Item: WatchGuard Network Security
Rating: 8
Author: tyler dalzell

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

WatchGuard Network Security is the primary firewall and network security appliance for our company's network. WatchGuard has always provided helpful and reliable support.

Pros and Cons

Real time analytics
Intuitive GUI
Simple updating procedure
Stands out in an equipment room

This is honestly a tough question.
Your products are great.
Maybe they could be less expensive on the subscription side.

Return on Investment

When we acquired WatchGuard, it was a more cost-effective solution than the alternatives
The licensing model that we have made us agile enough to handle the pandemic without another major investment.
Identifying network concerns before they become a larger issue

WatchGuard Network Security Partner

I first bought a WatchGuard 9 years ago. I don't remember exactly how that went down, but I'm still using them. So there's that! Recently we bought a second one to handle our in-house PCoIP needs separately from our primary firewall. I worked with Group Access who set up a call

Implementation Rating

Our needs for this new deployment relied on understanding the metrics of IOPS and the nature of latency-sensitive applications. Unfortunately, the metrics you have on your products; which are normally very useful in helping determine what appliance you would need, didn't help us decide which product we would want to get. Speaking to an engineer on your end about our specific setup did, however!

WatchGuard Network Security Packaging and Licensing

We're a company that likes to keep as much of its infrastructure local physically to the company, as much as possible. We're also a small company with a small tech team and WatchGuard gives us all the tools we need to do what we do. We have simple needs and WatchGuard has simple solutions.

Alternatives Considered

Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000), Arista 7000 series and NVIDIA Spectrum Switches

WatchGuard security is decent. It responds to WAN and LAN threats well. It gives us the information we need to solve issues. It gives us the tools to set up operational requirements that we have.

Key Insights

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

Not sure

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

Likelihood to Recommend

A great option for small and medium businesses of many industries. It's a simple-to-use appliance that has all the features you'd want in an enterprise product.

Uncomplicated SMB Network Security

Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security