AlgoSec vs Cisco Security Cloud Control comparison

AlgoSec and Cisco are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. AlgoSec is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8, while Cisco is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.0. AlgoSec holds a 20.7% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Cisco’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of AlgoSec users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

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96% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

AlgoSec and Cisco Security Cloud Control compete in the security management solutions category. AlgoSec seems to have the upper hand due to its policy optimization capabilities and compliance streamlining.

Features: AlgoSec provides granular policy optimization, traffic simulation, and enhances compliance with standards like PCI-DSS and ISO 27001. Users benefit from its ability to optimize firewall policies and streamline compliance processes. Cisco Security Cloud Control offers integrated security features that improve security posture and justifies its higher pricing through these comprehensive integrations.

Room for Improvement: AlgoSec could improve by extending integration with more firewall vendors and enhancing its user interface. Users of Cisco Security Cloud Control suggest improvements in third-party integration and overall ease of use to optimize its functionality.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AlgoSec supports on-premises and hybrid cloud environments with commendable customer support and timely assistance. Cisco Security Cloud Control provides flexibility with both public and private cloud options, and while it offers high-quality customer service, there is room for improvement in addressing complex queries.

Pricing and ROI: AlgoSec is positioned at a higher price point, with its value reflected in comprehensive features and policy efficiency that enhance compliance and automation. Cisco Security Cloud Control is priced competitively for organizations investing in Cisco solutions, showing its value through seamless Cisco product integration. Both offer significant ROI, with AlgoSec excelling in policy efficiency and Cisco benefiting from full integration capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AlgoSec

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

188

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cisco Security Cloud Control

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

13th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AlgoSec is 20.7%, down from 22.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Security Cloud Control is 2.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewall Security Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
AlgoSec	20.7%
Cisco Security Cloud Control	2.7%
Other	76.6%

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Prasad Boddu

project manager at FedEx

Automation has transformed firewall changes and has reduced audit effort and breach risk

The best features AlgoSec offers include automation of firewall rule changes, centralized security policy management, and improved compliance and audit readiness. AlgoSec has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to see faster change management, reduced audit costs, and reduced breach risk. I can share specific metrics indicating that through OpEx savings, we have been able to reduce firewall rule analysis and rule change handling time by 60 to 90 percent. This has led to fewer manual tasks and a smaller workload on our network and security teams. We have seen a return on investment with reduced audit costs, less time spent preparing evidence manually, and reduced breach risk. I would like to add that on centralized security policy management, it reduces complexity in multi-vendor environments.

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Francisco Delos Santos

Security Engineer at Metrobank

Automation reduces intervention and speeds up threat prevention

Our primary use case for Cisco Defense Orchestrator is the automation of playbooks. We primarily use it for this purpose to streamline processes The most valuable feature is the automation, as it reduces user intervention and allows us to focus on other tasks. Since the system is automated,…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"R&D patches to address issues that I have encountered have been timely and effective."

"AlgoSec has definitely helped to improve the process of auditing all firewall rules and access."

"Being able to analyze the environment and audit firewall configuration is most valuable. We are working here in the oil sector, and it's a critical environment. Every six months we have auditors coming from the main office and doing auditing for security. We are using AlgoSec Analyzer to help us to do the audit before the auditors come to our office and do the auditing of our security devices. So, it's helping us to do good work and analyze all security devices, including firewalls."

"For us, as well as for our customers, firewall management and change management are the most important features."

"We are moving towards an automated environment so the ability to work with Ansible, ServiceNow, and Palo Alto gives us the ability to automate our firewall policy creation. And it does so in a manner where we do not have to worry about a policy being created that may put our organization at risk."

"The most valuable features are the FW report, traffic simulation, and the FireFlow system to help manage requests."

"The most valuable feature is the unused rule optimization, where it clears the policy when appropriate."

"It provides faster go to market with fewer resources."

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"There are a lot of templates that are already built-in. They give you quick-to-create and quick-to-apply policies that are typically a little more complicated for people."

"This product provides excellent centralized device controls and reporting."

"If we have a firewall go down, I can hop into CDO, pull the latest configuration off and apply it. That's really good. It helps save time."

"The bulk changes feature is definitely the most valuable."

"The most valuable feature is the Intrusion prevention."

"For this product, they are very uncharacteristically interested in resolving whatever issue the customer reports. They're really attentive, and they address whatever we bring up as quickly as they can. That's been a very positive aspect of the product."

"The initial setup was straightforward. We spun up the VM onsite. We generated the key that it needed to talk to the Cloud Orchestrator. After that, as I started adding devices, it was relatively quick and easy."

"The most valuable feature is the automation, as it reduces user intervention and allows us to focus on other tasks."

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Cons

"Certain firewalls don't integrate with AlgoSec, and it would be great if this bug could be fixed."

"Automate the change documentation in MS Word format. Therefore, we can customize it, if needed."

"The product should support more vendors with the same in-depth analysis that it already is providing. This would give more reasons to for other companies to adopt it."

"AlgoSec is slow when it is loaded with too many firewalls and policies."

"It would be interesting if the product could automate the switch configuration and create a dynamic map of the entire network."

"Algosec should also be exploring the integration with the open source firewalls as well."

"We would like to have a kind of "Time Capsule" to be able to restore to a certain state from a backup."

"I would like the reporting to be more customizable, as per user and auditing needs."

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"It should have more features to manage FirePOWER appliances."

"It would be a better product if it incorporated device control for third-party products easily."

"CDO doesn't have a report, an official report that I can check daily. It has another module called FTD, but it doesn't have that specifically for ASA. In the reporting, there are a lot of things that aren't there. There is also room for improvement in the daily monitoring."

"I'd like CDO to be the one-stop-shop where we could do all the configurations easily. It would be nice, for ASA upgrades, if we could do them from a central repository and not have to reach out to Cisco. That would be a definite plus."

"Cisco Defense Orchestrator should be made more user-friendly overall. Currently, to use it effectively, one must be specific with the rule set that needs to be set up."

"The main thing that would useful for us would the logging and monitoring. I have to check it out, to get the beta, because I don't have access to them... I wanted CDO to be a central place so where I could do everything but right now I don't think that's possible. I really don't want to go back and forth between this and FMC. Maybe the logging portion, when I look at it, will give me some similarities."

"Cisco Defense Orchestrator can improve by providing more support for third-party security components."

"The dashboard needs to be more customizable to provide better reporting for our network."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"It has improved our performance in operations, projects, and security."

"The pricing is flexible with a low cost setup."

"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."

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

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

"The pricing could be better."

More AlgoSec pricing and cost advice

"It is about a $100 per year for an ASA 5506 firewall, and from there it keeps going up if you have a bigger box. For example, the 5516 is $200 to $300 per year."

"It is covered under the CIsco Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). So, it is licensed and ours."

"It's around £500 per unit for a three-year license."

"I work with a lot of clients, and the price or value of the Cisco Defense Orchestrator can vary from one client to another. If you have a lot of Cisco solutions, the price of the Cisco Defense Orchestrator is justified. Whereas if you have some security components from other vendors, such as Check Point or Palo Alto. This solution would be a pretty expensive proposition considering that they don't integrate with them well."

"If you compare to what is available on the market, they are in the same range with respect to pricing."

"After our free trial was done we got a subscription for three years and it was under $3,000 or so. It's part of the EA we already paid for, so I don't know what it would be if it was a la carte."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

23%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	31
Large Enterprise	179

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlgoSec?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing indicates that while the migration cost can be higher, the cost is acceptable. It is cost-effective, but the setup is not very easy.

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What needs improvement with AlgoSec?

AlgoSec has a bit of a learning curve. It requires training, especially to fully leverage application-centric workflows. In terms of needed improvements, I would like to mention the integration cha...

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What is your primary use case for AlgoSec?

My main use case for AlgoSec at FedEx is to automate, optimize, and ensure compliance of firewall and network security rules across our hybrid environments. This tool gives us a single pane of glas...

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What needs improvement with Cisco Defense Orchestrator?

Cisco Defense Orchestrator should be made more user-friendly overall. Currently, to use it effectively, one must be specific with the rule set that needs to be set up. Additionally, I suggest impro...

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What is your primary use case for Cisco Defense Orchestrator?

Our primary use case for Cisco Defense Orchestrator is the automation of playbooks. We primarily use it for this purpose to streamline processes.

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What advice do you have for others considering Cisco Defense Orchestrator?

Those who want to use Cisco Defense Orchestrator should build their own use case and see if it fits their environment. The most significant benefit for us is the response time because it automates ...

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Overview

AlgoSec enhances application delivery speed and security by automating connectivity and policy management across hybrid networks.

With 20 years of experience, AlgoSec is trusted by over 2200 organizations for securing critical workloads. Its Horizon platform leverages AI to discover and manage business applications, offering comprehensive visibility into security and compliance issues across hybrid environments. Intelligent change automation improves both agility and security, ensuring conformity to internet security standards and regulatory requirements.

What key features does AlgoSec offer?

Firewall Analyzer: Optimizes firewall rules, managing risk and compliance effectively.
FireFlow: Automates change management processes, reducing manual errors and boosting efficiency.
Traffic Simulation: Assists in troubleshooting by simulating traffic scenarios.
Vendor Compatibility: Works with multi-vendor devices, ideal for complex networks.
Compliance Reporting: Simplifies audits with templates for standards like PCI-DSS and ISO 27001.

What benefits should users consider?

Enhanced Security: Streamlines security policy management, reducing redundant rules.
Operational Efficiency: Automates processes, leading to faster and more accurate changes.
Regulatory Compliance: Provides tools for easy alignment with industry standards.
Centralized Control: Offers centralized management over firewalls and application connectivity.

In complex industries, AlgoSec aids in risk analysis, firewall policy management, and compliance auditing. Organizations optimize firewall rules and automate policy changes, achieving improved security and operational efficiency across multiple vendor environments. AlgoSec's tools are integral to streamlining change management and enhancing security posture in large network structures.

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Cisco Security Cloud Control offers centralized management, real-time visibility, and AI-driven automation for on-premises and cloud environments, simplifying scalability and deployment.

With a unified approach, Cisco Security Cloud Control enhances security posture by providing cross-platform insights across Cisco's ecosystem. It accelerates threat detection and optimizes policy enforcement through a blend of AI automation and natural language querying capabilities. The intuitive platform serves multiple devices, enabling comprehensive management of Secure Firewall, Secure Access, and other services with guidance from the Cisco AI Assistant. It also includes an AI Operations feature that identifies critical issues and provides real-time insights, enhancing response times while a policy analyzer improves security hygiene by detecting and closing security gaps. Its automation minimizes manual tasks, secures cloud-stored configurations, and supports two-factor authentication. However, it could benefit from improvements in navigation clarity, bulk change handling, and expanded third-party integrations.

What are the key features of Cisco Security Cloud Control?

Centralized Device Control: Streamlines management with bulk policy upgrades and automation.
AI-Driven Automation: Reduces manual tasks and enhances threat detection.
Network Visibility: Provides insights with valuable reporting and intrusion prevention.
Intuitive Configuration: Enables easy policy adjustments and restoration of secure connections.

What benefits can users anticipate?

Increased Efficiency: Reduces operational overhead with centralized management.
Improved Security: Enhances protection through automated policy enforcement and AI insights.
Time Savings: Simplifies management of multiple devices in cloud and on-premises environments.
Scalability: Supports growth with ease of deployment and policy consistency.

Industries implementing Cisco Security Cloud Control leverage its capabilities for tasks ranging from firewall management to intrusion prevention. Enterprises use it to streamline policy management, automate configurations, and integrate Cisco devices with cloud strategies, benefiting from simplified security orchestration and network segmentation.

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Sample Customers

Maersk, Delta Airlines, Chevron, General Motors, T-Mobile, Chevron, AT&T, BP, Bell Canada, HCA Healthcare, Morgan Stanley, Unilever, Nationwide Insurance Enterprise, US Bank, Microsoft

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