Item: WatchGuard Network Security
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our business is using WatchGuard Network Security in many location across small and mid size businesses as essential firewall and security appliance and integral part of networking infrastructure. It allows us to implement firewall rules to control inbound and outbound traffic based on many parameters as well as providing intrusion prevention & VPN remote access.

Pros and Cons

Pros

VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Logging and Reporting

Cons

Web Interface
Config Backup and Restore
Automatic Firmware Updates

Return on Investment

Network backbone resilience
Cyber insurance compliance
Ease of remote access

WatchGuard Partner

Yes we are working with pc canada supplier

WatchGuard Unified Security Platform

We are using a similar management technology from competitor product and it is quite handy in day to day operations and tech management.

Alternatives Considered

Fortinet FortiGate and Ubiquiti Networks UniFi

We are moving away from WatchGuard Network Security due to issues with Web interface and more cloud possibilities with the competitors.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of WatchGuard Network Security go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy WatchGuard Network Security again?

Other Software Used

Ubiquiti Wireless WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, SonicWall TZ

Likelihood to Recommend

Small size businesses can often implemet WatchGuard Network Security firewalls and security appliances to protect their networks from threats such as malware, unauthorized access, and data breaches.Also if a business enterprise has remote offices and branch locations, branch office VPN solution works very well in our opinion. Industries like retail and hospitality can leverage guest Wi-Fi access securely for their many clients.

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