Compare SolarWinds vs WatchGuard

SolarWinds

Based on 422 reviews.

WatchGuard

Based on 217 reviews.

Overview

SolarWinds Inc. develops enterprise information technology infrastructure management software for IT professionals. In 2007, SolarWinds raised funding from Austin Ventures, Bain Capital and Insight Venture Partners. SolarWinds completed its initial public offering of $112.5 million in 2009. In 2012, SolarWinds' total revenue reached $269 million. In June 2014, the company purchased the Swedish web-monitoring company Pingdom.

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Sample Customers

SolarWinds NPM

Microsoft, Federal Express, Hewlett-Packard, and MasterCard

SolarWinds Network Device Monitor

Air Rarotonga

SolarWinds Network Automation Manager

Maalem Financing Company, School City of Hammond

WatchGuard Firebox

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

Popular Solutions

SolarWinds NPM

14 reviews

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor

9 reviews

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

9 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

23 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

11 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing 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

Kalyan Kothali
Associate Vice President at Wissen infotech
Customers usually use SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability for infrastructure monitoring. Cloud and on-premises...
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GANESAN K
Senior Technical Engineer at Safezone Secure Solutions Private Limited
For Zoho, we did OP Manager, Audit Security, AD Security and Asset Management, Patch Management. These things we are...
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Raja Xabi
Technical Manager at APRAL
I assess the impact of the alerting and reporting capabilities of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer by using email...
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NikhilKalwint
Technical Specialist at ServiceIO
We are monitoring all the infrastructure with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, which means our physical...
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Vivek Jaiswal
Manager IT at a manufacturing company
SolarWinds NPM is used to monitor all our servers and key network devices such as core switches and firewalls, along...
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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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Pedro Soteras
CEO at ajuntament del Prat
WatchGuard Firebox is configured as a perimetral firewall across all our locations. We have two sites that are...
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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

Fabio Gontarski
Teaching Professional at V.tal
I found that customer support is adequate.
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Mohamad Zaidi Chubandi
Manager Infrastructure & Security at Malakoff Corporation Berhad
We don't use technical support because we are able to solve issues internally.
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Donald Bakels
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Adfontessoftware
SolarWinds IPAM offers premium support, but the customer has to pay more money, and then they will have minimal...
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Hisham Sahid
Network IT Team Leader at a manufacturing company
I have experience with the solution's technical support. Based on my team's interactions with the technical support...
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Raja Xabi
Technical Manager at APRAL
Technical support is excellent.
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AbdulKader Mohandes
Senior Systems Engineer at Al Jazeera Media Network
I rate SolarWinds support nine out of 10. SolarWinds support is excellent.
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Wapelo Zaphaniah
Information Technology Administrator at Debswana
Since I haven't used much of the technical support provided for the solution, I will have to research first in order...
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Dr. SureshHungenahally
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy
Support is very good. You raise a ticket, you get a response, and they're technically good. That's what the main...
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AliHassan
Team Leader - Telecom & Network at 2B Operating Co.
We have not needed customer support's help as the solution runs smoothly.
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Erick Kahozi
Network Engineer Coordinator at a mining and metals company
We have a person in-house that will bring issues to our attention, and if we need to, we will escalate to support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor
The support is good. Previously, the support was not good. However, they've improved it over the last two years. 2020...
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Anonymous User
Systems Architect at a tech services company
I am not sure. I'm not the person who tries to troubleshoot it. I don't think we needed much support. Only once there...
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Anonymous User
Founder Director at a tech services company
Customer Service: Customer service is fairly good. Technical Support: Technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a construction company
At times, it’s been difficult to get through. However in the past twelve months, they have reformed their ways and...
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Anonymous User
Information Security Analyst at Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd.
There is not much in terms of technical support because it is a web-based application. They do not support Adobe...
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Furquan Qureshy
IT Manager at XYZies
I have not had a good experience with technical support because most of the time when I contact them, they first want...
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A.J. DiLorenzo
Senior Systems Administrator at Privia Health
Customer Service: SolarWinds customer service has always been excellent and extremely helpful. One of the better...
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Peter Mostert
Technical Support Specialist at a consultancy
Whenever I've had issues, they were able to help me. I had once upgraded from an old version to the current version,...
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Anonymous User
Vice President Of Global Operations at a computer software company
We didn't always get the responsiveness that we needed in terms of the level of urgency. If it was something where it...
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Anonymous User
Solutions Architect at Fishtech Group
I would say that the technical support is good, although not great. Certainly, it is passable.
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Anonymous User
IT Network Coordinator (Northern Region) at a financial services firm
Customer support from SolarWinds is generally great, though it could improve in understanding the challenges faced in...
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor
I have contacted SolarWinds technical support six or seven times and I think that the support is very good. The only...
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Anonymous User
Director - Operations at a computer software company
The technical support is okay and I don't think that we've any a bad experience.
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Solomon Okafor
Information and Communication Manager at Heineken
The customer service and support team is good.
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Manager at a recreational facilities/services company
I have not used technical support for Passportal.
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Marcos Benini
Director of Operations at 802BR
The support is very good for SolarWinds NPM.
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Anonymous User
Vice President, SaaS Operations at a computer software company
The technicals support is fair. I would rate them a three out of five.
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer at a comms service provider
Customer Service: I haven’t worked with their customer service probably since the beginning, any problems with the...
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Anonymous User
Sr. IT Infrastructure Specialist at a tech company
Technical support is average. Sometimes it took days to get responses and the responses were via email.
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Anonymous User
Lead Network Engineer/Business Developer at a tech services company
Customer Service: Customer service has gotten a lot better. They recently revamped that area. Technical Support: Some...
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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at a manufacturing company
The customer service and support from WatchGuard are excellent. In Finland, the technical support team has always...
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Syed Pasha
Senior Network Consultant at NETOPS
My experience with WatchGuard's technical support has been that it was hard to get them on the call initially....
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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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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at a manufacturing company
The customer service and support team was good.
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ANGEL CHALJUB
General Manager at CSTISA
Their technical support is very good. I would rate them a ten out of ten.
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Rajesh Makwana
Regional Pre-Sales Engineer at Roundrobin Tech
Customer service and support are not explicitly mentioned in terms of rating, but overall feedback seems positive.
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Horacio L. Mille
Founding Partner at Innovadvice
There is an area of improvement in customer service and support.
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Anonymous User
Works
When I contacted them, I was satisfied with the customer support. Normally, I have no incidents, so I don’t need much...
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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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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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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
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
Director at a tech services company
Tech support has worked well for us. Most of their people are really knowledgeable.
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Mohamed AbdelHassanein
Managing Director at Getilock emea
We have some issues with technical support. They provide low responses.
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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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Anonymous User
systeembeheerder at a manufacturing company
Good.
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Anonymous User
General Manager- IT & Automation - Serum at a pharma/biotech company
Technical support with WatchGuard XTM is handled by my team.
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Anonymous User
Operations Manager at DLL Technologies
Their customer service is one of the best and is extremely knowledgeable about their products. They are very...
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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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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a financial services firm
Customer Service: 7-8/10. Technical Support: 7-8/10 and I've yet to have an issue go unresolved.
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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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Paal
CFO at a tech vendor
The few times we have contacted Watchguard. They reply promptly without delays.
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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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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock
The support for this solution is very good.
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Reviewer93465
System Analyst at a transportation company
I have no complaints about WatchGuard's technical support. If you have a question, they answer it.
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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
President at a tech consulting company
Professional grade support: They are really knowledgeable.
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Anonymous User
IT Technician at a real estate/law firm
Their support is excellent.
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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
COO/CTO at a pharma/biotech company
Yes, I had a positive experience with tech support.
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Technical Support

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