WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security

892 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
WatchGuard Network Security	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.	N/A

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WatchGuard Network Security

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Pricing Offerings
WatchGuard Network Security
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Free/Freemium Version
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	WatchGuard Network Security
Considered Both Products	WatchGuard Technologies Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security 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, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security I'm not sure what else is out there, but our team is pretty good at researching and looking at the big picture. I've never had complaints about the experience with various Watchguard products, and am impressed by the new features they announce and integrate with relative … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Watchguard Network Security is easier to use and more effective that its competitors, with certifications you can trust and a good reputation, we can rest assured that our network security is in good hands. Competitors have also demonstrated poor aftersales support, which has … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security It has been the recommendation of our computer maintenance company due to their experience. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security allows for more in-depth customization and has better logging Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security We chose WatchGuard Network Security specifically because of the firewall implementation. It was easy for us to pick a product that had everything packaged together versus having to buy another firewall and network security software separately from the VPN software. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security AD users are synchronized with the cloud Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Each of these systems have already been in place at former employers when I transitioned. While each one has its benefits and drawbacks, as a whole, they all do a great job providing protection against malicious intent. I would say that WatchGuard Network Security is much … Incentivized Helpful? Bob Bohlken President And Chief Geek at CEMSource (Environmental Services, 1-10 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security We are a small Technology business and WatchGuard Network Security is a solid affordable and easily implemented solution. Incentivized Helpful? Youssef DEKRAOUI Senior IT Administrator in Information Technology at Nowtel (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security As I mentionned before, the WSM tool and Dimension is the main reasons we stock with WatchGuard beside being satisfied with deployement results at our clients infrastructures. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security Our tech had previous experience with WatchGuard Network Security and the Fortinet devices we were using weren't functioning to the standards we needed them to. As costs have increased with WatchGuard Network Security and across the board, we are looking for a different vendor … Incentivized Helpful? WC Mueller Senior Systems Engineer in Engineering at Effex Management Solutions (Staffing & Recruiting, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security I honestly feel they're best in class, I've used other platforms but when it comes to comprehensive security I don't think they offer as many features, or the level of security that we needed. Again the support has been excellent for us too, and keeping our firewalls up to … Incentivized Helpful? Brian LaDuca Owner at Excalibur Miretti Group (Machinery, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security blows them out of the water in my opinion just with the ease of use alone and the ability within the logs. The details of logs are better and help maintain better support. Some features like policies is just so far advanced for maintaining better … Incentivized Helpful? Sotiris Vrettakos System Administrator in Information Technology at IT PRO SERVICES (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security In comparison with other network security companies and its services', WatchGuard Network Security seems to be a more economic choice for our customers needs Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security N/A Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security is in league with SonicWall regarding value and features but is not as robust as Sophos or Fortinet. It is also not as simple to configure as Sophos or Fortinet. We selected WatchGuard based solely on the recommendation of an outside party, and that … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Serres Systems Administrator in Information Technology at ICWUSA, Inc. (Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security Our corporate parent company wants us to switch to Cisco products, but the value the Watchguard Security System brings is more than enough that our organization requires. It has great reporting and analytics and simplified updates and maintenance. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security with WatchGuard we have a long history of partnership precisely due to the close relationship with the commercial and technical people who work at WatchGuard. It is an excellent relationship of collaboration and growth that has allowed us to choose WatchGuard as our first … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security integrates multiple security functionalities (firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, antivirus, application control, etc.) into a unified platform. This integration simplifies management, enhances visibility, and ensures consistent policy enforcement … Incentivized Helpful? Anthony Golightly Technical delivery manager in Information Technology at Multiple clients (Computer Networking, 11-50 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security I find WatchGuard's Network Security interface clunky and outdated. I’ve had to dig in multiple locations to find the answer to a question numerous times. Reviewing and reconfiguring a WatchGuard that has been deployed by someone else is time consuming compared to competitive … Incentivized Helpful? Adrienne Harris-Wallette IT Specialist in Information Technology at CBG Surveying Texas (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security is easier to use than all of the other options. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security WatchGuard Network Security is easier to configure, support is better and the price is better. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose WatchGuard Network Security We are moving away from WatchGuard Network Security due to issues with Web interface and more cloud possibilities with the competitors. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

WatchGuard Network Security

Comparison of Firewall features of WatchGuard Network Security
Feature	WatchGuard Network Security 9.1 460 Ratings
Identification Technologies	8.8419 Ratings
Visualization Tools	8.5417 Ratings
Content Inspection	9.1444 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	9.2457 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	8.8388 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	8.5450 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	9.1446 Ratings
VPN	9.5441 Ratings
High Availability	9.5399 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	9.4413 Ratings
Proxy Server	9.4298 Ratings

User Ratings
	WatchGuard Network Security
Likelihood to Recommend	8.5 (475 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.7 (37 ratings)
Usability	7.9 (118 ratings)
Availability	9.2 (4 ratings)
Performance	9.1 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	9.5 (29 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.1 (4 ratings)
Online Training	8.2 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.1 (264 ratings)
Configurability	9.1 (3 ratings)
Ease of integration	9.1 (3 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.1 (4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.2 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.2 (3 ratings)