WatchGuard Security, it's red for a reason (fast, powerful, easy)
February 22, 2023

WatchGuard Security, it's red for a reason (fast, powerful, easy)

Ken Hall | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • WatchGuard Network Security
  • WatchGuard AuthPoint

Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security

I personally use WatchGuard firewalls at my office. As a leading UTM appliance it allows us to be compliant, have logging (via Dimensions), proxy filtering, etc... That said, we use WatchGuard because it is what we help our customers buy and use too.
  • Easy to administer, via web or system manager (install app)
  • Proxy and App filtering
  • Multiple interfaces and VLANs
  • VPNs
  • Global objects that can be used across policies, etc...
  • SNAT being accessible from the policy setup
  • Custom Policy types more easily accessible
  • 25% reduction in management/administration over Cisco
  • Subscription on multi year is a value
We work with Blue Alley to help our clients purchase their WatchGuard products. We have been very happy with BA's service and pricing.
This is a huge value as it saves time. We have clients with multiple firewalls and we can manage them from a single pane of glass.
We just use the cloud logging and DNS service for a few of our clients, but it really does help simplify things and make it easier and quicker to manage
WatchGuard is hands down better, from state side service, to pricing and performance in most cases, to ease of management.

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

It is well suited for small to large businesses, especially when their are security needs or compliance needs. Whether self-managed by our clients, or managed by us, the ease of administration and WatchGuard support/service makes the WNS well suited for every scenario.

WatchGuard Network Security Feature Ratings

Identification Technologies
9
Visualization Tools
9
Content Inspection
9
Policy-based Controls
10
Active Directory and LDAP
10
Firewall Management Console
10
Reporting and Logging
9
VPN
9
High Availability
8
Stateful Inspection
9
Proxy Server
10