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323 Ratings
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Based on 323 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Firewall

Darktrace
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.8
WatchGuard Network Security
88%
WatchGuard Network Security ranks higher in 11/11 features
WatchGuard Network Security ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
181 Ratings
Visualization Tools

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
188 Ratings
Content Inspection

N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
197 Ratings
Policy-based Controls

N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
203 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP

N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
177 Ratings
Firewall Management Console

N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
201 Ratings
Reporting and Logging

N/A
0 Ratings
8.1
81%
197 Ratings
VPN

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
91%
196 Ratings
High Availability

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
91%
179 Ratings
Stateful Inspection

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
184 Ratings
Proxy Server

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
136 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- WatchGuard Network Security is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Darktrace and WatchGuard Network Security are tied in 1 area: Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

7.0
Darktrace
70%
8 Ratings
9.3
WatchGuard Network Security
93%
217 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
WatchGuard Network Security
96%
16 Ratings
Usability

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
WatchGuard Network Security
93%
105 Ratings
Availability

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
WatchGuard Network Security
82%
1 Rating
Performance

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
WatchGuard Network Security
82%
1 Rating
Support Rating

9.4
Darktrace
94%
4 Ratings
9.4
WatchGuard Network Security
94%
19 Ratings
In-Person Training

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
WatchGuard Network Security
96%
3 Ratings
Online Training

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
WatchGuard Network Security
91%
2 Ratings
Implementation Rating

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
WatchGuard Network Security
93%
282 Ratings
Product Scalability

Darktrace
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
WatchGuard Network Security
91%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Darktrace
I think if you manage a large number of mailboxes, you need a reliable solution to protect corporate email from any threat. This solution uses AI to analyze emails to check if they're safe or if it's a risk for the organization. It has a good UI (all in English), and the more you're using it, the more you get. There are a lot of metrics and indicators to help the email security admin.
Information Technology Audit Manager
GDESFacilities Services, 201-500 employees
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard has excellent features for enterprise network security, but some are only available in higher-cost versions that deliver high security, such as IPS, BOTNET, APT Blocker, SpamBlocker, etc. However, due to its rather high cost, it ends up being more interesting for medium-large companies, and lower-cost solutions for small companies do not have all these security functions, so in many cases, it ends up not being interesting for small companies.
IT Analyst
Hidro Jet Equipamentos Hidráulicos LTDAMachinery, 201-500 employees
Pros
Darktrace
- Monitors your network for unusual behaviour; as it learns what is normal for your network, you don't need to worry too much about things that are normal for your organisation, but might be considered odd in other places, triggering as alarms. It can also detect more subtle changes such as a device accessing a server but at an unusual time.
- There are a large number of models that are used to create the alerts, which can all be customised, and you can also create your own from scratch, to allow you to tailor it perfectly to your situation.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Aviation & Aerospace Company, 501-1000 employeesWatchGuard Network Security
- Great combination of easy to configure but still maintaining a lot of in-depth features and control available if desired
- WatchGuard Cloud [is ]included on basic and total security packages to provide [a] valuable look into [an] activity that passes through the firewall. (A lot of other platforms such as Meraki you need to simply use Syslog and third-party tools to get insights and look for issues that need remediation)
- Cohesive integration with other products such as AuthPoint for MFA adds value you can't get from traditional RADIUS only integrations of other platforms.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employeesCons
Darktrace
- Really had a poor time of identifying devices and what the device's purpose was - a simple nmap scan did a better job. The problem is they expect you to fine-tune the results - which is exactly what you would expect - but day one it found over 2,000 servers (and I only have 112).
- Really had a hard time separating network traffic into locations - I use distinct subnets for my buildings, but there was no good way to create a logical map of my traffic internally. Did not garner a sense of trust that it was seeing everything.
- Sat through a few "analyst" reports - which showed me possible threats in my environment. I am already using a few open source tools, and they actually found more than the analyst reports. Also, there was no way to get the reports on your own - you had to work through their analysts to get the information.
Director of Information Technology
Council Rock School DistrictEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees
WatchGuard Network Security
- It would be nice to have a fully functional web interface [for the] server manager. The server manager is often very slow over remote connections.
- Better support for OpenVPN server, or at least an easier way of creating tunnels using OpenVPN.
- user VPN user management is a little confusing until you understand that all users need to be created under SSL users, regardless of VPN type.
- Would be nice to have traffic statistics on traffic management objects.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Entertainment Company, 11-50 employeesPricing Details
Darktrace
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Darktrace Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—WatchGuard Network Security
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 Contact sales team
WatchGuard Network Security Editions & Modules
Edition
Support | Contact sales team1 |
---|---|
Basic Security | Contact sales team1 |
Total Security | Contact sales team1 |
- Contact sales team
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 9.6
Based on 16 answers
Ever since 2007, WatchGuard Fireboxes and WatchGuard network layer security solutions have been the most security effective with the lowest TCO of any solution on the market when properly implemented and properly maintained. As with any network layer security solution, the underlying network must first be architected correctly in order to facilitate network layer security, but then an extremely highly skilled network security architect must device, implement, and maintain a network layer security solution in order to achieve efficacy. This is true of any network layer security solution. Few people worldwide have that skill. However, WatchGuard technologies when implemented and supported by a qualified partner are able to deliver that solution very cost-effectively to the SMB space. No other solution can achieve that.
President
Quality Plus ConsultingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Usability
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 9.3
Based on 105 answers
The WatchGuard Network Security provide a web interface or a client interface, no matter what you approach is but you have two full powerful instrument to manage the firewall with easy interface (web) or with strong security (client). We prefer the usage with client but in fast change can be done in the web interface in a zip
Senior Information Technology Audit Manager
SNF Italia s.r.l.Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Reliability and Availability
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Applications errors should always be expected in any kind of technology. What matters most is the way you find to resolve it.
Marketing and Product Manager
Gantech Information SafetyRetail, 11-50 employees
Performance
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Compared to another platform (not NGFW native), WatchGuard's performance runs fine and do not slow down user browsing experience
Marketing and Product Manager
Gantech Information SafetyRetail, 11-50 employees
Support Rating
Darktrace
Darktrace 9.4
Based on 4 answers
Darktrace support is excellent in my experience. They send a competent engineer on-site to provide on-boarding training. They were also very responsive in responding to questions and concerns. Having an individual point of contact who is a competent network and security engineer is not a common experience, at least for me.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesWatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 9.4
Based on 19 answers
I give this rating as a result of almost 20 years of interfacing with WatchGuard technical support. Of all my vendors that I have to deal with WatchGuard is one of the best I have ever dealt with bar none. I have seldom finished a call to them without a solution. If they by chance don't have the solution, they will figure it out and get back to you ASAP as well as update the casefile online. Technical support is available via phone and web portal. It takes a few minutes to create a case online, assign a priority and submit. They get back to you depending on the critical nature of the issue, but you can expect urgent attention for critical and catastrophic issues.
Director Of Information Technology
Fort Walton Machining, Inc.Aviation & Aerospace, 51-200 employees
In-Person Training
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 9.6
Based on 3 answers
We participate to a in person training and the three days of learning was really useful and complete to gain skill to solve the major part of the problem we encounter during our life. And more the in person training give us the opportunity to create a network with other WatchGuard partner.
Senior Information Technology Audit Manager
SNF Italia s.r.l.Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Online Training
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 9.1
Based on 2 answers
Online training is good for learning how to use the product. It does not teach security strategy because that is not its intent.
President
Quality Plus ConsultingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 9.3
Based on 282 answers
We are very satisfied with the implementation. The deployment tools are easy to use and managing is a breeze. Training onsite IT contacts is easy to keep total investment of time low. We are happy with the management tool suite and find it easier to use especially policy center. It allows to see all rules and details from a single pane rather than fumbling through different configs

Verified User
Manager in Sales
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employeesAlternatives Considered
Darktrace
The Darktrace user interface was improved. Darktrace provides more metrics and more info to decide if an email is malicious or not in doubt case. Darktrace provides a lot of info about the email being analyzed, if there was a previous communication between both parts before for example, it's so easy to deploy.
Information Technology Audit Manager
GDESFacilities Services, 201-500 employees
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security has the same features as some of the above, yet they will cost you far less than some of the mentioned firewalls. The deployment process is very easy compared to the above. I mentored and trained a few engineers, and in no time, they were able to scope, deploy and support WatchGuard Network Security without asking for help.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Networking Company, 11-50 employeesScalability
Darktrace
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
WatchGuard Network Security
WatchGuard Network Security 9.1
Based on 1 answer
The entire organization didn't face any trouble to integrate the technology into our workforce.
Marketing and Product Manager
Gantech Information SafetyRetail, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Darktrace
- Darktrace is covering some lack of security issues.
- Darktrace helps the company to follow some compliance obligations.
- Darktrace can't solve all issues. It needs to work with other Security tools (e.g Splunk).
Senior Network Engineer
FexcoFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
WatchGuard Network Security
- VPN has meant my users are secure even when they are not in the office, this has reduced risk when they are using public networks and home networks that IT cannot regulate.
- The increased security provided by the firewalls has enabled us to positively answer questions on customers' RFI assessments to their potential customers.
- Central Management in Dimension saves our engineers time by not having to jump onto every firewall one by one.
Technical Manager
Agilis Technical ServicesComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees