ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer vs Net-Script

ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer9.1Visit NSNet-Script7.9Visit

Higher score ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer #1 in Network Security Policy Management Software 9.1/10 From $395 · 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit ManageEngine

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NS Net-Script #8 in Network Security Policy Management Software 7.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Net-Script

• ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer fits best

  Teams wanting affordable firewall policy analysis

• Net-Script fits best

  Teams needing path tracing and change rollback

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Side by side

Feature	ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer 9.1/10 Visit ↗	NSNet-Script 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Network Security Policy Management Software	#8 in Network Security Policy Management Software
Best for	Teams wanting affordable firewall policy analysis	Teams needing path tracing and change rollback
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Integrations	3 integrations	3 integrations
Features ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer 0/5 · Net-Script 4/5
Policy analysis	Not published	✓ (best)
Rule optimization	Not published	✓ (best)
Compliance auditing	Not published	✓ (best)
Change automation	Not published	✓ (best)
Policy simulation	Not published	Not published
Specs
Firewall vendor scope	Not published	Multi-vendor
Deployment model	Not published	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Analyzes firewall rules and flags anomalies and unused rules. Tracks configuration changes and supports backup and version comparison. Monitors multiple firewall vendors and reports on security and compliance.	Traces paths across firewalls and NAT with per-hop rule references Previews, deploys, and rolls back policy changes in bulk Links approvals and risk scoring to ServiceNow, Jira, or Remedy tickets
Cons	There is no unlimited free plan; the available trial lasts 30 days. Standard is limited to reporting; rule analysis is listed for Professional. Enterprise starts at $8,395 annually for 20 devices.	Pricing is available only by contacting sales Policy what-if simulation is not a current feature The documented device support is limited to Cisco, Palo Alto, FortiGate, and Juniper
Our verdict	ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is an on-premises firewall management application for enterprises and managed security service providers. Its focus is visibility into firewall policies, rules, logs, configuration changes, and compliance,… Read the review →	Net-Script is a network security automation platform for network engineers, security operations teams, and enterprise IT managing policies across multiple firewall vendors. It combines path tracing, rule analysis, policy hygiene checks,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer — where it wins

  • Analyzes firewall rules and flags anomalies and unused rules.
  • Tracks configuration changes and supports backup and version comparison.
  • Monitors multiple firewall vendors and reports on security and compliance.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no unlimited free plan; the available trial lasts 30 days.
  • Standard is limited to reporting; rule analysis is listed for Professional.
  • Enterprise starts at $8,395 annually for 20 devices.

• Net-Script — where it wins

  • Traces paths across firewalls and NAT with per-hop rule references
  • Previews, deploys, and rolls back policy changes in bulk
  • Links approvals and risk scoring to ServiceNow, Jira, or Remedy tickets

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available only by contacting sales
  • Policy what-if simulation is not a current feature
  • The documented device support is limited to Cisco, Palo Alto, FortiGate, and Juniper

• ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer9.1/10 · From $395 · 30-day trial

  Firewall policy analysis and reporting with annual plans starting at $395 per device.

  Visit ManageEngineFull verdict →
• NSNet-Script7.9/10 · Pricing on request

  Path tracing, policy changes, and rollback for multi-vendor network teams.

  Visit Net-ScriptFull verdict →