Item: WatchGuard Network Security
Rating: 7
Author: Lucian Marcu

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In my current technician job we have multiple clients where we use WG products, mainly the WatchGuard Firebox. Ar one main location we also use the Access Points with the Watch Guard firebox.
Recently we also added the Watch Guard firebox at our main work office and at my home.

Pros and Cons

IPS antivirus
Spam blocking
Url filtering
Application control

App design is quite outdated
Custom font size- current font is extremely small
ALPHABETICAL MENU-

Return on Investment

WatchGuard Partner

WatchGuard took forever to reply to our company request for receiving some NFR devices. Many requests were made online to WatchGuard with no reply.

WatchGuard Cloud

We only use WatchGuard Cloud for logging. WatchCloud is quite a disappointment on many aspects and quite not necessary.. professionals use WSM and on a quick dip the Web UI .

Alternatives Considered

pfSense

Well pfSense is free and quite impressive.. I don’t think is a contest… WatchGuard provides great services but the subscription cost is a big disappointment.

Key Insights

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

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?

Yes

Would you buy WatchGuard Network Security again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

In work environment it provides excellent services: IPS, antivirus, URL filtering, application control, spam blocking and reputation lookup.
The Total Security package is quite awesome also the Web UI is decent,
where it lacks is the Menu options are NOT in alphabetical order.
Most professionals use the WSM and unfortunately the graphics on WSM, FSM and Policy Manager are quite outdated.
Another con is the price.. WG subscription is quite steep. My opinion is that a lower/ decent price would attract far more customers.

WG network security

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security