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We performed a comparison between Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Tufin Orchestration Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) vs. Tufin Orchestration Suite Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable features of AKS are scalability, deployability, and automation.""The product has built-in functionality that checks whether the service is available or not. In case the service is down, the tool will create a new instance by default. Hence, the web API will be always up irrespective of the server or the situation.""The solution's technical support is excellent.""The serverless capability and auto scale feature are the most valuable.""The setup was straightforward and it took one hour to deploy.""I have enjoyed working with all the features.""The advantage of AKS is somewhat greater than that of Kubernetes, such as those provided by Google Cloud or AWS. However, the unique benefit offered by Microsoft is its robust CI/CD capabilities, along with the Azure feature for building workflows. When you combine the entire ecosystem, AKS becomes an excellent choice, particularly for enterprise applications.""AKS is easy to use. We can scale up and down as needed with AKS, which saves us money on our cloud costs."

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"We can get reports with Tufin at anytime. We can have automated reports, even with security and compliance.""It is very easy to use. We can get results back quickly.""The most valuable feature is the reporting of our risk poster in our firewall.""The solution is quite scalable.""We just got done with major audits. Tufin was able to provide information to give back to people, and say, "Hey, this is what I need to do, and what we're doing."""It is extremely scalable. It really addresses the scale of a company's firewall footprint.""Tufin assists us in maintaining a robust view of our internal network topology.""The solution is good, and no clients complained about it."

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Cons
"The initial setup is complex.""The solution should improve its UI and cost.""AKS could enhance its functionality by introducing a blueprint feature that streamlines and expedites the process. With a blueprint, users can leverage pre-defined configurations, including some common survey elements, reducing the need for extensive customization and allowing us to focus on our core business activities. Additionally, if the blueprint covers security aspects, it would be greatly beneficial, as it eliminates the need for us to build security expertise from scratch. Currently, we encounter challenges during cloud onboarding, security implementation, and adapting to Kubernetes. Although Microsoft may not consider these as their direct responsibility, providing a blueprint similar to what they offer to developers would be highly advantageous.""It would be nice if they could handle the management of personal information more efficiently.""It can be tough to access the servers when onboarding.""The engineering team can reduce the management of the platform itself by improving the data plane part of the system to upload more management.""The product’s cost could be reduced.""Its integration functions could be enhanced."

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"We use a lot of inline rules, and it would be beneficial to see those from within Tufin.""There were some hiccups here and there with the initial setup.""For me, there are two things that can make Tufin a bit better... [It needs] a better focus on automation - automating a lot of the processes; and automating rule re-certification, or at least finding a way to simplify it.""The biggest area where I see a need for improvement is some of the documentation and training stuff. It does a really good job of hitting the big concepts, but it needs like another layer deeper of actually getting into some of the details of how to do some of the things. Conceptually, I understand how the product works, but now how do I start building stuff and integrating it into my environment.""I would like to see them get rid of the REST APIs and use something more modern.""I would like to simplify the reports, and maybe have another view besides the charts. Possibly they could be more graphical.""The pricing of the solution is rather expensive.""I would like a better reporting feature and automatic alerting based upon rule changes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "As you scale your operations, AKS becomes more cost-effective."
  • "We could spend as little as $25 or $30 a month on Kubernetes Services, compared to the typical $100 a month expenditure for a virtual machine."
  • "The cost of the solution is extremely high. Both Amazon and Azure cost extremely high. Given the basic features like when they are coming over the cluster nodes, we think over ten times before giving the solution to clients. No matter how many offerings the solution provides, it becomes so much of a burden that you are not even getting back your invested money from customers."
  • "The control plane is free and we only pay for the usage and time."
  • "It is expensive compared to other vendors."
  • "The product follows a pay-as-you-go pricing model which is good for small enterprises. You need to pay only for the services that you use."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "The price of AKS is expensive. We pay approximately $10,000 monthly."
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  • "This solution helped us to reduce the time it takes to make changes. We used to spend up to an hour to do a change, and now, it's around five minutes."
  • "Tufin and AlgoSec were pretty much in the competitive price range, but this one provided us better integration into the Check Point environment."
  • "The solution has helped us to reduce the time it takes to make changes. With Tufin, it takes ten to 15 minutes. Before, it was 30 minutes or more."
  • "The solution has helped reduce the time it takes us to make changes. It helps make overall integrated changes immediately. It allows us to cut down at least a few hours in the week in regards to changes and monitoring."
  • "We've seen a decrease of about 50 percent in the overall time it takes to complete a firewall change."
  • "Tufin makes things a little easier. It lessens the amount of manual work which we have to do. It has a lot of benefits in terms of revenues, profits, employee costs, and operational costs. We have already seen return on investment."
  • "This solution helps us reduce the time it takes us to make changes. We're probably saving time by 25%."
  • "Tufin reduced the time it takes to solve a problem, which reduces the time of the outage."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The platform's high scalability is one of its biggest advantages.
    Top Answer:In terms of cost perspective, they could make the product more affordable.
    Top Answer:Our primary use case for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is containerizing and deploying microservices applications for high scalability within our environment.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Tufin is security auditing. We are able to check the rules and compliance of the company, for example, what is allowed or not. We are able to check the rules over… more »
    Top Answer:Tuffin is expensive, and we have to explain to our customers the benefit for them to purchase. If we explain the benefits in the correct way they do not mind the price. We typically do costing for the… more »
    Top Answer:The reporting function could improve in Tufin. For our clients with companies that have strong compliance, reporting privacy data is mostly a problem. In the IT department, private data needs a… more »
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    Overview

    Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a fully managed container orchestration service provided by Microsoft Azure. It simplifies the deployment, management, and scaling of containerized applications using Kubernetes. With AKS, developers can focus on building applications while Azure takes care of the underlying infrastructure. It offers features like automatic scaling, monitoring, and security, ensuring high availability and reliability. AKS integrates seamlessly with other Azure services, enabling easy integration with existing workflows. It also provides a flexible and open-source environment, allowing developers to use their preferred tools and frameworks. With AKS, organizations can accelerate their application development and deployment processes, while reducing operational overheads.

    Tufin enables organizations to automate their security policy visibility, risk management, provisioning and compliance across their multi-vendor, hybrid environment. Customers gain visibility and control across their network, ensure continuous compliance with security standards and embed security enforcement into workflows and development pipelines. 

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    3M, AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BNP Parabas, ConocoPhillips, Deutsche Bank, GE, IBM, Pfizer, United States Postal Service 
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Retailer21%
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Non Tech Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Healthcare Company5%
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    Financial Services Firm26%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Retailer7%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise56%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise79%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) vs. Tufin Orchestration Suite
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) vs. Tufin Orchestration Suite and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is ranked 13th in Container Security with 32 reviews while Tufin Orchestration Suite is ranked 22nd in Container Security with 180 reviews. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is rated 8.2, while Tufin Orchestration Suite is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) writes "Decreases administrative burdens and costs, has good diagnostic tools, and is easy to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tufin Orchestration Suite writes "A flexible, very secure solution that works well in Layer 2 environments". Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is most compared with OpenShift, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, SUSE Rancher, Qualys VMDR and Tenable.io Container Security, whereas Tufin Orchestration Suite is most compared with AlgoSec, FireMon Security Manager, Skybox Security Suite, Palo Alto Networks Panorama and ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer. See our Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) vs. Tufin Orchestration Suite report.

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