We performed a comparison between AlgoSec and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We are currently in a rule base performance improvement process and AlgoSec is an invaluable tool to accomplish this."
"It is very useful for PCI DSS compliance."
"Auditors can get PDF or CSV reports without having to give them access to firewalls."
"Audit-ready reporting is an awesome feature."
"This has helped to restrict rules, delete rules that are too permissive, and create a configuration that complies with our security policy."
"We use it for global firewall rules management to ensure global policies are applied to all regional firewalls, provide auditing and compliance."
"Customizability is AlgoSec's best feature."
"I found that for policy optimization it does a great job."
"The solution works well for remote or branch offices."
"It's user-friendly."
"I have found the SD-WAN, flexibility, and security the most valuable features."
"The Fortianalyzer is the most valuable aspect of this solution"
"Everything is valuable, especially the SD-WAN tunneling, filtering of email, application, and browsing. Everything has value."
"The installation is very simple."
"It's easy to use."
"One firewall box can contain various top-of-the-line services that are packaged together for easy administration."
"The interface is more on the complex side."
"Some UI experience is a little clunky (for e.g. MAPS module) and could be made more user-friendly."
"The customization of dashboards should be simplified and more user-friendly."
"We have a fairly complex routing environment that AlgoSec struggled with having dual routers and first hop routing protocols. The initial period when we were doing an installation with their support desk was fairly challenging."
"I would rate the support as six or seven out of 10."
"The blacklisting and whitelisting of IP addresses should be improved. There are many false positives."
"Fireflow needs to be a little more user-friendly."
"Creating more intuitive menus could be helpful, especially for first-time users."
"As with any IT vendor, there are software issues."
"FortiGate Cloud could be improved with increased granularity for our control."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve the dashboards."
"Currently with the solution, if you want to manage more than one FortiGate you have to use a VM, and a VM can control up to 10."
"The solution’s pricing and stability could be improved."
"The robustness of the software could be improved."
"They're constantly doing maintenance and there are unexpected downtimes for the cloud interface."
"The command-line interface could definitely be improved in future iterations. It's lacking right now."
AlgoSec is ranked 1st in Firewall Security Management with 173 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews. AlgoSec is rated 9.0, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AlgoSec writes "Gives us the ability to dig down into details and work at a level above the skills that we already have". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". AlgoSec is most compared with Tufin Orchestration Suite, FireMon Security Manager, Skybox Security Suite and Palo Alto Networks Panorama, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Azure Firewall Manager. See our AlgoSec vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud report.
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