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Illumio vs Tufin Orchestration Suite comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.3
Illumio is praised for cost-effectiveness and efficiency, offering comprehensive features that enhance ROI and improve operations.
Sentiment score
6.9
Tufin Orchestration Suite automates firewall management, reducing costs and boosting productivity despite high initial expenses.
I observe extensive return on investment with Illumio.
Senior Security Consultant at Orange Cyberdefense
Illumio serves as a single endpoint technology where I can implement various features, including a zero-trust network, north-to-south and east-to-west configurations, and micro-segmentation, all coming from one platform, which ultimately saves us time and money.
Security Professional at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Illumio definitely demonstrates its value in money-saving capabilities, enhancing our lateral environment inside the organization and providing effectiveness overall once integrated.
Security delivery specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The Orchestration Suite saves time when implementing rules.
Senior network engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.0
Illumio customer service is generally satisfactory but needs improvement in response times and empathy for some users.
Sentiment score
7.1
Tufin Orchestration Suite's support is generally praised for helpfulness, though issues like slow responses and expertise vary.
Whenever I raise a case with their support team, regardless of the priority level—P1, P2, P3, or P4—they generally reply within an hour
Security Professional at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Even if we raise an issue on non-working days like Saturdays or Sundays, we receive prompt responses.
IT Specialist at Allianz
The customer support is very prominent.
Security delivery specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The support team is effective; they connect to the network quickly and help resolve any issues that arise.
Network Security Engineer at TD SYNNEX
The team is eager to help in fixing issues.
Senior network engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
In recent years, they have stopped providing specialized engineering support.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Illumio's scalability is praised for ease of expansion, seamless cloud integration, and efficient support for diverse environments and devices.
Sentiment score
6.2
Tufin Orchestration Suite scales well for most network sizes but may need upgrades for very large environments.
Scaling it to a large level is not an issue for us.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
By employing Linux scripting or other methods, I can push the policy to all devices at once, making it easy to scale.
Security Professional at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Illumio's scalability is very good; it is quite easy to scale.
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Illumio is praised for strong stability, reliability, and effective use of native firewall functions to prevent disruptions.
Sentiment score
8.3
Tufin Orchestration Suite is stable and reliable, with resolved issues and responsive support despite minor resource challenges.
Illumio is a stable solution with no glitches or bugs reported, making it a reliable product for us.
IT Specialist at Allianz
 

Room For Improvement

Illumio users desire better integration, support, and interface, with improved automation, scalability, compatibility, security, and deployment processes.
Tufin Orchestration Suite needs better integration, usability, and support, with enhanced flexibility for complex environments using diverse security tools.
They need to install an agent in the container world, while Akamai Guardicore does not need to install an agent, so they have native support that Illumio lacks.
Senior Security Consultant at Orange Cyberdefense
There could also be more examples of how the automations can be done using Illumio.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Another improvement might be around scalability, ensuring that as organizations grow, Illumio can handle even larger, more complex environments seamlessly.
DevOps at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees
Issues can arise in larger enterprises, particularly concerning policy-based forwarding and NAT traffic.
Network Security Engineer at TD SYNNEX
The analytics features of Tufin Orchestration Suite are challenging to use and require technical expertise, which is a concern as there is not much knowledge in this field in Thailand.
The design needs improvement, particularly in recognizing target devices and target files.
Senior network engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

Many find Illumio's flexible pricing, despite being costly, offers a good balance of cost and capability compared to competitors.
Tufin Orchestration Suite is priced competitively with flexible licensing, offering comprehensive features valued by large enterprises despite higher costs.
I know that Illumio is the cheapest solution in the security area.
IT Specialist at Allianz
But when you compare it to firewalls, then it may not be that expensive.
Senior Security Consultant at Orange Cyberdefense
I think it's not very expensive if we compare it with Guardicore.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The pricing of Orchestration Suite is high, which is a point for improvement.
Senior network engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
FireMon and Skybox are considered more cost-effective.
Tufin and AlgoSec are at the same level in terms of pricing.
Network Security Engineer at TD SYNNEX
 

Valuable Features

Illumio offers real-time control, micro-segmentation, and centralized rule management, enhancing security and visibility in dynamic environments.
Tufin Orchestration Suite enhances network security and management with automation, visibility, compliance, and integration across multi-vendor systems.
Illumio helps in audit purposes by saving data and showing blocked traffic, ensuring no outside traffic is allowed.
IT Specialist at Allianz
The most important feature is the traffic review analysis, where we use the draft view and the reported view that helps us understand how the application interacts with other applications in the environment, and based on that, we are able to define the policies.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Illumio is a powerful tool for micro-segmentation and zero trust security that provides strong visibility, flexible policy management, and effective threat containment, enhancing an organization's internal security posture.
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
AlgoSec adds more value with its vulnerability control, which benefits organizations by reducing expenses associated with audits.
New employees can quickly grasp the various IPs, devices, and the network's logical and physical layout within a short period.
Network Security Engineer at TD SYNNEX
It offers automation capabilities that are very helpful, especially for network security orchestration and applying policies.
Senior network engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Illumio
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (3rd), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (11th), Microsegmentation Software (1st)
Tufin Orchestration Suite
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
182
Ranking in other categories
Firewall Security Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Security Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. Illumio is designed for Cloud and Data Center Security and holds a mindshare of 16.1%, down 25.0% compared to last year.
Tufin Orchestration Suite, on the other hand, focuses on Firewall Security Management, holds 18.2% mindshare, down 22.2% since last year.
Cloud and Data Center Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Illumio16.1%
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation15.2%
VMware NSX10.2%
Other58.5%
Cloud and Data Center Security
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tufin Orchestration Suite18.2%
AlgoSec18.4%
FireMon Security Manager16.1%
Other47.300000000000004%
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

Irfan Sharfi - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Professional at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Micro-segmentation has transformed endpoint protection and now isolates internal threats effectively
Illumio can be improved in several areas based on our feedback. Sometimes, the PCE experiences slowness, especially when deploying around 300,000 endpoint devices. When these devices communicate within the network, loading the map or connections can cause latency, which needs improvement for a more user-friendly and faster experience. Regarding improvements to the interface, I believe we can add more features to the graphical user interface, such as proper logs. While the logs currently indicate what was blocked or allowed, clicking on a specific log should provide more information, such as which extra-scope rule is causing a denial, offering better analysis for troubleshooting.
Vulnerability control saves audit costs and reduces expenses for organizations
Tufin Orchestration Suite is not commonly used in Thailand due to a lack of local support, and many customers are switching to AlgoSec or other vendors. The analytics features of Tufin Orchestration Suite are challenging to use and require technical expertise, which is a concern as there is not much knowledge in this field in Thailand. The issue of technical knowledge, especially regarding English language proficiency, is significant for government and some companies, making Tufin Orchestration Suite harder to use.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise152
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
It will be the same price as the Akamai price for Guardicore. It's expensive, that's true. But when you compare it to firewalls, then it may not be that expensive.
What needs improvement with Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
Illumio does not have much in terms of application dependency mapping features. They lack layer 7 process level segmentation, which is a limitation. In Guardicore, you have the layer 7, the process...
What is your primary use case for Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
Illumio's use case compared to Akamai is exactly the same. For the purpose of micro-segmentation, it is the same.
What needs improvement with Tufin SecureCloud?
Tufin Orchestration Suite ( /products/tufin-orchestration-suite-reviews ) is not commonly used in Thailand due to a lack of local support, and many customers are switching to AlgoSec or other vendo...
What is your primary use case for Tufin SecureCloud?
I have primarily used Skybox and AlgoSec ( /products/algosec-reviews ). I have also interacted with FireMon for compiling. However, I am not currently working with ACA, and I don't have any project...
What advice do you have for others considering Tufin SecureCloud?
There is potential for improvement in explaining the analytics in the dashboard for Tufin Orchestration Suite. Tufin Orchestration Suite does provide good monitoring; however, interpreting the grap...
 

Also Known As

Illumio Adaptive Security Platform, Illumio ASP
Tufin SecureCloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Plantronics, NTT Innovation Institute Inc.
3M, AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BNP Parabas, ConocoPhillips, Deutsche Bank, GE, IBM, Pfizer, United States Postal Service 
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