Hope the products continue to get better
December 14, 2021

Hope the products continue to get better

James Wright | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security

We currently use WatchGuard as our main firewall and VPN, for both our main and offsite locations. We are able to run Vlans internally through it for a proper DMZ, and use Radius Authentication for MFA on VPN connections. This works seamlessly with our current MFA provider and provides us with little to no downtime, even through maintenance.

Pros

  • Handle multiple VPN connections
  • High throughput for scanning

Cons

  • only having 1 management program, or having them sync would be nice
  • could improve setting up DMZ
  • it has a highly predictable end of life cycle, so planning is easy
  • End of life is a bit short, unless you live on the bleeding edge of product lifecycles
We worked with CDW, but as a reseller they are ok.
n/a box was installed before my time.
This has been nice when we were under 50 users. Now we are looking for something we can customize to receive savings benefits.
Sophos XG has a sandboxing feature, that is under 20k to implement so it is appealing.

Do you think WatchGuard Network Security delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with WatchGuard Network Security's feature set?

Yes

Did WatchGuard Network Security live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of WatchGuard Network Security go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy WatchGuard Network Security again?

Yes

Watchguard [Network Security] is well suited for nearly every application, except budget-friendly ones. Competitors offer cheaper services with a higher customizability.

WatchGuard Network Security Feature Ratings

Firewall
6.1
Identification Technologies
8
Content Inspection
5
Policy-based Controls
10
Active Directory and LDAP
3
Firewall Management Console
1
Reporting and Logging
1
VPN
8
High Availability
10
Stateful Inspection
9
Proxy Server
Not Rated

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