Compare Forcepoint vs WatchGuard

Forcepoint

Based on 198 reviews.

WatchGuard

Based on 204 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox

April 2025

WatchGuard Firebox vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

Updated: April 2025

Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox

April 2025

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: April 2025

Sample Customers

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Alphawest, Betsson, Cellcom Israel Ltd., Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Confartigianato Vicenza, EverBank, Finansbank, iGATE, Landa Digital Printing, Northern California Bank, Reliance Capital, Remosa, Toyota, Scavolini, Zim Integrated Shipping Services

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

WatchGuard Firebox

Ellips, Diecutstickers.com, Clarke Energy, NCR, Wrest Park, Homeslice Pizza, Fortessa Tableware Solutions, The Phoenix Residence

WatchGuard Data Loss Prevention

Royal Yachting Association, Sunray Engineering

WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus

Star Cargo

Popular Solutions

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

14 reviews

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

13 reviews

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

12 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

17 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Panda Adaptive Defense 360

6 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

Hospitality Company

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

Anonymous User
Senior Security Engineer at a healthcare company
It's our CASB, our cloud access service broker. It also does our SaaS-based based DLP, our data loss prevention, for...
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Pablo-Verdina
Sales Manager at Mega tech S.A
We mostly work with finance, specifically with banks most of the time. We use Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall for...
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Shaikh Mubashshir
Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is used for endpoint email security and data loss prevention for web.
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NikunjGodawat
Works
I have used Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway ( /products/forcepoint-secure-web-gateway-reviews ) primarily for DLP (...
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Tharaka Athukorala
Solution Specialist at South Asian Technologies
Our primary use case for Forcepoint Risk Adaptive Protection for DLP (...
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Victor Massey
Solution Architect at Simvicitsolutions
My use cases primarily focus on security. I utilize endpoint protection when I am traveling, as I seek security. I...
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Michael-Angelo Francis
Senior IT Tech at PCSL

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Anonymous User
Technical Analyst - Desktop at a manufacturing company
We use it for our endpoint security solution for 1,000 machines worldwide. We're one of the largest machine shops in...
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Manish Nalawade
Owner at It logic
I'm using it in the banking sector only. Basically, I'm using it for security and other purposes, including data loss...
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Anonymous User
IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit
We use WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi because we have used different tools as well, like Ubiquiti. The complexity of...
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Customer Service

Nikolay Dimitrov
Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM
Forcepoint technical support was not very good. It was some of the worst support I ever have dealt with. Basically,...
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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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Vijay Bhaskara Maram
Network Engineer at Pyramid IT Solutions Pvt Ltd
The support from Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is not good, their response is not quick, We have had to wait a...
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Mohamed Farouk Zyada
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
Technical support is good outside Egypt.
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Shamirhan Sulaiman
Director Market Growth and Development at a tech services company
Technical support can be improved. It is currently provided from two locations, India and the US. Depending on the...
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Dino R
System Administrator at a insurance company
The solution's technical support team is quite responsive and provides consistent support.
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ManjitSingh
Cyber Security Engineer, team lead at a wellness & fitness company
I would say that their technical support is quite helpful. I would rate them a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with...
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AtulVats
Information Security Consultant at a tech services company
Forcepoint's technical support is very good - they help you the moment you log the ticket. They're much more helpful...
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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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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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Dharmendra Mishra
Associate Consultant at SoftwareONE
Lately, I have not needed their services, however, I have contacted them in the past. I find them to be very helpful...
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Anonymous User
Co-Founder, CTO at a tech services company
Support by vendor is low-medium. You need to rely on yourself or your integrator.
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Anonymous User
CTO at a financial services firm
Their tech support is good. They're a 10 out of 10 in responsiveness and they're an eight out of 10 in getting the...
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Anonymous User
AGM - IT Infrastructure at a manufacturing company
We've used technical support in the past. We are one of the major clients for most of these products in India, so we...
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Anonymous User
Presales Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good. From a Forcepoint perspective, they're quite responsive. If I were to open a...
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NikunjGodawat
Works
Customer service and support are generally satisfactory. However, there are instances where both the response time...
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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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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Support Officer at a government
I have interacted with them. Nine out of ten times, their support is really good. There are different packages you...
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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
Professional Services Coordinator at a tech vendor
We are often in touch with technical support. The quality comes and goes, depending on how many people they keep at a...
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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
Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company
The technical support for this solution is great. We have a support contract and we can create a ticket when...
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MarkEdward
Technical Support Engineer at MCS
Technical support can be better. The support themselves are skilled but when you call for support you have to wait...
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Aamir Ejaz
Head of IT Department at Mana
Technical support is sometimes slow to respond, and it takes longer to resolve issues. This has been true across all...
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Manjit Singh
Senior Information Security Engineer at Herbalife
Technical support is good but lacking in troubleshooting skills when it comes to Forcepoint.
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company
They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a...
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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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Pablo-Verdina
Sales Manager at Mega tech S.A
It is really hard to work with their customer support. For example, unlike Fortinet where you can escalate an issue...
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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
Technical Lead at a tech vendor
I think support is good but requires a lot of chasing. They don't actively monitor governance, so support is average....
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Kevin Mabry
CEO at Sentree Systems, Corp.
I don't use technical support that often, so I don't have much of a need for them. However, when I talked to them in...
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Surjith Cs
Sr.System Administrator at a computer software company
The technical support is very fast - when we raise an incident, we get a solution in no time.
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Carlos Coris
Network and System Technician at MFAL LDA
The customer service and support team is good. We like the support.
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Horacio L. Mille
Founding Partner at Innovadvice
There is an area of improvement in customer service and support.
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Gianluca Vinci
Owner at SharkTech Systems Engineering
We have had a good experience with customer service and support. I rate them a nine out of ten because they are very...
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Jose Fos
Information Technology Services Manager at BRAVO CAPITAL
I have contacted the support team a couple of times. They solve our problems in a few hours.
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ANGEL CHALJUB
General Manager at CSTISA
Their technical support is very good. I would rate them a ten out of ten.
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PaolaLamura
SOC & Incident Manager at Retelit
I have contacted the solution's technical support. The solution's technical support team is not good. I don't like...
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Steve Rubin
President and Owner at Peak Communication Systems, Inc.
Our partner has used their support. It's really good support. If they don't answer immediately, they get back to you...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: It's perfect. Technical Support: It's excellent.
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Anonymous User
IT Technician at a real estate/law firm
I used their technical support one time. They were very good. I would rate them at least a nine out of 10.
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Jason Markle
IT Director at a healthcare company
I've only had to use their technical support twice in quite a few years, so it would be hard for me to rate. But they...
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AlanRogers
Owner at Thermioninc.com
Our IT guy talks highly of the technical support, saying that they are pretty knowledgeable. He never complains about...
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Anonymous User
Network & infra Manager at Vanguard Business Solutions & Consulting
Customer Service: I haven’t requested any help from customer service. Technical Support: I attended training from...
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Zachary Russ
Lead IT Systems Engineer/Solutions Architect at Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
All of my interactions with the technical support team of WatchGuard Firebox have been great, so far. The support...
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Anonymous User
Systems integrator at a comms service provider
Technical support has been very good from the start. We've been very satisfied with them over the years. A few years...
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Anonymous User
Sr IT Security Consultant at a healthcare company
Customer Service: I had great encounters with all levels of customer service from the general help desk all the way...
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Anonymous User
System Administrator at a logistics company
The support is not the best, but it is good enough. Not everyone has the right skills, so make sure to ask them to...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a financial services firm
Customer Service: It's OK to good. Technical Support: It's OK to good.
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Anonymous User
IT Audit Group Head at a tech services company
The technical support here in our country is different vendors or resellers of the firewall WatchGuard. So you just...
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Paal
CFO at a tech vendor
The few times we have contacted Watchguard. They reply promptly without delays.
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Ron Cook
IT & Telecommunications at BAA
Support has always resolved every incident. Granted, some items required further research if it was intermittent in...
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FelixCheung
IT Director at Wise Ally Holdings Limited
We haven't had any issues so we haven't contacted their technical support. It's been quite stable over the year since...
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Abdul Malik Mohammed
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company
Regarding technical support, they could use more engineers. There is less support from engineers and they give you...
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Anonymous User
Deputy Head of IT Department at a financial services firm
Customer Service: The customer service from my vendor was very good. I would give them a rating of 9/10. Technical...
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AllenHillstrom
IT Manager at a performing arts
We don't work directly with Cisco tech support. We work with a third-party company to handle support that we can't...
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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at Sulbana Oy
The customer service and support from WatchGuard are excellent. In Finland, the technical support team has always...
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Scott Eastman
Project Consultant at SysGroup PLC
The technical support is good from WatchGuard Firebox.
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Anonymous User
Competitive Engineer at a tech vendor
They have a lot of support sites. I haven't need to contact them for support.
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Greg Selby
Network Engineer at VANDERBURGH COUNTY WORK-RELEASE JOBS PROGRAM
Their technical support is good. Honestly, I haven't had to call them in five or six years.
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