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“Hardware Migration Is Easy but License Implementation and Upkeep Pose Challenges”
“Continual Crashes and Slowness: An Examination of WatchGuard Devices”
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WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. is a global company focusing on cybersecurity. It presents a Unified Security Platform approach, especially designed for managed service providers. This unique design aims to amplify their business scale and speed, while simultaneously enhancing operational efficiency. The company caters to an array of security resellers and service providers, offering services involving network security and intelligence, advanced endpoint protection, multi-factor authentication, and secure Wi-Fi. WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.'s security platform comprises five core features: comprehensive security, shared knowledge, clarity and control, operational alignment, and automation. The company holds its headquarters in Seattle, Washington, and has worldwide establishments in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
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We have used Watchguard Firebox for a number of years now and just upgraded our physical hardware this year to a newer version. I like the ease of migration to new hardware (as long as you are moving within the firebox ecosystem, other vendors may vary). The GUI interface is intuitive and easy to use. Offers great security and bandwidth saving features.
The management plane is a little easier to navigate than other competing devices we have worked with.
Firebox used at the edge of infrastructure allow us to easily implement NAT with ease and great flexibility not found on other vendors. Branch Office VPNs and Mobile VPN (IKEv2) allow us to create a secure ecosystem with remote users and offices alike.
Almost every feature it seems needs a license to function. The licenses are on a subscription model, so be prepared for a yearly spend if you intend to use these long term. It's not cheap, but comparable to other vendors using the subscription model.
Continuous crashing, extreme slowness, DDOS attacks have shut the firewall down entirely in the past for us, constant downtimes
We miss the opportunity to easily integrate into an orchestration/automation framework (Ansible / Nornir), especially when in a fully on prem implementation. We would like to have more insight on the fine metrics of the device, which could allow to understand better which policies and settings have an impact on the device performance.
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- IT SPECIALISTGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
Hardware Migration Is Easy but License Implementation and Upkeep Pose Challenges
Sales and customer support are very responsive and attentive, but the license implementation is cumbersome. - IT Manager50M-1B USDFinance (non-banking)Review Source
Cost Effective Security Appliance Enables Flexible Network Solutions and Secure Remote Connectivity
Firebox offers a very cost effective security solution, with enterprise grade features and good overall performance. - IT Security & Risk Management Associate50M-1B USDManufacturingReview Source
Guidance and Multi-Site Management Praised, Authentication Domain and SAML Setup Found Challenging
The support behind the product is amazing, the screenshots and the guidance pre-implementation you cannot get anywhere else - IT Associate50M-1B USDConstructionReview Source
Watchguard Firebox Praised for Licensing and Device Feature Management
The Watchguard Firebox product range is great. We prefer this product over some other vendors - IT Associate50M-1B USDManufacturingReview Source
Great Product
Great Hardware, and user interface, with powerful options