Watchguard Security is fantastic
Updated January 03, 2022
Watchguard Security is fantastic
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security
We are on our third replacement of the Watchguards, and the replacement process is always easy and fast. The new M390 models are extremely fast, and we are beyond happy with the performance.
- IDP
- Ease of use
- Management
- stability
- Per IP packet filter
- Email, web form submission support is slow to respond
- The value of the M390 for the performance is a sweet spot
- Easy to manage and adjust
Just to purchase it, we installed it ourselves. Claritech sold us the firewalls and was fantastic to work with, very responsive, and very helpful. Always answering any questions and even following up with us after the sale to ensure everything had gone well. Very happy to have a local company to offer these services.
Yes, it keeps things simple and not confusing to purchase. It is a refreshing change compared to other models. very straightforward.
Watchguard is much easier to manage at a much better price point. Fortinet is very good, but complex and needs more knowledge to manage. Sonicwall is not straightforward at all to use. Meraki is too basic.
Do you think WatchGuard Network Security delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with WatchGuard Network Security's feature set?
Yes
Did WatchGuard Network Security live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of WatchGuard Network Security go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy WatchGuard Network Security again?
Yes
WatchGuard Network Security Feature Ratings
Using WatchGuard Network Security
2 - We are the IT department as well as the president of the company. He does everything while I focus on the IT infrastructure and security of the site. I look at after the servers and switches and firewalls as well as storage and any questions the president may have and research solutions for the company.
1 - You need to unbderstand how TCP ip works with the ports and protocols. You also need to keep up on emerging threats that occur as well as being very careful to ensure you minimize any vulnerability. You need to review logs and IDP alerts to ensure you are not chasing false alarms.
- Firewall
- Server load balancing
- vpn
- IDP
- VPN
- portal
- IDP
- remote site protection
- spam protection
- web filtering
Evaluating WatchGuard Network Security and Competitors
Yes - We looked at SonicWALL. It was not as user friendly to use although you could get very granular in settings, this is something we did not need, we also found the configuration to not be as easy as the Watchguard and it does the same features as the Watchguard but with higher operating costs and support costs.
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
We have used Watchguard since 2010 and we have replaced the firewalls twice with newer models and it is was just as quick as uploading the current configuration into the the new firewalls and there was no messing around with incompatible settings, which minimized our downtime.. It just worked, now we can take advantage of new features as they are released.
We would not have changed anything, excpet maybe stuck with Watchguard, the feature we needed the msot was the server load balanacing it is unfortunate, but understandable that Watchguard is one of the few who do that. It is not as good as a dedicated server load balancer but it fill the needs we have.