WatchGuard Firebox Reviews

This was an upgrade from WatchGuard XTM 505. We have and are using many different WatchGuards between locations for (among other things) VPN between firewalls. We are using this Watchguard as an endpoint firewall at an office location.

• Efficient to setup, run, and maintain. Saving man hours and cost in the process.
• The client is easy to use and stable.
• Simple to backup settings.  
• Simple to move settings between WatchGuard boxes.
• The GUI is easy and intuitive.

Ease of setup. All WatchGuards are pretty much the same to setup and manage.
We experienced that WatchGuard is easy to setup regarding VPN compared to other firewalls of other brands.

Client-based administrative tool. Cloud-based central administration of all devices from one point would be nice (although there is always an added risk regarding this).

No.

No.

The few times we have contacted Watchguard. They reply promptly without delays.

We previously used Juniper and SonicWall.

Switched at the time because we had IT personnel working for us with WatchGuard expertise and preference.

The setup was straightforward with a simple GUI-based administrative tool.

Used in-house experience.

Not measured.

Very competitive pricing regarding throughput compared to other alternatives.

We evaluated between WatchGuard and what we already had at the time.

The Juniper that we had at the time, which was fine, was complete overkill for our needs, but when realised it was already sunk cost.