WatchGuard Firebox Reviews

We're using WatchGuard Firebox for multi-factor authentication (MFA), layer three switching, and to segregate our industrial network from our corporate network.

The most valuable feature of WatchGuard Firebox is its ease of use.

WatchGuard Firebox could improve the speed of updates, such as new features or improvements. However, they are frequently improving the solution in many areas, such as geo-locations, definitions, and web blocking.

I have been using WatchGuard Firebox for approximately six years.

The stability of WatchGuard Firebox is very stable.

WatchGuard Firebox is very scalable. We're using it in a redundant system with two stacked together. It has good redundancy and is good for failover.

Our whole company of approximately 100 users is using the solution.

The support from WatchGuard Firebox is very good.

We have one system administrator doing the support and maintenance of the WatchGuard Firebox.

We license the WatchGuard Firebox annually. There are different types of subscriptions available. We are paying approximately $15,000 annually. The cost can increase if you purchase different subscriptions.

You can purchase the solution without support, but I would strongly recommend the support. The support is great.

I rate WatchGuard Firebox an eight out of ten.

It's mainly an internet gateway that is used for internet gateway protection and remote access.

There is room for improvement in the threat protection, data packet inspection, and performance of the solution. Generally, it's just a lower-end product. It does the job but doesn't do it very well.

Compared to Palo Alto, for example, some of the main differences are zero-day protection, performance, deep packet inspection, and App-ID. I'm not really a fan of WatchGuard. We only use it with one client and we're trying to get them to get rid of it. I prefer to use Palo Alto instead. Industry analysts have voted Palo Alto the number one firewall for the last eight consecutive years, so if you want good protection, it's a no-brainer.

I have been working with this solution for 18 months.

The solution is reasonably stable. 

I do not think the product is scalable.

The set up was quite straightforward and we handled it in-house. It took a few hours to deploy the product. One a scale of one to five, one being very hard and five being very easy, I would rate the set up as a five.

It is an entry-level product, so the price is cheap.

The program requires maintenance, including updates, patching, and subscriptions. 

My advice to someone considering this project would be to look into Palo Alto instead. 

I would rate this solution as a one out of ten.

The most valuable features of the WatchGuard Firebox are all the security and updated features. You are able to configure the solution from the cloud platform and the application and web interface are very nice.

Since I have been using this solution I have not been hacked or had any problems.

They are working on cloud-based options. However, they do not have the options fully functional in their solution at this time.

I have been using WatchGuard Firebox for approximately five years.

WatchGuard Firebox is stable.

The scalability of the WatchGuard Firebox is good.

The technical support is good from WatchGuard Firebox.

The initial setup was easy, and the time it took was a couple of hours.

The price of the WatchGuard Firebox is reasonable.

I rate WatchGuard Firebox an eight out of ten.

Watchguard Firebox is easy to use and easy to configure.

The reporting could use improvement, because most of the firewalls available in the market come with the reporting built-in, with the memory and the hard disk capacity and all. With WatchGuard, the models we use, none of them support that part. 

I have been using this solution for over 10 years.

It's really good for X and B level organizations due to the cost and the features. As a medium-level businesses, we are satisfied. 

We have a regional office in Hong Kong, and our director and the owner of the company lives there. He prefers this solution so both companies can have the same product. That makes it great for negotiation and troubleshooting.

The initial setup was straightforward. 

We use a local vendor, Blue Chip Sri Lanka, who is very good. 

Our license is for a three year subscription. 

I evaluated Sophos, but the cost was a little bit higher than this solution, so we went with this one instead. 

I rate this solution a 10 out of 10. 

When choosing a product, make sure you understand your organizations requirements. Whatever the product you choose should ultimately match with your organization's number of users plus maintenance costs. 

We use Watchguard as a firewall and a VPN.

WatchGuard has improved our security.

The most valuable features are the VPN and web blocker security.

An area for improvement is that when we use a web administration link, there is no security.

I've been using WatchGuard for the past five years.

Watchguard is stable.

This solution is scalable.

The technical support is very fast - when we raise an incident, we get a solution in no time.

I previously used FortiGate.

The installation was straightforward and took between one and two hours. I would rate our experience with the initial setup as four out of five.

I installed this solution by myself.

We're currently renewing our license on a three-year basis. The licensing costs are comparatively lower than other providers, and I would rate the pricing as five out of five.

I would give this solution a rating of eight out of ten.

WatchGuard Firebox is our daily firewall. It gets used on a regular basis.

It is deployed locally. We are using its latest version.

Their support is excellent, and the stability is very good.

Some of the configuration options are somewhat confusing.

It has been very stable.

Their support is excellent.

It is very stable and fairly easy to use.

I would rate it an eight out of 10.

I use WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service for all our properties for network security.

The most important feature of this solution is the SLAs.

Multi properties could be added to the solution in the future to make it better.

I have been using WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service for approximately three years.

The solution is stable.

WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is scalable.

The support could improve. I had to deal with support to give me new hardware and it took four weeks.

I have used Fortinet solutions and they are the best.

The implementation is very complex, you install the application for WatchGuard.

The price of the solution is not expensive, it is less than FortiGate.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service a five out of ten.

We use WatchGuard Firebox for network security in our offices.

The main features of the solution are the control of the site-to-site network access and the overall features.

The solution can improve by adding a feature to tag a MAC address of a computer system in the policy and more IP configuration settings.

I have been using this solution for approximately ten years.

We did not need to use technical support.

The implementation of the solution was done by our IT management team.

I rate WatchGuard Firebox an eight out of ten.