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Buyer's Guide

KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Firebox

October 2026

WatchGuard Firebox vs. KerioControl

Updated: October 2026

Buyer's Guide

KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Firebox

October 2026

KerioControl vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: October 2026

Sample Customers

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

WatchGuard Firebox

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

Popular Solutions

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1 reviews

1 reviews

22 reviews

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Top Industries

Outsourcing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Outsourcing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

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

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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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
Small medium-sized businesses are our primary focus, particularly in warehouse distribution and retail sectors. We...
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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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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
We use it for sending outgoing faxes.
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RickyMakkar
Senior Network Security Consultant at NTT DATA
I use ThreatSync NDR for monitoring across our hybrid and cloud infrastructure. For monitoring in our hybrid and...
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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at Sulbana Oy
I'm talking about WatchGuard EPDR, which is endpoint protection. I try to remember if we have them in our system, and...
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Anonymous User
Senior System Administrator at a consultancy
My primary use case for WatchGuard Firebox has been network security management and secure connectivity for client...
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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

BrianCook
Executive Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer 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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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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Saham Hendinejad
Chief Executive Officer at Quby
I've never contacted technical support in the past.
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Anuradha Buluwala
Head of Technical at Connex Information Technologies Pvt Ltd
The support has been responsive in my experience.
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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
Senior Technical Support -Security at a manufacturing company
Customer Service: Top notchTechnical Support: Top notch
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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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Ray Kingdon
Technical Director at EVAK Technologies Limited
I have never had to use Kerio's customer support services.
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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
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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Chris Kershner
CEO at Professional Project Managers
One of my customers had some issues that weren't pleasant. Support was pretty good and then it changed quite a bit...
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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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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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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
With this product, their customer service rating is similar to other providers.
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Kombo Nyashanu
MD at Comsque
The support is fine. The response time can improve.
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Ralf Werner
IT Professional / Team Leader at Aos Stahl GmbH und Co Kg
I haven't had to use GFI's technical support for FaxMaker.
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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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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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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
Senior Sales Technician at a tech services company
I have never used their technical support.
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at a tech services company
The technical support is good.
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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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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
I rarely encounter problems, but when I do, I post a support ticket on the website and they reply very quickly.
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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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Anonymous User
Director at a tech services company
We have contacted technical support a handful of times and received some assistance.
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Freddie Lewis
Solutions Architect at Clockwork Solutions
I used support once or twice when I hit the first license ceiling. I did log a support ticket in. They were fine....
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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
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
Customer support is reliable. It provides fast and excellent 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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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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Ronald Lewis
IT Manager at Invest Barbados
There is a time difference when I have tried to receive support causing some challenges. I rate the support from...
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Matthew Cooper
IT Network Administrator at a retailer
From my experience with their customer service team, I would say that they seem quite knowledgeable and fairly quick...
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Mohamed Abdel-Hassanein
Co-Founder and Business Development at TeCrypt
We have some issues with technical support. They provide low responses.
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Ícaro Lira
Network Administrator at SuporteOne
Support is very good.
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ümit Yasin Karakurt
Company Owner at SCI Bilişim
When trying to contact the product's technical support team, it turns out to be a slow process. I rate the technical...
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Raphael Diacamille
Administrateur Systã¨Mes Et Rã©Seau at Btp Consultants
I recommend giving the technical support for WatchGuard Firebox a nine on a scale from one to ten.
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Mauro Ferreira
Director of Information Technology at MFAL LDA
The solution’s technical support team is very good. We have always received quick responses from the support team.
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Joseph Jansen
IT Specialist at ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK
Tech support is everything for any product. WatchGuard's technical support is up there at eight or nine out of ten....
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Alexander Tabacman
Security Engineer at Antina Empleos
Customer support for WatchGuard Firebox is very good and very fast. In my experience with WatchGuard support, I...
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Tyson Swank
Computer Programmer at Crestwood Inc
I have only had to call once or twice for anything in any of the time that we have had the solution. Most of the...
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Anonymous User
IT Technician at a real estate/law firm
Their support is excellent.
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Anonymous User
Senior Support Engineer at Port-IT B.V.
We have used technical support for WatchGuard many times and overall, we are satisfied with it. They are always...
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Anonymous User
Information Systems Administrator at a logistics company
The support from WatchGuard Firebox is very good.
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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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Jesus Onieva
Director Técnico de Ciberseguridad at Electroautomática Onieva, Sociedad Limitada
My experience with WatchGuard Firebox technical support has always been very satisfactory.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a engineering company
I don't think I have used WatchGuard's technical support. If I did, it might have been once. I haven't really needed...
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HalChernoff
Enterprise Architect at a wellness & fitness company
Technical support is pretty good. The online knowledge base is usually the best way to go. But I have had some...
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Engineer at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Customer service has provided accurate and timely responses. If they do not have the specific...
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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
System Administrator at a retailer
The technical support is very fast and reliable. They are very professional. We have never had any issues with the...
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Vatsal-Shah
Assistant Technical Manager at Bluefive Technologies (P) Ltd.
I haven't used their support.
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Samson Huynh
IT Support at a retailer
The technical support team takes time to respond.
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RedieRamos
Cloud Solutions Architect at a tech services company
I have not contacted technical support by telephone or email. When I have run into problems, I just performed a...
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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
Third Line Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: Great customer service with fast response. Technical Support: They have good technical knowledge.
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Gert Vr
Systems Integrator at It- Consulting
If I encounter any challenges, I promptly create a support ticket with WatchGuard. Typically, within less than twelve...
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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock
Technical support for this product is perfect. If you open a ticket with them, even with the slowest SLA, they reply...
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Anonymous User
IT Audit Group Head at a tech services company
There are no problems with the technical support. If a problem occurs it gets resolved immediately with our technical...
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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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Scott Morin
Owner / CEO at Midwest Technology Specialists LLC.
I do not or have not had to use technical support very often, but I find it to be excellent. They're very responsive...
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