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AlgoSec vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama comparison

AlgoSec and Palo Alto Networks are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. AlgoSec is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.9, while Palo Alto Networks is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3. AlgoSec holds a 23.0% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Palo Alto Networks’s 7.4% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of AlgoSec users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Palo Alto Networks users who would recommend it.
AlgoSec
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96% willing to recommend
Palo Alto Networks Panorama
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97% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

AlgoSec and Palo Alto Networks Panorama are key competitors in network security management. While both offer unique strengths, AlgoSec stands out for its detailed configuration insights, whereas Panorama excels in centralized firewall management.

Features: AlgoSec offers robust traffic simulation, change management through FireFlow, and policy optimization features, instrumental in identifying risky rules and streamlining compliance. Panorama provides centralized management and extensive control over multiple firewalls, alongside task automation and security updates.

Room for Improvement: AlgoSec needs to enhance API integrations and vendor support, especially for cloud solutions, and refine its reporting capabilities. Panorama faces challenges with cost efficiency, multi-tenancy, and integration with other network tools, while users suggest improvements for streamlined configurations and faster updates.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AlgoSec primarily offers on-premises deployment with a range of tiered support, although resolution delays have been noted. Panorama supports both on-premises and hybrid cloud deployments, providing responsive support but facing challenges in initial configuration complexities. Customer service is satisfactory, yet AlgoSec's technical support receives mixed feedback.

Pricing and ROI: AlgoSec is seen as a premium product, often critiqued for high licensing costs, yet it offers substantial ROI through automation and security insights. Panorama is expensive, justified by its comprehensive feature set and market positioning, with customers evaluating cost against capabilities and benefits provided by both solutions.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AlgoSec
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
183
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palo Alto Networks Panorama
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AlgoSec is 23.0%, up from 20.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks Panorama is 7.4%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Q&A Highlights

AT
May 14, 2025
What are the differences between Palo Alto Networks Panorama and AlgoSec?
Hi Dear Anouar, I want to explain something to avoid misunderstanding. Palo Alto Networks (PAN) Panorama is the management dashboard for Palo Alto Firewalls; which is provided by PAN and comes with a license. However AlgoSec is used as a Firewall Analyzer tool to analyze firewall rules according to their severities, configuration mistakes, shadowing or redundant rules, etc. If you want a solution to analyze your firewalls and harden them; you can consider preferring a firewall analyzer solution. If you want to manage your firewall configurations, create rules, routes, etc., you can prefer to have PAN panorama; instead of managing the firewalls by connecting each of them separately.
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Featured Reviews

Shameerudheen Kp - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Waleed Aboda - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized monitoring enhances control while seeking greater flexibility and rapid response
I am still working for Lotus. We work with Palo Alto three series, Panorama, and Firewall Banu, specifically Firewall three series and five series I find this solution valuable for full monitoring, centralized control for reporting, and centralized management. These features are instrumental in…
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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

"It has streamlined our process for access and firewall management."
"I found that for policy optimization it does a great job."
"Detection of malicious activities and malware is much better than other options."
"AlgoSec contributes more in the security space for our company, especially in automatically ​finding the high risk and medium risk rules instead of manually reviewing over a few thousand rules."
"We use it for global firewall rules management to ensure global policies are applied to all regional firewalls, provide auditing and compliance."
"AlgoSec is able to provide a consistent view into all of an organization's firewalls, regardless if the management is done by different companies."
"One of the quick wins is to view our device status easily, with out-of-the-box dashboards and charts."
"The solution is easy to navigate."
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"The ability to manage a large number of firewalls from a single point is most valuable."
"Overall, the functionality was very good."
"What I like most about this solution is that it allows me to push multiple policies on multiple followers at the same time."
"The threat prevention and layer seven security features were the most used and important for us. All operations are quite good in this solution."
"It's great for creating signatures and activating activities."
"The most valuable feature is WildFire."
"Templates and the possibility to apply a configuration to many devices at the same time are the most valuable features. We are able to create templates, and we don't need to go to each firewall to make changes. We can make changes in Panorama, and it automatically applies those changes to all those firewalls on which we want to apply the changes. It provides centralized management."
"Panorama provides management functionalities."
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Cons

"Certain firewalls don't integrate with AlgoSec, and it would be great if this bug could be fixed."
"There could be certain improvements such as supporting secure email."
"The interface is more on the complex side."
"Initially, we found this as a complex deployment."
"The product should support more vendors with the same in-depth analysis that it already is providing. This would give more reasons to for other companies to adopt it."
"Creating more intuitive menus could be helpful, especially for first-time users."
"Priority should be to improve the user interface for the risk and compliance part, making it more responsive and user-friendly."
"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."
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"The price of Palo Alto Networks Panorama could be better."
"The customer support needs to be better."
"It would be beneficial to improve the capabilities of Panorama to handle logs more efficiently, potentially reducing the need for additional local collectors. Adding more predefined dashboards as features would enhance the monitoring and reporting capabilities."
"There is room for improvement in the graphical user interface (GUI), which is becoming outdated, especially the NAT section."
"The solution could improve by having a true single pane of glass environment for unified management. At the present time, you still have to use three or four different solutions to bring everything together."
"The integration between Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama could be enhanced to allow customers to stay on Panorama for many years while still utilizing Strata Cloud Manager for deployment."
"The dual WAN functionality is missing in this solution."
"An area for improvement would be the connectivity, which sometimes means logs can be slow to display."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is great if you have a small number of large firewalls, otherwise, it does not bring ROI."
"Pricing is easy to grasp."
"The pricing could be better."
"Use the entire suite for its best benefits."
"Quality has a price."
"The pricing is good. Though, I would like if pricing could better support small businesses."
"AlgoSec may be little pricier with its licenses, but it is probably better than any of other competitors."
"My advice is that you must do a POC and show value."
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"The pricing is pretty average. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a five."
"We pay approximately $3,000 a year in order to use the product."
"The price of the licenses could be lower. Still, because we have Panorama with 25 firewalls, Palo Alto gives us a good discount."
"The solution is relatively cheap; I rate it four out of five for affordability."
"The product's pricing is high but flexible. It now follows the pay-per-use pricing model. I would rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"We're a reseller, and we're an MSSP. So, we get some extreme discounts."
"The licensing is not cheap. There are always hidden costs. You have support costs, or maybe you need to buy more optics on how the solution fits into the rest of your environment. It is possible some of the rest of your environment will need to change too."
"The solution is priced well and there is a license for this solution that we pay annually for."
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Answers from the Community

AT
May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025
What are the differences between Palo Alto Networks Panorama and AlgoSec?
The question should be: What are the differenced between Algosec and PANW AIOPS?
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erdemerdag - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2022
Hi Dear Anouar, I want to explain something to avoid misunderstanding. Palo Alto Networks (PAN) Panorama is the management dashboard for Palo Alto Firewalls; which is provided by PAN and comes with a license. However AlgoSec is used as a Firewall Analyzer tool to analyze firewall rules according to their severities, configuration mistakes, shadowing or redundant rules, etc. If you want a solution to analyze your firewalls and harden them; you can consider preferring a firewall analyzer solution. If you want to manage your firewall configurations, create rules, routes, etc., you can prefer to have PAN panorama; instead of managing the firewalls by connecting each of them separately.
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YL
May 14, 2025
The question should be: What are the differenced between Algosec and PANW AIOPS?
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
Pricing for AlgoSec is fairly competitive. Rating the pricing on a scale from one being high to ten being low, the price is considered competitive without being specified absolutely.
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What needs improvement with AlgoSec?
The user interface for AlgoSec has remained unchanged for the last ten years and could benefit from being more interactive and informative. Additionally, a cloud offering as a SaaS would relieve th...
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What do you like most about Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
The most valuable aspect of Palo Alto Networks Panorama for me is the centralized management of multiple firewalls.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
Palo Alto Networks Panorama is expensive but provides good value for money. For the higher end, the cost is justified. However, for the lower end, a reduction in cost could improve competitiveness.
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What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks Panorama?
From the reporting side, naming the reports properly so that they can be easily identified would be an improvement. Other than that, it works well. There was a bug causing us to not get the latest ...
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Overview

AlgoSec enhances application delivery speed and security by automating connectivity and policy management across hybrid networks.

With 20 years of experience, AlgoSec is trusted by over 2200 organizations for securing critical workloads. Its Horizon platform leverages AI to discover and manage business applications, offering comprehensive visibility into security and compliance issues across hybrid environments. Intelligent change automation improves both agility and security, ensuring conformity to internet security standards and regulatory requirements.

What key features does AlgoSec offer?
  • Firewall Analyzer: Optimizes firewall rules, managing risk and compliance effectively.
  • FireFlow: Automates change management processes, reducing manual errors and boosting efficiency.
  • Traffic Simulation: Assists in troubleshooting by simulating traffic scenarios.
  • Vendor Compatibility: Works with multi-vendor devices, ideal for complex networks.
  • Compliance Reporting: Simplifies audits with templates for standards like PCI-DSS and ISO 27001.
What benefits should users consider?
  • Enhanced Security: Streamlines security policy management, reducing redundant rules.
  • Operational Efficiency: Automates processes, leading to faster and more accurate changes.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Provides tools for easy alignment with industry standards.
  • Centralized Control: Offers centralized management over firewalls and application connectivity.

In complex industries, AlgoSec aids in risk analysis, firewall policy management, and compliance auditing. Organizations optimize firewall rules and automate policy changes, achieving improved security and operational efficiency across multiple vendor environments. AlgoSec's tools are integral to streamlining change management and enhancing security posture in large network structures.

AlgoSec

Panorama network security management provides static rules and dynamic security updates in an ever-changing threat landscape. Reduce administrator workload and improve your overall security posture with a single rule base for firewall, threat prevention, URL filtering, application awareness, user identification, file blocking and data filtering.

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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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