Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall	Score9.4 out of 10	N/A	Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls provides a wide range of security and connectivity features, including web filtering, NAC and SSL VPN and other features for remote access, as well as protection as edge devices and IoT security.	N/A
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software	Score9 out of 10	N/A	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software is the core OS for the ASA suite. It provides firewall functionality, as well as integration with context-specific Cisco security modules. It is scaled for enterprise-level traffic and connections.	N/A

Pricing

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

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Pricing Offerings
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Barracuda offers prospective buyers a build and quote tool on their website.

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Key User Insights
	Barracuda CloudGen Firewall	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Considered Both Products	Barracuda Networks Inc. Jay Glatt Vice President of IT in Information Technology at Giumarra (Food & Beverages, 201-500 employees) Chose Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Our Cisco firewall was always difficult to make any changes against. It had no user-friendly GUI interface. We were calling technical support most of the time whenever we needed to make any changes. The Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has a GUI interface which we are looking … Incentivized Helpful? Paul Metzger Senior Network Engineer in Information Technology at Pine Belt Mental Health (Hospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees) Chose Barracuda CloudGen Firewall There really is no comparison. Juniper and Sonicwall are the closest competitors, however, in terms of features versus price Barracuda wins every time. Cisco does not allow the ASA to do certain things it should be allowed to do, it is design flaws but they have no intention of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Barracuda CloudGen Firewall We used a much alder Cisco ASA router that was chocking our bandwidth and it couldn’t really be compared. It was clunky and horrible at best. Our WatchGuard was overly complicated and difficult to manage and required a version matching thick client installed locally to manage … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Barracuda CloudGen Firewall What sold us on Barracuda was the ease of use, the price based on number of features, and their excellent support. We cannot say enough good about the support Barracuda provides. Incentivized Helpful? Derek Schroeder Service Manager in Information Technology at Accellis Technology Group (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Barracuda, much like the others, has a lot to learn in order to master for quick deployment and management. The biggest separation is the level of customization that is possible. Barracuda support definitely goes above and beyond over the competitors. Incentivized Helpful?	Cisco Verified User Chose Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Cisco has made it easy to buy, set up, and manage all of our firewalls with the central FirePower Management Center. All licensing is done via one license portal too. Tech support is standardized for all ASA devices and like support engineers who know the different models to … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Comparison of Firewall features of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Feature	Barracuda CloudGen Firewall 9.5 11 Ratings	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.8 49 Ratings
Identification Technologies	9.710 Ratings	6.532 Ratings
Visualization Tools	8.510 Ratings	6.530 Ratings
Content Inspection	9.49 Ratings	8.032 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	9.810 Ratings	9.045 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	9.611 Ratings	7.547 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	9.611 Ratings	7.547 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	9.411 Ratings	5.948 Ratings
VPN	9.710 Ratings	9.048 Ratings
High Availability	9.99 Ratings	9.047 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	9.88 Ratings	9.046 Ratings
Proxy Server	9.04 Ratings	8.031 Ratings

User Ratings
	Barracuda CloudGen Firewall	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (14 ratings)	9.0 (87 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.1 (4 ratings)
Usability	5.5 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	7.5 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	6.0 (4 ratings)	8.7 (8 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (2 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	6.5 (2 ratings)

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

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