WatchGuard XTM [EOL] Reviews

Name: WatchGuard XTM [EOL]
Brand: WatchGuard
Rating: 4.0 (34 reviews)

4.0 out of 5

34 reviews
90% willing to recommend

What is WatchGuard XTM [EOL]?

Small businesses need big security, too, and the WatchGuard XTM Series firewall/VPN appliances deliver that strong protection, but without the hefty price tag. Enterprise-grade security includes full HTTPS content inspection, VoIP support, and optional security subscriptions like Application Control and Intrusion Prevention Service.

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Generalm4545

General Manager- IT & Automation - Serum at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

One huge issue with WatchGuard XTM is that I'm not getting reports in a readable format. Readable means, I don't want Excel online. We repeat auditing when we trigger the report or setup calendar. That functionality is what we are looking for from WatchGuard XTM here. It needs to have better functionality where you can see images in reports. When I'm looking at the reports, which we are doing in the administrative job here, we are using other software. Changing the resolution, that makes a difference for us. There is much that cannot be understood in the combination file but that isn't an extension file or a software problem. It is a problem with WatchGuard XTM. What I'm looking for here are solutions that make a difference, i.e. what will the solve the problems. WatchGuard XTM provides what I am looking for in different products. I would advise someone considering this solution to put the competitors in front of you for reference. For my take on WatchGuard XTM as a solution, I can say on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best, I would give it a six.

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Akhtarul Islam

CEO at Aveata Limited

It is for the protection of end users and data loss protection Previously, the data protection was just open. There was no data security nor data logs of data misuse. After installing the product, we achieved awareness of our data protection needs and email misuse. Data loss protection Spam…

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Cari Lahoz

IT Manager at Concretemastersinc

Since bandwidth is so expensive in my country being able to block sites that use a lot of bandwidth helps I like the HostWatch because I can see what traffic uses the most bandwidth and I can block that site. The setting policies need improvement. It needs an easier way to do static NAT and…

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PeerResearch reports based on WatchGuard XTM [EOL] reviews

Type	Title	Date
Category	Firewalls	Aug 20, 2025	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Aug 20, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Fortinet FortiGate	4.2	20.8%	91%	411 interviews Add to research
Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls	4.3	3.8%	96%	195 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"WatchGuard XTM is fairly basic. We use it as the perimeter firewall. The main point is to protect from attack software and hacking."
"After installing the product, we achieved awareness of our data protection needs and email misuse."
"I like the hostwatch because I can see what traffic uses the most bandwidth and I can block that site."

Room for Improvement

"One huge issue with WatchGuard XTM is that I'm not getting reports in a readable format. Readable means, I don't want Excel online. We repeat auditing when we trigger the report or setup calendar. That functionality is what we are looking for from WatchGuard XTM here."
"I would like them to improve the product's overall protections. This would be good for all product users."
"The setting policies need improvement. It needs an easier way to do static NAT and check on what policy is being used for that specific traffic."

Pricing

"The licensing and renewal is very expensive."
"Get at least a maintenance contract for the updates and take a larger WatchGuard than you need. A WatchGuard creates new ways to secure your network."
"It costs less than the SO works and others (like SonicWall, Cisco, and Barracuda) without increasing so much CPU use."

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