Opinnate

What Opinnate does

Opinnate is a private, UK-headquartered (Bromley) Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) software company with engineering operations in Istanbul, Turkey. The company sells a unified platform that analyzes, optimizes, and automates firewall policies across hybrid on-premises and cloud environments, addressing shadow, expired, duplicate, conflicting, and permissive rules; producing audit-ready reports against ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST, SWIFT, NERC CIP, GDPR, and other frameworks; and integrating with SIEM, SOAR, ITSM, and IPAM systems. Its product is delivered as tiered subscriptions (Lite, Standard, Enterprise) augmented by optional add-on modules (App Mapping, License Tracking, Certificate Tracking, Firewall Backup, Opindesk ticketing, Virtual Areas tenant isolation, and forthcoming Switch Hardening), with an AI copilot named 'Opi' providing natural-language interaction for queries and automated policy operations.

The company targets regulated enterprises and security teams, with a customer base concentrated in financial services (ING, AT-Bank, Ziraat Bank, OdeaBank, Sompo, BKM) and spanning telecom (Vodafone, AirTies), logistics (DP World), manufacturing (Tofaş, Roketsan), retail (IKEA), energy (SOCAR), insurance (HB), and consumer goods (Hayat). Distribution is direct enterprise field sales, complemented by content marketing, G2-driven peer review, and social channels. Opinnate's go-to-market emphasizes speed of deployment (0.76 months vs. an industry average of 3.2 months per G2-reported metrics) and a 4.8/5 G2 rating supported by ten 2026 G2 category awards. The company is privately held with 1–10 employees, SOC 2 Type II certified, and no disclosed external funding rounds to date.

Name

Opinnate

Legal name

Opinnate Inc.

Website

https://opinnate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Opinnate is a UK-based, privately held Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) software company that sells an AI-assisted platform for analyzing, optimizing, and automating firewall policies across hybrid environments to enterprise customers in financial services, telecom, and other regulated industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Analytics & Observability (Flow/Packet/AI Ops for Networks) (HDAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Network Performance, Visibility & SLA Monitoring (Managed NPM/Observability) (HDAIAFAI), Security Audits & Compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX) (BPAKADAC)

Keywords

• Network security policy management
• Firewall policy automation
• Security compliance reporting
• Hybrid cloud security
• Firewall rule optimization

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Software (SaaS): Tiered subscription model with three main editions (Lite, Standard, Enterprise) plus optional add-on modules including App Mapping & Monitoring, License Tracking, Certificate Tracking, Firewall Backup, Switch Hardening, Opindesk (Ticketing), and Virtual Areas (Tenant Isolation).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Opinnate provides an all-in-one Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) SaaS platform that analyzes, optimizes, and automates firewall policies across hybrid on-premises and cloud environments. It unifies policy visibility, rule optimization, change automation, and audit-ready compliance reporting (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, etc.) under a single platform, supplemented by an AI copilot named Opi for natural language policy queries and actions. Customers buy the platform in three subscription editions (Lite, Standard, Enterprise) with optional add-on modules for application mapping, license tracking, certificate tracking, firewall backup, ticketing, and multi-tenancy.

Product overview

Opinnate offers a unified Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) platform with a three-tier edition structure (Lite, Standard, Enterprise) plus optional add-on modules. The core Opinnate Platform provides continuous policy governance from visibility to automated action, with capabilities spanning analysis & visualization, optimization, automation, and audit & reporting. The product portfolio includes the main platform plus specialized add-ons: App Mapping & Monitoring, License Tracking, Certificate Tracking, Firewall Backup, Switch Hardening (forthcoming), Opindesk ticketing, and Virtual Areas for tenant isolation. The Opinnate AI & Opi AI copilot provides natural language interaction with the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Opinnate Platform Continuous Network Security Policy Management platform that enables enterprise security teams to analyze firewall policies, reduce risk, and apply controlled changes across hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.
• Opinnate Lite Analysis and reporting subscription edition for small teams starting with firewall policy visibility, hygiene, and audit readiness; includes shadow rule analysis, basic topology mapping, 90-day history, and PDF reports.
• Opinnate Standard Optimization actions subscription edition for growing organizations needing policy hygiene; includes everything in Lite plus guided cleanup actions, automated rule cleanup, object optimization, scheduled maintenance, API access, and priority support.
• Opinnate Enterprise Full automation and lifecycle governance subscription edition for large-scale operations; includes everything in Standard plus zero-touch automation, policy change workflows, custom compliance reports, multi-tenant support, and dedicated success manager.
• App Mapping & Monitoring Add-on module that builds application maps from passive network monitoring and tracks changes to report what matters for security operations teams.
• License Tracking Add-on module for tracking software licenses across firewall and network infrastructure.
• Certificate Tracking Add-on module for monitoring and managing digital certificates across the network environment.
• Firewall Backup Add-on module for automated backup of firewall configurations to ensure recovery capability.
• Switch Hardening Add-on module for hardening network switch configurations (forthcoming; not yet generally available).
• Opindesk (Ticketing) Built-in help desk and ticketing tool to improve change control process efficacy, with auto-rejection capabilities for non-compliant policy change requests.
• Virtual Areas (Tenant Isolation) Multi-tenancy feature enabling tenant isolation for service providers and enterprise organizations requiring separated policy governance.
• Opinnate AI & Opi AI-powered copilot 'Opi' that enables natural language interaction with security policies for queries, automated cleanup, and optimization tasks such as removing unused rules and explaining application block reasons.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduction in manual policy audits
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Firewalls (On-premises vendors)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnerships with on-premises firewall vendors including multiple vendor platforms for unified policy management.
• Cloud Firewall Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationNative integrations with cloud firewall platforms across major providers for consistent policy management in cloud environments.
• SIEM PlatformscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Security Information and Event Management platforms for enhanced threat detection and correlation.
• SOAR PlatformscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Security Orchestration, Automation and Response platforms for automated incident response workflows.
• ITSM ProviderscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with IT Service Management platforms including built-in Opindesk ticketing functionality.
• IPAM SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with IP Address Management solutions for accurate IP tracking and decommissioning workflows.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AlgoSec: AlgoSec provides application-centric network security policy management and firewall auditing, directly comparable to Opinnate's analysis, optimization, and compliance automation capabilities.
• ManageEngine (Zoho) - Firewall Analyzer: ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is a competing NSPM tool focused on firewall log analysis, policy management, and compliance reporting — explicitly mentioned in Opinnate's G2 comparison materials.
• FireMon: FireMon offers firewall policy management, risk analysis, and compliance automation for hybrid networks — a direct NSPM competitor explicitly referenced in Opinnate's G2 comparison content.
• Skybox Security: Skybox Security provides firewall policy management combined with vulnerability and threat intelligence context, serving large enterprises with similar use cases to Opinnate in firewall optimization and compliance.
• Tufin: Tufin is the leading standalone NSPM vendor, offering firewall policy management, compliance, and automation across hybrid environments — directly competitive with Opinnate across the same buyer and use case.

Emerging players

• Firewalld / nfqueue-based open-source policy tools: Open-source and emerging cloud-native policy management tools offer partial overlap with Opinnate's automation capabilities, particularly for cost-sensitive mid-market buyers evaluating NSPM alternatives.

Broad incumbents

• Check Point Software (Infinity Policy Management): Check Point offers unified security policy management across its firewall estate, addressing similar use cases to Opinnate but as part of a larger consolidated security platform offering.
• Palo Alto Networks (Strata Cloud Manager): Palo Alto Networks bundles firewall policy management into its broader Strata Cloud Manager platform, competing with Opinnate in enterprise firewall governance but as part of a much wider security portfolio.
• Cisco Security (Secure Firewall Management Center): Cisco provides firewall policy management through its Security Manager and Firewall Management Center products, competing in the same space as Opinnate but embedded within Cisco's broader enterprise networking and security suite.
• Juniper Networks (Security Director Cloud): Juniper Security Director Cloud provides network security policy management for enterprise and service provider environments, overlapping with Opinnate's hybrid multi-vendor policy governance positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OpinnateSec
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@opinnatesecurity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opinnate
• Instagraminstagram.com/opinnatesecurity

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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