Compare Forcepoint vs WatchGuard

Forcepoint

Based on 224 reviews.

WatchGuard

Based on 231 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox

August 2026

WatchGuard Firebox vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

Updated: August 2026

Buyer's Guide

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox

August 2026

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: August 2026

Sample Customers

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Alphawest, Betsson, Cellcom Israel Ltd., Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Confartigianato Vicenza, EverBank, Finansbank, iGATE, Landa Digital Printing, Northern California Bank, Reliance Capital, Remosa, Toyota, Scavolini, Zim Integrated Shipping Services

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

Forcepoint ONE

UNC-Charlotte

WatchGuard Firebox

Ellips, Diecutstickers.com, Clarke Energy, NCR, Wrest Park, Homeslice Pizza, Fortessa Tableware Solutions, The Phoenix Residence

Popular Solutions

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

11 reviews

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

5 reviews

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

11 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

26 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

8 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Financial Services Firm

12%

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

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

Madhukar Pandey
Senior Manager, Risk at LTFS
My main use case for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is that I have used it for all three channels: the endpoint,...
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Ajit Pratap Kundan
Manager Solution Consulting at Accops Systems Pvt Ltd
The major use cases for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall are in government turnkey projects where we require a lot...
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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
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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Abhishek Saini
Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT
My primary use case for WatchGuard Firebox has been network security management and secure connectivity for client...
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Michael-Foster
Head of IT at Bulkhaul Limited
We use ThreatSync+ NDR for both network monitoring and detection and response.
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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at Sulbana Oy
I'm talking about WatchGuard EPDR, which is endpoint protection. I try to remember if we have them in our system, and...
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Anonymous User
IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit
We use WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi because we have used different tools as well, like Ubiquiti. The complexity of...
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Customer Service

Nikolay Dimitrov
Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM
Forcepoint technical support was not very good. It was some of the worst support I ever have dealt with. Basically,...
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AlexOgbalu
Director at LiveFromSpace Limited
I rate Forcepoint support six out of 10. It depends on if you get support from the Indian or European side. Overall,...
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AtulVats
Information Security Consultant at a tech services company
Forcepoint's technical support is very good - they help you the moment you log the ticket. They're much more helpful...
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Shipra Gupta
Service Delivery Manager at Paramount Computer Systems
We’ve been in touch with technical support. That's nearly our daily task. The tech support is also very good. We are...
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Raheel Naveed
Senior Consultant DIS-InfoSec at Systems Limited
The technical support is average.
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Mostafa-Mourad
Cyber Security Head at Turnkey Integrated Technologies TK-IT
We contacted support three times, opened three cases for the same issue, and didn't find out what the issue was for...
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Shanaka Guruge
Consultant - Cybersecurity at a tech services company
I've contacted support many times. I cannot say they are excellent support. That said, quite often, I get some good...
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Hassan Moussafir
Information Security Senior Expert at Wafaassurance
Technical support was good.
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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
Director, Cloud & Data Security at a financial services firm
Initially, we had some challenges that Bitglass resolved quickly. The challenges were around communication. There...
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Anonymous User
Co-Founder, CTO at a tech services company
Support by vendor is low-medium. You need to rely on yourself or your integrator.
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Anonymous User
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company
Technical support is good outside Egypt.
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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
Enterprise Sales at a tech vendor
The customer support team take a long time to resolve issues.
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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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Juned Shaikh
CDL Technical Consultant at a tech services company
The technical support is good. They have a 24/7 support line and call centers all across India, the US and UK. One...
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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
Senior Security Consultant at a integrator
Customer Service: 2 out of 10 Technical Support: 6 out of 10
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Anonymous User
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
I have been in contact with technical support and they are great. Every time I call for assistance, they always help....
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Anonymous User
Security Engineer at a computer software company
Customer support for Forcepoint ONE is very good because they help a lot of the time.
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Anonymous User
Senior Cyber Security Analyst at a logistics company
I have used the support from Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention. I rate the support from Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention...
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Anonymous User
Regional Solutions Manager at a tech services company
There's no support presence in my region. Because of this clients can't access premium support.
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Samson Amasa
IT Infrastructure supervisor at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
I have not contacted the support from Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway.
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Anonymous User
Presales Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good. From a Forcepoint perspective, they're quite responsive. If I were to open a...
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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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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Consultant and Technical Manager at a tech services company
We've had mixed results with technical support. Some issues are resolved quickly, and other issues have taken roughly...
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Anonymous User
Managing Director at a tech vendor
We've contacted technical support in the past. They are decent. They provide enough support services to cover our...
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David Levine
Vice President, Corporate Information Security & Chief Security Officer at Ricoh Americas
The support and company engagement from day one have been great about being open and available. Over time, I have...
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JeffSimpson
Head of IT at a energy/utilities company
I never needed to call technical support, so I experienced no issues with customer service.
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Anonymous User
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company
We also use Symantec and since they've moved to Broadcom, their technical support is terrible. The customer base has...
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Michael-Foster
Head of IT at Bulkhaul Limited
Our experience with our partner has been positive. We primarily used the partner to purchase the product, as most...
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Isaac Shemaria
Co-Founder at OptiSec Zero Trust Security
I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.
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ümit Yasin Karakurt
Company Owner at SCI Bilişim
When trying to contact the product's technical support team, it turns out to be a slow process. I rate the technical...
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Nadeem Abdulla
Assistant Manager IT Infrastructure at a manufacturing company
WatchGuard's technical support is okay, but they could do more to push knowledge so the customer could solve their...
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Minos Pitsillides
IT Director at IT-Flow ltd
The technical support staff is well trained and very skillful, and I find them to be very supportive.
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Katyan Roach
Network Administrator at a government
We have had a good experience with customer service and support.
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Yevheniy Moyko
Cyber Security Engineer at Underdefense
WatchGuard Firebox does help reduce bottlenecks. The reduction in system bottlenecks is significant. When comparing...
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Arnab Mondal
Network Operations Center Engineer at a tech services company
I had contacted technical support one time. The speed and quality of the support are very good. The quality is indeed...
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Matthew Cooper
IT Network Administrator at a retailer
From my experience with their customer service team, I would say that they seem quite knowledgeable and fairly quick...
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Vatsal-Shah
Assistant Technical Manager at Bluefive Technologies (P) Ltd.
I haven't used their support.
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Anonymous User
Security Engineer at a comms service provider
I rate the technical support of WatchGuard Firebox a nine out of ten.
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AlanRogers
Owner at Thermioninc.com
Our IT guy talks highly of the technical support, saying that they are pretty knowledgeable. He never complains about...
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Rommel Otero
Analista Mesa De Servicios at a computer software company
My experience with customer support is that I have interacted with them, and they are good technicians who speak both...
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Anonymous User
Network & Voice Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: I was satisfied, but I need a quick response instead of the given SLA of four hours. Technical...
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Alexander Tabacman
Security Engineer at Antina Empleos
Customer support for WatchGuard Firebox is very good and very fast. In my experience with WatchGuard support, I...
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RajeshV1
Chief Executive Officer at esupport Solutions Pvt ltd
We've contacted technical support in the past. We've found them to be very good. They are helpful and responsive. I...
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Anonymous User
Systems integrator at a comms service provider
Technical support has been very good from the start. We've been very satisfied with them over the years. A few years...
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Anonymous User
IT Technician at a real estate/law firm
I used their technical support one time. They were very good. I would rate them at least a nine out of 10.
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Scott Eastman
Project Consultant at SysGroup PLC
I have contacted their technical support and they were very, very good.
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Mourad Aissi
Director of Information Systems at Onomo hotels
The support could improve. I had to deal with support to give me new hardware and it took four weeks.
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a financial services firm
Customer Service: 7-8/10. Technical Support: 7-8/10 and I've yet to have an issue go unresolved.
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RedieRamos
Cloud Solutions Architect at a tech services company
I have not contacted technical support by telephone or email. When I have run into problems, I just performed a...
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Jason Lau Quan
Business Development at Lisa Communications Limited
The technical support is good.
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Andrew Ramsey
President at Precision Solution Group, LLC
Their tech support is great.
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Anonymous User
COO/CTO at a pharma/biotech company
Yes, I had a positive experience with tech support.
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Anonymous User
SAP Specialist Engineer at a import and exporter
Customer Service: It depends on the partner. Technical Support: Tech support is sometimes a little bit slow.
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Anonymous User
Technical Analyst - Desktop at a manufacturing company
Technical support has always been top-notch when you can get through. Sometimes you're on hold for up to an hour, but...
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MaximilianoHuguenin
IT Security Analyst at a tech services company
The support is poor and lazy.
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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock
The technical support for this solution has been great in our experience.
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Anonymous User
Managing Director (BsC Computer Science) at Bontle ICT Solutions
Technical support is always available and I work with them a lot. They are excellent.
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Technical Support

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