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WatchGuard Technologies

WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus

Composite Score

7.4 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

8 Reviews Write a Review

What is WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus?

Gateway AntiVirus (Gateway AV) is a fully integrated security subscription for WatchGuard XTM appliances. It works in tandem with the application layer content inspection of the XTM to provide real-time protection against known viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, and rogueware.

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WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 74

Analytics and Reporting

Sandboxing

Mobile Device Protection

Malware Detection

URL Filtering

Application Control

SSL Scanning

Directory Integration

Unified Management Interface

Rule Based Policy Engine

URL Categorization

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus Reviews

Jennifer-Rocio D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

An impeccable tool against malware.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus from other similar products?

There are many tools that would claim themselves effective against viruses but the feature set Watchguard is providing is unmatchable. The way it protects our systems against Malware and it works at a high speed as well. Its scanning engine is efficient and better than any other tool in the market. It helps in blocking spam and filtering out the content as well. and any webpage with malicious content is easily detectable and immediately blocks it. so all these features make it stand out among other such products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The way it blocks malicious web pages and helps in spam blocking are two major features that I like most about it. Moreover, it is quite powerful against Malware, viruses, and worms and hence we feel protected as our precious data is safe with it.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The cost is not something is like about it and its licensing cost is also high. This tool is quite complex to use.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would definitely recommend this tool to all those who want to have a secure and virus-free environment in their company. It will never let any virus and malware enter your system to get access to a company's important data files. Although its price is a bit high and it is a worthy tool with so many features. and one would not regret buying this tool.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Acts with Integrity
Transparent

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2021

High Rate Product for SMB and Fantastic products

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Myles G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Media
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

A Very Powerful Antivirus

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus from other similar products?

First, the tool is powerful and protects computer systems against offline and online attacks The tool is always updated thus keeping it ready to handle all forms of malware and viruses.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that the tool is very light - it never lags I like that the tool is non obtrusive - it never interferes with other running tools. Scanning for viruses is easy and fast

What do you dislike most about this product?

So far so good. The tool is amazing and I have zero complains

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This is a great tool and I would recommend anyone looking for an affordable and effective antivirus

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

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WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Sandboxing Inspection of executable files in a protected environment to detect malicious behavior. Performs real-time analysis of web objects using browser code emulation.

Mobile Device Protection Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Malware Detection Detects malware based on signature-based and heuristic engines

URL Filtering Manages and controls websites that end users can visit. Filters unwanted websites based on URL and can support real-time reputation incl. certificate validation

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

SSL Scanning Scan and monitor websites with SSL security for malicious content.

Directory Integration The solution integrates with AD or LDAP to manage web security policies in the organization.

Unified Management Interface The solution allows for multi-instance deployments (hybrid, cloud and on-premise) to be managed via a single administrative interface.

Rule Based Policy Engine The solution comes out of the box with a library of customizable policies covering device type, user ID, user group, and multiple attributes.

URL Categorization The solution performs real-time unknown URL categorization supported by an out-of-the-box library of policies.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus Reviews

Jennifer-Rocio D.

An impeccable tool against malware.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

High Rate Product for SMB and Fantastic products

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Myles G.

A Very Powerful Antivirus

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Sandboxing

Mobile Device Protection

Malware Detection

URL Filtering

Application Control

SSL Scanning

Directory Integration

Unified Management Interface

Rule Based Policy Engine

URL Categorization

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration