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AlgoSec vs RedSeal comparison

 

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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
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
210
Ranking in other categories
Firewall Security Management (1st)
RedSeal
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (21st), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

AlgoSec and RedSeal aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AlgoSec is designed for Firewall Security Management and holds a mindshare of 18.4%, down 22.8% compared to last year.
RedSeal, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 1.6% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AlgoSec18.4%
Tufin Orchestration Suite18.2%
FireMon Security Manager16.1%
Other47.300000000000004%
Firewall Security Management
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RedSeal1.6%
Qualys VMDR10.5%
Rapid7 InsightVM8.8%
Other79.1%
Risk-Based Vulnerability 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.
reviewer1339494 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Enhancing network visibility with competitive pricing but needs better OT and 5G integration
The primary use cases for RedSeal are lifecycle management, vulnerabilities, and change management. Customers might look up or use these solutions for these areas RedSeal helps in optimizing the cost for the customer based on different use cases. If the solution caters to a particular use case,…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Detection of malicious activities and malware is much better than other options."
"Security ratings and security rules analysis are valuable features."
"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."
"It helps in regulatory compliance metrics and overall firewall security optimization."
"After implementing AlgoSec, firewall change requests that previously took days of manual review were often completed within hours, and the automation significantly reduced configuration errors and time spent preparing compliance audit reports."
"We are currently in a rule base performance improvement process and AlgoSec is an invaluable tool to accomplish this."
"AlgoSec reduces time and costs of firewall change management, risk mitigation, and compliance audits."
"The visibility provided by the single pane of glass for managing multi-vendor firewalls is excellent and then pinpointing network connectivity issues is certainly on a very good level."
"RedSeal helps you prioritize and allocate your scarce human and capital resources where they have the biggest impact to protect your most-valuable digital assets."
"The most valuable feature I enjoy that is provided by this security analytics platform is the ability to measure resilience."
"RedSeal has different modules, such as the Analyzer module, which can be leveraged."
"This solution is amazing! The most important part is the way it gives access information to the entire infrastructure, the network most importantly."
"Overall, I am very happy with the way the product is working."
"If you want to understand your network environment as it relates to configuration issues, host/node vulnerabilities and firewall configurations, then I highly recommend that RedSeal be considered."
"The Vulnerability and Risk Management feature is valuable to us for keeping the security posture up-to-date and conducting regular continuous audits."
"RedSeal integrates the network and gives us a visual or graphical overview of our network. If an organization is geographically dispersed, for instance, with one office in Canada and one office in the Philippines, the whole network, including all devices, is integrated into RedSeal, and you can see from where the traffic is going in and out."
 

Cons

"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.​"
"In terms of integrations, we would like to see a greater number with the upcoming and next-generation tools (i.e. SOAR and a selection of other SIEMs)."
"AlgoSec is a strong tool, but there are a few areas for improvement."
"In terms of technical support from AlgoSec, I would rate it on a scale from zero to ten points, with ten being the best. I would give support a four points rating."
"To be more specific, when we tried to add some devices on AlgoSec it seemed to be done but when you checked the monitor section, some device was always red. Finally, we could handle this part by installing a new software fix but AlgoSec support was weak when we tried to handle this process."
"The reporting feature needs work."
"This product could be improved in several ways including more device support, an automated rollback process and options in active push, software-defined WAN integration and support, and application-aware policy identification and optimization."
"I would like to see continued expansion to other firewall versions, platforms, and vendors."
"There is room for improvement in integrating the OT security part and the private 5G security part in RedSeal."
"There is room for improvement regarding customization and automation of reports."
"The dashboard should be improved to make correlating data easier to do."
"Sometimes, it required us to refresh the configuration. When we integrated any of the configurations into the device, sometimes, it could not detect the exact picture of that device. So, we had to reset the device to see that if it was giving true-positive results or false-positive results. In some cases, we were not able to get true-positive results. There was some kind of bug in that version. Its interface is not user-friendly and needs to be improved. It takes time to understand the interface and various options. Skybox has quite a user-friendly interface. They could provide a feature for compliance audit policy if it is already not there. A compliance audit policy ensures that all configurations are based on the best practices standards, such as CIS benchmarks standard or other similar standards. It provides visibility about whether your device configuration is based on best practices or not. Usually, such a feature is provided by other solutions such as Meteor or Tenable Nessus."
"The network mapping/visualization could be improved significantly."
"Although we are talking about a very robust platform, I would like to see the Windows compatible VM version come back."
"One of the areas of concern is the GUI. It is important to our customers that the GUI looks beautiful. It's a Java Client, so you have a Java dependency."
"Its interface is not user-friendly and needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is flexible with a low cost setup."
"It will reduce your operations costs with improved team performance."
"Price is not my concern. If a tool does its job, it is not my concern to obtain a good price for it. If a tool is needed, we are going to buy it."
"I find the price too expensive. It looks a bit like SAP, so it does have standard functionality out of the box, but you will spend a lot of money if you want to customize it. However, the price is not as extreme as SAP or Oracle, but the actual implementation does turn out to be expensive."
"Cost is based on firewall. There are bundles, e.g., virtual firewalls might make the solution cheaper."
"The pricing of AlgoSec is fair."
"Licensing is offered as a subscription and as a perpetual model."
"I compared the prices of AlgoSec with Tufin and FireMon. I don't recall the exact cost, but it was within budget and not very expensive. In addition to standard licensing fees, we didn't have any significant additional costs. We did hire new people for the change management process, but that's not a technology issue."
"The pricing is based on the number of endpoints and devices, and we have seen it range from mid-five figures to low six figures."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
Construction Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business90
Midsize Enterprise38
Large Enterprise188
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlgoSec?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is good, and it was not a big challenge for licensing.
What needs improvement with AlgoSec?
I would like to see automation support on AlgoSec, allowing me to run scripts and API calls to export whatever I need.
What is your primary use case for AlgoSec?
AlgoSec's primary use case is for change auditing and change monitoring on security devices. It helps in receiving regular alerts about changes happening on devices, making it much easier to audit ...
What needs improvement with RedSeal?
There is room for improvement in integrating the OT security part and the private 5G security part in RedSeal.
What is your primary use case for RedSeal?
The primary use cases for RedSeal are lifecycle management, vulnerabilities, and change management. Customers might look up or use these solutions for these areas.
 

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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 
United States Postal Service, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Interval International
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