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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

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KerioControl vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

March 2026

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. KerioControl

Updated: March 2026

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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

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Most Helpful Reviews

MuhammadJunaid7
Data Security Specialist at BOK
We are using Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention to prevent our organization's data from unauthorized access. Forcepoint...
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AlexOgbalu
Director at LiveFromSpace Limited
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 Infratech Co
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 Asbis Mediteranean
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 Samco Software Inc.
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 Satcom Infotech
My experience with GFI LanGuard involves patch management where, whenever we visit customers, they request patches...
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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 B E S T Fluidsysteme GmbH
We use it for receiving from our fax gateway and dropping faxes into our email service. We are a sales company with...
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Customer Service

Muhammad Ali Aziz
Senior Manager Cyber Security Services & Solutions at Trillium
I rate Forcepoint support eight out of 10. Their support is good, but not excellent. At the same time, their presales...
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VikasTiwari
Senior Network Engineer at Anthology
The experience with Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall customer service has been very good. TAC engineers are very...
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AmgadYousry
Head of Infrastructure at a tech services company
Technical support sometimes takes too long to respond to queries.
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Petr Pouzar
IT Consultant at M-COM s.r.o
The customer service and support are quite good. They are very educated. I never had a case that I wasn't able to...
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Mohamed Abdel Hassanein
Managing Director at FORESEC
Their support is great.
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Lipaz Hessel
Integration Manager at Gilat Satellite Networks
We contacted technical support but it was not the typical support situation where we opened a ticket and they...
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GirdharMishra
Program Manager at iONE IT Solutions
We are satisfied with the support.
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Hassan Moussafir
Information Security Senior Expert at Wafaassurance
Technical support was good.
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SunilSharma10
Director of cyber security at GlobalLogic
The solution's technical support did not meet our company's initial expectations. The solution's technical support is...
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Anonymous User
Management Executive at a security firm
Technical support from the UK is good. However, the experience of local support in South Africa is not at the level...
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Anonymous User
CTO at Lactalis
We are not so satisfied with the technical support but not because of Forcepoint, rather because of the organization...
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Baljeet Singh
Subject Matter Expert at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Technical support is great with the priority level. When you're going to raise a case that might be of severity, you...
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VIPINKUMAR
Senior Consultant at a construction company
I would rate their support a four out of 10. When we raise a ticket with Forcepoint, they take around 48 hours and...
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Dharmendra Mishra
Associate Consultant at SoftwareONE
Lately, I have not needed their services, however, I have contacted them in the past. I find them to be very helpful...
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KrishnaChaitanya4
Manager at KPMG
Technical support is pretty good. I don't see any kind of delay. As soon as we raise the request, we always get...
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Anonymous User
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant at a computer software company
Customer support was really good compared to all other customers and we were very happy with the technical support...
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Mahesh Dalavi
Sr. Manager at 2Five1
I haven't interacted that much with their support, but whenever I created a case, there was proper support. As...
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Tharaka Athukorala
Solution Specialist at South Asian Technologies
Forcepoint should improve its technical support. Sometimes they take a lot of time to resolve the issues.
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MUHAMMAD FAHAD HASSAN
System Engineer at ABM Info. tech
I would rate Forcepoint's technical support at eight to nine out of 10. The support has separate sections, including...
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Anonymous User
IT Security Engineer at isit
Technical support with Forcepoint Web Security is very good.
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Anonymous User
Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support for Forcepoint CASB receives a rating of seven out of ten.
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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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DragosBasmaluta
Co-Founder at Avant Consulting
We have had the opportunity to use their technical support. They were very prompt and very good about getting us what...
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Sanjeet Kumar Bhuyan
Security Consultant and Cybersecurity Support at a tech services company
The technical support is very nice. I don't have any issues other than the time zones. It's a bit of an issue for me....
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
Their technical support is not bad, but it is also not good at the same time. It should be faster, especially for the...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good. Here, in Saudi Arabia, service engineers are very cooperative and the Forcepoint...
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Anonymous User
Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company
I rate the technical support a five or six out of ten.
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Anonymous User
Team Lead Network Infrastructure at a tech services company
The technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
Security Product Manager at a tech services company
The support is very good, they are qualified professionals.
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Anonymous User
General Manager - Consulting & AMS at a tech services company
We've been pleased with the level of support on offer. Technical support has been great.
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Gilbert Mwiinga
Baobab College logo System Administrator at Baobab College
We've been talking to them about the content filtering issue. The ticket was escalated, but we had to wait for two...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at a tech services company
I opened a case with technical support and the person who was assisting me was very helpful. I was able to resolve my...
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Dedi-Husni
Cybersecurity Lead at PT. Alpha Citra Siber Indonesia
The technical support from KerioControl is very helpful. I would rate technical support a nine out of ten.
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Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
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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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...
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Ray Kingdon
Technical Director at EVAK Technologies Limited
I have never had to use Kerio's customer support services.
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at a tech services company
In general, I have not used it, except in version 9.2.5. The response was very good.
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Anonymous User
Owner at a consultancy
The GFI technical support is average. The speed of response sometimes is not very fast. Sometimes they take a while...
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Axel Wittich
Manager of IT and Operations at B E S T Fluidsysteme GmbH
We used the technical support once last week, and it was good. We got what we wanted.
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Resellers provide the first level of support. After that, support is handled by distributors. The next level of...
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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
With this product, their customer service rating is similar to other providers.
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Frank Raasveld
Owner at Fr@nkonnections
In every software, sometimes there are problems. One of the strong things about Kerio was the support knowledge and...
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Jay Greiner
Head of IT at Glorious Way Church
I've only had to use technical support once and it was on a VPN. They updated the VPN protocol and I had a question...
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Kombo Nyashanu
MD at Comsque
The support is fine. The response time can improve.
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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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MarkKupferberg
Vice President at a manufacturing company
I don't deal with technical support directly. However, I would say my IT person puts it somewhere in the middle. My...
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive.
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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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Anonymous User
Technical Coordinator / Pointe-Noire Branch, BUROTOP IRIS SA at BUROTOP IRIS SA
Technical support is good.
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Andy Dibble
IT Manager at Flare Technologies
Technical support is pretty good. They're quick to respond. You get an answer straight away, although it might not be...
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Arie De Kruijf
EMP Specialist at Global EPM BV
GFI's technical support is way too slow in terms of response times. Their knowledge is okay. They should know their...
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Masoud Saedvand
Cisco Network Engineer at golrang
We do not have experience with customer service and support as we can't access them in Iran, so we search for our...
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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...
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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
The technical support is good as a reseller. We have direct connection with the technical support, we can send them...
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Anonymous User
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
Customer support is reliable. It provides fast and excellent support.
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Anonymous User
President at a tech services company
When GFI first took over, there were issues. There were issues contacting them. Even recently, there have been some...
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Freddie Lewis
Solutions Architect at Clockwork Solutions
I used support once or twice when I hit the first license ceiling. I did log a support ticket in. They were fine....
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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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Robert Allino
Owner at L3GNL LLC
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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Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
Technical support is an area where I've always had problems because, especially in East Africa, there's a bit of a...
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