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OPSWAT

Based on 27 reviews.

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Based on 231 reviews.

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MetaDefender vs. WatchGuard Firebox

August 2026

WatchGuard Firebox vs. MetaDefender

Updated: August 2026

Sample Customers

MetaDefender Drive

Sophos, IBM, American express, bmc, DISA

WatchGuard Firebox

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

WatchGuard EPDR

Indra, Valea AB, Fineit, Aemcom, Data Solutions INC., Gloucestershire NHS, Golden Star Resources Ltd, Hispania Racing Team, Instituto Dos Museus e da ConserÊo, Escuelas Pias Provincia Emaus, Axiom Housing Association, Municipality of Bjuv, Lesedi Nuclear, Mullsj_ municipality, Eng. skolan Norr AB, Dalakraft AB, Peter Green Haulage Ltd

Popular Solutions

MetaDefender

14 reviews

MetaDefender Storage Security

4 reviews

MetaDefender Email Security Solutions

0 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

24 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

8 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Construction Company

12%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

13%

Outsourcing Company

12%

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

Lhami Bilici
Cyber Security Engineer at NSC BİLİŞİM HİZMETLERİ TİC LTD ŞTİ
MetaDefender Storage Security is mainly used for securing data storage systems, especially in scenarios where...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
MetaDefender Drive's main use case is to scan endpoints for threats with multi-scanning and vulnerability detection...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
There are multiple use cases for MetaDefender Endpoint. The main one is a compliance check and system compliance...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
The clients are using the product for secure file exchange between the internal organization as well as to external...
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Ravi Raushan Singh
Senior Associate at a educational organization
In my organization, I use MetaDefender for scanning incoming and outgoing files for any malicious content, and if any...
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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

Eido Ben Noun
Cyber Security Architect at Diffiesec
I have contacted the technical support of OPSWAT. The quality of answers from support has been very good most of the...
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Paul Mhiripiri
Networks And Infrastructure Manager at a financial services firm
I have not contacted technical support, though I thought I might need assistance fine-tuning my policy. When...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
Opswat's support and engineering team deserve excellent marks, with a rating of ten points.
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
The technical support from the vendor is good.
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Aaron Alornyenu
Mr at a financial services firm
The technical support team responds quickly.
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Rajkumar Gupta
Manager, Ibms Projects Operations & Corporate Information Technology at Yotta Infrastructure Solutions LLP
The customer support is good.
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Salbu Kumar
Manager at Cyvogenix
Support for MetaDefender is very responsive, though sometimes complex issues take time to resolve.
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Kevin-Liu
Information Security Consultant at a tech vendor
Customer support is great. I have worked with the Vietnam team quite a few times, and they are always very active,...
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Islam Hamada
Network Security Engineer at EMAK For Integrated solutions
I evaluate customer service and technical support as good, as they respond in a timely manner.
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DineshKumar31
Packaged Application Development Team Lead at a tech vendor
I would rate technical support as a nine out of ten.
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Denis Burnaev
Infrastructure Securiy & Cyber Engineer at El Al
I do not often communicate with the technical support of MetaDefender, only with the integration team. I am happy...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
For technical support, I would give it 10 out of 10 points. Support is excellent.
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Lhami Bilici
Cyber Security Engineer at NSC BİLİŞİM HİZMETLERİ TİC LTD ŞTİ
The customer support for MetaDefender Storage Security is well regarded. Many users appreciate the responsiveness and...
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Alex Nigai
Integration Technician at danet
When I need help, I reach out first by trying to find information in the documentation. If I cannot find that, I go...
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Specialist at a insurance company
The support is good, really responsive. They usually respond within two hours or less, and we fix issues in about two...
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Anonymous User
Co Founder / CEO at a tech company
The technical support is good.
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Macky Balangue
Project Engineer at i-Secure Networks & Business Solutions Inc.
The technical support can be rated at 9.5 from one to 10, with 10 being the best.
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JaiminDalwadi
Delivery Lead at altisec
The support is excellent; engineers are available as and when support is required. The rating for support would be...
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JaiminDalwadi
Delivery Lead at altisec
MetaDefender Storage Security provides awesome technical support from OPSWAT. I would like to give 10 points for...
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Engineer at a security firm
We work with the support team on a daily and weekly basis.
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Anonymous User
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
Customer support for MetaDefender Storage Security is excellent, as we work closely with Customer Service Managers,...
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Ravi Raushan Singh
Senior Associate at a educational organization
Customer support was good; we faced issues a few times and they were able to assist us within an hour,...
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Anonymous User
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
Customer support from Opswat is commendable. Their customer service team, distribution team, and regional sales...
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Rishav Kumar
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at a tech services company
Customer support for MetaDefender Storage Security is good, though my requests have been regarding license...
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RamonMedina
Senior Information Systems Engineer at Liberty Pumps, Inc.
In the beginning, I might have contacted technical support, and I recall them being pretty responsive.
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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at Sulbana Oy
I am satisfied with the work of WatchGuard EPDR support. They have always been very responsive so that you can get...
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Carlos Jesus
Owner at Level 3
I find the service support to be slow at times, especially in terms of response and case resolution.
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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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CarlosArdila
Project Manager, Information Technology at Telelago
The technical support is awesome. We are a scalable partner with them. Whenever we need expert assistance from...
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Ícaro Lira
Network Administrator at SuporteOne
Support is very good.
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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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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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Anonymous User
Executive VP/Partner at To Solution, LLC
Customer Service: When we have called on them for sales and product support, the customer service has been very good....
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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
Account Manager
Customer Service: Excellent, they have incredibly quick response to any questions, and their online customer portal...
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John Rhines
Network Administrator at ADVANCED SOFTWARE DESIGNS
I haven't had to use technical support very often, but when I have they've been great.
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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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Akhtarul Islam
CEO at Aveata Limited
The technical support is fine.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a financial services firm
The level of support from WatchGuard is not as good as what we get from Cisco and other vendors. The response time is...
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Anonymous User
Prepress/Systems Manager at a printing company
The technical support was good. Last year, I had an issue with one of the Fireboxes going down. It was overheated,...
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Reviewer843600
Director of Information Technology at a recreational facilities/services company
For everything that I've dealt with, their technical support has been really great about helping out and helping me...
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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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Paal
CFO at a tech vendor
The few times we have contacted Watchguard. They reply promptly without delays.
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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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Rony Ariesman
Network Administrator at PT Lautan Luas Tbk
The solution's technical support is excellent.
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FlorianBUIS
Infrastructure Administrator at CFA-INSTA
The support is good but we've had some difficult situations because not everyone in support is good when it comes to...
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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
Director at a tech services company
Tech support has worked well for us. Most of their people are really knowledgeable.
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Samson Huynh
IT Support at a retailer
The technical support team takes time to respond.
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Thomas Zhang
IT Director at a financial services firm
7/10
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Anonymous User
Project Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: It's pretty good. Technical Support: It's very good.
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Gert Vr
Systems Integrator at It- Consulting
My overall experience with WatchGuard's technical support is good. They are responsive, and I would rate their...
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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
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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Anonymous User
COO/CTO at a pharma/biotech company
Yes, I had a positive experience with tech support.
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