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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GFI KerioControl

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AKerio Control is a next-gen firewall for SMBs, from Aurea SMB Solutions (formerly GFI Software).N/A

    WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AWatchGuard XTM is a firewall option, from WatchGuard Technologies.N/A
    Pricing
    GFI KerioControlWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GFI KerioControlWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    GFI KerioControlWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of GFI KerioControl and WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Feature
    GFI KerioControl
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Identification Technologies8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Visualization Tools7.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Content Inspection10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    VPN9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    High Availability8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection10.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Proxy Server9.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GFI KerioControlWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GFI KerioControlWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GFI Software
    IT works very well in the non-profit and small business space when there is a need for remote access or connecting several sites in a point to point VPN, user management and rule creation are very easy. The use of the MyKerio website for remote management also makes it easy to troubleshoot problems and make changes if technical staff are not onsite.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    WatchGuard XTM comes in different models, so you can choose the model best suited for your company size. I think it works well in small as well as very large networks. I have not used this feature, but you can create a "FireCluster" to connect member devices of the same model if you need to put multiple WatchGuard XTMs in your environment. Coming from command line, it took a little adjusting to learn which screen to use to set up the different rules. Once you understand how to set up policies, it is simple to create more. New firewall administrators would appreciate the ease of creating policies, and expert administrators should find everything they need plus extra features.
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    Pros
    GFI Software
    • VPN for Remote Employees
    • Point to point VPNs
    • Scanning of traffic
    • Ease of management
    • Website filtering by both sites and key words
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Proxy filter.
    • Link redundancy.
    • Security.
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    Cons
    GFI Software
    • Support can take longer to respond that it should
    • Could work better with resellers
    • Spend more effort on adding new features
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Support can be hard to work with. While they are typically knowledgeable, there can be a language barrier. Also, most troubleshooting seems intrusive which is a problem in a production environment.
    • The throughput of the cheaper models leaves something to be desired.
    • Have had some issues running VOIP behind these, but have not been able to narrow down the issues to the phone provider or WatchGuard yet.
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    Usability
    GFI Software
    Very easy to use and manage, user training takes less then 10 minutes. Technicians can perform basic tasks with less then an hour of training and can master it in under a year.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
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    Support Rating
    GFI Software
    Support is very slow to respond and it takes a long time to convince level 1 techs that you need to be moved up to someone more senior. I believe support is outsourced and they are graded on how few tickets they need to escalate to higher tiers so they will try to figure out a solution even if it is detrimental to the overall support experience.
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    GFI Software
    We found Kerio Control to provide the most features and easiest management of all the solutions we looked at, while cost was not the lowest the value was by far the best when you considered all the factors, costs, and manhours involved in deployment and management.
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    Again, WatchGuard is priced much lower than other vendors in its space. It may not have some of the bigger features such as Layer 7 awareness. It's more simple to manage and provides IT staff the time to work on other tasks versus time spent to create complex rule sets.
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    Return on Investment
    GFI Software
    • Easy to use makes it easy to train, reducing employee time and IT staff costs.
    • Statefull inspection and web filtering greatly reduce malware incursions.
    • Fact it can run on standard PC hardware greatly reduces cost to implement and makes scaling much less expensive.
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Easy to set up and connect firewalls
    • Easy to set up branch tunnels
    • Less time spent training
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