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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

January 2025

KerioControl vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

Updated: January 2025

Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

January 2025

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

Updated: January 2025

Sample Customers

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

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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

OusaidAbaz
Security Network Architect at Inmac
We use it internally. We use it as a firewall. We use it just as a gateway.
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Shipra Gupta
Service Delivery Manager at Paramount Computer Systems
Basically, we are the system integrators. We apply it to clients for use cases such as productivity increases. For...
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Nataraj KS
CISO at V Guard Industries Ltd
We use it exclusively for data loss prevention.
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David Overton
Sr. Director of Information Security & Enterprise Architecture at Childrens Home Society of Florida
There are several use cases that we use it for: * DLP purposes. * Multi-factor, step-up authentication. * In...
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KrishnaChaitanya4
Manager at KPMG
We have different areas of DLP like drive, chat, email, network, and endpoint protection. We have different data...
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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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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
We use the solution for emails, calendars, and other collaboration tools. It is a self-serve application.
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Eugene Hacker
Director of Network Services at a university

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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
We use it for sending outgoing faxes.
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Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
My company uses GFI to safeguard our endpoint devices and prevent users from putting unwanted devices on the network....
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Customer Service

AmgadYousry
Head of Infrastructure at a tech services company
I would rate Forcepoint's technical support as a nine out of ten.
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Muhammad Ali Aziz
Senior Manager Cyber Security Services & Solutions at Trillium
I rate Forcepoint support eight out of 10. Their support is good, but not excellent. At the same time, their presales...
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Ashish Choudhary
Co-founder | Product Manager | CEO @ ReDi at TRIAD Technologies
Technical support is okay.
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Atul-Vats
Consultant at a tech vendor
The customer support is outstanding.
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Shipra Gupta
Service Delivery Manager at Paramount Computer Systems
We’ve been in touch with technical support. That's nearly our daily task. The tech support is also very good. We are...
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AhmedHawana
Network and Security Engineer at a government
Technical support from Forcepoint is rated ten out of ten. I have had a good experience with them.
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Lipaz Hessel
Integration Manager at Gilat Satellite Networks
We contacted technical support but it was not the typical support situation where we opened a ticket and they...
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Kunjal Haria
Systems Manager at Muraspec Decorative Solutions Ltd
I've contacted Forcepoint Email Security support, but I'm not satisfied with the answer speed. It could be a lot...
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Nataraj KS
CISO at V Guard Industries Ltd
We had a lot of discussions during the implementation phase, but those issues have been clarified. The customer...
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Anwar Sleem
Regional Director at Ceitcon
I would give their technical support a rating of seven or eight out of ten.
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Mitesh D Patel
Senior Technical Consultant- Cyber Security at Ivalue Infosolution
The technical support for the solution is very good.
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SteffyJoy
Cyber Security Consultant at Mechsoft
Customers that have voiced technical support could improve.
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AmgadYousry
Head of Infrastructure at a tech services company
Technical support sometimes takes too long to respond to queries.
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
We can get local support, which has been okay so far. The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we...
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Robson Giovanelli Silva
CIO at Content-ti
I've found the technical support to be helpful and responsive. They are good overall.
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Officer at a insurance company
Their technical support is excellent, accessible, and quick to respond. There is very little delay. We are not...
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Ziad Ramoly
IT Support Technician at Secure Services
Their support is very good. When you have issues, you call them and open a ticket based on the severity, then receive...
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Robson Giovanelli Silva
CIO at Content-ti
We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation...
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Jay Stelmach
Adjunct Professor at Southern New Hampshire University
Customer Service: Great. They made sure that we were choosing the right version and helped us understand the...
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DR Goyal
VP Technology at a outsourcing company
I have not contacted this solution's technical support. We use our own technical team, which is very strong.
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good. Here, in Saudi Arabia, service engineers are very cooperative and the Forcepoint...
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Anonymous User
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
We have had a good experience with customer service and support. For example, we have support from the EMEA, APAC and...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Network Engineer at a university
I'd rate technical support at eight out of ten, but they're response times are suddenly a bit longer because most of...
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Giang Nguyen
Product Manager
Support is quite good for this product
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David Levine
Vice President, Corporate Information Security & Chief Security Officer at Ricoh Americas
The support and company engagement from day one have been great about being open and available. Over time, I have...
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Anonymous User
Team Lead Network Infrastructure at a tech services company
The technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a government
I have heard good things of the support that Forcepoint gives us, so I would have to say that its good. I don't work...
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Anonymous User
Senior System Engineer at a computer software company
Forcepoint should improve its technical support. Sometimes they take a lot of time to resolve the issues.
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Surodas Deb Roy
Chief Technology Officer at Penta Global Limited
Technical support was fine. They were well trained and knowledgable.
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Mohammed Salhi
Security Engineer at Futuretec
We had to contact Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway technical support because some of the features didn't work, but it...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at CRAG
Technical support is always easy. Anytime we have an issue or we need clarification, there is a number to call or...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at CRAG
I opened a case with technical support and the person who was assisting me was very helpful. I was able to resolve my...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a computer software company
GFI's technical support is improving but at the very beginning, it was very bad. There was no way to contact them....
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Justin Braegelman
IT Support at Rural Computer Consultants, Inc
The GFI technical support can be very time-consuming to get down to the root of the problem, but they are very...
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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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Herbert Haug
Systems Administrator at a tech company
We have a partner who does other work for us. They are also a Microsoft partner. If we need any support, we receive...
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Anonymous User
System Administrator Team Lead | Developer at a tech services company
It's been a while since we contacted support, but back when we did it was pretty hard to get a hold of someone. We...
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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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Chris Bristow
Account Manager (Technical) at Redfortress Ltd
I've never used their technical 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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Anonymous User
IT at a insurance company
We have contacted technical support only once, and I rate them a seven out of ten. However, they were unable to solve...
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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
Head of Networks at a recruiting/HR firm
I would rate GFI's technical support a six out of 10. It's difficult to log a support ticket with them. You have to...
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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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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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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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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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Jaroslav Jašek
IT manager at ABITec s.r.o.
My experience with the solutions technical support is fine but they could be faster in responding.
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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
IT Infrastucture - Cloud Admin at Primary S.A.
Here in Argentina they are terrible, as they will not answer emails and will not reurn the phone calls. Otherwise...
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Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
Our experience with their tech support started off well. Then, a couple of their employees went wayward, but they got...
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Anonymous User
Senior Sales Technician at a tech services company
I have never used their technical support.
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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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RobertWright
Computer Technician at a tech services company
The technical support used to be great. However, it's gone way downhill. I used to speak directly to the person...
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JozefKacala
Sales engineer for EMEA region at OneClick
I have not used the support from GFI LanGuard.
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Denis L
Sales Solutions Engineer at a tech services company
I am a distributor so I often will act as the support.
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AlonHodir
CEO at Shalom Hartman Institute
I had only about two occasions when I needed to contact GFI customer support and they were very helpful and quick.
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Chuck Schurman
System Administrator at a construction company
I haven't used technical support.
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Axel Wittich
Manager of IT and Operations at B E S T Fluidsysteme GmbH
We used the technical support once last week, and it was good. We got what we wanted.
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