--- title: GFI LanGuard Reviews meta\_title: 'GFI LanGuard Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 11 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how GFI LanGuard works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 11 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-06-21' parent\_category: name: Vulnerability Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-management --- # GFI LanGuard Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by GFI LanGuard but has limited features. Are you part of the GFI LanGuard team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! GFI LanGuard enables complete management of security and non-security patches to Microsoft operating systems, Mac OS X, major Linux distributions, and third-party applications. You can also depend on LanGuard to automate patching for all major web browsers. GFI LanGuard keeps your perimeter safe. It discovers all the devices on your network, finds the gaps in the operating systems, web browsers, and third-party software, and automatically deploy patches centrally. With GFI LanGuard, you will be able to: • See your network and where threats get in • Find the gaps that threats exploit • Patch the holes that make you vulnerable Close the door for patch vulnerabilities with GFI LanGuard now. * * * Seller [Aurea SMB Solutions](https://www.g2.com/sellers/aurea-smb-solutions) Discussions [GFI LanGuard Community](https://www.g2.com/products/gfi-languard/discuss) Languages Supported Arabic, Czech, German, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) Overview by Vlad Popovici Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus") ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 4.5/5(195) ](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-patch-manager-plus/reviews) [ ![NinjaOne](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "NinjaOne") NinjaOne 4.7/5(5,025) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ninjaone/reviews) [ ![Atera](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Atera") Atera 4.6/5(1,245) ](https://www.g2.com/products/atera/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/gfi-languard/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 11 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) EW Ethan W. Computer Systems Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/5/2026 "GFI LanGuard a great option for OT patching" 3.5/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? I like that with the non cloud option I can use this product to patch OT devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? The scanning process on a small number of devices takes hours to perform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? GFI LanGuard provides a hostable patching solution that other patch management options do not provide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic NN Numan N. Customer Support Representative Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/21/2024 "Reports are scrambled and confusing." 3/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? The issues of network configurations and system patches upgrading will no longer bother me as GFI LanGuard helps with it. It has the ability to scan for vulnerabilities and identify patches that are missing which help me give up the task that requires I go through logs to do the same. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? The vulnerability scanning findings do not tick a full assessment according to the reports from the LanGuard, and sometimes the reports can be conflicting. Finding which devices to patch and prioritizing them appropriately is sometimes a challenging task, especially when there are a lot of cables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? GFI LanGuard has made me feel safer with the help of it having my network safe and sound. What I like about it is that patch management can be automated and the IT manager has time to focus on other IT tasks, that is why in case of using outdated software the probability of security breaches can be reduced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite VJ Vito J. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/16/2024 "Reporting needs Improvements" 2.5/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? GFI LanGuard is an ultimate solution for network security which relieved you of a lot of manual tasks. I have use it to scan my network for vulnerabilities and automates the patch deployment which saves me much, probably because I don’t need to do that manually. It’s a rescue plan that backs me up and stops me from getting hacked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? LanGuard is not very good in discovering vulnerabilities and deploying patches, it takes some time to make all reports properly, the reports are not great. Creating reports that reflect the presentable in a simple form of network security protection calls for extra work. I believe, more user-friendly reporting tools will be a great addition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? Languard is kind of an antivirus for the network as it does not let my network get infected. Automated patches not only liberates my time to perform other IT duties but also helps me to become more efficient as I know where to focus first. It's a fundamental tool for any administrator who plays with the balancing act of network security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ulises G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ulises G.") UG Ulises G. CTO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/27/2024 "Complete vulnerability management and patching" 4/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? Its a great solution that helps with the vulnerability management, identifying what Are critical, high, o low vulnerabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? The console needs a good refresh, because looks like Windows old. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps me with a great visibility about vulnerabilities on my infraestructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Consumer Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consumer Services") AC Verified User in Consumer Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/11/2021 "Clunky but gets the job done" 4/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? I like the automation the patching system offers as well as its ability to be very selective on which products can be patched and to what level. I also like to the ability to keep an eye on the full state of the machine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? The interface of the product needs to be upgraded. It has a very basic feel to it without any of the visual aspects which could make navigation and understanding easier. There also tends to be problems with the service unless the server is restarted often Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? We are trying to solve the problem of alot of hours spent patching and maintaing large server estates. It has allowed us to be more productive with other tasks and can rely on it patching to the schedule we set out for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Manas S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Manas S.") MS Manas S. IT Security Consultant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/13/2021 "Essiantial tool for network security and patch management" 5/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? I liked the vulnerability scanning and patch management feature of GFI Languard. It is a must-have tool for patch management. Scanning is fast and accurate. The vulnerability list is comprehensive. The software is easy to install and configure. Report generated is good and very illustrative. Over all it is a powerful tool for system and network management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? The trial version of the software is only for 30 days. No free version available at the time I used the software. It has a dependency on MS sql. Rather than being dependant on MS sql, GFI Languard may move to some open source alternative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GFI LanGuard: GFI Languard is very useful for vulnerability assesment and penetration testing. May be used for large scale network management also. A must have for network security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? Network scanning for vulnerability analysis and timely patch management for maintaining a secure network at the workplace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jean Y.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jean Y.") JY Jean Y. Pre Sales Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/30/2021 "GFI Languard" 5/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? User-friendly interface easy to install and maintain Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? does not integrate with other GFI software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? Patch Management for the devices on the network Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/31/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite PS Peter S. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/16/2020 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Time Saver" 4.5/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? Simple to use and once you have it setup the way you like it you do not have to check it all the time. I put computers in different groups and I have different scan and or patching schedules setup differently depending on the group I have them in. I also like that each group can have its own relay so all the computers do not have to all hit the same server to get their updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? The interface can use updating, seems to be the same for years now, make make it more modern looking or more inline with MS 365 look? No real complaints for the actual software or its functions that I can say. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GFI LanGuard: Give it a try! You can get a demo going and GFI will help you get it all setup, one you get it setup and you will see that it is a time saver and you can concentrate other IT projects and not patching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? Problems that GFI LanGuard is helping with is time management and ensuring computers are patched up to keep them secure and to help safeguard our network and other connected computers and shared folders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AE Allan E. IT Support Specialist / VoIP Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/16/2019 "GFI LanGaurd 12.4 review" 5/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? This package provides a lot of information about the systems on the network and where they stand against threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? This version seems to be a bit more of a system resource hog that the version we used a few years back. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GFI LanGuard: This product offers a wide range of utilities that you may have other products doing, but with this it is all within one console. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using this as a way of deploying software patches, deploying 3rd party software and removing 3rd party software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Victor A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Victor A.") VA Victor A. IT Manager Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/25/2018 "GFI LanGuard great tool to manage, report and troubleshoot your business end point assets!" 5/5 What do you like best about GFI LanGuard? GFI LanGuard is a reliable & solid network security tools that I mostly like to use to perform vulnerability scanning with one key plus you can automate task to deploy and manage safely patch's for Windows, Mac OS or Linux workstations or Servers. The network auditing features is my favorite tool among with the inventory assessment tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GFI LanGuard? GFI LanGuard reports can drive through a never ending combination, this can easily drive with a lack of response or confidence to the scanning results of your company assets, I don't like to spend long hours setting out templates to automate reports that can trigger false positive alarms or skip important threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GFI LanGuard: I would recommend GFI LanGuard to those companies that are seeking to build a solid IT Secure environment, with early threat and patching detection and with a smooth agent supervision over IT assets, also taking care of your business continuity performance and being effective with an IT security compliance policy backed by an a recognized Network security software such as GFI LanGuard. Please be aware that running a deep scan will require a considerable usage of resources such as processor and memory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GFI LanGuard solving and how is that benefiting you? With GFI LanGuard we had the chance to consolidate and confirm our network and system vulnerabilities some of those that we've only took a light scan and our patching policies were not solid, so with continuos utilization GFI LanGuard allowed to tag those security concerns and have a better response time and preventive actions against software threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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