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Hornetsecurity

Based on 40 reviews.

WatchGuard

Based on 215 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

December 2025

WatchGuard Firebox vs. Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

Updated: December 2025

Buyer's Guide

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

December 2025

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: December 2025

Sample Customers

Hornetsecurity Email Encryption

concordia, mazars, festo, claas, muller, avira

Hornetsecurity Hornet.email

FESTO, TDK, Gerry Webber, CLAAS, Konica Minolta

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection

concordia, fraunhofer, mazars

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

concordia, mazars, festo, claas, muller, avira

WatchGuard Firebox

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

Popular Solutions

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup

3 reviews

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection

2 reviews

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

1 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

22 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

12 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

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

Asif Usmani
Regional Sales Manager at a educational organization
We use it for VM backup and Office 365 backup.
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CiroValenzuela
Mechanical Engineer Co-Op at a security firm
Hornet Security is used to backup Office 365 mailboxes, Teams, SharePoint, Planner, and OneDrive for clients.
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Anthony Linder
Information Technology Application Specialist at a government
Primarily, in our company, we use Altaro VM Backup for MSPs as a backup for our virtual machines since it helps us...
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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at a comms service provider
Our use case with Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection is to protect the 365 email.
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Anonymous User
Coordonnateur Du Service at a government
We use Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection solely as a secondary security layer. It is not...
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Michael-Foster
Head of IT at a hospitality company
We use ThreatSync+ NDR for both network monitoring and detection and response.
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Pedro Soteras
CEO at a government
WatchGuard Firebox is configured as a perimetral firewall across all our locations. We have two sites that are...
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Norlia Jalani
Section Head, Information Technology at a transportation company
We are using endpoint solutions such as Panda Adaptive Defense 360, but currently we are using Panda. We are using it...
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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

CiroValenzuela
Mechanical Engineer Co-Op at a security firm
I haven't used the support much, but when I have called, they responded quickly, so it's quite satisfactory.
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Asif Usmani
Regional Sales Manager at a educational organization
In terms of support, there is absolutely no problem.
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Anthony Linder
Information Technology Application Specialist at a government
I haven't contacted the technical support team of Altaro VM Backup for MSPs. I mostly rely on people I know for help.
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Anonymous User
Owner
Customer Service: Their responses are always provided very quickly. Technical Support: I have not yet had to use tech...
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Anonymous User
Owner at a computer software company
Their support is excellent.
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Martin Timmerman
Professor / Dedicated Systems Expert at a consultancy
I haven't needed to contact their technical support.
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Anonymous User
Business Process Specialist at a government
If you run into trouble, the support is always there to help. We hardly need support but when we do, it's great to...
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Anonymous User
Works at a mining and metals company
Oh wow! Altaro's support and service are top-notch. They are always available and ready to help. We have had to call...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a tech services company
Customer Service: Good Technical Support: Great
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Ari-Greenbaum
IT Manager at a non-profit
I have not used the technical support.
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Anonymous User
Director
Customer Service: Extremely good, and the turnaround is less than a day. Technical Support: Extremely good, and the...
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Anonymous User
Product Area Manager at a comms service provider
Customer Service: We have not used them yet so I can’t judge. Technical Support: The technical support is fast and...
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Anonymous User
IT Manager
We haven't often used the technical support as it was not needed. When we did need it, we received a prompt response...
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Anonymous User
Customer Success Engineer at a tech company
I've only contacted them a few times, response was quick.
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Anonymous User
Coordonnateur Du Service at a government
The customer service and support are good.
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Anonymous User
Senior Support Consultant
Technical support is good, i.e., if you keep up the maintenance agreement.
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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at a comms service provider
I would rate their support a 10 because when I have any issue, the support is very good.
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Albeez
IT Director at a real estate/law firm
Support is good.
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Anonymous User
Information Technologies and Security Specialist at a tech services company
Fantastic support crew, always ready to give sound advice on setups. They actually listen to complaints/feature...
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure & Support Engineer
Customer Service: Customer service is excellent, and provides polite and prompt replies to emails. Technical Support:...
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Anonymous User
Network Analyst III
Excellent.
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Anonymous User
Security Engineer at a comms service provider
Customer Service: 10/10. Technical Support: 10/10.
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Jag Patel
Partner at a tech services company
There hasn't been much experience with Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection's technical support, but the support we've...
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Anonymous User
IT Support Engineer at a tech company
Excellent customer support. I only needed assistance during the activation process.
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Anonymous User
Manager at a tech vendor
Technical support is rated an eight out of ten. Some improvements can be made to make it a ten.
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Anonymous User
Senior Support Consultant
Customer Service: 8/10. Technical Support: 8/10.
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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at a comms service provider
I have had positive experiences with Altaro's customer service and technical support. While I mainly contact my...
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Solution Architect at a tech services company
Unfortunately, due to the sanctions in my country (Iran), I can't access the Microsoft support team. By doing this...
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Anonymous User
Senior System/Package Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: It's great, the support is good and very fast in providing responses to queries. Technical Support:...
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Anonymous User
Owner at a tech services company
Nine out of 10.
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Minos Pitsillides
IT Director at a tech services company
The technical support staff is well trained and very skillful, and I find them to be very supportive.
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ümit Yasin Karakurt
Company Owner at a tech consulting company
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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Rui Barbosa
Director of Production & Support Engineering at a tech services company
Whenever I need support for WatchGuard Application Control, I'm able to get it from the vendor.
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Anonymous User
System Administrator at a retailer
The technical support is very fast and reliable. They are very professional. We have never had any issues with the...
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Anonymous User
Operations Manager at a tech services company
Their customer service is one of the best and is extremely knowledgeable about their products. They are very...
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Thomas Zhang
IT Director at a financial services firm
7/10
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Hiro Amano
IT Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
Technical support is really good. That's one of the best parts of this product. With Cisco, you have to transfer all...
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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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Jon Leib
Information Technology Specialist at a healthcare company
So far, I haven't needed to go to the solution's technical support.
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Anonymous User
Technical Support at a tech vendor
Whenever I have a problem I contact the technical support and I normally have to wait at least a day for them to...
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Anonymous User
CIO at a healthcare company
I was in contact with the WatchGuard technical support three or four times. I was satisfied with them and their...
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Anonymous User
Consultant at a tech services company
WatchGuard Firebox technical support is very easy for us to contact, and we also have presales engineers such as...
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Anonymous User
ICT Manager at a maritime company
In general, their support is okay, and nothing fancy. We have had a few chats and a few cases on several things that...
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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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Anonymous User
ICT Manager at a engineering company
A nine out of 10.
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PANAGIOTIS AGATHAGELIDIS
Freelancer at a tech services company
The technical support is very good.
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Anonymous User
systeembeheerder at a manufacturing company
Good.
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Victor Massey
Solution Architect at a tech services company
The support system is similar to EPDR and EPP. They will register my case and either call me back, email me, or send...
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Samson Huynh
IT Support at a retailer
The technical support team takes time to respond.
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Mohamed AbdelHassanein
Managing Director at a consultancy
We have some issues with technical support. They provide low responses.
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Anonymous User
Senior Support Engineer at a tech services company
We have used technical support for WatchGuard many times and overall, we are satisfied with it. They are always...
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Anonymous User
Executive VP/Partner at a tech consulting company
Customer Service: When we have called on them for sales and product support, the customer service has been very good....
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: It's perfect. Technical Support: It's excellent.
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Tek KeeChuah
Director at a tech vendor
Technical support has been very good so far. We find them to be quite professional. We're satisfied with the level of...
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Anonymous User
Information Technology Support Specialist at a financial services firm
We've never used technical support.
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Anonymous User
General Manager- IT & Automation - Serum at a pharma/biotech company
Technical support with WatchGuard XTM is handled by my team.
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Anonymous User
Technical Support at a tech vendor
I think technical support is okay. When I log a case, they usually respond within a day. Then, if they need to do...
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John Giacco
Network Administrator
I haven't used WatchGuard's technical support because it is an easy product to use.
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Anonymous User
IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit
I rate technical support between five to six. Their support response can be time-consuming, and when incidents occur,...
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Joseph Jansen
IT Specialist at a recreational facilities/services company
Tech support is everything for any product. WatchGuard's technical support is up there at eight or nine out of ten....
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