FireMon Security Manager vs RedSeal comparison

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Categories and Ranking

FireMon Security Manager

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Firewall Security Management (2nd)

RedSeal

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (22nd), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (17th)

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 13.8%, down 17.9% compared to last year.
RedSeal, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 1.6% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.

Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
FireMon Security Manager	13.8%
AlgoSec	16.6%
Tufin Orchestration Suite	16.1%
Other	53.5%

Firewall Security Management

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
RedSeal	1.6%
Qualys VMDR	9.7%
Rapid7 InsightVM	7.2%
Other	81.5%

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

Featured Reviews

SurajYadav

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.

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reviewer1339494

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,…

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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

"The most valuable feature is that everything is recorded in the historical logs, including the firewall rules, headcounts, object-level usage, and the rule documentation. The rule certification details are also there, which means that someone can be held accountable for a specific firewall rule."

"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."

"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."

"FireMon allows us to monitor and assess our network, giving continuous visibility into and control over firewall infrastructure, network security policies and underlying IT risk."

"It is a good product. Previously, we were using only spreadsheets to compare the usage, but now with FireMon, we are able to clean up or review the policies to some extent. It is still a work in progress, but we are at a good stage now."

"It does what it does and it does it well."

"In one report, FireMon tells us there are, say, 1,000 rules that can be taken out and it gives us the ability to disable those for a year and to track when we made our changes. After a year, we can go back and eliminate the rules, to bring the configuration down to an almost human-readable level."

"We also use the solution’s SASE integration capabilities to extend security policy management for cloud firewall management. It helps in creating one consistent rule across multiple platforms and it improves accuracy."

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"If you want to understand your network environment as it relates to configuration issues, host/node vulnerabilities and firewall configurations, then I highly recommend that RedSeal be considered."

"This solution is amazing! The most important part is the way it gives access information to the entire infrastructure, the network most importantly."

"The most valuable feature I enjoy that is provided by this security analytics platform is the ability to measure resilience."

"This is the only solution in the world that gives you a digital resilience score."

"The most valuable features are network mapping and configuration."

"Overall, I am very happy with the way the product is working."

"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."

"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."

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Cons

"FireMon could improve its end-user practices. As an end user, I am just trying to catch up on all the alerts. There are so many, and you still have to go through them and document what was found."

"We're working on implementing FireMon with our ticketing system service now. Having that would be an improvement."

"Needs more functional basic workflow for the Policy Planner for those who do not need a fully customized workflow."

"FireMon Security Manager is a strong platform. However, it could be improved with a more intuitive user interface and faster initial onboarding for new users."

"It’s been a constant need not only to analyze firewall rules and configurations but also implement them, for which FireMon has no support."

"Although I have left the company, I heard that since the license renewal cost was too high, management decided not to renew it."

"The reason that we don't use the compliance module in FireMon is that it creates a heavy load on our CPU."

"Per-device license is little costly, but with such good features it’s understandable."

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"Although we are talking about a very robust platform, I would like to see the Windows compatible VM version come back."

"Initially their level one support was very frustrating to work with."

"There is room for improvement regarding customization and automation of reports."

"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."

"The dashboard should be improved to make correlating data easier to do."

"The network mapping/visualization could be improved significantly."

"Its interface is not user-friendly and needs to be improved."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Relative to what it offers, the price is fair."

"We don't license all of the devices in our network, so it does not provide us with a comprehensive visibility of all devices in a hybrid network at this time."

"It's a good value. From a licensing standpoint... it's very simple to understand, and gives us a good bang for the buck."

"Its pricing is good. Compared to others, it is not so expensive."

"This is an expensive solution. The cost of three modules for three years was approximately one million."

"Regarding additional costs, if you want things like Policy Optimizer, extra features, that's extra."

"FireMon is very expensive. I think that they charge a premium. In general, they are very pricey. Compared to their competitors, they cost a little more than the other solutions that we evaluated."

"The pricing was very good during our initial year, but they increased it this year a little bit. The price is okay. It is not cheap, but it is still average."

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"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

13%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

Outsourcing Company

Government

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	48

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireMon?

It does save time and money both because otherwise you would have to review the firewall configuration by hand or manually, whereas FireMon Security Manager automates it. In terms of money, you wil...

What needs improvement with FireMon?

I think there are some disadvantages and areas for improvement. What is limited or has no capability in FireMon Security Manager is integration with all the cloud-based firewall native vendors. For...

What is your primary use case for FireMon?

FireMon Security Manager is mainly used for analyzing firewall configuration and rules. It is primarily for firewall analysis and configuration analysis of the firewall. We work with FireMon Securi...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RedSeal?

The pricing of RedSeal is competitive.

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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Overview

FireMon Security Manager centralizes firewall management by offering visibility, risk analysis, rule validation, and compliance monitoring across multi-vendor environments. Its automation capabilities help organizations simplify security audits and enhance protection against threats.

FireMon Security Manager is designed to manage complex firewall infrastructures with features like centralized visibility, real-time notifications, and risk analysis. It streamlines policy changes and compliance monitoring, ensuring efficient security management. Organizations benefit from user-friendly navigation and rule validation, which aids in identifying and removing unused or risky rules. Its support for multi-vendor environments allows seamless integration across platforms, enhancing security compliance and policy governance. Users identify the need for improved GUI updates, better report exports, integration with ticketing systems, and handling of certain firewall brands. Enhancements such as real-time compliance alerts and intuitive interfaces are areas for growth.

What are the key features of FireMon Security Manager?

Centralized Firewall Visibility: Offers comprehensive visibility across all firewall rules and configurations.
Risk Analysis: Identifies potential security risks to improve network defenses.
Rule Validation: Ensures firewall rules are effective and aligned with security policies.
Compliance Monitoring: Facilitates adherence to industry compliance standards.
Policy Change Automation: Streamlines the process of implementing policy changes.

What benefits should users consider when evaluating FireMon Security Manager?

Reduced Security Risks: Automates identification and mitigation of potential threats.
Simplified Audits: Eases the process of conducting security audits through effective reporting.
Enhanced Change Control: Provides real-time tracking and notifications for policy changes.
Improved Security Posture: Helps maintain compliant and secure network environments.

FireMon Security Manager is widely used in sectors requiring robust security frameworks, such as finance and healthcare. It helps these industries manage firewall policies efficiently, focusing on rule cleanup, risk assessment, and compliance enhancement, which are crucial for maintaining regulatory adherence and safeguarding sensitive data.

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RedSeal offers advanced network mapping and risk management capabilities that enhance digital resilience by providing visual and analytical tools to assess network vulnerabilities and compliance.

RedSeal integrates network mapping with vulnerability data, enabling organizations to visualize end-to-end network access and manage configurations effectively. It provides comprehensive scoring of digital resilience while facilitating "what if" traffic analyses. Organizations benefit from features like accelerated incident response and unified infrastructure views, which help identify security postures and compliance gaps. Improved report customization and a shift from Java dependency to HTML5 are areas for enhancement.

What are RedSeal's Key Features?

Network Mapping: Provides visualization of entire network pathways for better access control.
Vulnerability Management: Integrates vulnerability data with network maps for enhanced awareness.
Risk Assessment: Offers tools for evaluating digital resilience risk scores.
Compliance Verification: Helps ensure adherence to network policies and standards.
Traffic Analysis: Supports "what if" scenarios to predict network behavior.

What Benefits and ROI Can Users Expect?

Enhanced Security Posture: Improved visibility into network vulnerabilities and risk assessment.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlined configuration management and data correlation.
Accelerated Incident Response: Rapid insights into security incidents for quicker resolution.
Informed Decision Making: Provides executives with substantial insights for digital transformation.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and telecommunications, RedSeal aids organizations in securing their infrastructure by identifying risk scores and ensuring compliance. It supports digital transformation by analyzing network gaps, segregating prohibited access points, and aiding lifecycle management for robust technological performance and security integration.

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