We performed a comparison between McAfee Application Control and WatchGuard Application Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about VMware, Check Point Software Technologies, McAfee and others in Application Control."This is a basic solution; the policy screen is okay, and it's easy to configure."
"We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols."
"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."
"Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one."
"The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."
"The most valuable feature is the category control."
"It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it."
"It does the job of what it says it does. We set it to what we want it to block and then it blocks it."
"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is traffic management."
"The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized."
"I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future."
"There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control."
"The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better."
"I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further."
"The licensing can be a bit expensive."
"They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good."
"There should be more reports available on different subjects."
"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."
"The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it."
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McAfee Application Control is ranked 3rd in Application Control while WatchGuard Application Control is ranked 5th in Application Control with 9 reviews. McAfee Application Control is rated 7.6, while WatchGuard Application Control is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of McAfee Application Control writes "Has signatures for different kinds of protocols but the licensing model is confusing ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Application Control writes "Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security". McAfee Application Control is most compared with VMware Carbon Black App Control, whereas WatchGuard Application Control is most compared with Check Point Application Control.
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