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FireMon Security Manager vs ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer vs Skybox Security Suite comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.6
FireMon Security Manager enhances efficiency and risk management, reducing labor costs and errors through automation and improved firewall hygiene.
Sentiment score
1.0
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer offers varied ROI, often under a year, with significant time savings managing multiple firewall OEMs.
Sentiment score
4.8
Skybox Security Suite offers high ROI for large networks by automating firewall management, saving time and reducing breach costs.
After implementing FireMon Security Manager, policy risk reports, compliance reports, and anomalies are generated automatically, which reduces audit preparation down to 15 to 18 hours per cycle, saving about 40 to 50% of time just on audit-related efforts.
Network Security Consultant at NTT DATA
It significantly reduced the time spent on manual firewall policy review and audit preparation.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
9.3
FireMon Security Manager's support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though occasionally has delays with complex issues.
Sentiment score
4.0
Customer service is praised for its politeness and knowledge, but some users desire quicker remote assistance on weekends.
Sentiment score
4.1
Skybox Security's support is mixed; responsive but inconsistent, with challenges in engineer availability and multilingual communication.
An eight signifies they are doing a good job.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
The customer support for FireMon Security Manager has been outstanding in our experience.
Network Security Consultant at NTT DATA
The technical support is good, but sometimes it takes some time.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
The technical support for ManageEngine is very good
Head Of Finance - Digital Venture at a transportation company with 11-50 employees
A significant issue was contacting support after hours on the weekends.
Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
FireMon Security Manager scales well across environments, managing firewalls efficiently with broad vendor support and minimal performance issues.
Sentiment score
4.2
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer offers scalable, multi-vendor, real-time monitoring with insights, supporting various organizational needs and flexible licensing.
Sentiment score
5.9
Skybox Security Suite excels in scalability for complex environments, though cost and vertical scaling pose challenges for users.
If it can see and interpret everything correctly, it would do exactly what I want, and it would be very helpful.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
It offers extensive scalability options, providing more flexibility than other vendors.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
As the environment grew, FireMon Security Manager continued to handle policy analysis, reporting, and change tracking reliably without performance issues.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
When someone changes the configuration or running config in the network conflict manager, it sends alerts to my email.
Head Of Finance - Digital Venture at a transportation company with 11-50 employees
One issue I faced with scalability was the transition from Skybox Security Suite's 6500 platform to the 7500 series due to licensing costs becoming prohibitive.
Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
FireMon Security Manager is stable and reliable, with quick support and minimal disruptions, despite occasional upgrade or performance issues.
Sentiment score
2.8
User experiences with the software vary, some report issues while others find it quick, responsive, and reliable.
Sentiment score
7.3
Skybox Security Suite is seen as stable, with occasional VM issues and praised responsive support, varying stability ratings.
We have not experienced any major crashes, data losses, or serious outages.
Network Security Consultant at NTT DATA
If we have many devices added or if the firewall complexity is huge, we might experience some lag in processing.
Network security consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

FireMon Security Manager needs improved customization, integration, user interface, and support for streamlined updates and real-time compliance alerts.
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer requires weekend support, better pricing, advanced monitoring, intuitive dashboards, Zero Touch Provisioning, and improved reporting.
Skybox Security Suite requires improvements in UI, web access, reporting, integration, pricing, support, cloud connectivity, and data processing.
FireMon can see everything much better and provides me with a fuller report when using Meraki as a firewall system.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
Simplifying some workflows and dashboards would help teams get value more quickly, especially in large environments.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
A basic understanding of cloud computing and firewall principles is necessary for successful implementation.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
Reporting could have been improved, and feature requests often were not implemented.
Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Only the licensing part of Skybox had an edge. We were not renewing the licenses of Skybox every year, but in the case of other tools, we would have to renew if we wanted to use those tools.
Security Architect at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
It would be better if something more attractive or similar useful information found in AlgoSec was available.
Software Engineer at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
 

Setup Cost

FireMon Security Manager's higher pricing is justified by valuable features and cost-saving per-device model in large environments.
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is cost-effective with flexible licensing, straightforward setup, and helpful tutorials compared to competitors.
Skybox Security Suite pricing has mixed reviews, seen as cost-effective by some, but expensive due to varied licensing models.
Comparatively, FireMon has a very good price and is below the general competition in cost.
Digital Workforce Initiatives Leader at Galway
Compared to others, it is not so expensive.
Network security consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Our experience with FireMon Security Manager's pricing and licensing is that it is on the higher side, but justified for a large, regulated environment.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
From a commercial perspective, AlgoSec is more expensive compared to Skybox Security Suite.
Software Engineer at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
The pricing became prohibitive when transitioning between the 6500 and 7500 series models.
Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

FireMon Security Manager enhances security by automating policy management, improving visibility, and simplifying compliance for multi-vendor firewalls.
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer offers real-time monitoring, user-friendly management, and seamless integration for effective firewall and network security.
Skybox Security Suite offers comprehensive security management with key features like scalability, integration, and user-friendly dashboards for large enterprises.
By eliminating loopholes between policies, it simplifies review and analysis, while also automating policy changes and supporting multiple vendors.
Senior Network Specialist at Tech Mahindra Limited
It provides a single view across all firewalls, helps quickly identify risks and unused rules, and generates audit-ready reports, which is extremely useful in large, regulated environments.
Cyber Security Consultant at ProTechmanize
The risk and rule analysis feature highlights risky, unused, shadow, duplicate, and overly permissive rules automatically, saving huge time on manual audits and helping reduce the attack surface.
Network Security Consultant at NTT DATA
The strong points of ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer are many, but I think my favorite feature focuses on the VPN traffic.
Head Of Finance - Digital Venture at a transportation company with 11-50 employees
The tool successfully helped in preventing vulnerabilities and breaches.
Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Skybox Security Suite's network modeling and path analysis is a good feature when we need to check regarding the connectivity.
Security Architect at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
The most helpful feature is the firewall analyzer.
Software Engineer at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of FireMon Security Manager is 17.7%, up from 16.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is 2.8%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skybox Security Suite is 8.8%, down from 10.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
FireMon Security Manager17.7%
Skybox Security Suite8.8%
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer2.8%
Other70.7%
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

SurajYadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Consultant at NTT DATA
Centralized policy governance has reduced audit effort and continuously improves risk visibility
I wish to see deeper and more customizable reporting and dashboards, as while the standard reports are useful for audits, operational teams sometimes need real-time, flexible views without exporting data. Tighter integrations with ticketing and change management tools would also enhance the workflow from request to implementation. FireMon Security Manager is excellent for policy governance and risk reduction, but better real-time dashboards and stronger workflow integrations would make it even more powerful for daily operations. There are one or two areas where FireMon Security Manager could be improved to make it even stronger. While FireMon Security Manager overall delivers solid governance and risk insight, it would benefit from more flexible dashboards and deeper integrations to reduce manual steps and improve visibility without relying on external tools. I rate FireMon Security Manager an 8 out of 10. It is a strong tool for firewall policy management, risk analysis, and compliance, clearly improving our audit process and policy governance. The reason I do not give it a 9 out of 10 is mainly because the dashboard could be more flexible and integration with the firewalls could be smoother. FireMon Security Manager is a reliable and high-value platform for managing and governing firewall policies, especially in a multi-vendor environment, though a few areas can still be improved.
Hoa-Nguyen - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Finance - Digital Venture at a transportation company with 11-50 employees
Implementation supports efficient network management but requires improvement in device handling capacity
The strong points of ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer are many, but I think my favorite feature focuses on the VPN traffic. If I want to manage my policy and optimize it, I find that ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer supports many vendors after Firewall. One aspect I want to improve in ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is the maximum number of firewalls that can be managed. I learned from the internal support team that one prop server only supports three to five firewalls. I think one prop server can manage a maximum of five because if I have many devices here, the performance of the prop would be very high, considering CPU and RAM usage.
reviewer2697804 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Tool identifies vulnerabilities and monitors connectivity effectively
Skybox Security Suite was a very good tool for my organization. I used it for monitoring connectivity between internal and external sites, monitoring our AWS instances, and ensuring workstations and Layer 3 devices met security specifications. The tool successfully helped in preventing vulnerabilities and breaches, but unfortunately, operations ceased before completing a migration to SaaS.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise46
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FireMon?
I like the Security Manager console where we can see any changes that have been made or pull the results of an assess...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireMon?
Our experience with FireMon Security Manager's pricing and licensing is that it is on the higher side, but justified ...
What needs improvement with FireMon?
I wish to see deeper and more customizable reporting and dashboards, as while the standard reports are useful for aud...
What do you like most about ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer?
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a very user-friendly tool compared to other solutions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer?
The pricing and overall licensing cost of ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is very cost-effective compared to global co...
What needs improvement with ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer?
To improve ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer, they need to implement Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) support for firewalls...
What do you like most about Skybox Security Suite?
Overall, the tool has helped us reduce risks. If any step is missing, it's easier for my team or engineers to identif...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Skybox Security Suite?
From a commercial perspective, AlgoSec is more expensive compared to Skybox Security Suite. Skybox Security Suite is ...
What needs improvement with Skybox Security Suite?
The features that I appreciated the most in Skybox Security Suite were not comparable with Tufin, as Tufin was far ah...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Convey, MGM Resorts International, Southwest Airlines, Alkami, Costco, Aetna, IBM, Verizon, Wells Fargo
WFP, NYC.gov, Sony Pictures, Franklin Security Bank, ITC INFOTECH
ADP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BT, USAID, Delta Dental, EDF Energy, EMC, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson
Find out what your peers are saying about AlgoSec, Tufin, FireMon and others in Firewall Security Management. Updated: March 2026.
885,444 professionals have used our research since 2012.