A self-hosted Tufin alternative for seeing the whole network.
Tufin is built to move firewall changes through a process: request, risk check, approval, provisioning. A Tufin alternative makes sense when that process isn’t your bottleneck and knowing what’s actually configured is. SAMURAI reads the policies, NAT, objects and VPNs on Palo Alto, FortiGate, Cisco FMC and Juniper SRX, records every change with the admin who made it, and covers the switches, ACI fabric, ISE and vCenter around them.
Updated June 2026
What SAMURAI does differently
It only reads
Show commands over SSH and read-only API calls. SAMURAI never pushes configuration, so there’s nothing to approve and nothing it can break.
Changes nobody requested
Tickets tell you about the changes that went through the process. Snapshot diffs catch the ones that didn’t, and name the admin.
One search across vendors
Find rules on Palo Alto, FortiGate and FMC by zone, address, port or action in a single query.
Beyond the firewalls
Routers, switches, Cisco ACI fabrics, ISE TrustSec and vCenter share the same inventory and the same change timeline.
On your own server
One Docker container on your VM, with no SaaS dependency and no telemetry. It works air-gapped.
Try it this afternoon
One docker run and a free test license. Most installs are showing data in about five minutes.
SAMURAI vs Tufin
Tufin is strongest at change workflow and automated provisioning, and SAMURAI doesn’t try to compete there. SAMURAI’s job is showing you the whole mixed-vendor network as it’s configured right now, and every change that got it there.
Scope
SAMURAI
Firewalls plus routers, switches, ACI fabrics, ISE and vCenter in one inventory
Tufin
Security policy across firewalls, network devices and cloud
Change automation
SAMURAI
None. SAMURAI detects and attributes changes; it doesn’t make them
Tufin
Their core strength: change requests, risk checks, automated provisioning
Deployment
SAMURAI
One self-hosted Docker container; runs air-gapped; data in about five minutes
Tufin
Enterprise platform, on-premises or SaaS
Change history
SAMURAI
One timeline across vendors, with snapshot diffs and the admin’s name
Tufin
Changes tracked through the policy workflow
If your change requests are stuck waiting on approvals, Tufin is the tool for that. If you can’t say what’s configured across six vendors, or who changed it last Tuesday, start with SAMURAI.
Frequently asked questions
Is SAMURAI a direct Tufin replacement?
For visibility across vendors, change history and audit trails, yes. For change provisioning and approval workflows, no: that’s what Tufin is built for. If your team spends more time working out what’s configured than pushing changes, SAMURAI fits better.
Does SAMURAI automate firewall changes?
No, and that’s deliberate. It only runs show commands over SSH and read calls against vendor APIs. It records every change someone else makes, but it never pushes configuration itself.
Tufin vs AlgoSec: which does SAMURAI compare to?
Tufin and AlgoSec compete with each other on rule-lifecycle and compliance workflows. SAMURAI overlaps with both on analysis (effective access, rule hygiene, risk per rule) and differs on scope: it covers the network around the firewalls and runs self-hosted in one container. Our AlgoSec comparison goes through it point by point.
Tufin vs FireMon: what is the difference?
Tufin is centered on change orchestration and automated provisioning. FireMon is centered on rule analysis, usage-based scoring and cleanup. Pick on whether your pain is the change process or the rule base itself. SAMURAI can run beside either.
Tufin vs Skybox: how do they compare?
Tufin focuses on the policy lifecycle and change automation. Skybox adds attack-surface and vulnerability modeling on top of policy management, which makes it the broader, heavier platform. SAMURAI is the lighter option when what you need is configuration across vendors and a record of who changed it.
Who are the main Tufin competitors?
AlgoSec, FireMon and Skybox are the established ones, all firewall policy-management suites. SAMURAI comes from a different angle: firewalls plus the routers, switches, ACI, ISE and vCenter around them, with change attribution, self-hosted.
Can I evaluate SAMURAI without a sales process?
Yes. The Docker image includes a free test license, so you can run it against your own devices first. Demo requests get a reply within 24 hours if you’d rather see it with us.
Does SAMURAI work in air-gapped environments?
Yes. It’s a self-contained Docker image with an offline IEEE OUI database and no telemetry, so it never needs the internet.