WatchGuard XTM [EOL] Other Advice

it_user233817 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr IT Security Consultant at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

This product is solid and has a great reputation behind it. I would recommend the product and company to anyone looking for a great firewall solution.

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it_user229818 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive VP/Partner at To Solution, LLC

The best advice is to take the time to learn the product well. Take advantage of training to learn the product fully as, without the training, it can be difficult to administer the products. Also, knowing the tools for administration goes a long way.

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KC
Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Become certified or hire a certified firm or person, do not try to configure the advanced feature without the training. This is not your SMB office store product.

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AI
CEO at Aveata Limited

Do a PoC with three products, including WatchGuard, then chose WatchGuard.

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AP
Global Director MSS with 11-50 employees

Base your design on traffic and throughput, not on users. If you don't, your performance will be affected. WG is an excellent product for small and medium business. For large environments, the performance and features need to be revised and other vendors can offer better solutions.

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it_user231384 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

WatchGuard XTM2050A has enterprise class performance with the cost of an SMB class device. If you are not enthusiastic about the brands or reputed survey reports, WatchGuard will be definitely an option to go for.

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GH
Software Developer, Head of IT Department at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees

The documentation is just for configuration. I suggest adding documents about solutions for different cases.

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it_user285063 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager with 51-200 employees

While there are many choices available today, and you won’t be disappointed if you choose to proceed with implementing a WatchGuard device. We have been using them for years, have deployed them at many locations, and have been very happy with them – as have our customers.

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it_user229362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

I believe those with router/firewall experience would find this product a great solution for these looking for a UTM device. It has a great feature set which to choose from.

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VP
General Manager- IT & Automation - Serum at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

One huge issue with WatchGuard XTM is that I'm not getting reports in a readable format. Readable means, I don't want Excel online. We repeat auditing when we trigger the report or setup calendar. 

That functionality is what we are looking for from WatchGuard XTM here. It needs to have better functionality where you can see images in reports.

When I'm looking at the reports, which we are doing in the administrative job here, we are using other software. Changing the resolution, that makes a difference for us. 

There is much that cannot be understood in the combination file but that isn't an extension file or a software problem. It is a problem with WatchGuard XTM.

What I'm looking for here are solutions that make a difference, i.e. what will the solve the problems. WatchGuard XTM provides what I am looking for in different products. I would advise someone considering this solution to put the competitors in front of you for reference.

For my take on WatchGuard XTM as a solution, I can say on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best, I would give it a six.

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it_user498942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Head of IT Department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

If your company needs a medium priced firewall appliance with WebBlocker, Application Control, VPN, and SpamBlocker, then you should try WatchGuard.

However, it is not recommended to use an e-banking server or another import server for the DMZ zone on WatchGuard.

You have a firewall, but you need a very good IPS appliance in addition to these servers. WatchGuard has IPS, but it is not very good yet.

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it_user229779 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Information Technology with 51-200 employees

My advice would be to go ahead with it as its robust and easy to use with other products in the network.

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it_user229770 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure and Security Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Don't think about it just get it, and you will find everything you need in it.

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it_user229794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this product, as it is a very flexible one with probably the most intuitive configuration. Also, it's very easy to deploy in almost any scenario.

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it_user1266 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager at a local government with 51-200 employees
Awesome value for the price. This is a bug free firewall that has kept my network secure. I don't have to worry about it. When I had questions about upgrades and features, customer support was helpful. I looked at zywall, but their customer support is non-existant and firmware flaky. View full review »
DD
Senior Support Engineer at Port-IT B.V.

When considering a product like WatchGuard, the best criteria is: the anti-virus system solutions and using multiple scanners, that's basically the best way to approach an infection. WatchGuard has these important features.

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it_user404835 - PeerSpot reviewer
President at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

After it is installed, you will have plenty of time to do something else, because it is stable and does not require you to reboot all the time.

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it_user228864 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It's a very good product very good characteristics, and in the end it does do what you want it to. However, for a new user, it does not have a very friendly GUI for when you want live information about the bandwidth (users, lines etc.).

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TZ
IT Director at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

LiveSecurity and subscription service. Low market ratio causes local service not to be so strong.

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it_user228585 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & infra Manager at Vanguard Business Solutions & Consulting

The product is easy to use and is the fastest way to learn about firewalls.

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MV
Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Get your advice from people who know about the particular solutions that you're looking at. There's no point in asking "Mr. Sophos" what he thinks about Fortigate or WatchGuard.

I would rate WatchGuard XTM a nine out of 10 because it achieves all of our goals at a reasonable price without compromise.

For me, there are three important criteria when selecting a vendor. They must:

  • offer the greatest level of protection
  • not to be restricted by performance 
  • provide a reporting engine that stores data over a long period of time. 

Anyone in the security industry understands that there will be intrusions at some stage, but not to have the data to go back six months and find out: "Hang on, this is where it started," is a complete disaster.

We're really happy with WatchGuard. It has worked extremely well. It has an easy to use management interface and can manage multiple units at multiple branches easily.

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it_user229800 - PeerSpot reviewer
PRE-SALES MANAGER at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Create a features list and choose the best price-for-performance firewall appliance that matches your list.

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it_user719133 - PeerSpot reviewer
systeembeheerder at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

Take a look at the WatchGuard support site. Opening an account is free and you can find there are a lot of helpful topics.

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it_user231843 - PeerSpot reviewer
Support Analyst at a logistics company with 501-1,000 employees

Take an online course in the WatchGuard site and you will have no problems.

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it_user229821 - PeerSpot reviewer
Third Line Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Go for it. It's a great product with many security features and offers great protection for your network.

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it_user229806 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

It's a solid firewall option with new. and useful, features typically being added with each new firmware release

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it_user1143 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Ideal for Medium sized businesses which require multi-layered security solution with centralized management. Firewall features are great with excellent filtering services. View full review »
Buyer's Guide
WatchGuard XTM [EOL]
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about WatchGuard XTM [EOL]. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.