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Product	AWS Network Firewall by AWS View product	WatchGuard Firebox by WatchGuard View product
Overview
What it is	AWS Network Firewall delivers automatic scaling for perimeter network defense. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.	WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.
Product type	Managed Cloud Network Firewall & IPS Service	Next-Generation Firewall Appliance
Best for	Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise, Technology	Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, Enterprise
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed firewall endpoint per VPC/AZ	Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure
Data residency	Deployed and inspected within customer-selected AWS Region and VPC subnets	Global; US; EU
Key features
What it offers	Stateful Layer 3-7 packet inspection Intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) Suricata-compatible rules Outbound domain filtering TLS decryption and inspection Automatic scaling multi-AZ high availability Perimeter network defense	Stateful packet inspection Deep packet inspection IPS Gateway antivirus Application control SD-WAN Firewall / NGFW Network Security
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Amazon VPCAWS Transit Gateway	Network perimeterBranch officeCloud
Compliance	SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High	FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	AWS Transit GatewayAmazon VPCAWS Firewall ManagerAmazon CloudWatchAmazon S3AWS KMS	WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog
Industries	Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentEnterpriseTechnology	Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise
Regions	Global (supported AWS Regions)	Global
Vendor
Company	AWS	WatchGuard
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	Seattle, Washington, USA
Company size	100,000+	1,001-5,000
Founded	2006	1996

AWS Network Firewall

by AWS

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WatchGuard Firebox

by WatchGuard

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Overview

What it is

AWS Network Firewall

AWS Network Firewall delivers automatic scaling for perimeter network defense. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

WatchGuard Firebox

WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

Product type

AWS Network Firewall

Managed Cloud Network Firewall & IPS Service

WatchGuard Firebox

Next-Generation Firewall Appliance

Best for

AWS Network Firewall

Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise, Technology

WatchGuard Firebox

Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, Enterprise

Pricing

Pricing model

AWS Network Firewall

Contact Vendor

WatchGuard Firebox

Contact Vendor

Free trial

AWS Network Firewall

WatchGuard Firebox

Deployment

Deployment options

AWS Network Firewall

CloudOn-Premise

WatchGuard Firebox

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

AWS Network Firewall

Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed firewall endpoint per VPC/AZ

WatchGuard Firebox

Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure

Data residency

AWS Network Firewall

Deployed and inspected within customer-selected AWS Region and VPC subnets

WatchGuard Firebox

Global; US; EU

Key features

What it offers

AWS Network Firewall

Stateful Layer 3-7 packet inspection
Intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS)
Suricata-compatible rules
Outbound domain filtering
TLS decryption and inspection
Automatic scaling
multi-AZ high availability
Perimeter network defense

WatchGuard Firebox

Stateful packet inspection
Deep packet inspection
IPS
Gateway antivirus
Application control
SD-WAN
Firewall / NGFW
Network Security

Platform & access

API access

AWS Network Firewall

WatchGuard Firebox

Single sign-on (SSO)

AWS Network Firewall

WatchGuard Firebox

Role-based access (RBAC)

AWS Network Firewall

WatchGuard Firebox

Multi-tenant

AWS Network Firewall

WatchGuard Firebox

Mobile app

AWS Network Firewall

WatchGuard Firebox

Supported platforms

AWS Network Firewall

Amazon VPCAWS Transit Gateway

WatchGuard Firebox

Network perimeterBranch officeCloud

Compliance

AWS Network Firewall

SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High

WatchGuard Firebox

FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

AWS Network Firewall

AWS Transit GatewayAmazon VPCAWS Firewall ManagerAmazon CloudWatchAmazon S3AWS KMS

WatchGuard Firebox

WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog

Industries

AWS Network Firewall

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentEnterpriseTechnology

WatchGuard Firebox

Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise

Regions

AWS Network Firewall

Global (supported AWS Regions)

WatchGuard Firebox

Global

Vendor

Company

AWS Network Firewall

AWS

WatchGuard Firebox

WatchGuard

Headquarters

AWS Network Firewall

Seattle, Washington, USA

WatchGuard Firebox

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company size

AWS Network Firewall

100,000+

WatchGuard Firebox

1,001-5,000

Founded

AWS Network Firewall

2006

WatchGuard Firebox

1996