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Hornetsecurity

Based on 40 reviews.

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Based on 212 reviews.

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Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

December 2025

WatchGuard Firebox vs. Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

Updated: December 2025

Buyer's Guide

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

December 2025

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: December 2025

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

3 reviews

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection

2 reviews

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

1 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

20 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

13 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

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 a educational organization
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 a comms service provider
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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Michael-Foster
Head of IT at a hospitality company
We use ThreatSync+ NDR for both network monitoring and detection and response.
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Syed Pasha
Senior Network Consultant at a tech services company
My experience with WatchGuard Firebox has been that it operates similar to other firewall services available in the...
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Norlia Jalani
Section Head, Information Technology at a transportation company
We are using endpoint solutions such as Panda Adaptive Defense 360, but currently we are using Panda. We are using it...
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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

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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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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Asif Usmani
Regional Sales Manager at a educational organization
In terms of support, there is absolutely no problem.
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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at a comms service provider
I have had positive experiences with Altaro's customer service and technical support. While I mainly contact my...
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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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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at a comms service provider
I would rate their support a 10 because when I have any issue, the support is very 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
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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Albeez
IT Director at a real estate/law firm
Support is good.
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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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Anonymous User
Senior Support Consultant
Customer Service: 8/10. Technical Support: 8/10.
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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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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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Jag Patel
Partner at a tech services company
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
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
Infrastructure & Support Engineer
Customer Service: Customer service is excellent, and provides polite and prompt replies to emails. Technical Support:...
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Ari-Greenbaum
IT Manager at a non-profit
I have not used the technical support.
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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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Martin Timmerman
Professor / Dedicated Systems Expert at a consultancy
I haven't needed to contact their technical support.
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Anonymous User
CEO at a tech services company
Customer Service: Good Technical Support: Great
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Anonymous User
Customer Success Engineer at a tech company
I've only contacted them a few times, response was quick.
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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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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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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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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
Network Analyst III
Excellent.
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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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Anonymous User
Owner at a tech services company
Nine out of 10.
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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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Anonymous User
Owner at a computer software company
Their support is excellent.
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Ícaro Lira
Network Administrator at a consultancy
Support is very good.
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Syed Pasha
Senior Network Consultant at a tech services company
My experience with WatchGuard's technical support has been that it was hard to get them on the call initially....
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PaolaLamura
SOC & Incident Manager at a comms service provider
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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Jose Fos
Information Technology Services Manager at a financial services firm
I have contacted the support team a couple of times. They solve our problems in a few hours.
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Anonymous User
Consultant at a tech services company
WatchGuard Firebox technical support is very easy for us to contact, and we also have presales engineers such as...
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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company
The support for this solution is very 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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RainerAlbrecht
General Manager at a media company
The technical support for this solution is prompt and very, very friendly. The only issue that we have had is when a...
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JasonGiles
IT Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
Their tech support, the few times I've used them, have been excellent. Their staff has been very knowledgeable. I've...
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Filip Hajek
Consultant at a tech services company
The technical support is excellent. The technical team knows what they are doing and any request or question we have,...
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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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FelixCheung
IT Director at a manufacturing company
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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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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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company
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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Alexey Shcherbatyi
Network Administrator at a tech services company
I would rate WatchGuard's tech support at the highest mark of five out of five. I was very pleased with them. We were...
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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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Anonymous User
Information Technology Support Specialist at a financial services firm
We've never used technical support.
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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
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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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at a manufacturing company
I don't think I need any technical support from the website, as it is a basic product. You just plug it in where you...
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Joseph Jansen
IT Specialist at a recreational facilities/services company
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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MaximilianoHuguenin
IT Security Analyst at a tech services company
The support is poor and lazy.
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Thomas Zhang
IT Director at a financial services firm
7/10
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Anonymous User
President at a tech consulting company
Professional grade support: They are really knowledgeable.
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure and Security Manager at a tech services company
Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Excellent.
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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
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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Anonymous User
Senior Support Engineer at a tech services company
We have used technical support for WatchGuard many times and overall, we are satisfied with it. They are always...
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Victor Massey
Solution Architect at a tech services company
The support system is similar to EPDR and EPP. They will register my case and either call me back, email me, or send...
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RajeshV1
Chief Executive Officer at a computer software company
We've contacted technical support in the past. We've found them to be very good. They are helpful and responsive. I...
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Technical Support

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