WatchGuard Network Security lives up to its promises
May 20, 2025

WatchGuard Network Security lives up to its promises

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • WatchGuard Network Security
  • FireBox

Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security

It functions as our firewall, and our VPN connection point. It protects our LAN and WiFi switches routers and access points and endpoints such as servers, desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices against threats such as viruses, malware, fakeware, scareware, bots, trojans, worms, ransomware, spam, phishing, catphishing, spearphishing, hacking, and more.

Pros

  • Firewall
  • Antivirus
  • Packet inspection

Cons

  • Web GUI
  • Rack mount kits
  • Product naming
  • It has enabled mobile workers.
  • It has enabled remote workers.
  • It has enabled customer self-management..
We did not work with a partner, we deployed it ourselves.
It saves time from having to log into and manage disparate systems. By combining management, configuration, monitoring, and alerting, it saves time, improves efficiency, enhances productivity, and maximizes profitability. Being accessible via a web browser makes it ubiquitous, universal, and easily accessible, whether on site, or remotely. The intuitive interface simplifies training.
It has had a positive overall impact. It has reduced deployment times, and increased efficiency. It has minimized down time, and protected against threats. It has raised customer satisfaction. It is easy and fun to use. It has worked well. This has allowed our company to thrive and grow.
For some customers, WatchGuard Network Security was the preferable choice. Its price point, compactness, portability, accessibility, ease of design, installation, implementation, configuration, management, monitoring, alerting, user education, technician training, power usage, flexibility, versatility, feature set, availability, reliability, dependability, resilience, redundancy, configurability, and other features, made it the ideal choice for some of our customers.

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 perfect for small to medium business, main and branch offices, and remote sites. We use it in fields such as medical, financial, manufacturing, legal, real estate, banking, lending, mortgage, title, construction, pediatrics, surgical, childcare, education, municipal, judicial, enforcement, utility, military, government, automotive, transportation, first response, forestry, fire suppression, plumbing, electrical, and more.

WatchGuard Network Security Feature Ratings

Identification Technologies
7
Visualization Tools
7
Content Inspection
7
Policy-based Controls
6
Active Directory and LDAP
6
Firewall Management Console
6
Reporting and Logging
7
VPN
5
High Availability
6
Stateful Inspection
7
Proxy Server
5

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