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WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security

Overview

What is WatchGuard Network Security?

WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.

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Recent Reviews

Watchguard Review

9 out of 10
June 20, 2024
Incentivized
We currently use WatchGuard firewalls in most of our offices to protect the network. The firewalls are easily configurable and have great …
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Great Product

9 out of 10
June 19, 2024
Use several NGFW clustered in different countries, physical and virtual appliances as well. Same interface, with no learning curves. Used …
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WatchGuard Network Security

9 out of 10
June 03, 2024
t is used for network security, mostly for connectivity between offices; It is very complicated to manage them and monitor the …
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WatchGuard

10 out of 10
May 29, 2024
Incentivized
I use WatchGuard Network Security to protect the company infrastructure, VPN Branch Office secure access to external collaborators via VPN …
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Good Firewall

6 out of 10
May 28, 2024
Incentivized
We use WatchGuard for firewalls, DHCP, DNS and other networking abilities it offers. For our larger clients its proven to be a truly …
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great product

7 out of 10
May 06, 2024
Incentivized
We love WatchGuard products. It is easy to renew the license each year, and when it's time to replace them I have had great success with …
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Awards

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Popular Features

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  • Policy-based Controls (427)
    8.7
    87%
  • Firewall Management Console (421)
    8.6
    86%
  • Content Inspection (415)
    8.5
    85%
  • Reporting and Logging (418)
    8.0
    80%

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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.watchguard.com/wgrd…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Tutorial: Get Started with a WatchGuard Firebox

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Features

Firewall

A firewall is a filter that stands between a computer or computer network and the Internet. Each firewall can be programmed to keep specific traffic in or out

8.5
Avg 8.5
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Product Details

What is WatchGuard Network Security?

The WatchGuard Firebox family of firewalls offers critical network security solutions for businesses of all types and sizes, including tabletop and 1U rack-mounted appliances to Cloud and virtual firewalls. Firebox appliances deliver critical security services from standard IPS, URL filtering, gateway AV, application control, and antispam, to advanced protections such as file sandboxing, and DNS filtering. High-performance deep packet inspection (DPI) means users can leverage these security services against attacks attempting to hide in encrypted channels like HTTPS. Additionally, every Firebox offers SD-WAN right out of the box for improved network resiliency and performance.

WatchGuard Network Security Features

Firewall Features

  • Supported: Identification Technologies
  • Supported: Visualization Tools
  • Supported: Content Inspection
  • Supported: Policy-based Controls
  • Supported: Active Directory and LDAP
  • Supported: Firewall Management Console
  • Supported: Reporting and Logging
  • Supported: VPN
  • Supported: High Availability
  • Supported: Stateful Inspection
  • Supported: Proxy Server

WatchGuard Network Security Screenshots

Screenshot of WatchGuard Cloud Customizable DashboardScreenshot of Threat Monitoring SummaryScreenshot of Device Security SummaryScreenshot of Automated ReportingScreenshot of User Authentication SummaryScreenshot of Endpoint Protection Summary

WatchGuard Network Security Video

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Japanese

Frequently Asked Questions

WatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.

Fortinet FortiGate, Sophos SG Firewall Appliances, and Cisco Meraki MX are common alternatives for WatchGuard Network Security.

Reviewers rate Stateful Inspection highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of WatchGuard Network Security are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Zachary Coffman, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Yes
We replaced our Juniper Firewall with WatchGuard 12 years ago, and have stayed on the WatchGuard platform since that time. The WatchGuard Firewalls are much easier to use and offer better protection at a lower price point. We have since deployed hundreds of firewalls to customers all over the country.
Nicolas Doré | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Yes
The company was using an older style Cisco product that was outdated and nobody had the knowledge to maintain it and configure it after many years with the equipment in place. It was not secure anymore and needed to be replaced. Direct replacement was considered not enough powerful and the decision was made to change the brand.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Yes
We looked at SonicWALL. It was not as user friendly to use although you could get very granular in settings, this is something we did not need, we also found the configuration to not be as easy as the Watchguard and it does the same features as the Watchguard but with higher operating costs and support costs.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Yes
We switched from Cisco's ASA series firewall about 10 years ago, and have been utilizing Watchguard ever since. Far more simplistic to setup initially, and maintenance is a breeze. Setting up our needed VLANs and numerous network policies within the Watchguard box is also very straight-forward and is done either with a downloaded software program (System Manager) or through a Web GUI.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Yes
We replaced SonicWall and Arkoon UTM because the management, the support, the cost and the quality of the subscription service are best in class in WatchGuard in respect of the one provided by Watchguard. And more the possibility to manage both with client or web are a plus really interesting.
James Barnett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Yes
Historically over 10 years ago we were selling sonicwall and draytek. However a requirement for higher end solutions which were also easy to train staff came about.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Yes
We have tried Cisco ASA, Juniper, Barracuda, SonicWall, PaloAlto, Fortinet, and Netgear. We find all of those options to be lacking in functionality, features, support, management capabilities, or just outright lacking in security effectiveness.
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