Want to secure a web server? With WatchGuard, you'll be done in less than a minute (48 seconds to be exact). Watch and wait while SonicWall forces you to open and close numerous screens, fill in the blanks and search around for what you need. After 5 minutes, you'll still be trying to figure it out.

Get more visibility and control with built-in WatchGuard tools: real-time Traffic Monitor, Hostwatch, and more than 40 predefined reports. Fortinet offers no real time monitoring and only 2 predefined reports. To get the same reporting, you'll need to buy another Fortinet box. WatchGuard wins again with built-in intuitive, useful tools.

Don't blink or you'll miss it: WatchGuard Drag-and-Drop VPN set up is done within seconds. It even auto reads the configuration of the devices on both ends. With Cisco ASA you'll need IP addresses before you start, and then someone to configure the VPN from other end. Cisco does half the job, in twice the time.