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AlgoSec vs Opinnate 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

AlgoSec
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
188
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Opinnate
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
12th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AlgoSec is 20.3%, down from 22.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Opinnate is 2.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AlgoSec20.3%
Opinnate2.2%
Other77.5%
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.
Fulya ALGÜL - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Security Specialist at Doğuş Teknoloji A.Ş
Good support, nice interface, and simple to upgrade
PDF format is not available for Alert Composer. There are file attachment or body content output options. The other issue is that the range object can be displayed in the rule viewer section. If we know the range object, we provide imaging, but if we do not know the range object, there is no imaging. It also allows adding range object rules when performing server cloning. In general, however, we have made successful progress since the POC process.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a good product to use."
"It is helping with the migration as we don’t carry over empty rules and allows consolidation of rules."
"AlgoSec has helped me in the last three companies that I have worked for."
"Algosec Firewall Analyzer and Algosec FireFlow basically give us a full picture of how traffic flows and how we can secure it, and the product, directly implementing the policies to be enforced by the gateways, makes life easier to the IT."
"Breaking down a rule to specify used objects within groups and protocols has proven invaluable for us because we are able to narrow exposure to potential threats, and more generally, areas in which we are exposed."
"BusinessFlow was (still is) the game changer."
"I found that for policy optimization it does a great job."
"The user-friendliness, visibility, compliance and efficiency are unparalleled in the industry."
"Version upgrades can be done quickly."
"The platform is easy to deploy and maintain."
 

Cons

"Algosec does not support vendors like Sophos, SonicWall, Forecepoint, and so on."
"In the VMware platform, sometimes the application is frozen and we have to reload the machine."
"Introducing greater flexibility in editing alerts would be a highly appreciated improvement."
"The product needs improvement in all areas, but I don't use the product deep enough to say anything more specific."
"AlgoSec has a bit of a learning curve."
"The Firewall Analyzer module can be improved to implement a vulnerability management solution, or they can link Firewall Analyzer with a vulnerability management solution in order to get a better overview of what's going on in our network in terms of vulnerabilities."
"There is room for improvement in the rollback process."
"Lacking in support of other platforms."
"The product's web page view is very basic. They could add new features to it."
"PDF format is not available for Alert Composer."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing could be better."
"The pricing is flexible with a low cost setup."
"It will reduce your operations costs with improved team performance."
"Quality has a price."
"The solution has a high cost, but the reduction in operation pays the investment."
"Licensing is offered as a subscription and as a perpetual model."
"The pricing for this solution seems to be reasonable for the functionality."
"Cost is based on firewall. There are bundles, e.g., virtual firewalls might make the solution cheaper."
"Opinnate is inexpensive than other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Retailer
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise180
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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 could be improved by their support not being available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, which is a concern, especially when working remotely and needing support in different coun...
What is your primary use case for AlgoSec?
My main use case for AlgoSec is that it is user-friendly and easy to implement and manage, and the best part is it can be installed on-premises as well as on the cloud. It helps to visualize comple...
What do you like most about Opinnate?
Version upgrades can be done quickly.
What needs improvement with Opinnate?
PDF format is not available for Alert Composer. There are file attachment or body content output options. The other issue is that the range object can be displayed in the rule viewer section. If we...
What is your primary use case for Opinnate?
We use Opinnate mostly to tighten firewall rules on the optimization side. cleaning shadow rules, deleting expired and disabled rules. The decommission feature is also a nice feature. The automatio...
 

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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