Previously we used a software firewall deployed to a form factor box. We switched because of my experience with the product and the stability.

We used to use various other firewall solutions Including Cisco, Sonicwall, and Fortinet. We switched because WatchGuard offered better value for money without sacrificing security. We found the ease of configuration, tools, and features on this next generation firewall to be a better value than other firewalls with no security compromise.

I have used SonicWALL since 1999. I switched when SonicWALL was sold to Dell and their technical support was hard to work with.

Before using WatchGuard, I used Sophos and Kaspersky.

We moved because of price, management, stability, scalability.

We were using a different solution previously, but it didn't prove perfect for our requirements. It lacked many features like URL filtering, log analysis etc. So we were searching for a better product. We had a proof of concept from three reputed products.
Finally, WatchGuard offered almost all the features we needed, coupled with the lowest recurring cost, i.e. annual subscription renewals.

We didn't use a similar solution, but we have used MicroTik routers and UNIX firewalls.

We used SonicWall. We made the switch shortly after Dell acquired them due to their continued wireless issues. WatchGuard seemed to be much more stable and scalable. We have had much better success with WatchGuard and are very glad we made the switch, especially for our customers.

Personally, my previous experience related to Cisco products, and home routers.

The company has just opened and WatchGuard was the first solution.

Previously, I was using Fortinet, and I switched as it had low security for web applications.

We used both Juniper SRX and TMG. We replaced Juniper because it is hard to troubleshoot as there is no real-time traffic monitoring, and we replaced TMG because it was end of life.

We previously used Cisco ASA switches.

We also looked at Fortinet but the problem with them is not the firewall, but the impact in the full UTM traffic. WatchGuard is less susceptible to this negative impact.

I previously used Check Point, which does have a better ability to monitor specific traffic.

We had Cisco Pix and when we wanted to move to something similar to WatchGuard, we had to invest more than $10,000.

We compared this solution to Juniper, and we find that WatchGuard is a much better product.

We previously used SonicWall and Fortinet.

We didn't have a solution in place before.

Before implementing XTM, I had three separate machines -

1. Anti-Spam
2. Firewall
3. Web filtering server

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We found that the WatchGuard product appeared to offer the widest range of protection at the best price.

We previously used both Fortinet and Sonicwall. We made the switch is due to the lack of support efficiency of Fortinet, and product instability of SonicWALL.

Yes, Cisco but the lack of management tools and knowledge made us change to WatchGuard.

We previously used the Microsoft ISA server, and we switched because it was discontinued.

We used to use Drayteks, but they did not offer the features that were were looking for.