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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

September 2025

KerioControl vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

Updated: September 2025

Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

September 2025

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

Updated: September 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

MuhammadJunaid7
Data Security Specialist at BOK
We are using Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention to prevent our organization's data from unauthorized access. Forcepoint...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a comms service provider
I might not be the right person to discuss the main use cases for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall for these...
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Anonymous User
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
We have no big project, but we are trying to sell it in the market here. We are working with Forcepoint because there...
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CarlosMendoza
Deputy Manager of Networks and Communications at a financial services firm
I use the solution as a secure web gateway, similar to a proxy, to control access to the Internet for users. It is...
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Tharaka Athukorala
Solution Specialist at South Asian Technologies
Our primary use case for Forcepoint Risk Adaptive Protection for DLP is in the banking environment. We deal with...
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Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
The solution is used for site-to-site VPN connections and it is valued for its cost efficiency and easy connectivity....
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Thanu Kishore
Technical Executive at Satcom Infotech
My experience with GFI LanGuard involves patch management where, whenever we visit customers, they request patches...
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Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
As a company dealing in satellite technology, we use it for small to big satellite links, and for some remote islands...
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Axel Wittich
Manager of IT and Operations at B E S T Fluidsysteme GmbH
We use it for receiving from our fax gateway and dropping faxes into our email service. We are a sales company with...
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Customer Service

Mostafa-Mourad
Cyber Security Head at Turnkey Integrated Technologies TK-IT
We contacted support three times, opened three cases for the same issue, and didn't find out what the issue was for...
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MuhammadRicky Anggoro Pratomo
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company
I think their support capabilities have a lot of room for improvement because my company has had several issues. Of...
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Rupesh Kolhapurkar
Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd
The technical support was bad before. It has improved now. Often, the support team is not available. We need to call...
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SunilSharma10
Director of cyber security at GlobalLogic
The solution's technical support did not meet our company's initial expectations. The solution's technical support is...
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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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Anonymous User
Senior Manager IT at a computer software company
I'm not fully satisfied with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway support. Though the response time is good, the resolution...
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Sanjeet Kumar Bhuyan
Security Consultant and Cybersecurity Support at a tech services company
The technical support is very nice. I don't have any issues other than the time zones. It's a bit of an issue for me....
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CarlosMendoza
Deputy Manager of Networks and Communications at a financial services firm
Customer service and tech support are rated eight out of ten. They are responsive and assist me with creating cases...
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Sasikumar P
Sr. Manager - IT at Durr India
I used the support a couple of times and they were good. I rate the support from Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention a...
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Anonymous User
IT Infra Head at a consumer goods company
We are satisfied with the support.
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Bishoy-Habib
Security Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company
I've never actually contact technical support because I'm not the person who is responsible for that. I heard that...
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Baljeet Singh
Subject Matter Expert at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Technical support is great with the priority level. When you're going to raise a case that might be of severity, you...
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Sowjanya Mallela
Technical Security Consultant at a computer software company
We'd like some better support services.
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SurendarJ
Deputy Manager of IT at FP LAB
Technical support is fine. I didn't face many challenges yet. However, I have made requests for some of the features...
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Anonymous User
Senior ICT Security Officer at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Good, because we have a MCS (mission critical support) level. Technical Support: Good, especially...
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Anonymous User
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
There's no support presence in my region. Because of this clients can't access premium support.
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Shaikh Mubashshir
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy
Whenever there are issues, the support engineer is available to handle them. They conduct sessions to check logs and...
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JeffSimpson
Head of IT at a energy/utilities company
I never needed to call technical support, so I experienced no issues with customer service.
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Anonymous User
IT Security Engineer at isit
Technical support with Forcepoint Web Security is very good.
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
Their technical support is not bad, but it is also not good at the same time. It should be faster, especially for the...
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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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Anonymous User
Desktop and Application Security Manager at a tech company
Customer Service: There is room for improvement. Technical Support: Their lead technical engineers are excellent.
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Anonymous User
Technical Lead at a tech vendor
Technical support staff take a long time to understand and resolve issues. You will need to implement a workaround...
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David Overton
Sr. Director of Information Security & Enterprise Architecture at Childrens Home Society of Florida
If I do have an issue or a support need, the organization is responsive. I'm on the East Coast, and they're on the...
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Muhammad Bahgat
Senior IT Security at ALEXBANK
Technical support is very responsive. They are helpful and knowledgeable.
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Anonymous User
Product Manager at a computer software company
Technical support can give a good solution for issues but it can take a lot of time to receive it. They could improve...
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Anonymous User
Director, Cloud & Data Security at a financial services firm
Initially, we had some challenges that Bitglass resolved quickly. The challenges were around communication. There...
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Anonymous User
Senior Security Specialist at a financial services firm
The technical support team needs to improve its engineer count because fewer engineers are working in the support team.
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Anonymous User
Facility Security Officer at a tech services company
Response time is slow.
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Anonymous User
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
If you want help from the support desk, you have to contact tech support and ask them to access the product to go...
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Mark Spiteri
IT Manager at JB Metropolitan Distributors
I've never contacted technical support because I just call the people that I contract to fix things and if they're...
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Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
I have never needed to contact customer support as the product is easy to use, allowing problems to be solved quickly...
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Timur Assembayev
Network Specialist at Wattum
I have not had the need to use the support from KerioControl because I have found all the answers to my questions...
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BrianCook
Information Security Officer - VP at Unified Technology Solutions
I would like to see a little improvement in their technical support when you have a problem. I may be a little jaded...
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Chuck Schurman
System Administrator at a construction company
I haven't used technical support.
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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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Anonymous User
Head of Technical - Systems and Security at a tech consulting company
The support has been responsive in my experience.
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AliKia
Research And Development Manager at MFP
I don't use technical support because KerioControl is very easy to use.
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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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Masoud Saedvand
Cisco Network Engineer at golrang
We do not have experience with customer service and support as we can't access them in Iran, so we search for our...
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Anonymous User
Freelance IT Specialist at a computer software company
I haven't contacted technical support in the past, to be honest. I'm the kind of person that I would rather look...
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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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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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Anonymous User
Technical Coordinator / Pointe-Noire Branch, BUROTOP IRIS SA at BUROTOP IRIS SA
Technical support is good.
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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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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
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
Customer support is reliable. It provides fast and excellent support.
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Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
At the moment, there is no proper local support for Kerio Control here in Kenya. It is hard to get service or...
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive.
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Andy Dibble
IT Manager at Flare Technologies
Technical support is pretty good. They're quick to respond. You get an answer straight away, although it might not be...
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Anonymous User
President at a tech services company
When GFI first took over, there were issues. There were issues contacting them. Even recently, there have been some...
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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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Liam Bartlett
IT & Installations Manager at Odyssey Gaming
I haven't contacted their technical support. If there are any issues then I get a network engineer guy first and see...
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Matt Gerken
VP Engineering & Admin at E Cubed Systems Sl
I have not used the technical support. My experience initially with Kerio was dealing directly with Kerio and then at...
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Mohammad_Zarbalizadeh
Telecommunications Engineer at FARNAIT
I do not use the technical support from Kerio Control. When I have an issue I find the solution by searching the...
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MarkKupferberg
Vice President at a manufacturing company
I don't deal with technical support directly. However, I would say my IT person puts it somewhere in the middle. My...
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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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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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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
The technical support is good as a reseller. We have direct connection with the technical support, we can send them...
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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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