KerioControl Reviews

The solution is used for site-to-site VPN connections and it is valued for its cost efficiency and easy connectivity. It is especially beneficial for multi-site VPNs and is used in about fifteen different components.

KerioControl has provided a financial benefit as it allows purchasing one license that includes all necessary features, including VPN, without extra charges.

The most valuable features include geo-tagging, which blocks all other IPs except for the specified accounts, and web filtering. It also allows for easy rule creation for incoming and outgoing traffic.

The logs could be improved for better clarity. It is difficult to understand when there is a threat attack, and handling firmware requires experience.

I have been using KerioControl for about ten years in the organization.

I would rate the overall stability of KerioControl as eight out of ten.

KerioControl has met some of the network infrastructure needs yet could improve in terms of scalability, which I rate four out of ten.

I have never needed to contact customer support as the product is easy to use, allowing problems to be solved quickly without assistance.

Positive

Previously, we also used solutions from vendors like SonicWall.

I took part in the initial setup, which required only a few hours, depending on the size of the network. If you have an issue, it can be resolved in about half an hour with backup and recovery.

About three engineers typically participate in maintaining and implementing the solution.

KerioControl offers good pricing as one license covers all features needed without extra payment. The price for the product is rated as ten out of ten.

We also evaluated SonicWall and other products from different vendors.

I recommend KerioControl, especially for medium-sized companies, due to its user-friendly nature and cost-effectiveness.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

With KerioControl, we usually use them for site-to-site VPNs for most of our clients.

With multiple offices, we use KerioControl as our solution.

The best features for KerioControl are its proprietary VPN protocol, which does not connect easily with other firewalls unless you enable IPsec. It will only connect to KerioControl. KerioControl is very valuable for business. Key points where KerioControl is valuable include its own anti-spam, intrusion prevention, and antivirus, which is included in the yearly subscription renewals.

The VPN capabilities are helpful in managing my remote or distributed workforce, as we create documents and set up a location for clients to download. Clients can download KerioControl's VPN client online, and they just have to log in from the VPN client, which connects easily.

I assess the firewall function in filtering both incoming and outgoing network traffic with KerioControl as excellent. Everything is logged, and any intrusion, antivirus, virus, or anything foreign to the system trying to hack in gets logged, and we can easily block those IPs.

Regarding KerioControl's application awareness and control feature, I have not used it much.

With this product, their customer service rating is similar to other providers.

Negative

The initial setup process for KerioControl is straightforward.

For providing insights into network applications, I do not have experience.

KerioControl can be improved, but since the beginning, it has been working effectively. Before it became KerioControl, it had a different name. They have improved significantly over the years, and they are evolving.

They continue to evolve, especially regarding continuous improvements.

In terms of security features, they are evolving with updates related to security, signatures for antivirus, and they are staying current.

I would definitely recommend this product to others, particularly for SMBs.

There are both on-premises deployments and cloud options available.

I rate this solution 10 out of 10.

We use the tool for VPN and security. 

The tool shows what has been blocked externally. It's very good because once installed and correctly set up, it allows you to work from home as if you are in the office, without any errors or issues. It's very simple to use, click to connect or disconnect.

The solution pushes out updates every five to ten minutes to the cloud. 

I would like to see geo-IP filtering added to the filtering rules. Incorporating these rules would be very beneficial if you have different ideas or reasons to filter, such as communication to the email server or specific websites.

I have been working with the product for 15 years. 

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten.

My company is small and has 150 users. 

Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive. 

Neutral

I would rate the initial setup of KerioControl a nine out of ten. It's very easy because there are pre-deployed rules at the beginning. When you start KerioControl, you must input the password and base network settings. Some additional configuration is needed for specific environments, but overall, the setup is very fast. It takes 10-20 minutes to complete. 

KerioControl's pricing is reasonable. The license for KerioControl is annual. It's difficult to specify an exact cost since it varies depending on the number of users and additional software combined with it. For example, a basic box might cover 25 users, but licenses can be purchased starting from 10 users.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

We use the tool for hosting and virtualization.

The solution has an app manager and a portal where you can maintain all your Keri products. It is a firewall that includes antivirus and anti-malware, which adds security. The VPNs, both site-to-site and client VPNs, are pretty easy to set up.

The solution's VPNs help us to work from home or other locations. 

The solution's hardware is not that great and could use more improvement. However, the VM software and the virtualized KerioControl itself are pretty good. The software is good; it's just the hardware that needs improvement.

With KerioControl, it's much easier to see what areas to configure. Unlike Sophos and other devices, their security features are harder to navigate. But with KerioControl, it's just easy.

The tool's deployment is very easy. It can be easily accessed via a web browser or GFI web portal. One resource is enough to handle it. 

You can get ROI in months. 

There's a one-time fee. For KerioConnect, it's just a server. With KerioControl, you have an option. You can virtualize it on a VMware system or have the hardware. I think mid-range or desktop KerioControl hardware could cost around 2000 dollars for a 25 user client. You need annual renewal for additional features like antivirus. 

I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten. 

I use KerioControl for some networks with a medium range of users. The product is not a good solution for enterprise networks, but it is good for small and medium networks.

Compared to other solutions, accounting and live monitoring of firewall status are very good features in KerioControl.

KerioControl should add more options in VPN features, such as IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, and L2TP VPNs, because KerioControl uses a special VPN for their products.

I have been using KerioControl for 20 years. It was named Kerio WinRoute 20 years ago, but they changed the product's name to KerioControl about ten years ago.

I would give KerioControl a nine out of ten rating for stability.

I would give KerioControl a five out of ten rating for scalability because we can't use KerioControl for enterprise networks, and we can't scale up a medium network to an enterprise network.

I don't use technical support because KerioControl is very easy to use.

Sophos Firewall is very similar to KerioControl. I use Sophos Firewall in some networks and KerioControl in other networks. Sophos Firewall is better than KerioControl. KerioControl is very easy and useful to set up and manage, whereas Sophos Firewall is more professional. It is a bit difficult to manage users with Sophos Firewall compared to KerioControl.

It's a very easy setup. KerioControl is very, very, very easy to set up, use and manage. A network administrator can set up KerioControl in just ten minutes. It's very easy to configure and install. I would rate KerioControl a nine out of ten for the initial setup.

KerioControl's pricing is good. I rate KerioControl a nine out of ten on pricing.

I have used KerioControl for 20 years and in more than 10 networks. KerioControl is a very, very good solution for small and medium business networks. About 100 users are currently using KerioControl in my organization. These users are engineers. KerioControl is a good solution, and I give it a rating of eight for medium and small networks.

We are a reseller in the market, and we resell service firewall solutions like KerioControl, Sophos Firewall, and FortiGate to companies.

Overall, I rate KerioControl a nine out of ten because you can set it up and forget about it. It's very good, and you can set it up for a network without a resident administrator in the company. We can remotely manage ten networks with KerioControl.

The solution is user-friendly, has a very easy menu, and is a complete firewall for small or mid-range networks.

We have 100 internet bandwidths, and we want to use these bandwidths, and our Carrier supports 900 bandwidth. However, in the future, we will have problems as we will require a larger bandwidth capacity of a firewall to handle the internet connection. We have 2000 devices in our network that use the internet. We handle users in and outside our network and see the logs of clients, internet connections, HTPs connections and VPN connections. Hence the solution can be improved to create the capability for larger bandwidths that support our business needs. Additionally, logging and reporting could be improved.

We have used this solution for three years.

We do not have experience with customer service and support as we can't access them in Iran, so we search for our questions on the internet and found answers. Online communities are a good resource for answers. Still, there are only a few websites or communities about the Carrier on YouTube and other websites. We find varying answers, so it is time-consuming since there are multiple sources of information.

The solution is easy to implement and can be installed in less than ten minutes.

The pricing is reasonable for the performance of the solution.

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. The solution is good, but the logging and reporting systems can be improved.

We use Kerio Control primarily for site-to-site VPN and client VPNs.

The solution is easy to manage. Kerio Control is unique compared to other firewalls because it has been around since 2000 when we switched and the name it started with was WinRoute, and then later became Kerio Control. It evolved over time and it is more of a proprietary firewall on its own and has been developed through open source.

The Kerio hardware devices look cheap and could be improved. Some of our clients are switching to Sophos because their hardware has a more sleek design.

I have been using Kerio Control for a long time.

Kerio Control stability is extremely stable. On the administration side, you have total control because of MyKerio. Which is a portal that allows you to control all your Kerio Controls and other Kerio solutions. Similar to other firewall vendors nowadays, they have their own portal to centralize the management of your firewalls. 

The solution is scalable. If you are using virtualized machines you can have as much memory and much storage, but you do not need much storage for this solution. It is powerful and fast, although it can slow down the internet because of the filtering. For example, if you have most of your services running, such as antivirus, content filtering, and intrusion prevention. When all of those are all enabled and there is a lot of configuration and it might slow down your internet service to about 70%, instead of a direct simple router.

The technical support is good as a reseller. We have direct connection with the technical support, we can send them an email and they will get back to us. If it requires phone calls, they phone us up or we phone them.

The initial setup is straightforward. You receive a box and then you receive the activation keys. When you receive the activation keys, it will work fine. Without the activation keys, your subscription for firewall, antivirus, and web filter, is not going to work.

If you are doing a fresh installation without the VPN, you have to set up all your routers on each different location to have a site-to-site VPN. However, if you are migrating from a firewall to Kerio Control, you have to migrate the users, DHCPs, and static IPs, that you want to have on the devices to keep you from losing service. For up to a five-site location, it could take approximately one hour for each location to set up the firewalls.

To start out you are going to have to purchase the firewall hardware and the subscription itself which could be approximately $2,000 and for the annual subscription, it will be approximately $400. The subscription entails many aspects, such as you do not lose your antivirus upgrades or your web filtering does not stop.

We are switching from Kerio Control to Sophos because of the sleek design of the devices. If you want a cheaper solution, you can choose Kerio Control, but if you want a much sleeker design, then should consider Sophos.

I rate Kerio Control an eight out of ten.

We use the solution mainly as a firewall. 

I am impressed with the tool's firewall filtering capacity. 

The product's technical support is not good as it used to be. 

I have been working with the product for 15 years. 

The tool's stability is great. 

The solution is scalable. 

The product's setup is straightforward. 

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. 

The filtering rules are valuable. The product is easy to use.

There is no protocol for VPN in Android. It would be good if the product added a protocol for VPN. The upgrades make the network slower.

I have been using the solution for four years.

I rate the product’s stability a seven out of ten.

The solution is scalable. Four people in our company are using the solution. We are planning to increase the number of users to five or six.

I have contacted the support team by email. The team's answers are good. They answer quickly.

Positive

The solution was easy to deploy. Documentation was available online so that we could install it easily.

We installed the product in-house in a couple of months.

We have seen an ROI on the product. It is efficient. We are satisfied with it.

The pricing is reasonable. We have to pay approximately EUR 175 for the product.

We are working for some customers. If someone wants to buy the solution, they must check the internet. The internet is full of advice, which would help them with any questions they have. Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.

I currently use the solution for on-network management. 

We are using the product in our factory and in our main office. We use the channel to connect the network, and also, we are using it for user access control, as a router, actually. That's it.

All of the features are great. I can't point out one of them. It's very easy to use

There is not a special technical feature. However, the graphical interface and the UI (the user interface) are great. We've had a good user experience when compared to others.

The product is affordable.

It's stable.

The setup is easy.

I don't have any idea how to make the solution better at this point. 

We'd like to have more integrations Kerio Operator.

I've been using the solution for six or seven years. 

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches.

However, we changed something, and we've had some problems with performance. We are in the process of debugging the issue. For the most part, it is reliable. 

The solution has been scalable and easy to extend. 

I've never contacted technical support in the past. 

The initial setup is very easy. 

We deployed it six or seven years ago, so I cannot recall the exact steps or how long it took, however, the deployment wasn't hard. 

We changed office recently, and we will need to set it up again. 

The pricing of the solution is reasonable. 

We are a customer. I don't recall the exact version number I am using. 

We decided to use this solution based on the features which we needed at the time. 

I highly recommend the solution to others. We've had a good experience. It's very easy to use.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.