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Hornetsecurity

Based on 40 reviews.

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Based on 225 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

June 2026

WatchGuard Firebox vs. Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

Updated: June 2026

Buyer's Guide

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

June 2026

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection vs. WatchGuard Firebox

Updated: June 2026

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

2 reviews

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection

1 reviews

Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection

1 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

22 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

9 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Construction Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction 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

Asif Usmani
Regional Sales Manager at S2
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 Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
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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Abhishek Saini
Professional Services Engineer at Nex7 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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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

Asif Usmani
Regional Sales Manager at S2
In terms of support, there is absolutely no problem.
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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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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
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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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
I would rate their support a 10 because when I have any issue, the support is very good.
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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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Heriberto Mendez Olivo
CEO at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
I have had positive experiences with Altaro's customer service and technical support. While I mainly contact my...
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Anonymous User
Owner at a computer software company
Their support is excellent.
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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
Technical support is good, i.e., if you keep up the maintenance agreement.
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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
Security Engineer at a comms service provider
Customer Service: 10/10. Technical Support: 10/10.
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Ari-Greenbaum
IT Manager at Yad Sarah
I have not used the technical support.
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Anonymous User
Solutions Architect at a tech services company
The technical support for this solution is excellent. I'd give it a rating of nine out of ten.
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Albeez
IT Director at DAR AL ARKAN
Support is good.
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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
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
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
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
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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Jag Patel
Partner at BC Technologies
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
Coordonnateur Du Service at a government
The customer service and support are good.
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Anonymous User
Owner at a tech services company
Nine out of 10.
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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
Senior Support Consultant
Customer Service: 8/10. Technical Support: 8/10.
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Anonymous User
CEO at a tech services company
Customer Service: Good Technical Support: Great
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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
Network Analyst III
Excellent.
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Anonymous User
Customer Success Engineer at NetBeez
I've only contacted them a few times, response was quick.
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Martin Timmerman
Professor / Dedicated Systems Expert at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
I haven't needed to contact their technical support.
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Horacio L. Mille
Founding Partner at Innovadvice
There is an area of improvement in customer service and support.
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Petri Alhainen
Administrator at Sulbana Oy
The customer service and support team was good.
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Ícaro Lira
Network Administrator at SuporteOne
Support is very good.
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Gianluca Vinci
Owner at SharkTech Systems Engineering
We have had a good experience with customer service and support. I rate them a nine out of ten because they are very...
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MUSTAPHAABAHLOUS
Security Engineer at Cyber Value
We've never had to use the technical support.
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Rajesh Makwana
Regional Pre Sales Engineer at Roundrobin Tech
Customer service and support are not explicitly mentioned in terms of rating, but overall feedback seems positive.
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Amjad Edris
Technical Support Engineer at Netco Security Solutions
Technical support is good.
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Phillip Evely
Network Administrator at Cape Breton Regional Municipality
The support is fantastic. In the 20 years I've had the product, I've only raised three support tickets, which says...
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Kevin Mabry
CEO at Sentree Systems, Corp.
I don't use technical support that often, so I don't have much of a need for them. However, when I talked to them in...
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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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Alexey Shcherbatyi
Network Administrator at Abona Deutschland GmbH
I would rate WatchGuard's tech support at the highest mark of five out of five. I was very pleased with them. We were...
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Anonymous User
Director at a tech services company
Tech support has worked well for us. Most of their people are really knowledgeable.
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Anonymous User
Principal at a consumer goods company
We have not had to use their technical support.
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Anonymous User
IT Security & Data Protection Manager at a healthcare company
The support from Panda Security Adaptive Defense could improve. They are not the most efficient. I rate the support a...
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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
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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Andrew Ramsey
President at Precision Solution Group, LLC
Their tech support is great.
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a retailer
There was an incident, back in the day, where I called for support and the guy sort of brushed me off. It was very...
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Gert Vr
Systems Integrator at It- Consulting
If I encounter any challenges, I promptly create a support ticket with WatchGuard. Typically, within less than twelve...
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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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Akhtarul Islam
CEO at Aveata Limited
The technical support is fine.
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AllenHillstrom
IT Manager at a performing arts
We don't work directly with Cisco tech support. We work with a third-party company to handle support that we can't...
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Anonymous User
President at a tech consulting company
Professional grade support: They are really knowledgeable.
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RainerAlbrecht
General Manager at Gemakom
The technical support for this solution is prompt and very, very friendly. The only issue that we have had is when a...
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Anonymous User
CEO at Datastream LLC
WatchGuard technical support requires a license. We never called them because the solution is working correctly and...
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Anonymous User
Competitive Engineer at a tech vendor
They have a lot of support sites. I haven't need to contact them for support.
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Anonymous User
IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit
I would rate the technical support at a seven ut of ten.
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Bavo Kennis
Owner at Kennis & Co
I would rate the technical support as eight out of ten. Although not perfect, it is very good.
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Anonymous User
instructor
The level of technical support is adequate. From a range 1 to 10, I would give them a 8/10 rating.
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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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