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OPSWAT

Based on 28 reviews.

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Based on 231 reviews.

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MetaDefender vs. WatchGuard Firebox

September 2026

WatchGuard Firebox vs. MetaDefender

Updated: September 2026

Sample Customers

MetaDefender Drive

Sophos, IBM, American express, bmc, DISA

WatchGuard Firebox

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

WatchGuard EPDR

Indra, Valea AB, Fineit, Aemcom, Data Solutions INC., Gloucestershire NHS, Golden Star Resources Ltd, Hispania Racing Team, Instituto Dos Museus e da ConserÊo, Escuelas Pias Provincia Emaus, Axiom Housing Association, Municipality of Bjuv, Lesedi Nuclear, Mullsj_ municipality, Eng. skolan Norr AB, Dalakraft AB, Peter Green Haulage Ltd

Popular Solutions

MetaDefender

15 reviews

MetaDefender Storage Security

4 reviews

MetaDefender Email Security Solutions

0 reviews

WatchGuard Firebox

23 reviews

WatchGuard EPDR

8 reviews

WatchGuard XTM [EOL]

0 reviews

Top Industries

Construction Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

13%

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

Lhami Bilici
Cyber Security Engineer at NSC BİLİŞİM HİZMETLERİ TİC LTD ŞTİ
MetaDefender Storage Security is mainly used for securing data storage systems, especially in scenarios where...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
MetaDefender Drive's main use case is to scan endpoints for threats with multi-scanning and vulnerability detection...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
There are multiple use cases for MetaDefender Endpoint. The main one is a compliance check and system compliance...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
The clients are using the product for secure file exchange between the internal organization as well as to external...
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Ravi Raushan Singh
Senior Associate at a educational organization
In my organization, I use MetaDefender for scanning incoming and outgoing files for any malicious content, and if any...
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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

Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
Opswat's support and engineering team deserve excellent marks, with a rating of ten points.
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Islam Hamada
Network Security Engineer at EMAK For Integrated solutions
I evaluate customer service and technical support as good, as they respond in a timely manner.
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
The technical support from the vendor is good.
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Eido Ben Noun
Cyber Security Architect at Diffiesec
I have contacted the technical support of OPSWAT. The quality of answers from support has been very good most of the...
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Lhami Bilici
Cyber Security Engineer at NSC BİLİŞİM HİZMETLERİ TİC LTD ŞTİ
The customer support for MetaDefender Storage Security is well regarded. Many users appreciate the responsiveness and...
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Paul Mhiripiri
Networks And Infrastructure Manager at a financial services firm
I have not contacted technical support, though I thought I might need assistance fine-tuning my policy. When...
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Prajwal Chougale
SOC L2 Analyst at a tech services company
Their customer support is outstanding. Whenever we raise any support case, they provide complete structural...
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Kevin-Liu
Information Security Consultant at a tech vendor
Customer support is great. I have worked with the Vietnam team quite a few times, and they are always very active,...
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
For technical support, I would give it 10 out of 10 points. Support is excellent.
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Aaron Alornyenu
Mr at a financial services firm
The technical support team responds quickly.
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Alex Nigai
Integration Technician at danet
When I need help, I reach out first by trying to find information in the documentation. If I cannot find that, I go...
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Rajkumar Gupta
Manager, Ibms Projects Operations & Corporate Information Technology at Yotta Infrastructure Solutions LLP
The customer support is good.
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Denis Burnaev
Infrastructure Securiy & Cyber Engineer at El Al
I do not often communicate with the technical support of MetaDefender, only with the integration team. I am happy...
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DineshKumar31
Packaged Application Development Team Lead at a tech vendor
I would rate technical support as a nine out of ten.
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Salbu Kumar
Manager at Cyvogenix
Support for MetaDefender is very responsive, though sometimes complex issues take time to resolve.
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Anonymous User
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
Customer support from Opswat is commendable. Their customer service team, distribution team, and regional sales...
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Anonymous User
Co Founder / CEO at a tech company
The technical support is good.
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JaiminDalwadi
Delivery Lead at altisec
The support is excellent; engineers are available as and when support is required. The rating for support would be...
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Specialist at a insurance company
The support is good, really responsive. They usually respond within two hours or less, and we fix issues in about two...
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Anonymous User
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor
Customer support for MetaDefender Storage Security is excellent, as we work closely with Customer Service Managers,...
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Engineer at a security firm
We work with the support team on a daily and weekly basis.
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JaiminDalwadi
Delivery Lead at altisec
Support is excellent. Technical support from OPSWAT is excellent.
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Rishav Kumar
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at a tech services company
Customer support for MetaDefender Storage Security is good, though my requests have been regarding license...
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Ravi Raushan Singh
Senior Associate at a educational organization
Customer support was good; we faced issues a few times and they were able to assist us within an hour,...
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Macky Balangue
Project Engineer at i-Secure Networks & Business Solutions Inc.
The technical support can be rated at 9.5 from one to 10, with 10 being the best.
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JaiminDalwadi
Delivery Lead at altisec
MetaDefender Storage Security provides awesome technical support from OPSWAT. I would like to give 10 points for...
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RamonMedina
Senior Information Systems Engineer at Liberty Pumps, Inc.
In the beginning, I might have contacted technical support, and I recall them being pretty responsive.
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Ronald Lewis
IT Manager at Invest Barbados
There is a time difference when I have tried to receive support causing some challenges. I rate the support from...
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Shaun Sheng
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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Alexander Padilla
Global Director MSS
Seven out of 10, with too many areas to improve, when you have many years of experience with the appliances. For new...
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Raphael Diacamille
Administrateur Systã¨Mes Et Rã©Seau at Btp Consultants
I recommend giving the technical support for WatchGuard Firebox a nine on a scale from one to ten.
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Juan Ramón López Ruiz
IT Managing Partner at Estrategia y Tecnologia Tho
The technical support is not good because they must receive many emails and information. Also, the response is not good.
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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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Gerardo Denis
Manager, Information Technology at Stoneleaf Construction
I have a customer service rating of five out of ten.
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Mohamed AbdelHassanein
Managing Director at Getilock emea
We have some issues with technical support. They provide low responses.
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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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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock
Technical support for this product is perfect. If you open a ticket with them, even with the slowest SLA, they reply...
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Stefan Bryskhe
CTO at Gandalf
I rate Panda support nine out of 10. It used to be a 10, but support is a little more difficult since they were...
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Anonymous User
Works
When I contacted them, I was satisfied with the customer support. Normally, I have no incidents, so I don’t need much...
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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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Manish Nalawade
Owner at it logic
The technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
Senior IT Administrator for Global Group at a manufacturing company
They provide good technical support. They are able to resolve our issues.
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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
Senior Systems Engineer at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Customer service has provided accurate and timely responses. If they do not have the specific...
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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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Scott Eastman
Project Consultant at SysGroup PLC
I have contacted their technical support and they were very, 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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Ron Cook
IT & Telecommunications at BAA
Support has always resolved every incident. Granted, some items required further research if it was intermittent in...
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Jason Lau Quan
Business Development at Lisa Communications Limited
The technical support is good.
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Michael-Angelo Francis
Senior IT Tech at PCSL
I'm still exploring what's available in my current plan. Once I understand everything better, I'll reach out to...
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Paal
CFO at a tech vendor
The few times we have contacted Watchguard. They reply promptly without delays.
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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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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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Vatsal-Shah
Assistant Technical Manager at Bluefive Technologies (P) Ltd.
I haven't used their support.
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Filip Hajek
Consultant at DNS a.s.
The technical support is excellent. The technical team knows what they are doing and any request or question we have,...
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JasonGiles
IT Manager at WTS Media (Wholesale Tape & Supply)
Their tech support, the few times I've used them, have been excellent. Their staff has been very knowledgeable. I've...
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