Need a firewall? Then Buy WatchGuard. Hands down the best I've used
June 04, 2024
Need a firewall? Then Buy WatchGuard. Hands down the best I've used
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
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- WatchGuard Network Security
Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security
We use WatchGuard's Fireboxes for our main perimeter security. The products acts are our primary deference for traffic into our organisation. It gives us great insight into our network traffic, types and quantity of traffic we are managing. It allows us to have web proxies at our perimeter in addition to our other security products.
Pros
- Support
- Web Proxies
- Traffic Management
- Policy Management
Cons
- Ability to find where network alias objects are in use
- Cost of ownership is very good
- Having lots of integrated services in one product
I think (this was a while ago), we worked directly with WatchGuard to get advice on the most suitable products for our needs. We then purchased the products through Virtual Graffiti
Night and day comparison. Sonicwall is clunky, outdated, lacks good reporting facilities. Network traffic management is painful. And doesn't have the extensive services provided by default by WatchGuard
Cisco is just horrible. Includes nothing as standard. Scared to touch anything on it as it can break easily. For instance, we set a policy to expiry passwords after 30 days, this immediately locked us out of the device as the password hadn't been previously changed. Had to get a serial cable plugged in at the DC directly and manually override the policy. Horrible!
Cisco is just horrible. Includes nothing as standard. Scared to touch anything on it as it can break easily. For instance, we set a policy to expiry passwords after 30 days, this immediately locked us out of the device as the password hadn't been previously changed. Had to get a serial cable plugged in at the DC directly and manually override the policy. Horrible!
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
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