgoSec provides a good optimization function that matches our needs related to other vendors. It allows us to clean useless rules and objects.

We are only using Firewall Analyzer, which is really good compared to other vendors. The other features (FireFlow and BusinessFlow) still aren't mature, and their licensing is expensive.

The production needs to be smarter and maybe have some AI capabilities to provide better firewall optimization and workflow integration.

The solution is more stable than in the past.

The report takes time, and the virtual appliance is a resource consumer.

The documentation is clear. The support is available but restricted to some requests that need advance service (not free).

Yes, AlgoSec provides a better solution for the firewall rule optimization that matches our production need.

The initial setup was simple, and only firewall integration could take time due to some complex interaction.

The implementation was in-house; the product is still simple to manage.

Reduced the firewall load due to a good rule table and then extended the firewall life cycle.

Compare with other products to see which one matches the best their needs.

Tufin, Skybox.

No.