Tailscale vs. WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Tailscale
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Tailscale is a VPN service that makes devices and applications accessible anywhere in the world, securely. It enables encrypted point-to-point connections using the open source WireGuard protocol, which means only devices on a private network can communicate with each other.
$5
per month
WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
WatchGuard XTM is a firewall option, from WatchGuard Technologies.N/A
Pricing
TailscaleWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
Editions & Modules
Personal
$0
per month
Personal Plus
$5
per month
Starter
$6
per month
Premium
$18
per month
Enterprise
Custom
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TailscaleWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
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Features
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Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Tailscale
-
Ratings
WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
10.0
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Identification Technologies00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Visualization Tools00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Content Inspection00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Policy-based Controls00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Firewall Management Console00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Reporting and Logging00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
VPN00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
High Availability00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Stateful Inspection00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Proxy Server00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
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TailscaleWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
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User Ratings
TailscaleWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
TailscaleWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
Likelihood to Recommend
Tailscale
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WatchGuard Technologies
WatchGuard XTM comes in different models, so you can choose the model best suited for your company size. I think it works well in small as well as very large networks. I have not used this feature, but you can create a "FireCluster" to connect member devices of the same model if you need to put multiple WatchGuard XTMs in your environment. Coming from command line, it took a little adjusting to learn which screen to use to set up the different rules. Once you understand how to set up policies, it is simple to create more. New firewall administrators would appreciate the ease of creating policies, and expert administrators should find everything they need plus extra features.
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Pros
Tailscale
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WatchGuard Technologies
  • Proxy filter.
  • Link redundancy.
  • Security.
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Cons
Tailscale
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WatchGuard Technologies
  • Support can be hard to work with. While they are typically knowledgeable, there can be a language barrier. Also, most troubleshooting seems intrusive which is a problem in a production environment.
  • The throughput of the cheaper models leaves something to be desired.
  • Have had some issues running VOIP behind these, but have not been able to narrow down the issues to the phone provider or WatchGuard yet.
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Alternatives Considered
Tailscale
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WatchGuard Technologies
Again, WatchGuard is priced much lower than other vendors in its space. It may not have some of the bigger features such as Layer 7 awareness. It's more simple to manage and provides IT staff the time to work on other tasks versus time spent to create complex rule sets.
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Return on Investment
Tailscale
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WatchGuard Technologies
  • Easy to set up and connect firewalls
  • Easy to set up branch tunnels
  • Less time spent training
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