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KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Firebox

April 2025

WatchGuard Firebox vs. KerioControl

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Buyer's Guide

KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Firebox

April 2025

KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: April 2025

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KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service

April 2025

KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service

Updated: April 2025

Sample Customers

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

WatchGuard Firebox

Ellips, Diecutstickers.com, Clarke Energy, NCR, Wrest Park, Homeslice Pizza, Fortessa Tableware Solutions, The Phoenix Residence

WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service

Chester School District

Popular Solutions

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Panda Adaptive Defense 360

6 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Hospitality Company

Financial Services Firm

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Andy Dibble
IT Manager at Flare Technologies
Our main customer base is superyachts, and they have the Kerio for traffic rules and bandwidth management of the...
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Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
As a company dealing in satellite technology, we use it for small to big satellite links, and for some remote islands...
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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
We use it for sending outgoing faxes.
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at a computer software company
We use the solution as our mail server and host it for other domains for our clients.
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AlonHodir
CEO at Shalom Hartman Institute
The primary use case for us is for patch management.
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Victor Massey
Solution Architect at Simvicitsolutions
My use cases primarily focus on security. I utilize endpoint protection when I am traveling, as I seek security. I...
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Michael-Angelo Francis
Senior IT Tech at PCSL

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Anonymous User
Technical Analyst - Desktop at a manufacturing company
We use it for our endpoint security solution for 1,000 machines worldwide. We're one of the largest machine shops in...
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Manish Nalawade
Owner at It logic
I'm using it in the banking sector only. Basically, I'm using it for security and other purposes, including data loss...
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Anonymous User
IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit
We use WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi because we have used different tools as well, like Ubiquiti. The complexity of...
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Customer Service

Mark Spiteri
IT Manager at JB Metropolitan Distributors
I've never contacted technical support because I just call the people that I contract to fix things and if they're...
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Timur Assembayev
Network Specialist at Wattum
I have not had the need to use the support from KerioControl because I have found all the answers to my questions...
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Ashish-Gautam
Senior Technical Engineer at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
GFI's technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
IT and Operations Manager at a financial services firm
Technical support is not the best. As an example, this past weekend I had an issue. It took me four days to get a...
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Anonymous User
Technical Coordinator / Pointe-Noire Branch, BUROTOP IRIS SA at BUROTOP IRIS SA
Technical support is good.
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MarkKupferberg
Vice President at a manufacturing company
I don't deal with technical support directly. However, I would say my IT person puts it somewhere in the middle. My...
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at Ingenieria e Informática Asociada Ltda.
The technical support is good.
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Greg Regester
ICT Consultant at D-R Consulting Pty Ltd
I found the technical support pretty good. They are very responsive and come back with an answer on things pretty...
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
The technical support is good.
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Bryant Dawson
Network Engineer at a marketing services firm
Customer Service: I never called them. Technical Support: I never called them.
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Anonymous User
Owner at a consultancy
The GFI technical support is average. The speed of response sometimes is not very fast. Sometimes they take a while...
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Hugo Van Putten
Owner at Multi Level Software
The problems I've had with Kerio, when I wanted to change something, have always been solved by consulting the...
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Anonymous User
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
Customer support is reliable. It provides fast and excellent support.
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Eugene Hacker
Director of Network Services at a university
I talked to them before about the issue of data not being available. They talked me through going in and just...
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Robert Allino
Owner at L3GNL LLC
I haven't used GFI, but back when Kerio had it, they were very good. They were very responsive. A lot of times you...
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AliKia
Research And Development Manager at MFP
I don't use technical support because KerioControl is very easy to use.
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Support -Security at a manufacturing company
Customer Service: Top notchTechnical Support: Top notch
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Administrator at a tech vendor
We use the technical support. The support is good for GFI and its products.
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at Ingenieria e Informática Asociada Ltda.
In general, I have not used it, except in version 9.2.5. The response was very good.
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Anonymous User
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
The technical support is amazing. You receive a fast response after you create a ticket and the agent are very...
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MarcoVivaldelli
IT Director CEO at MARVIV SRLS
Their technical support is very good. We haven't had any problems with them.
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Dominic Halajian
General Manager at a tech services company
We've never had to use their technical support.
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Daniel Mahar
Associate Director at a university
GFI's technical support for this solution could be better. It's hard to find information about Exinda, directly. It...
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Frank Raasveld
Owner at Fr@nkonnections
In every software, sometimes there are problems. One of the strong things about Kerio was the support knowledge and...
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Owenmpk
IT Support Professional at Valley IT Support, Inc
The technical support was very good originally but fell short when GFI took over. It is now getting better.
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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
I don't recall ever having to use their technical support.
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Resellers provide the first level of support. After that, support is handled by distributors. The next level of...
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Anonymous User
President at a tech services company
When GFI first took over, there were issues. There were issues contacting them. Even recently, there have been some...
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Chuck Schurman
System Administrator at a construction company
I haven't used technical support.
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Arie De Kruijf
EMP Specialist at Global EPM BV
GFI's technical support is way too slow in terms of response times. Their knowledge is okay. They should know their...
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Nadeem Abdulla
Assistant Manager IT Infrastructure at a manufacturing company
WatchGuard's technical support is okay, but they could do more to push knowledge so the customer could solve their...
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Jose Fos
Information Technology Services Manager at BRAVO CAPITAL
I have contacted the support team a couple of times. They solve our problems in a few hours.
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Ronald Lewis
IT Manager at Invest Barbados
There is a time difference when I have tried to receive support causing some challenges. I rate the support from...
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Anonymous User
Project Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: It's pretty good. Technical Support: It's very good.
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Kelly Carlisle
Manager IT at a hospitality company
I've never had to use their technical support. I've only used their online help. I've been able to find everything I...
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Alexey Shcherbatyi
Network Administrator at Abona Deutschland GmbH
I would rate WatchGuard's tech support at the highest mark of five out of five. I was very pleased with them. We were...
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Anonymous User
COO/CTO at a pharma/biotech company
Yes, I had a positive experience with tech support.
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Anonymous User
Support Analyst at a logistics company
Customer Service: 9/10. Technical Support: 9/10.
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Mohamed AbdelHassanein
Managing Director at Getilock emea
We have some issues with technical support. They provide low responses.
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Anonymous User
IT Technician at a real estate/law firm
Their support is excellent.
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Anonymous User
I.T. Manager at a construction company
I haven't had to use their technical support in about seven years.
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RainerAlbrecht
General Manager at Gemakom
The technical support for this solution is prompt and very, very friendly. The only issue that we have had is when a...
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Anonymous User
Chief Technology Officer at a tech services company
Excellent.
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a retailer
There was an incident, back in the day, where I called for support and the guy sort of brushed me off. It was very...
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Anonymous User
IT at a manufacturing company
IN China, the company doesn't really have any presence and so there isn't really technical support we can connect...
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Anonymous User
Chief Information Technology Officer / Head Emel at a government
My company contacted the solution's technical support regarding the services, especially when we had some new...
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure and Security Manager at a tech services company
Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Excellent.
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Manish Nalawade
Owner at It logic
The technical support is good. Their distributor is in Mumbai, and they arrange everything about support. In case we...
Read full review of WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention »
Anonymous User
IT Security & Data Protection Manager at a healthcare company
The support from Panda Security Adaptive Defense could improve. They are not the most efficient. I rate the support a...
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager IT Security and Infrastructure at a insurance company
Technical support is good. Our level one support in the country is near our office and when we have an issue they...
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Sanjeeb Mohanty
Global Head ICT (CITP & MIE) at The Aga Khan Academies
Their technical support is very good. You get a response within 15 minutes to an hour at the max.
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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock
The support for this solution is very good.
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Anonymous User
IT Management and owner at a tech services company
We use this solution because they have a very good support team. They are very knowledgeable about ways of...
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Anonymous User
Ingénieur - Traitement des eaux /Mécanique de procédé at a pharma/biotech company
I didn't have to call the WatchGuard Firebox technical support team, but the support on the website is a six out of ten.
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Anonymous User
CIO at a healthcare company
I was in contact with the WatchGuard technical support three or four times. I was satisfied with them and their...
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Hiro Amano
IT Manager at YAMAZEN, INC
Technical support is really good. That's one of the best parts of this product. With Cisco, you have to transfer all...
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Anonymous User
Deputy Head of IT Department at a financial services firm
Customer Service: The customer service from my vendor was very good. I would give them a rating of 9/10. Technical...
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PANAGIOTIS AGATHAGELIDIS
Freelancer at ITware
The technical support is very good.
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HalChernoff
Enterprise Architect at a wellness & fitness company
Technical support is pretty good. The online knowledge base is usually the best way to go. But I have had some...
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Mourad Aissi
Director of Information Systems at Onomo hotels
The support could improve. I had to deal with support to give me new hardware and it took four weeks.
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