WatchGuard XTM [EOL] Stability

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

I found this device to be one of the most stable platforms that I have worked with. Even when the UI seemed to fail on a device, the product still functioned until we had time to reboot the device and bring the UI back online.

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

We encountered some issues with the older generation firewalls (e.g. XTM 515s), however, the more recent models have been very stable.

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

No issues with stability! When I thought I had an issue, tech support said the issue was with another device connected to it, and they were correct.

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Buyer's Guide
WatchGuard XTM [EOL]
March 2024
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AI
CEO at Aveata Limited

The stability is fine. We experience operating system issues, but these are not related to this specific product.

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AP
Global Director MSS with 11-50 employees

In my experience with WG, stability issues are associated with bad configurations.

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

The product has been stable for the last two years. We have connected it to three leased lines, a DMZ with 10 web applications and 2000+ campus users are connected without any issues. Also, there have been no bottlenecks!!!

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

We had a stability issue. Sometimes devices hang and it is very difficult to understand why. Sometimes we rebooted the system and it started to work, but we couldn’t understand what the issue was.

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it_user285063 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager with 51-200 employees

The WatchGuard XTM platform has been very stable.

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

When I first took over as administrator, it was common to "reboot the firewall" to overcome any connection/communication issues with a particular VoIP vendor (running across HTTPS). After upgrading the firmware, this issue went away. Aside from this potentially being a WatchGuard issue, I have experienced nothing similar and it is very stable.

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

We haven't had any issues with scalability. 

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

No stability issues were encountered. The device is working smoothly for me.

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

No issues encountered.

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

We've never had a stability issue.

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

We've not had any stability problems in more than two years.

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CL
IT Manager at Concretemastersinc

It is a very stable product. We never had problems with it.

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DD
Senior Support Engineer at Port-IT B.V.

Sometimes we have had issues with the stability of the product.

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

Never, and I have 30 boxes installed already.

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it_user233277 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Voice Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Our device was not functioning properly, so we returned the product and as a result, our business was down for two days.

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

No issues encountered.

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

VPN tunnel lost packet.

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

No issues encountered.

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

It's been very stable for us. We don't have any issues with the reliability at all.

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it_user292641 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

We had issues and raised a case with WatchGuard.

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

No issues encountered.

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

Yes, a couple of firmware updates caused a factory reset.

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it_user512307 - PeerSpot reviewer
instructor with 501-1,000 employees

There were no stability issues.

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

We had some problems of instability with older versions of the software. Today, however, with the 11.9.4 version, our environment is very stable.

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

No issues encountered.

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

Early models of the XTM2 (e.g. 21, 22, 23) line lacked sufficient memory, and caused a number of issues that required frequent reboots. WatchGuard has since discontinued that line and has replaced them with a more robust XTM25 and 26 option.

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MH
IT Security Analyst at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Yes, in previous firmwares, you have problems with leaked memory using SSL inspection, problems with Active Directory when the user exists inside more than one group, and problems with site-to-site VPNs in previous firmwares - lost connection but the enlace is still up.

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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.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.