WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention pros and cons

3.8 out of 5

5 reviews
100% willing to recommend

Pros & Cons summary

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention offers valuable features like external email warning configurations and strong tech support through effective contact management. It reduces unauthorized data transfer based on policy, ensuring ROI and smooth integration. However, high RAM usage, VLAN limitations, complex rule changes, steep pricing, and inadequate data inspection are challenges. The renewal cost impacts Indian users, with firewall restarts frequently needed and restrictions allowing only 30 VLANs based on box size.

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PROS

One valuable feature is the ability to configure email addresses to send only specific emails outside, aiding compliance.

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention effectively prevents unauthorized data from being sent out based on allocated policies.

Support staff and tech support for WatchGuard are highly praised, contributing to a strong relationship with resellers.

Integration capabilities are seamless, posing no issues with the tool's operation.

A good return on investment is consistently noted by users.

CONS

RAM utilization is high, reaching 80% - 95%, requiring frequent firewall restarts.

VLAN limitations on size and number cause issues, as only 30 VLANs are supported despite high costs.

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention struggles to thoroughly inspect traffic, capturing insufficient data.

Pricing is high, with renewal costs in India being 75% of the hardware cost.

Support for WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention requires improvement.

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention Pros review quotes

Scott Morin

Owner / CEO at Midwest Technology Specialists LLC.

Oct 8, 2021

I find that their tech support is excellent. And as a reseller, my relationship with my point of contact is also strong. WatchGuard does a good job of maintaining that.

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reviewer1289943

IT Audit Group Head at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Mar 4, 2020

One of the most valuable features is that when we send emails and it gives a warning, you can configure those email addresses so that they can only send outside the email.

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Andrew Ramsey

President at Precision Solution Group, LLC

Mar 25, 2021

It is something that we need for compliance, and it has been useful. Their support staff is also amazing.

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Manish Nalawade

Owner at It logic

Jan 3, 2025

We have received a good return on investment.

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ScottEastman

Project Consultant at SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED

Jun 10, 2024

If we don't want specific data sent out, the tool will stop that data based on the policy we have allocated to it. It has reduced the risks of sending data where it shouldn't be. I haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration capabilities.

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WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention Cons review quotes

Scott Morin

Owner / CEO at Midwest Technology Specialists LLC.

Oct 8, 2021

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention catches so little. When I've implemented it, it just can't look at the traffic in a thorough enough manner to capture as much as it should. And I find that I'm disenchanted with all data loss protection solutions I've tested and looked at.

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reviewer1289943

IT Audit Group Head at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Mar 4, 2020

There is a problem with the RAM - it's eating up resources. The RAM utilization sometimes reaches up to 80% - 95%, and what we do is just restart the firewall.

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Andrew Ramsey

President at Precision Solution Group, LLC

Mar 25, 2021

They need to stop the VLAN limitation. They have a VLAN limitation on the size of their boxes. It is the worst thing ever. They basically sell their boxes by the size and the number of VLANs it can handle, which is a real issue. You spend a couple of thousand dollars for a firewall, and you can only do 30 VLANs, which is extremely silly, as a matter of fact. It would be really great to have something for easier mass rule changes. It also needs a drag-and-drop function so that you don't have to constantly duplicate firewall rules. It would be nice to have such a feature because you got one WatchGuard, and you want to mirror its config and change a couple of things in another one and move some things around. It is not as easy as you would necessarily think. It is kind of expensive, and its pricing can be a little better for sure.

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Manish Nalawade

Owner at It logic

Jan 3, 2025

Particularly in India, the cost for renewal after three years is 75% of the hardware cost, which is a significant problem.