AlgoSec vs NetKeep

AlgoSec is a network security policy management platform for organizations working across cloud, software-defined networking, and on-premises environments. It maps applications, dependencies, network connections, and security policies to give teams visibility across those environments. FireFlow handles security policy changes through planning, risk analysis, implementation, and validation. Horizon Security Analyzer identifies risky rules, firewall cleanup opportunities, and compliance gaps, while AlgoSec describes audit reporting for PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001, and corporate policies. Its Cloud Enterprise offering focuses on visibility, automated security changes, and ongoing compliance for cloud environments. The platform is listed for API, Linux, self-hosted, and web use, with a hybrid deployment model and multi-vendor support. Integrations include systems from BMC Software, HP, ServiceNow, Jira, Akamai, Cisco, Illumio, Qualys, Rapid7, and Tenable. AlgoSec reports SOC 2 Type II and CSA STAR Level 1 certifications, and says its SaaS products support role-based access, SAML 2.0 single sign-on, and IP allowlisting. Pricing is on request.

NetKeep is a free, open-source, self-hosted system for collecting, versioning, comparing, and protecting network-device configurations. It uses Oxidized 0.37.0 to gather configurations and keeps each version in permanent Git history. Teams can search, download, and compare revisions with unified or side-by-side diffs. Read-only inventory synchronization is available with LibreNMS and NetBox. Notifications can be sent by email, signed webhook, or Telegram. Full backups may be encrypted and stored locally or in S3-compatible services, with private Git mirroring as another option. Roles include owner, administrator, operator, and reader; optional TOTP two-factor authentication and passkeys are supported. Safe mode exports and compares configurations without applying changes, although arbitrary Ruby or unreviewed drivers reduce that assurance. Installation needs a Linux amd64 or arm64 server, Docker Engine 25+, Docker Compose plugin 2.24+, and persistent storage. The product is on-premises under AGPL-3.0.