Huawei Wireless vs WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi comparison

Huawei and WatchGuard are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Huawei is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.6, while WatchGuard is ranked #24 with an average rating of 7.0. Huawei holds a 6.0% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to WatchGuard’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Huawei users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of WatchGuard users who would recommend it.

Huawei Wireless

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96% willing to recommend

WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Huawei Wireless and WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi compete in the wireless networking domain. Huawei has an edge in pricing and support, whereas WatchGuard offers strong security features that justify its cost.

Features: Huawei Wireless provides high-speed connectivity, extensive coverage, and seamless integration for large enterprises. WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi boasts robust security with intrusion prevention, advanced content filtering, and cloud-based management.

Room for Improvement: Huawei could strengthen its security features, improve advanced configurations, and offer more cloud-based options. WatchGuard could enhance its pricing structure, expand its coverage capabilities, and streamline integration with non-proprietary equipment.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Huawei Wireless offers an efficient deployment process with extensive support, enabling quick setups. WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi ensures smooth deployments focusing on security, backed by responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Huawei Wireless appeals to budget-conscious buyers with economical initial setup costs and promising ROI due to lower ongoing expenses. WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi, though higher in setup cost, provides long-term cost savings by mitigating potential breaches with its advanced security features.

To learn more, read our detailed Huawei Wireless vs. WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi Report (Updated: March 2025).

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Huawei Wireless vs. WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei Wireless

Ranking in Wireless LAN

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi

Ranking in Wireless LAN

24th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Huawei Wireless is 6.0%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is 0.4%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Umer Farooq

Assiatant Manager / pre-sales manager at PTCL

Customizable and has many unique features, such as encryption, spatial streams, and smart antennas

The initial setup for Huawei Wireless is easy, so it's a nine out of ten for me. It takes six to eight weeks to deploy the product. Initially, as I'm in pre-sales, I generate RFPs and the response when a customer has issued a published tender. I'll check the requirement, and then I'll map it to the Huawei product. I'll then make the Statement of Compliance (SOC) and select the proper model. Next, I'll send the information and document to Huawei for technical vetting. After technical vetting, I'll request Huawei to share information on costs and other vetted documents I need to complete, and once completed, I'll submit the documents. It'll then take approximately ten to fifteen days. Deploying Huawei Wireless requires teamwork because the deployment process involves different people and teams, such as the project manager, post-deployment, and pre-sales teams, to deploy the product completely.

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WarrenWilliams

Senior Account Manager at Bralin Technology Solutions

A solution that offers excellent support and makes it easy to manage networks

To utilize the solution properly, you need some training and guidance on that. Getting it working is easy, but if you're going to use it with feature sets that make WatchGuard worthwhile to use, it's probably not the easiest to set up. I'd rate the initial setup a seven out of ten. The time taken to deploy the solution depends on the project scope you're doing. Do you need ten WiFi access points or one? You could deploy the solution in an hour. We need one person to deploy the solution. But the number of people required for deployment depends on where the access points are deployed. Like, if it's the ceiling or whatever. The way we do it, we usually have an on-site technician who sets up the backend. We usually have two people when deploying the solution, but you can do it with one person. We have a team that manages the solution. But if you have ten people on a site to manage the solution, 15 minutes daily is enough.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"All of the features are valuable in Huawei Wireless."

"What I like most about Huawei Wireless is that it's customizable. It has many unique features, such as encryption, spatial streams, hiding features for different scenarios, low-density and high-density areas, and smart antennas."

"The product's Wi-Fi 7 solution stands out as it offers cutting-edge technology in wireless communication, enhancing bandwidth management and coverage."

"This solution is very simple and the interface is user-friendly."

"I think it's a good technology. I like that it transparently connects with LDAP. The technology has a lot of capacity for WiFi six. It provides notifications, and there are many ways to connect with fiber. There is an electrical tool, and you can put an SFP transceiver. There are also many ways to implement antennas."

"The product is simple and easy to use."

"The solution's most valuable feature is mobility or seamless roaming."

"When opening the radio, we manage the frequency to handle overlapping effectively."

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"Cloud analytics that provide all its attributes."

"It makes it easy to obtain all information about the client experience."

"The configuration part of WatchGuard is very flexible."

"They're very easy to set up and get running."

"The Wi-Fi security features of this solution have been great for our customers who need to strictly control access to their network."

"The solution has been stable."

"We like that WatchGuard works and integrates directly with the firewalls we use."

Cons

"The technical support needs to be improved. They also need to produce some more technical guides."

"The manageability of radio frequencies to avoid overlapping needs improvement."

"The solution's integration with some AAA servers like Aruba ClearPass is difficult and could be improved."

"The solution needs to include a captive portal."

"I'd like to see some after-sales support. It's a little bit below the expectations we had."

"They should include more security features in the solution."

"The speed could be a bit better."

"Given that Wi-Fi 7 is a new protocol, compatibility with other devices like phones and computers that lack this technology could be enhanced."

More Huawei Wireless cons

"Inability to import a user with one click."

"One of the things is if you buy it with a certain subscription, you can't easily change the subscription level."

"The solution can be scaled but it has limitations from my experience."

"I don't think they're available at the best price."

"The price of this solution needs to reviewed, as it is currently high enough to deter customers from trying it."

"If a client device had issues with authentication due to out of date browser or similar difficulties, it would be nice to have the ability to migrate the client onto the portal via one click."

"The support response can be time-consuming because sometimes issues are very sensitive and require instant attention."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Huawei Wireless is very good."

"I pay monthly for the solution."

"To compete effectively, Huawei might consider adjusting pricing to align more closely with other competitive brands, particularly those offering lower-cost solutions."

"Huawei Wireless is an expensive product. I'm rating it as one out of ten, price-wise."

"Its price is very good. This wireless system totally costs about 30,000 euros, and some of the other solutions cost about 45,000 euros. It is a difference of 15,000 euros, which is quite a lot of money."

"I would rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."

"It is not monthly. It is a kind of perpetual licensing. We pay once depending on the kind of services we need to deliver. There are no licensing fees."

"I would rate them something, like, eight to nine, on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

More Huawei Wireless pricing and cost advice

"Your licensing and cost, as would be required for many other solutions, being considered for eighty to two hundred and eighty different physical locations, is just about the same amount per access point."

"The solution is priced high compared to competitors. However, for the features that are included in the solution, the price becomes more reasonable."

"WatchGuard is on the upper scale for pricing."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Non Profit

10%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Which wireless solution would you choose - Huawei or D-Link?

Huawei wireless is a strong and solid product that has a lot of features - and for all that it offers, it happens to be very cost effective. As a wireless solution, it is simple and its user interf...

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What do you like most about Huawei Wireless?

The reliability has had a positive impact on our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Wireless?

For SMB customers with limited wireless users, Huawei Wireless may not be suitable due to the lack of multiple access points and the need for a centralized SSID. However, for large-capacity custome...

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What do you like most about WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

We like that WatchGuard works and integrates directly with the firewalls we use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

WatchGuard is on the upper scale for pricing.

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What needs improvement with WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

The support response can be time-consuming because sometimes issues are very sensitive and require instant attention. Also, when an incident occurs, the impact can be significantly huge. A recent p...

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Also Known As

Huawei WLAN

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Overview

Huawei WLAN products are compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards to establish high-speed, secure, and reliable wireless network connections for indoor and outdoor applications.WLAN products can be used in enterprise offices, schools, hospitals, large shopping malls, exhibition centers, airports, and more.

Huawei

WatchGuard is a global leader in network security, secure Wi-Fi, and network intelligence products and services for SMBs and Distributed Enterprises worldwide. Our mission is to make enterprise-grade security accessible to companies of all types and sizes through simplicity, making WatchGuard an ideal solution for distributed enterprises and SMBs. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

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Sample Customers

Anhui Agricultural University (AAU), China Everbright Bank

Portsmouth Grammar School, HILOTEC

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