WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security

1,005 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
WatchGuard Network Security	Score8.8 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

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WatchGuard Network Security
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	WatchGuard Network Security
Considered Both Products	WatchGuard Technologies Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard keeps users from disabling or changing restrictions on the antivirus component. Incentivized Helpful? Jesús Espinosa Tecnico in Professional Services at adv informatica (Computer Networking, 1-10 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security A Lidera sales rep showed it to me in a demo, and I was blown away. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 Chose WatchGuard Network Security Our company has been reviewing multiple filters but have been satisfied with WatchGuard Firebox. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 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? Dave Huttner IT Consultant in Information Technology at Destination Transport (Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees) 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 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 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? Nathan Parrish Professional Services Solutions Architect in Information Technology at SkyTide Group (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) 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? Irving Cohen Sales Operations Specialist in Sales at NexusTek (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees) 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 Chose WatchGuard Network Security Better complete package Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 Chose WatchGuard Network Security Sonicwall offered weaker security and integration Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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? Verified User 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 in Information Technology at Turner Medical (Industrial Automation, 201-500 employees) 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? Matt Torres Network Manager in Information Technology at Hacienda Healthcare (Non-profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees) 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? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Although we still use Upiquity for WiFi or internet use, we still often rely on WatchGuard Network Security. We find the two very integrable and easy to use with each other. We selected WatchGuard Network Security because it delivers enterprise-grade protection to small to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Very comparable. Functionality is pretty much the same with some minor difference. Interfacing is slightly better on the Watchguard and overall setup and ease of use seems to be better on the watchguard suite compared to Fortinet. Product offering is also better on the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Watchguard Network Security made it easy to add on capabilities as our need for complexity grew. If we were to start over from scratch, we may go elsewhere. But vendor inertia has favored WatchGuard Network Security and its capabilities have been satisfactory enough to prevent … Incentivized Helpful? Leo Chen IT support in Information Technology at Forbes IT (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security they implemented AI features to their services and devices, but they lack of options to act as a backup appliance that have less complicated functions and setup progress so WatchGuard Network Security have these as advantages Incentivized Helpful? phil ngo it support in Information Technology at forbes (Computer Hardware, 201-500 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security i did not, i feel like watchguard is budget firewall but better than home firewall Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
	96% Would buy again 423 Answers
	Delivers good value for the price
	96% Delivers good value for the price 407 Answers
	Happy with the feature set
	98% Happy with the feature set 432 Answers
	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
	95% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 362 Answers
	Implementation went as expected
97% Implementation went as expected 401 Answers

Features

WatchGuard Network Security

Comparison of Firewall features of WatchGuard Network Security
Feature	WatchGuard Network Security 8.1 537 Ratings 6% below category average
Identification Technologies	8.4493 Ratings
Visualization Tools	6.8485 Ratings
Content Inspection	8.3517 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	8.9533 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	8.7448 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	8.6524 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	6.8521 Ratings
VPN	8.8514 Ratings
High Availability	8.1467 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	8.0479 Ratings
Proxy Server	7.7344 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	WatchGuard Network Security
Small Businesses	SonicWall NSA Series Score8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Score9.6 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Score9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	WatchGuard Network Security
Likelihood to Recommend	8.7 (555 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.1 (45 ratings)
Usability	7.9 (123 ratings)
Availability	8.9 (7 ratings)
Performance	7.5 (7 ratings)
Support Rating	9.4 (32 ratings)
In-Person Training	7.3 (5 ratings)
Online Training	8.2 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.1 (269 ratings)
Configurability	8.6 (6 ratings)
Ease of integration	6.7 (5 ratings)
Product Scalability	8.8 (7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.1 (5 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	8.3 (5 ratings)

User Testimonials
	WatchGuard Network Security
Likelihood to Recommend	WatchGuard Technologies It's well suited for businesses that want better features than a standard router, but are willing to pay the extra price for the product and someone to configure, set up and maintain the router. It's probably less desirable for home users or very small home offices or unqualified network users. Incentivized Verified User 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Felicia King President Read full review
Implementation Rating	WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard Network Security offers varied methods of implementation. Their devices are very easy to set up manually, and for a more automated setup where many devices need to be deployed, they have different offerings like RapidDeploy (prepopulate a config for a specific device in the portal), registering the device's serial number to manage it through cloud services on first boot (including the option to populate a USB stick with basic interface setup if required) and the ability to run your own Management Server and register to be deployed serial numbers, so the device connects to your own hosted management server on first boot. Incentivized Rolf Lobker Network Engineer 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 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 Wander Andujar Encargado de infraestructura y telecomunicaciones. Read full review
Return on Investment	WatchGuard Technologies We are blocking about 90% of malicious traffic coming into our network. Our firewall allows us to setup a secondary WAN interface for redundancy. We can isolate issues and determine whether traffic is being dropped outside our network or on the LAN. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
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