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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

February 2026

KerioControl vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

Updated: February 2026

Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

February 2026

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

Updated: February 2026

Sample Customers

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

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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

MuhammadJunaid7
Data Security Specialist at a financial services firm
We are using Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention to prevent our organization's data from unauthorized access. Forcepoint...
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AlexOgbalu
Director at a transportation company
Forcepoint CASB ensures that access to cloud applications is properly vetted and monitored. We have a lot of remote...
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Anonymous User
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech consulting company
My main use case for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has been network security and segmentation, relying on it...
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Anonymous User
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
We have no big project, but we are trying to sell it in the market here. We are working with Forcepoint because there...
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SandeepKumar33
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
I have experience with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention and Netwrix Endpoint Protector, as I am currently working with...
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Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at a computer retailer
The solution is used for site-to-site VPN connections and it is valued for its cost efficiency and easy connectivity....
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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at a computer software company
Small medium-sized businesses are our primary focus, particularly in warehouse distribution and retail sectors. We...
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Thanu Kishore
Technical Executive at a security firm
My experience with GFI LanGuard involves patch management where, whenever we visit customers, they request patches...
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
As a company dealing in satellite technology, we use it for small to big satellite links, and for some remote islands...
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Axel Wittich
Manager of IT and Operations at a engineering company
We use it for receiving from our fax gateway and dropping faxes into our email service. We are a sales company with...
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »

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Customer Service

Md. Shahriar Hussain
Information Security Analyst at a comms service provider
Sometimes, we receive a delayed response from the technical support team.
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Raheel Naveed
Senior Consultant DIS-InfoSec at a computer software company
The technical support is average.
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Nikolay Dimitrov
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
Forcepoint technical support was not very good. It was some of the worst support I ever have dealt with. Basically,...
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Sampath Acharya
Technical Associate at a tech services company
I rate the technical support of the solution to be an eight out of ten.
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ManjitSingh
Cyber Security Engineer, team lead at a wellness & fitness company
I would say that their technical support is quite helpful. I would rate them a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with...
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VikasTiwari
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor
The experience with Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall customer service has been very good. TAC engineers are very...
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Anonymous User
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
Technical support is good outside Egypt.
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Aamir Ejaz
Head of IT Department at a financial services firm
Technical support is sometimes slow to respond, and it takes longer to resolve issues. This has been true across all...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a comms service provider
On a scale of 1 to 10 for customer service for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall, I would rate it at least 9, 9.5.
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Anonymous User
CTO at a financial services firm
Their tech support is good. They're a 10 out of 10 in responsiveness and they're an eight out of 10 in getting the...
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Anonymous User
Enterprise Information Security Analyst at a retailer
Forcepoint's technical support for the solution is excellent. The technicians that I have dealt with have been with...
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Marcelo-Araujo
Cyber Security Specialist at a comms service provider
My experience with customer support has been good, and I find it to be good overall.
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Anonymous User
Network Security Engineer at a security firm
I haven't had much interaction with customer support because we haven't encountered significant issues. During our...
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Manjit Singh
Senior Information Security Engineer at a healthcare company
Technical support is good but lacking in troubleshooting skills when it comes to Forcepoint.
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Anonymous User
Desktop and Application Security Manager at a tech company
Customer Service: There is room for improvement. Technical Support: Their lead technical engineers are excellent.
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Anonymous User
Shared Information Security Officer at a university
The sales staff promised more than they can deliver, but the technical staff is excellent.
Read full review of Forcepoint ONE »
Mairajuddin Ahmed
Division Manager, Information Technology at a legal firm
Although they offer a premium technical support option, which is costly, we have yet to opt for it during our years...
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Anonymous User
Owner at a tech services company
I will rate their technical support a seven out of ten because their response time is very slow.
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Anonymous User
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
We have had a good experience with customer service and support. For example, we have support from the EMEA, APAC and...
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Anonymous User
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech consulting company
Customer support for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is standard support: I open a ticket, wait a bit, and an...
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Owen Nunez
Security Engineer at a financial services firm
Customer support simply directs us to links to read up on our own. When we contact support, we need one on one help,...
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Anonymous User
Consultant at a tech services company
The solution's technical support was bad as they have no skills at all. We are not able to get replies from the...
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Ziad Ramoly
IT Support Technician at a tech services company
Their support is very good. When you have issues, you call them and open a ticket based on the severity, then receive...
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Anonymous User
Technical Support Specialist Networks at a tech services company
We've never had a negative experience with customer support. They have always been quickly available. I can't...
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Anonymous User
Product Manager at a computer software company
Technical support can give a good solution for issues but it can take a lot of time to receive it. They could improve...
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Anonymous User
IT Administrator Professional at a insurance company
Customer Service: They are okay. We haven't needed to deal with them too much. Technical Support: Depends on what...
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Anonymous User
Head of Infrastructure & Cloud Section at a computer software company
I might have contacted them for some questions related to managing instances. We sometimes had problems with...
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Anonymous User
Senior ICT Security Officer at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Good, because we have a MCS (mission critical support) level. Technical Support: Good, especially...
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Arvind KR
Director at a tech consulting company
We have used technical support in the past. There are two aspects. How quickly they respond is one aspect. Then,...
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David Overton
Sr. Director of Information Security & Enterprise Architecture at a non-profit
If I do have an issue or a support need, the organization is responsive. I'm on the East Coast, and they're on the...
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Mark Spiteri
IT Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
I've never contacted technical support because I just call the people that I contract to fix things and if they're...
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Saham Hendinejad
Chief Executive Officer at a retailer
I've never contacted technical support in the past.
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at a tech services company
The support from GFI LanGuard has been good.
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at a tech services company
Technical support is always easy. Anytime we have an issue or we need clarification, there is a number to call or...
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at a computer retailer
I have never needed to contact customer support as the product is easy to use, allowing problems to be solved quickly...
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TUNC BOZOGLU
Owner
Technical support is good. They respond right away.
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Herbert Haug
Systems Administrator at a tech company
We have a partner who does other work for us. They are also a Microsoft partner. If we need any support, we receive...
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »
MarcoVivaldelli
IT Director CEO at a consultancy
Their technical support is very good. We haven't had any problems with them.
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Bryant Dawson
Network Engineer at a marketing services firm
Customer Service: I never called them. Technical Support: I never called them.
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AlonHodir
CEO at a non-profit
I had only about two occasions when I needed to contact GFI customer support and they were very helpful and quick.
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Ralf Werner
IT Professional / Team Leader
I haven't had to use GFI's technical support for FaxMaker.
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »
Matt Gerken
VP Engineering & Admin at a maritime company
I have not used the technical support. My experience initially with Kerio was dealing directly with Kerio and then at...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Robert Allino
Owner
I haven't used GFI, but back when Kerio had it, they were very good. They were very responsive. A lot of times you...
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Anonymous User
IT at a insurance company
We have contacted technical support only once, and I rate them a seven out of ten. However, they were unable to solve...
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
BrianCook
Information Security Officer - VP at a tech services company
I would like to see a little improvement in their technical support when you have a problem. I may be a little jaded...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at a computer software company
I rarely encounter problems, but when I do, I post a support ticket on the website and they reply very quickly.
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Anonymous User
Technical Coordinator / Pointe-Noire Branch, BUROTOP IRIS SA at a tech services company
Technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
System Administrator Team Lead | Developer at a tech services company
It's been a while since we contacted support, but back when we did it was pretty hard to get a hold of someone. We...
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Kombo Nyashanu
MD at a tech services company
The support is fine. The response time can improve.
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Support -Security at a manufacturing company
Customer Service: Top notchTechnical Support: Top notch
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
The technical support is good.
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at a consultancy
Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive.
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Anonymous User
Director at a tech services company
We have contacted technical support a handful of times and received some assistance.
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Anonymous User
CEO at a computer software company
GFI's technical support is improving but at the very beginning, it was very bad. There was no way to contact them....
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Jaroslav Jašek
IT manager at a educational organization
My experience with the solutions technical support is fine but they could be faster in responding.
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Anonymous User
Head of Networks at a recruiting/HR firm
I would rate GFI's technical support a six out of 10. It's difficult to log a support ticket with them. You have to...
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Greg Regester
ICT Consultant at a government
I found the technical support pretty good. They are very responsive and come back with an answer on things pretty...
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RobertWright
Computer Technician at a tech services company
The technical support used to be great. However, it's gone way downhill. I used to speak directly to the person...
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Eugene Hacker
Director of Network Services at a university
I talked to them before about the issue of data not being available. They talked me through going in and just...
Read full review of Exinda »
Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a comms service provider
I haven't used support since GFI bought the company but some people I work with have said that the GFI technical...
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