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FireMon Security Manager vs RedSeal comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

FireMon Security Manager
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Firewall Security Management (2nd)
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) (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

FireMon Security Manager and RedSeal aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. FireMon Security Manager is designed for Firewall Security Management and holds a mindshare of 12.6%, down 17.6% compared to last year.
RedSeal, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 1.6% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
FireMon Security Manager12.6%
AlgoSec15.7%
Tufin Orchestration Suite14.3%
Other57.400000000000006%
Firewall Security Management
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RedSeal1.6%
Qualys Exposure Management9.7%
Tenable Security Center6.6%
Other82.1%
Risk-Based Vulnerability 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.
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

"Overall, I would rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"The unused objects is another nice feature, where it digs a little bit deeper into comparing the logs that it sees versus the configurations that it sees... The unused objects feature will go through in a pretty detailed way and show us which ones aren't being used. Or, if they are used, it will show us how often they're used."
"Compared to other applications, it is user-friendly. The appearance of the menus and titles is clear and they are easy to follow. Of course, it requires some experience through using it, to go through everything, but it is not very difficult. It is an easy application to use."
"Overall, our monitoring and compliance are on much higher levels, and the visibility we have into our firewall rules is much better now than it was prior to having FireMon."
"Going back to the complex rules, it has literally prevented devices from falling over and dying; it's maintained uptime, which is invaluable when you're dealing with millions of customers connecting through one firewall."
"FireMon Security Manager delivers ROI through significant time savings, cleaner rule bases, and improved risk visibility, especially for organizations with complex multi-vendor firewalls."
"What I like about FireMon is the ability to track changes made by network engineers on the network."
"For our company, it became an invaluable tool for auditing purposes."
"Overall, I am very happy with the way the product is working."
"RedSeal has different modules, such as the Analyzer module, which can be leveraged."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of the product to me is being able to ask what-if questions about traffic flows, which is a great ability to have for security and incident response."
"This is the only solution in the world that gives you a digital resilience score."
"The most valuable features are network mapping and configuration."
"The Vulnerability and Risk Management feature is valuable to us for keeping the security posture up-to-date and conducting regular continuous audits."
 

Cons

"Our firewalls have multiple paths through them and FireMon falls short a little bit because it's not Palo Alto-centric. I don't think FireMon has kept up with where Palo Alto is at. They started out being Check Point-centric for years and they've never really fully embraced the nuances others, like Palo Alto or Fortinet, have. They don't handle a lot of the capabilities and attributes that Palo Alto does yet. They're working on it. They're getting there."
"We are also looking for more integration with SIEM and other tools."
"FireMon Security Manager requires maintenance on my end. We have to pull retrievals, and the retrievals fail many times, and sometimes they succeed."
"Waiting one year to get help is unacceptable, particularly regarding the new setup and integration with ServiceNow."
"Yes, after an upgrade to version 8 from version 7, we experienced several issues with the Data Collector component."
"The reason that we don't use the compliance module in FireMon is that it creates a heavy load on our CPU."
"The stability has been fairly decent, but there have been a few issues. My coworker has had some issues in the past where he has had to work with support."
"It comes as a Linux appliance on a server and we're not a Linux shop, we're more of a Windows shop. It would be great if they could automate or integrate the backups into it and other things through their GUI interface, just to make the management of Linux a little more transparent."
"There is room for improvement in integrating the OT security part and the private 5G security part in RedSeal."
"The dashboard should be improved to make correlating data easier to do."
"Integration with other security tools. Have the ability to create custom reports: Currently, within RedSeal you only have the option to run the canned reports."
"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."
"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."
"Although we are talking about a very robust platform, I would like to see the Windows compatible VM version come back."
"There is room for improvement regarding customization and automation of reports."
"Its interface is not user-friendly and needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay for it yearly."
"Pricing is reasonable."
"FireMon is cheaper than AlgoSec."
"Its pricing is good. Compared to others, it is not so expensive."
"The pricing is very good, very straightforward. It also came in cheaper than AlgoSec and Tufin."
"Regarding additional costs, if you want things like Policy Optimizer, extra features, that's extra."
"Relative to what it offers, the price is fair."
"Pricing model seems fair."
"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
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise52
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireMon?
The initial attraction to FireMon Security Manager was primarily due to its pricing. While it is cheaper than Tufin, I do not recall if AlgoSec was cheaper. Pricing strategies depend on individual ...
What needs improvement with FireMon?
The only feedback I would like to give is that we were requesting them to move to SaaS so that the upgradation and everything would be a little more automatic or maybe just easier.
What is your primary use case for FireMon?
I use FireMon Security Manager as a compliance tool to check rule compliance and firewall rule compliance.
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

Convey, MGM Resorts International, Southwest Airlines, Alkami, Costco, Aetna, IBM, Verizon, Wells Fargo
United States Postal Service, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Interval International
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