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FireMon
by FireMon

What FireMon is
FireMon is a security policy management platform for organizations working across multi-vendor firewalls, cloud networks, and microsegmentation environments. Its required foundation, Security Manager, provides network security policy visibility, compliance, and governance. The platform also offers Policy Planner for change workflow automation, Policy Optimizer for rule optimization, Risk Analyzer for pre-change risk simulation, and Insights for AI-powered analytics. Named integrations include Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, Check Point, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Illumio, and ServiceNow. The ServiceNow connection links firewall change requests with policy validation, approval workflows, implementation status, and audit evidence. FireMon says it is certified to support over 15,000 devices and 25 million rules with sub-10-second response times. Its deployment model is hybrid; platform documentation describes server deployments and recommends access through supported web browsers. FireMon offers a free trial and a free firewall assessment with a customized report and dashboard. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, United States.
Who it suits
FireMon suits global enterprises, government agencies, and service providers managing security policy across complex environments. It is aimed at teams overseeing multiple firewall vendors, cloud networks, or microsegmentation and needing policy governance and change workflows.
What it does well
- Manages policy across multi-vendor firewalls and cloud networks.
- Includes modules for change workflows, rule optimization, and risk simulation.
- Names integrations with major firewall, cloud, and service platforms.
- ServiceNow integration connects changes to approvals and audit evidence.
- Free firewall assessment includes a customized report and dashboard.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Security Manager pricing depends on environment size, modules, and support tier.
- Cloud Defense Pro is priced at $200 per cloud account per month.
Limits
There is no free plan. Security Manager pricing depends on environment size, selected modules, and support tier; Cloud Defense Pro is $200 per cloud account per month.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Defense Pro | $200 / Cloud Account / Month · Per cloud account · asset inventory, posture checks, real-time assessment, compliance reports, threat detection, automated response, IAM authorization control · custom checks, custom threat detectors, and prioritized/direct support not included | $200 a month |
| Security Manager | Required foundation for all deployments · quote depends on environment size, selected modules, and support tier | On request |
| Cloud Defense Enterprise | Request Pricing · Includes custom checks, custom threat detectors, and prioritized/direct support | On request |
As firemon.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the FireMon website and request pricing for Security Manager.
- Select Security Manager as the required platform foundation.
- Choose platform modules and a support tier for the environment.
- Arrange a server deployment and use a supported web browser to access it.
- Use the free trial or request a free firewall assessment with a customized report and dashboard.
Verdict
Choose FireMon if your organization needs to manage security policy across complex, multi-vendor environments and wants policy visibility, governance, and change control. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or a published Security Manager price; pricing depends on the deployment and support configuration.
Questions
Does FireMon have a free plan?
No. FireMon offers a free trial and a free firewall assessment.
How is FireMon priced?
Security Manager pricing is available on request and depends on environment size, selected modules, and support tier. Cloud Defense Pro is listed at $200 per cloud account per month.
What is required to use the platform?
Security Manager is the required foundation for all deployments.
Which platforms and deployment model does FireMon support?
Its listed platforms are API, Linux, self-hosted, and web. Its deployment model is hybrid.
Which integrations are named?
FireMon names Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, Check Point, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Illumio, and ServiceNow.
Who makes FireMon?
FireMon is made by FireMon, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, United States.
Facts from FireMon's own pages
- API
- FireMon describes assistance for building bespoke integrations, APIs, and automations as a professional service. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Compliance context
- FireMon Insights runs on AWS servers in the United States and lists AWS assurance programs including SOC 2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS Level 1, and ISO 27001. · docs.firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Core platform
- Security Manager is the required platform foundation for network security policy visibility, compliance, and policy governance. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Deployment requirements
- FireMon's Security Intelligence Platform documentation describes server deployments and recommends access through supported web browsers; FMOS installation checks for at least 480 GB of hard drive space. · docs.firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2004 · firemon.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Free assessment
- FireMon offers a free firewall assessment and says evaluations include a free customized report and dashboard. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · firemon.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Lenexa, Kansas, United States · firemon.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Supported technology integrations named by FireMon include Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, Check Point, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Illumio, and ServiceNow. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Modules
- The platform offers Policy Planner for change workflow automation, Policy Optimizer for rule optimization, Risk Analyzer for pre-change risk simulation, and Insights for AI-powered analytics. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Scale
- FireMon says it is certified to support over 15,000 devices and 25 million rules with sub-10-second response times. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Security
- FireMon Insights says data in transit is encrypted using TLS with SHA-256 and RSA encryption, and user credentials are hashed and salted before storage. · docs.firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- FireMon offers business-hours support, 24×7 enterprise support, or a Technical Account Manager; its company page also describes 24/7/365 global support. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- What it does
- FireMon helps organizations manage and analyze security policy across multi-vendor firewalls, cloud networks, and microsegmentation environments. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Who it serves
- FireMon says global enterprises, government agencies, and service providers rely on it to manage security policy across complex environments. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Workflow
- FireMon's ServiceNow integration connects firewall change requests with policy validation, approval workflows, implementation status, and audit evidence. · firemon.com, 29 Sept 2026
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