WatchGuard Firebox Reviews

We use this solution as an edge firewall and layer-3 routing internally.

This solution has provided ease and speed of rules. It has unparalleled troubleshooting with excellent reporting.

The most valuable features of this solution are live logging, rule setup and maintenance, and VPN creation.

We would like to see granular notification settings and more advanced filtering in traffic monitoring.

There is not a product that compares to this one.

We use this for our network, mainly for the configuration of rules, such as VPN connections, remote access connections, and application web filtering. I'm a security engineer and we are customers of WatchGuard.

This is a very flexible product without licensing limitations. They offer good classes through Gartner. 

Although this solution is better than others on the market, I'd like to see improvement in the visibility of network traffic. It feels that the web interface is missing some parts, particularly access and configuration. 

I've been using this solution for two years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable.

We've never had to use the technical support. 

The initial setup is straightforward. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

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.

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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.

We just use it as a secondary WiFi device. We're a small office and we needed to set up a WiFi device for a few of our employees.

The way it saves me time is that there is no maintenance. Once we set it up, there's nothing else for us to do on a regular basis. It might be saving me about an hour a month.

• It has a good signal.
• We haven't had any security issues.
• The usability has been good. We haven't had any problems with it.
• The performance has been good. We haven't had any issues with the performance.

We have been using WatchGuard Firebox for about two years.

We haven't had any issues with it. We set it up and it's been running since we set it up.

We don't have any plans to increase usage. It just services our one office, with eight users.

We have not had to use their technical support.

We did not have a wireless solution before Firebox. The main reason we went with it was the security protocols. They were more robust on this device.

The setup was easy enough. It was more or less plug-and-play. There weren't a lot of settings that we had to run through. The setup wasn't that complicated. It took about two hours and there was just one person involved.

The addition of the WiFi saves us from usage of our data plan. We have had some cost savings there.

The pricing was in line with everyone else; maybe slightly higher. That's why it's not a 10 out of 10.

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.

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. 

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.

It's our primary edge firewall at the home office. We have two M470s running Active-Passive. We have about 100 users in total here. Everything runs through the firewall, so the users run the gamut from analysts to accountants to executives.

It protects us from viruses and intrusions.

It has also saved me time, about an hour per month.

The most valuable feature is the ease of use of the interface. The usability is good. It's a firewall, it does its job and it does it well.

The throughput also seems to be good. I don't have any issues with throughput.

The management features are good.

The reporting is a little on the weak side. I would like to see a better reporting set and easier drill-down options.

I've been with the company for a year and they were already on WatchGuard when I got here.

The stability is good. It runs well.

I haven't had reason to scale it. It's the edge firewall and it's used extensively. We're a pretty small environment with a couple of hundred devices.

We pay yearly.

It's just me who is responsible for deployment and maintenance of the solution.