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AWS Firewall Manager review

#10 of 27 in Firewall Management Software

AWS-native policy automation for organizations managing protections across multiple accounts.

7.9/10Editor score
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

AWS Firewall Manager centralizes firewall and related protection policies for organizations that use AWS Organizations. It is aimed at teams overseeing security across multiple AWS accounts, resources, and regions, rather than businesses seeking a cloud-neutral firewall console. Its supported protections include AWS WAF, AWS Shield Advanced, VPC security groups and network ACLs, AWS Network Firewall, Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall, and supported third-party firewalls. Administration is available through the web console and API.

Policy automation is a core strength: settings can apply to existing resources and newly created ones, while compliance dashboards show violations and provide remediation actions. Selected noncompliant resources can be remediated automatically according to policy settings. For security groups, the service can manage and audit policies and identify unused or redundant groups for cleanup. Fortinet and Palo Alto policy support offers some third-party coverage, but the product’s center of gravity remains AWS services and account structure. It fits organizations standardizing controls across AWS accounts; teams that need a vendor-neutral, multi-cloud management layer should consider alternatives.

According to AWS pricing examples, a protection policy costs $100 per month, and some regions have prices above that. Pricing is usage-based and varies with region and protection-policy type, so that figure is not a universal total. Charges for dependencies such as AWS Config, WAF, Network Firewall endpoints, DNS Firewall, and third-party firewalls can add to the bill. Buyers should account for both policy count and the underlying services they enable. The service is a better fit where centralized AWS governance and automated enforcement justify those costs than for teams managing only a small, isolated firewall footprint.

AWS Firewall Manager pros and cons

  • Where it wins
    • Applies policies automatically to existing and newly created resources.
    • Covers WAF, Network Firewall, security groups, and DNS Firewall.
    • Tracks compliance and can remediate selected policy violations.
  • Where it doesn't
    • Designed for organizations using AWS Organizations and AWS resources.
    • Costs start at $100 per protection policy per month in pricing examples.
    • Underlying services and third-party firewalls can add charges.

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