It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it. It's included when you purchase the WatchGuard device. Then there's the possibility to test the bigger software for a while and get the older things to happen. And, of course, if you need more, you can just call your support and ask if you can have a test license to try a little more. Overall, the product is an eight out of ten because WatchGuard lacks diagnostic information on the OS side.
We are customers and end-users. I am using the latest version of the solution. I'd recommend the solution to others. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
To those who are planning to use WatchGuard Application Control, I would say that you can use it with confidence. Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Director of Production & Support Engineering at Famasete Lda
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2022-09-20T14:47:00Z
Sep 20, 2022
The number of users for WatchGuard Application Control is currently five hundred, in several locations, for several clients. My advice to others looking into using WatchGuard Application Control is that it's a great solution. It has several features, and every year, WatchGuard implements another solution that complements its security functions. WatchGuard Application Control is always improving through the addition of new features. My rating for WatchGuard Application Control is nine out of ten because it's a good solution for me. My company is a partner of WatchGuard.
CIO at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
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2020-05-19T07:27:04Z
May 19, 2020
For what we needed, WatchGuard was fine and generally covered our needs. It is easy to maintain and it is a product that I recommend. That said, there is always room for improvement. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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WatchGuard does what it says it does. Definitely use it. If you want to block applications, then definitely use it. I would rate it an eight out of ten. There's going to be newer apps that are probably not going to be blocked straight away, but then they are in time, so it's not really an issue.
I would suggest that for mid-size companies of say one hundred users, you should choose different configurations. For example, Application Control group one, group two, group three. It could be a management group with more bandwidth and has fewer restrictions. Then ordinary users have more restrictions so you can give them a different configuration. You can specify the levels of restrictions, and in what categories. I feel this is something that is very important. The only dynamic is increasing categories. If a department calls and says that they cannot access a particular webiste then the admin will check the logs to see why not. It will show the category, and the admin will have the choice to allow the whole category or just a single website. Social media might be a category where we do not allow sites like Facebook, but we do allow LinkedIn. In this case, the Social Media category is blocked but there is an exception checkbox for LinkedIn. My advice for anybody researching this type of solution is to compare this with other products. The manageability in WatchGuard is very easy. I know other solutions and they are more complex and there is no traffic management capability included. The biggest lesson that I have learned from using this solution is that things are dynamic. The internet is constantly growing, along with the categories. Startups like Zoom have a VoIP, so you would have to manage this application. The configuration is not static. It is dynamic, like everywhere in IT. You cannot just install it and leave it. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Systems integrator at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-09-22T06:41:00Z
Sep 22, 2019
We use the on-premises deployment model. It's a great product. I have the capability to have control over multiple devices and play with it before putting it into live mode. For others, I would suggest they just make sure they have at least played with the solution for a few days so they know all the ins and outs of the product before putting it live themselves. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
Organizations of all sizes rely on various applications for daily business operations, but how do you ensure only sanctioned applications are being used on your network? With WatchGuard Application Control, you have the power to limit application usage, and keep unproductive, inappropriate, and dangerous applications off your network.
Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.
It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it. It's included when you purchase the WatchGuard device. Then there's the possibility to test the bigger software for a while and get the older things to happen. And, of course, if you need more, you can just call your support and ask if you can have a test license to try a little more. Overall, the product is an eight out of ten because WatchGuard lacks diagnostic information on the OS side.
We are customers and end-users. I am using the latest version of the solution. I'd recommend the solution to others. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
To those who are planning to use WatchGuard Application Control, I would say that you can use it with confidence. Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten.
The number of users for WatchGuard Application Control is currently five hundred, in several locations, for several clients. My advice to others looking into using WatchGuard Application Control is that it's a great solution. It has several features, and every year, WatchGuard implements another solution that complements its security functions. WatchGuard Application Control is always improving through the addition of new features. My rating for WatchGuard Application Control is nine out of ten because it's a good solution for me. My company is a partner of WatchGuard.
For what we needed, WatchGuard was fine and generally covered our needs. It is easy to maintain and it is a product that I recommend. That said, there is always room for improvement. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
WatchGuard does what it says it does. Definitely use it. If you want to block applications, then definitely use it. I would rate it an eight out of ten. There's going to be newer apps that are probably not going to be blocked straight away, but then they are in time, so it's not really an issue.
I would suggest that for mid-size companies of say one hundred users, you should choose different configurations. For example, Application Control group one, group two, group three. It could be a management group with more bandwidth and has fewer restrictions. Then ordinary users have more restrictions so you can give them a different configuration. You can specify the levels of restrictions, and in what categories. I feel this is something that is very important. The only dynamic is increasing categories. If a department calls and says that they cannot access a particular webiste then the admin will check the logs to see why not. It will show the category, and the admin will have the choice to allow the whole category or just a single website. Social media might be a category where we do not allow sites like Facebook, but we do allow LinkedIn. In this case, the Social Media category is blocked but there is an exception checkbox for LinkedIn. My advice for anybody researching this type of solution is to compare this with other products. The manageability in WatchGuard is very easy. I know other solutions and they are more complex and there is no traffic management capability included. The biggest lesson that I have learned from using this solution is that things are dynamic. The internet is constantly growing, along with the categories. Startups like Zoom have a VoIP, so you would have to manage this application. The configuration is not static. It is dynamic, like everywhere in IT. You cannot just install it and leave it. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
We use the on-premises deployment model. It's a great product. I have the capability to have control over multiple devices and play with it before putting it into live mode. For others, I would suggest they just make sure they have at least played with the solution for a few days so they know all the ins and outs of the product before putting it live themselves. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.