AWS Firewall Manager vs Opinnate comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Opinnate are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.2, while Opinnate is ranked #12 with an average rating of 10.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 3.1% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Opinnate’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Opinnate users who would recommend it.

AWS Firewall Manager

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

AWS Firewall Manager and Opinnate are competing products in the network security management category. AWS Firewall Manager has advantages in pricing and support, while Opinnate's robust features justify its higher cost for certain needs.

Features: AWS Firewall Manager offers centralized management of AWS WAF, AWS Shield Advanced, and AWS Security Groups across all AWS accounts, focusing on automated protection and compliance for security policies. Opinnate provides advanced threat intelligence and a broader range of integrations with third-party tools, ideal for complex multi-cloud environments. AWS focuses on automation within its ecosystems, while Opinnate's strength lies in comprehensive threat detection.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS Firewall Manager integrates seamlessly with AWS services, offering a straightforward deployment model with ample support documentation and responsive service. Opinnate provides a flexible deployment model suitable for diverse environments, complemented by personalized customer service and support for customizing solutions. AWS is favored for its simplicity in its environments, while Opinnate is notable for adaptability across multiple platforms with dedicated support.

Pricing and ROI: AWS Firewall Manager offers competitive pricing with a pay-as-you-go model and minimal upfront costs, appealing for AWS-native projects wanting quick integration and positive ROI over time. Opinnate incurs higher initial costs, but its extensive feature set and scalability provide higher ROI for businesses requiring comprehensive security measures across different platforms, offering long-term value for enterprises seeking global security coverage.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Firewall Manager

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AWS Firewall Manager is 3.1%, down from 4.5% 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
Product	Mindshare (%)
AWS Firewall Manager	3.1%
Opinnate	2.2%
Other	94.7%

Firewall Security Management

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Venda E

Cloud Option Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Centralized security policies have streamlined audits and ensure consistent protection by default

One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option. The compliance reports are helpful, but having more granular insights or export options would make it even easier to use during audits. Also, support for more third-party integration could improve flexibility. Another improvement I need to see is a smoother setup experience. Some of the initial configuration steps, especially around the organization and permissions, can feel complex. A more guided setup or clear UI explanation would make it easier for teams to adopt quickly. One more improvement would be better alerting options. Right now, we mostly rely on AWS Security Hub or CloudWatch for detailed alerts. Having more built-in, real-time notification directly from AWS Firewall Manager would make it easier to monitor policy violations without extra setup.

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Fulya ALGÜL

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.

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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

"The most valuable feature is scaling, which allows you to deploy one configuration and scan and deploy it across the network. The automated policy application feature also streamlines security operations."

"The product is highly reliable."

"The most valuable feature is the centrally managed rule. I also like the central orchestration."

"Once this solution is set up, we hardly have to touch it."

"AWS Firewall Manager isn't a separate solution when you create the virtual private cloud (VPC), so you can control the traffic through that security group."

"The interface is intuitive and it is easy for the users."

"The most valuable feature is the centrally managed rule."

"It is helpful for our compliance, as the compliance manager manages compliance with leading industry standards such as FedRAMP, which my company complies with, GDPR laws, and ISO 27001."

More AWS Firewall Manager pros

"The platform is easy to deploy and maintain."

"Version upgrades can be done quickly."

Cons

"In AWS, there are so many features that many users get confused about what to use and what not to use."

"AWS Firewall Manager should be open to manage other third-party appliances as well."

"One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option."

"It needs to be more employee-friendly, and the security management could be more efficient."

"The areas of improvement are definitely platform resiliency, as we have seen outages on the AWS backbone, and whenever there is an outage on the AWS backbone, it impacts all the services hosted on that region, so we expect regional resiliency."

"This solution is suitable for a small-scale enterprise and may not scale up to a very high volume of traffic or a large number of servers."

"They could consider organizing and enhancing documentation in a more structured and chronological manner"

"For AWS WAF, we have seen cases where it allowed suspicious HTTPS headers even if they carried malicious payloads."

More AWS Firewall Manager cons

"PDF format is not available for Alert Composer."

"The product's web page view is very basic. They could add new features to it."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is on a pay-as-you-go basis and we are billed monthly."

"From what I've heard from my colleagues, it appears that the pricing is competitive, which influenced our decision to choose this option."

"It is a cost-efficient product."

"The AWS Firewall Manager is a little on the costly side."

"Opinnate is inexpensive than other products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

University

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Retailer

11%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	8

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Firewall Manager?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for AWS Firewall Manager has been straightforward. There is no separate licensing cost for AWS Firewall Manager itself. It is included with AWS...

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What needs improvement with AWS Firewall Manager?

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What is your primary use case for AWS Firewall Manager?

My main use case for AWS Firewall Manager is centrally managing and enforcing security policies across multiple AWS accounts. It helps me to ensure consistent WAF rules, security group policies, an...

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What do you like most about Opinnate?

Version upgrades can be done quickly.

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What needs improvement with Opinnate?

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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...

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Overview

AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service which allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across your accounts and applications in AWS Organization. As new applications are created, Firewall Manager makes it easy to bring new applications and resources into compliance by enforcing a common set of security rules. Now you have a single service to build firewall rules, create security policies, and enforce them in a consistent, hierarchical manner across your entire infrastructure.

Using AWS Firewall Manager, you can easily roll out AWS WAF rules for your Application Load Balancers, API Gateways, and Amazon CloudFront distributions. Similarly, you can create AWS Shield Advanced protections for your Application Load Balancers, ELB Classic Load Balancers, Elastic IP Addresses and CloudFront distributions. Finally, with AWS Firewall Manager, you can enable security groups for your Amazon EC2 and ENI resource types in Amazon VPCs.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Eliminate boundaries in network security policy management. Analyze, optimize, automate & audit your security policies easily
Opinnate‘s user-friendly UI allows you to redirect the effort gained through our system towards other security topics, rather than focusing on our solution itself.
As opposed to incumbent technologies, the intelligent and lightweight Opinnate platform makes automated network security policy management attainable for enterprises of all sizes.

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