Compare IDERA vs WatchGuard

IDERA

Based on 95 reviews.

WatchGuard

Based on 231 reviews.

Overview

Idera Software is a computer software provider, headquartered in Houston, Texas and founded in 2004. Idera is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. In June, 2010 Idera Software acquired iDevFactory. Idera has won several awards for fast growing technology company.

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Sample Customers

IDERA Uptime Infrastructure Monitor

TeleComputing; Manitoba Hydro; Blevins Inc.; City of Malmö

WatchGuard Firebox

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

Popular Solutions

IDERA ER/Studio

4 reviews

TestRail

4 reviews

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

0 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

23 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

8 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Outsourcing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

Construction 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

ChristineAnderssen
Release and Test Manager at a consultancy
I'm running an agile release train and we use TestRail for agile testing, mostly for manual testing, to keep track of...
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Nafiu Garba
Special Assistant to the Governor ICT COO at a tech services company
We're using IDERA Uptime Infrastructure Monitor for infrastructure monitoring, particularly for monitoring devices,...
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Jaime Caballero
Tech Support Analyst at Cibernética, S.A.
Some use the solution as a day-to-day tool for querying databases to have information.
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Anonymous User
Data Architect at a financial services firm
I work in the finance industry, and the use cases for this product are very similar to what I mentioned previously...
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a insurance company
Auditing. We mainly use it to follow up on changes to the individual databases. We audit exactly what the database...
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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

Khurram Jamil Khan
Head of SQA, Project Manager at Vroozi
The technical support must be improved. There is a lot of to and fro before our issues get resolved.
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Jaime Caballero
Tech Support Analyst at Cibernética, S.A.
I haven't had many cases with technical support, mostly just a few related to licensing. For example, during the...
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Deepan M
Senior DevOps Engineer at a computer software company
We have not needed to contact the technical support team.
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StuartBarker
Managing Director at Corecom Quality Engineering
The solution's technical support hasn't resolved one or two of my problems. In general, the solution's technical...
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Anonymous User
Database Architect at a insurance company
Good.
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Anonymous User
Associate Director, Enterprise Data Management, Practice Lead for Life Sciences UK&I at a tech services company
Customer Service: We are fully satisfied. Technical Support: We are fully satisfied.
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Stuart Barker
Test Architect at Zest Consulting
I have never needed to contact customer support. I have posted questions on the community page. The community support...
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Anonymous User
Senior Consultant
Customer Service: Very good. They're pretty easy to work with. Technical Support: Excellent. Over the years as I've...
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Anonymous User
Senior Consultant
I have received answers to issues within a week from a report.
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager, Data Operations at a consumer goods company
Our experience with technical support has been good.
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Mike Grove
DBA at a consumer goods company
Tech support is very helpful. I have only had to engage with them once, as far as I can remember, during an upgrade....
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Administrator at a hospitality company
Customer Service: 5 stars! Excellent. Technical Support: 5 stars! Excellent.
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Anonymous User
Senior DBA Lead at a government
I would evaluate tech support as "fair." It has declined over recent years. It's not what it once was.
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company
Good, although they don’t always contact you with a solution to problems if they think it’s your problem.
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a government
The technical support has been fine. I have only used them for licensing issues.
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Anonymous User
Senior SQL Server Developer at a tech vendor
Customer Service: It was pretty good once the licensing phase was completed. Technical Support: It's good.
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Anonymous User
Principal Data Architect at a tech company
Customer Service: I've not had to use it in a while. Technical Support: I've not had to use it in a while.
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Anonymous User
IT Infrastructure Team Lead
Customer Service: I'd give them four stars. Technical Support: I'd give them four stars.
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Anonymous User
Cloud Database Administrator at a tech services company
Customer Service: The Idera team is amazing: 10 out of 10. Technical Support: The Idera team is amazing: 10 out of 10.
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Jamie Vasser
IT Specialist at a government
Tech support is a sticking point with me. I am really disappointed in the tech support. We pay for the Platinum...
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Anonymous User
Quality Assurance Manager at a financial services firm
I have not contacted technical support.
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Anonymous User
Automation Test Engineer Il at a computer software company
My team who manages licensing and administrative tasks, including HR people and IT people, escalate their queries to...
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Anonymous User
Data Architect at a financial services firm
I have not been in contact with technical support.
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reviewer3261598
Works at a energy/utilities company
I cannot comment on customer service as we haven't purchased the tool yet and are still in the evaluation process.
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a consultancy
Customer Service: Poor. Still waiting (for 2 weeks now) to learn who our 3rd sales/customer representative will be....
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Anonymous User
Software Enginner at a tech company
We had a few issues with the deployment, but it was mostly due to our lack of experience. We were able to get online...
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Anonymous User
Software QA Tester / Team Lead at Brightest NV
I’m rating technical support a nine out of 10.
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Uros Gavric
QA Automation Engineer at a computer software company
I haven't used their tech support directly because all I needed was info that I was able to find in their knowledge...
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Anonymous User
Database Administrator at a government
I don't think I've ever used their tech support.
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Anonymous User
IT - Server Administration
Customer Service: Although I haven't contacted customer service often, the response has always been prompt, courteous...
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Yevheniy Moyko
Cyber Security Engineer at Underdefense
WatchGuard Firebox does help reduce bottlenecks. The reduction in system bottlenecks is significant. When comparing...
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Shaun Sheng
Technical Support at a tech vendor
Whenever I have a problem I contact the technical support and I normally have to wait at least a day for them to...
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Rui Barbosa
Director of Production & Support Engineering at Famasete Lda
Whenever I need support for WatchGuard Application Control, I'm able to get it from the vendor.
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Arkadiusz Charuba
IT Specialist/Admin at a legal firm
I've never directly reached out to technical support.
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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
Infrastructure and Security Manager at a tech services company
Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Excellent.
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a retailer
There was an incident, back in the day, where I called for support and the guy sort of brushed me off. It was very...
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MaximilianoHuguenin
IT Security Analyst at a tech services company
The support is poor and lazy.
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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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Stathis Andreou
Director at RMON ITSEC LTD
WatchGuard support is generally helpful and does a good job, although occasionally I may need to call for...
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Santosh Thorwat
IT Head at Patil Group
We did not need to use technical support.
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Vatsal-Shah
Assistant Technical Manager at Bluefive Technologies (P) Ltd.
I haven't used their support.
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Anonymous User
Technical Analyst - Desktop at a manufacturing company
Technical support has always been top-notch when you can get through. Sometimes you're on hold for up to an hour, but...
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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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Andrew Ramsey
President at Precision Solution Group, LLC
Their tech support is great.
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Anonymous User
Head of Information Technology
Customer Service: 6/10. Technical Support: 8/10.
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Kenneth Conklin
Owner at a tech services company
Excellent, although I have very little involvement with technical support, but when I did use technical support, the...
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RainerAlbrecht
General Manager at Gemakom
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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Anonymous User
Software Developer, Head of IT Department at a tech vendor
The technical support is very bad. The price is very high, the response time is very long, and technical support does...
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Anonymous User
COO/CTO at a pharma/biotech company
Yes, I had a positive experience with tech support.
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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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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
Managing Director (BsC Computer Science) at Bontle ICT Solutions
Technical support is always available and I work with them a lot. They are excellent.
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Anonymous User
Director at a tech services company
We've dealt with support and they've been good overall.
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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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Dirk Emmermacher
Network Administrator at Niedersächsischer Turner-Bund e.V.
WatchGuard's support is very good. Over the years, there have been only one or two tickets that were not solved. When...
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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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Stavros Oikonomou
Sales Director at a tech services company
Customer support is awful, as there is no customer support in Greece, and that is why I changed.
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Anonymous User
Ingénieur - Traitement des eaux /Mécanique de procédé at a pharma/biotech company
I didn't have to call the WatchGuard Firebox technical support team, but the support on the website is a six out of ten.
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Anonymous User
President at a tech consulting company
Professional grade support: They are really knowledgeable.
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Technical Support

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