WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security

999 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
WatchGuard Network Security	Score 8.7 out of 10	N/A	WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.	N/A

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WatchGuard Network Security
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	WatchGuard Network Security
Considered Both Products	WatchGuard Network Security Verified User Administrator Chose WatchGuard Network Security I used fortinet more for testing and comparing it with watchguard. WatchGuard Network Security stacks up favorably against Fortinet FortiGate by trading a small amount of raw throughput for dramatically simpler management—while FortiGate offers high‑performance ASIC … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard's firewall is easier to set up and maintain but they are not quite up to level of protection that Sophos MDR is at. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose WatchGuard Network Security Our company has been reviewing multiple filters but have been satisfied with WatchGuard Firebox. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose WatchGuard Network Security I went to a security seminar hosted by WatchGuard Network Security, my first foray into devices besides Netgear and Linksys from Best Buy. I never really looked any farther. I have had to work a few other devices here and there, and I have clearly been spoiled by WatchGuard … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose WatchGuard Network Security Fortinet also has impressive software but WatchGuard support has been better. MFA being integrated with Active Directory allows for ease of management through the local AD server. The aesthetics of WatchGuard Network Security with it being red allow for a nice look on the rack … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose WatchGuard Network Security The real pluses that WatchGaurd offers is both price and usability. While some products have excelled at one, finding one that offers both has been consistently Watchguard. We have used Watchguard for 20 years now and over that time we have been able to rely on the fact that … Incentivized Helpful? DH Dave Huttner IT Consultant Chose WatchGuard Network Security If my clients need a higher level of protection I go with WatchGuard do to my 20+ years of experience with WatchGuard products and the support options WG provides. I don't see me wanting to learn or implement other products. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose WatchGuard Network Security I was not involved with the decision making for WatchGuard versus another product. However, I know WatchGuard is significantly less expensive than other brands. My overall preference would be Ubiquiti due to their continuous improvement of the product with tons of great … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard has a slightly better and more intuitive user interface than SonicWall's OS. WatchGuard support is also better and more consistent in their answers. Incentivized Helpful? RC Randall Cowart Sr. Network Engineer Chose WatchGuard Network Security Watchguard Network Security is far more robust and easy to work with than the other vendors. They are not able to fully integrate all the measures we need for our clients. Incentivized Helpful? NP Nathan Parrish Professional Services Solutions Architect Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security has a more palatable licensing model and comes at a much more reasonable price for comparable security features. I find the WatchGuard Network Security firewalls in particular to be much easier to configure and manage as well. The service is top … Incentivized Helpful? IC Irving Cohen Sales Operations Specialist Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security stacks up very well against them and is the preferred option due to a variety of factors. First, you have the pricing and availability to work with our preferred vendors like TD Synnex. Then, we have the ease of use that makes the product simple to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose WatchGuard Network Security Better complete package Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose WatchGuard Network Security I looked at the products and the Critical Vulnerabilities list. WatchGuard Network Security had the least Critical and Least vulnerabilities when I checked. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Account Manager Chose WatchGuard Network Security ND Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose WatchGuard Network Security Sonicwall offered weaker security and integration Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security was already in place when I came onboard but overall I have not had any serious issues with it over Sonicwall. Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose WatchGuard Network Security Watchguard certainly wins against all the above for SMBs/distributed orgs and MSPs. No "heavy" agents and easier policy troubleshooting much better MFA Helpful? Verified User Account Manager Chose WatchGuard Network Security Meraki is a very good tool to use, however the billing model can be hard, especially cost wise. Fortinet is outdated and does not seem to have a central management portal. Incentivized Helpful? WA Wander Andujar Encargado de infraestructura y telecomunicaciones. Chose WatchGuard Network Security SolarWinds Network Firewall Security Management vs WatchGuard Network Security. We tried to apply the other solution but it was very complicated and had many requirements to work. Unlike WatchGuard Network Security. Everything was very easy to understand and use, a very … Incentivized Helpful? GILIAN HASS IT Analyst Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard delivers firewall management and built-in features far superior to many competitors, and all built-in features are effective, not just to make the product. Its web access control is superior to many products and works transparently, which facilitates management and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose WatchGuard Network Security Trying to connect a Cisco device to anything other than a Cisco device is extremely complicated. We were able to get it working with Watchguard -> Cisco, and then slowly replaced all of our Cisco ASA Firewalls with WatchGuard. Cheaper, simpler, and it works great! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security and Fortinet are very similar. In my opinion Fortinet is a bit better, but it is more expensive. We originally went with WatchGuard Network Security due to the pricing they offered over Fortinet. They both over very similar products and neither is a … Incentivized Helpful? Jim Brown CEO Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard is what I use exclusively now. I have removed all other firewalls. WatchGuard is easier to maintain and easier to set up, PLUS WatchGuard Tech Support is very responsive and helpful. I am very familiar with both the System Management software and the Web-based access … Incentivized Helpful? MT Matt Torres Network Manager Chose WatchGuard Network Security Our HPE Aruba networks were very difficult to manage in our environment. They were an older generation that fell short of functionality. That is not to say that HPE Aruba is an inferior product, but WatchGuard Network Security provides a much better value overall. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

WatchGuard Network Security

Firewall

Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
	WatchGuard Network Security 8.2 532 Ratings 5% below category average
Identification Technologies	8.5488 Ratings
Visualization Tools	7.0481 Ratings
Content Inspection	8.4512 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	8.9528 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	8.7445 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	8.6519 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	7.0516 Ratings
VPN	8.9509 Ratings
High Availability	8.3463 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	8.1475 Ratings
Proxy Server	8.0341 Ratings

User Ratings
	WatchGuard Network Security
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (547 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.9 (43 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (121 ratings)
Availability	8.9 (6 ratings)
Performance	7.8 (6 ratings)
Support Rating	9.5 (30 ratings)
In-Person Training	7.3 (5 ratings)
Online Training	8.2 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.2 (267 ratings)
Configurability	8.8 (5 ratings)
Ease of integration	7.1 (5 ratings)
Product Scalability	8.5 (6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.2 (4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.2 (4 ratings)

User Testimonials
	WatchGuard Network Security
Likelihood to Recommend	WatchGuard Technologies One scenario where WatchGuard Network Security is well-suited for a task is when a site needs to be whitelisted. For example, if a site is whitelisted and hosted in a country blocked by geolocation, we can bypass the block and route traffic to the site. This is particularly helpful with CDN's. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	WatchGuard Technologies Incoming Torrent attempts were blocked, but outgoing (by a user) were permitted. Similarly, other direct attempts were summarily blocked. provides full administrative support for analysis of usage and scope. strong Wi-Fi support and security - area wi-fi maps They think of all the things secure and I don't have to worry about it. I have not identified anything else that needs improvement - I am well satisfied. Incentivized MC mark crosby CTO (Chief Technical Officer) Read full review
Cons	WatchGuard Technologies Better integration with VoIP services, such as templates for policies handling traffic for Bria or Asterisk endponts and servers. Get webblocker to work without breaking secure websites. Lower cost on endpoint agents for antivirus and include application control and webblocker with the agents. Make the cost per endpoint with TDR and Netowrk access control lower than the cost of Antivirus licensing that is not integrated. Make it easier to set up network access control and VLAN assignment by device, perhaps with templates. Get webblocker and application control working with QUIC. Incentivized Michael Wilson Systems Administrator Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	WatchGuard Technologies We have been renewing and purchasing new equipment for the last 20 years. This is because the equipment is easy to use and manage and also quite affordable. Compared to other products, Watchguard just works and has not had the issues with device security seen in other products. They have been a reliable partner. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	WatchGuard Technologies Although it might take some time to figure out, we have been able to use WatchGuard's online reference library and tech support to create/implement/modify all of our filtering rules and exceptions needed. There really has not been a shortcoming other than perhaps a learning curve. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Reliability and Availability	WatchGuard Technologies Availability has always been a strong point of this product, it is rare that watchguard does not have a solution for customers' network monitoring needs. Incentivized WA Wander Andujar Encargado de infraestructura y telecomunicaciones. Read full review
Performance	WatchGuard Technologies The performance of WatchGuard Network Security is very good, in the years that we have used the solution we have only had a single error and Watchguard itself was able to solve it. Furthermore, when purchasing any product, the partner always evaluates the capacity of the solution to recommend the most appropriate product for our needs. Incentivized WA Wander Andujar Encargado de infraestructura y telecomunicaciones. Read full review
Support Rating	WatchGuard Technologies We have only had to contact them once during the initial set up to help bring the internet back on line. After that for the most part our systems have been automated, and could easily be checked form their online FAQ and Knowledge base that they provide. Everything else is easily handled from their browser based interface Incentivized Jack Switzer IT & Marketing Administrator Read full review
In-Person Training	WatchGuard Technologies 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. Incentivized GD Giovanni Derosas Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Online Training	WatchGuard Technologies Online training is good for learning how to use the product. It does not teach security strategy because that is not its intent. Incentivized FK Felicia King President Read full review
Implementation Rating	WatchGuard Technologies I had my key information for setting up the firewall, and they assisted me in finding the settings and appropriate places to enter data. They also helped troubleshoot when I didn't understand some of their feature concepts, and we got it running. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	WatchGuard Technologies I was not involved with the decision making for WatchGuard versus another product. However, I know WatchGuard is significantly less expensive than other brands. My overall preference would be Ubiquiti due to their continuous improvement of the product with tons of great features. I know WatchGuard is making great advances, but the progress seems slower in comparison. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Scalability	WatchGuard Technologies This product is very scalable since previously everything related to Watchguard was on premises but that has now changed with the inclusion of watchguard cloud. Now the product has evolved to have full control of firewalls at the cloud level. Incentivized WA Wander Andujar Encargado de infraestructura y telecomunicaciones. Read full review
Return on Investment	WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard provides the features we need at a great price point. Good technical support saves time by preventing unnecessary time taken up managing the product and resolving issues. The appliance helps us meet minimum cybersecurity requirements for doing business with our clients. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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