I am a fan of AlgoSec for its pricing. As a small branch, getting any amount of money, is very difficult. Less than a thousand dollars, that will take some effort for two reasons:

1. Asking for money.
2. It wasn't in the budget. 

The price came in where we really didn't even need to have much of a discussion. That was very good. There are also options regarding what you want to pay for. It wasn't really pushed on me that I have to get all of it or else I can't be an AlgoSec customer. 

There are training and support levels that come in beyond the product itself, and we did subscribe to the training. We also have the support. The pricing has been very approachable, and that is why we have it here.

We are working with our finance department right now to be able to purchase it. The AlgoSec team is doing everything that they can in their power to get the costs down to where our budget is. They have worked a lot on it. They have cut the cost in half for us so far by questioning, "This is in the quote. Is this something that is actually needed?" They have pulled some stuff out and cut our costs down by 50% for the product itself.

I know AlgoSec can be expensive. I've heard from some of the platform users who worked at other companies that wanted to use AlgoSec, but it wasn't within their budget. Large enterprises can use it if they have a huge network with several devices. It's worth the cost if they spend a lot of time auditing and dealing with security concerns. It pays off in the long run.

You must pay for the basic AlgoSec license and the number of devices onboarded. There are licenses per firewall and network device. I believe you also must pay extra for firewalls with ActiveChange. I don't know the precise figures because I don't work with them, but I think they change. 

The pricing could be better.

The price is not the lowest, however, it is reasonable and offers good ROI.

I find the price too expensive. It looks a bit like SAP, so it does have standard functionality out of the box, but you will spend a lot of money if you want to customize it. However, the price is not as extreme as SAP or Oracle, but the actual implementation does turn out to be expensive. 

The cost and licensing are reasonable.

I don't get into the pricing aspect of it that much. But from my beliefs of it, I believe it is very cost-efficient compared to other vendors. Their licensing is very straightforward and they're easy to work with.

I am not privy to the cost of the product, as I am a Network Specialist.

Licensing is based on a subscription model and the costs associated are worth it.

AlgoSec provided the best price and the team helped effectively with the support and A32 migration.

The initial cost was high for us, but we have always been behind the tech curve and cost has always been the limiting factor. That attitude has changed. Now, we look for the best, not simply the cheapest.

Price is not my concern. If a tool does its job, it is not my concern to obtain a good price for it. If a tool is needed, we are going to buy it.

We purchase licenses based on the number of security devices in our network.

When I have active and standby firewalls, if I do an analysis of the active firewall and by mistake, I also do an analysis of the secondary or standby firewall, it'll consume two licenses from the total number of licenses I have. So, I need to change the license and make the active firewall secondary. They need to improve how they are counting the number of licenses. We have discussed this with the consultation team of AlgoSec.

Be sure to scale properly.

I would start with only a few firewalls and then grow. You can get your feet wet and add more firewalls in next year's budget. 

Initially, the licensing was a little bit unclear. We run a of our firewalls with high availability solutions and how licenses got presented and accounted for was unclear. Overall though, the licensing is pretty straightforward.

The licensing and support cost is fairly significant, likely out of reach for any small and most medium sized businesses without a significant security requirement.

Definitely the simplicity to use this solution is the key factor to be a leader in this competition and the other factor is the response and support model.

I'm part of the team that uses the AlgoSec solution, not on the finance IT team.

Initial setup was not that hard. Vendor did this for us.

Licensing depends on how many firewalls your company has.

They have license options for small to big customers depending on the network.

Price is fair for Licensing and Product.

I wasn't part of the setup cost. Pricing and licensing seem fair. Licensing depends on how big your organization is. We haven't had any issues with purchasing more licenses for our growth. 

The costs are paid according to use.

Explore the possibility of running on a VM instead of dedicated hardware.

I personally feel that the cost is quite expensive. AlgoSec is charging for each function, e.g., Active change, Application ABF license, etc. 

It is worth spending the cost for visibility on security. Of course, security is not cheap.

I'm not involved in the financial aspect, but I understand the platform to be expensive, though I need to find out how it compares to competitors like Tufin, for example.

The pricing for this solution seems to be reasonable for the functionality.

We also purchased AlgoSec's FireFlow tool. We have had challenges getting value from it, and it is because the scope of this tool is very broad compared to Analyzer. In hindsight, we should have created a formal project and management backing to ensure success with this tool. 

The scope of a Fireflow implementation touches many organizations and we did not have an appreciation of the need for involvement of so many.

Cost is based on firewall. There are bundles, e.g., virtual firewalls might make the solution cheaper.

The licensing scheme should be done in a simpler way. For example, if we delete a firewall and want to add a new one, then the license doesn't get freed up automatically. You have to request a new license to customer support and install it. If you are testing new implementations, this can be cumbersome.

Licensing is very easy to set up. The pricing is relative to how you want to expand and harden your network security. 

The pricing of AlgoSec is fair.

AlgoSec is not much more expensive compared to other products available in the market.

My advice is that you must do a POC and show value.

Setup is easy; we use a VM to run it. Having knowledge in Linux is not a requirement but helps when required to update the software. Also, ensure the reseller has the ability to escalate any issues in case they can't fix it for you. Your licensing should cover the support of the product.

When it comes to the cost of support and licensing, it is much cheaper than other competing products.

Initially, it was more expensive, but we managed to negotiate the price. It's about average now.

In addition to the standard fees, we bought the Jumpstart package to help us configure it.

I am not part of the team in charge of licensing. 

The setup is pretty easy and the cost is really worth it.

I'm on the technical side so I don't have a clear picture about pricing and licensing. But as far as I know, if a customer asks for a 24/7 support, the pricing level is much higher, relative to normal 8 - 5 support.

Recently, we proposed AlgoSec and there were other companies who proposed other solutions. During the technical discussions, I was the one who did the demonstration, and we were able to say that whatever features they are looking for, we can always provide it with AlgoSec. When they finally released the tenders we were in the top three options and the second place for technical. The only problem was the pricing with AlgoSec.

The other company gave much a lower price. We couldn't match the AlgoSec price level to that particular vendor. I think the company and customer were really impressed with our presentation and demonstration that we gave. They even told us if we can reduce our pricing by a certain level, they can take us because they are impressed with our product, but the pricing won't do. But when we tried to AlgoSec to reduce the cost so we can get this deal they couldn't match it to that level. Unfortunately, we lost the customer.

It was not a one day effort that we put into submitting these documents, to comply to their requirements, and do a demonstration. They were convinced to take this product, but because of the pricing issue we lost it. We all got disappointed about the support level.

In terms of pricing, it would be useful if they could be a bit more aggressive to their competition in the market. They need more aggressive pricing. That would be certainly more helpful to the market overall.

The cost is kind of high but I really did not check any other vendors.

Pricing is great if you have a small number of large firewalls, otherwise, it does not bring ROI.

The licensing is commendable.

The price is within the standard of security products.

I am a security engineer and from my point, I would say setup is without complications. Pricing and licensing is taken care of by my senior management so I cannot comment on it. 

AlgoSec is not a cheap product. If I compare Firemon and AlgoSec, because I am also Firemon certified, Firemon is still cheaper in price than AlgoSec. That is another catch. 

Licensing is on an annual basis. The best part is that if you have two or three firewalls, but you are using them in a cluster, it's counted as one. This is a basic aspect of the licensing with AlgoSec. I think the licensing is pretty good because they now have all the compliance issues sorted. 

Setup is really straightforward, and their professional services are available for your every need. About costs, I don't see much difference from its competitors.

I don't know about pricing because I'm a technical guy. I can say the licensing model is straightforward and should be in the future. It isn't an issue for our customers. 

We have had quite a number of our prospective clients have come to us, and say, "Hey guys, we want AlgoSec," but one of their turn-offs has been the pricing. I would like it if AlgoSec would review their pricing and come down on it. The solution is quite amazing and versatile, so we would really appreciate it if the pricing could be reviewed for Nigeria because we definitely would get more sales if that happened. 

In Nigeria, quite a number of industries have been hit hard by COVID-19 and we are not a high income generating country, so a lot of people want to cut costs. When it comes to the security, companies would rather settle for less and take a step back because of the cost. They might even put infrastructures off. However, if the pricing is reasonable and affordable for people in this part of the world, then our company will definitely see more sales.

I would suggest that you start with a VM, get a PoC with a temp license, and try it out. You will love it.

Setup cost and pricing were reasonable and the licensing was straightforward.

The setup for this solution is not very costly. The licensing is very easy to set up, with flexible licensing methods such as subscription and perpetual. The pricing itself is also flexible, with it being related to the number of devices and applications.

The license was initially renewed every three years but it's now done on an annual basis. I'm not aware of any additional costs. 

I can’t say that this is a cheap system. It's affordable for large enterprises and, in some cases, for mid-sized companies. For the majority of other companies, this solution is out of their price range.

My advice is to please make sure that you evaluate other competitive products before choosing this solution.

The price is high but the support is extremely poor, so keep that in mind before choosing this product.

Not applicable.

Quality has a price. 

The cost of the tool can be recovered with AlgoSec automations.

For the AFF solution, it is necessary to purchase a license for each network asset so that the solution is complete, depending on the size of the environment. 

It is fair. 

For cloud environments, it can be expensive. The model adopted to use as licensing for the cloud environment should be reviewed since it sometimes can increase the value of the service/product in an unexpected way. For example, they should instead use the amount of instances, which should just take into consideration the number of Security Groups and ACLs.

I do not have much information on the pricing, as I wasn't part of the actual procurement process. I was told that the pricing and licensing was comparatively fair.

Pricing is okay and the licensing can be a little tricky with the initial setup.

AlgoSec is a best of class solution with unique value proposition. Licensing has flexibility perpetual and subscription models, and by identifying your own real needs can achieve savings.

The pricing is good. Though, I would like if pricing could better support small businesses.

I do not have many details of this commercial part.

In terms of pricing, it is more expensive than other solutions. It's expensive because we also have the AFA module. 

Licenses are provided by firewall and routers. Do not underestimate the number of routers because the price can be significantly reduced as you buy more licenses. Same if you go for more than one product (i.e. FireFlow, BusinessFlow)

If you want to conduct an audit of firewall and want to optimize the configuration, you can try and use AlgoSec.

The price for the solution is not cheap but if you use it fully it will compensate in terms of securitization and in terms of time gained on the daily operations. It is also very helpful if your company is audited on the security part.

We'd like the solution to share the complete Infrastructure details along with the business use cases with AlgoSec SE to evaluate and propose the best fit deployments and licensing.

Pricing-wise, AlgoSec still needs to support the customers.

AlgoSec is worth every penny for the value or return of investment. 

Setup is a breeze.

I propose to purchase licenses for all of the networking devices in the network, because if not all of the devices are integrated then the query of particular access cannot be discovered entirely.

Licensing is simple, and the setup is straightforward.

Be careful with VRFs. One router with two VRFs consumes two licenses. So a new VRF configured on all routers will double the number of licenses required on routing elements.

The price is adapted to the product's utilization for each company.

Licensing is offered as a subscription and as a perpetual model.

Pricing is easy to grasp.

Compare with other products to see which one matches the best their needs.

I think the product is too expensive.

It is expensive, but it's worth it.

The pricing is flexible with a low cost setup. 

There is no complexity in the licensing methods.

Use the entire suite for its best benefits.

The license is perpetual but support is periodic.

It's a bit expensive.