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Hornetsecurity

Based on 40 reviews.

WatchGuard

Based on 231 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

June 2026

WatchGuard Firebox vs. Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

Updated: June 2026

Buyer's Guide

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

June 2026

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: June 2026

Sample Customers

Hornetsecurity Email Encryption

concordia, mazars, festo, claas, muller, avira

Hornetsecurity Hornet.email

FESTO, TDK, Gerry Webber, CLAAS, Konica Minolta

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection

concordia, fraunhofer, mazars

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

concordia, mazars, festo, claas, muller, avira

WatchGuard Firebox

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

Popular Solutions

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup

2 reviews

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection

1 reviews

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

1 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

26 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

8 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Construction Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

Manufacturing 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

Asif Usmani
Regional Sales Manager at S2
We use it for VM backup and Office 365 backup.
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CiroValenzuela
Mechanical Engineer Co-Op at a security firm
Hornet Security is used to backup Office 365 mailboxes, Teams, SharePoint, Planner, and OneDrive for clients.
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Anthony Linder
Information Technology Application Specialist at a government
Primarily, in our company, we use Altaro VM Backup for MSPs as a backup for our virtual machines since it helps us...
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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Our use case with Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection is to protect the 365 email.
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Anonymous User
Coordonnateur Du Service at a government
We use Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection solely as a secondary security layer. It is not...
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Abhishek Saini
Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT
My primary use case for WatchGuard Firebox has been network security management and secure connectivity for client...
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Michael-Foster
Head of IT at Bulkhaul Limited
We use ThreatSync+ NDR for both network monitoring and detection and response.
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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
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

Asif Usmani
Regional Sales Manager at S2
In terms of support, there is absolutely no problem.
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Anthony Linder
Information Technology Application Specialist at a government
I haven't contacted the technical support team of Altaro VM Backup for MSPs. I mostly rely on people I know for help.
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CiroValenzuela
Mechanical Engineer Co-Op at a security firm
I haven't used the support much, but when I have called, they responded quickly, so it's quite satisfactory.
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Anonymous User
Customer Success Engineer at NetBeez
I've only contacted them a few times, response was quick.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager
We haven't often used the technical support as it was not needed. When we did need it, we received a prompt response...
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Anonymous User
Works at a mining and metals company
Oh wow! Altaro's support and service are top-notch. They are always available and ready to help. We have had to call...
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Anonymous User
Information Technologies and Security Specialist at a tech services company
Fantastic support crew, always ready to give sound advice on setups. They actually listen to complaints/feature...
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Anonymous User
Owner at a computer software company
Their support is excellent.
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Anonymous User
Product Area Manager at a comms service provider
Customer Service: We have not used them yet so I can’t judge. Technical Support: The technical support is fast and...
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Anonymous User
Security Engineer at a comms service provider
Customer Service: 10/10. Technical Support: 10/10.
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Ari-Greenbaum
IT Manager at Yad Sarah
I have not used the technical support.
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Anonymous User
Manager at a tech vendor
Technical support is rated an eight out of ten. Some improvements can be made to make it a ten.
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Anonymous User
Solutions Architect at a tech services company
The technical support for this solution is excellent. I'd give it a rating of nine out of ten.
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Albeez
IT Director at DAR AL ARKAN
Support is good.
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Anonymous User
Coordonnateur Du Service at a government
The customer service and support are good.
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure & Support Engineer
Customer Service: Customer service is excellent, and provides polite and prompt replies to emails. Technical Support:...
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Anonymous User
Director
Customer Service: Extremely good, and the turnaround is less than a day. Technical Support: Extremely good, and the...
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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
I would rate their support a 10 because when I have any issue, the support is very good.
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Anonymous User
Owner at a tech services company
Nine out of 10.
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Anonymous User
Owner
Customer Service: Their responses are always provided very quickly. Technical Support: I have not yet had to use tech...
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Martin Timmerman
Professor / Dedicated Systems Expert at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
I haven't needed to contact their technical support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Support Consultant
Customer Service: 8/10. Technical Support: 8/10.
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Anonymous User
Network Analyst III
Excellent.
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Anonymous User
Senior Support Consultant
Technical support is good, i.e., if you keep up the maintenance agreement.
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Anonymous User
Business Process Specialist at a government
If you run into trouble, the support is always there to help. We hardly need support but when we do, it's great to...
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Solution Architect at a tech services company
Unfortunately, due to the sanctions in my country (Iran), I can't access the Microsoft support team. By doing this...
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Jag Patel
Partner at BC Technologies
There hasn't been much experience with Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection's technical support, but the support we've...
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Anonymous User
Senior System/Package Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: It's great, the support is good and very fast in providing responses to queries. Technical Support:...
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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
I have had positive experiences with Altaro's customer service and technical support. While I mainly contact my...
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Anonymous User
IT Support Engineer at a tech company
Excellent customer support. I only needed assistance during the activation process.
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Christoph Schmalisch
IT Datenbankprogrammierer at Schmalisch IT & Cloud Lösungen
Their support is good. They have a very responsive hotline.
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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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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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Yintho Taev
Logistics Supervisor at Andromeda Distribution Corporation
If we are not able to find answers to our questions about the solution from documents we can contact the support...
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PedroSoteras
Digital Solution Designer at Accenture
The technical support of WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is generally helpful. We have had two issues...
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RainerAlbrecht
General Manager at Gemakom
We've used technical support very rarely - reaction time is somewhere between two to four hours by email. You need a...
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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
systeembeheerder at a manufacturing company
Good.
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Anonymous User
ICT Manager at a maritime company
In general, their support is okay, and nothing fancy. We have had a few chats and a few cases on several things that...
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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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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a university
Customer Service: Satisfactory to good. Technical Support: The technical team, so far with WatchGuard OEM has been...
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Shiraz Ahmed
Founder & CEO at Technomatters
I've dealt with support in the past. Maybe it did not meet up as much as the marketing. Maybe there's room for...
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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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Vatsal-Shah
Assistant Technical Manager at Bluefive Technologies (P) Ltd.
I haven't used their support.
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Ron Cook
IT & Telecommunications at BAA
The technical support is awesome, really great. When I open a ticket, I either get a response back on that ticket or...
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Anonymous User
IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit
I would rate the technical support at a seven ut of ten.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a financial services firm
Technical support needs more people who have good technical skills and knowledge instead of just sharing...
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John Giacco
Network Administrator at Peace Bridge
I haven't used WatchGuard's technical support because it is an easy product to use.
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Anonymous User
Director at a tech services company
Tech support has worked well for us. Most of their people are really knowledgeable.
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Anonymous User
SAP Specialist Engineer at a import and exporter
Customer Service: It depends on the partner. Technical Support: Tech support is sometimes a little bit slow.
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Anonymous User
Security Engineer at a comms service provider
I rate the technical support of WatchGuard Firebox a nine out of ten.
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MaximilianoHuguenin
IT Security Analyst at a tech services company
The support is poor and lazy.
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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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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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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
Network & Voice Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: I was satisfied, but I need a quick response instead of the given SLA of four hours. Technical...
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JimWarren
IT Manager at Horizon Forest Products LP
The customer service is good. If we have an occasional issue there are helpful. They help us resolve problems....
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Anonymous User
Partner & Head of IT Strategy at a computer software company
I haven't interacted with them myself, but my colleagues state that their support line is good.
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Anonymous User
Manager
We get good support. It can take a bit longer only in the case of a specific problem that even they are not aware of,...
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Anonymous User
IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit
I rate technical support between five to six. Their support response can be time-consuming, and when incidents occur,...
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