We performed a comparison between AlgoSec and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about AlgoSec, Tufin, Palo Alto Networks and others in Firewall Security Management."Firewall Analyzer is valuable because it makes searching our existing policies so simple."
"The most valuable feature is the Firewall Analyser, which has a number of fantastic features."
"Auditors can get PDF or CSV reports without having to give them access to firewalls."
"It improves audibility and security by having instant access to firewall configurations."
"Users utilize this tool to make their change requests."
"It gives control and visibility to the end users."
"The solution helps visualize and manage the hybrid network."
"We were able to improve the security ratings of our firewalls."
"The central management feature is the most valuable to me."
"It is easy to manage a huge number of devices with FortiManager."
"It's very easy to install, and it's easy to discover and communicate with your device."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution brings device management into one single pane of glass and is a pretty good product."
"The SD-WAN deployment environment, and the SD-WAN templates are particularly useful. Managing the solution is very intuitive. The initial setup of the solution was very straightforward."
"The solution has the best stability for application control and inspections."
"The reports feature is excellent."
"The HA solution is not good."
"It would be easier if the network maps could be updated using the GUI portal instead of from the OS."
"In a complex landscape, with several nodes/equipment, it can be somewhat more difficult to properly visualize the network map."
"Lacking in support of other platforms."
"There is no visibility for the changes made to the NAT rule policies."
"The FireFlow template does not allow the user to perform external actions like sending an email or triggering a specific action."
"Be able to automatically analyze application traffic with machine learning capabilities and propose simplification for rule set optimization."
"The interface needs to be more user-friendly for low-profile users so that we can give some kind of access to specific people around the company for self-configuration of specific rules."
"When we have a specific configuration pushed it does take some time to be deployed on the actual firewall."
"There is a degradation of performance if we activate logs on FortiManager."
"Performance issues should be improved. We have problems when we have more mobile connections than local devices. Most of us have two to three devices."
"Regional support in African countries needs to be improved."
"Fortinet FortiManager could improve them by adding more portfolio components."
"The solution has some bugs."
"This solution needs more experienced technical support staff. There's nothing special about it compared to other vendors."
"The price is a bit too high."
AlgoSec is ranked 1st in Firewall Security Management with 173 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. AlgoSec is rated 9.0, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. 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 FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". AlgoSec is most compared with Tufin Orchestration Suite, FireMon Security Manager, Skybox Security Suite, Palo Alto Networks Panorama and RedSeal, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Fortinet FortiWeb.
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