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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. WatchGuard Network Security

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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

45 Reviews and Ratings

WatchGuard Network Security

892 Reviews and Ratings

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

    Score9.4 out of 10
    		N/ABarracuda 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

    WatchGuard Network Security

    Score8.7 out of 10
    		N/AWatchGuard Network Security is a network security and firewall software. WatchGuard includes secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services designed for SMB’s.N/A
    Pricing
    Barracuda CloudGen FirewallWatchGuard Network Security
    Editions & Modules
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    Support
    Contact sales team
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    Basic Security
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    Total Security
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Barracuda CloudGen FirewallWatchGuard Network Security
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBarracuda offers prospective buyers a build and quote tool on their website.—
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    Community Pulse
    Barracuda CloudGen FirewallWatchGuard Network Security
    Considered Both Products
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    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
    Verified User
    Chose Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    We have used SonicWALL and WatchGuard appliances in the past. Barracuda is not only more feature rich, but less expensive. Barracuda's partner program is also second to none. We lost a lot of confidence with SonicWALL as ownership changing hands multiple times in the last few …
    Incentivized
    WatchGuard Technologies
    Verified User
    Chose WatchGuard Network Security
    Our tech had previous experience with WatchGuard Network Security and the Fortinet devices we were using weren't functioning to the standards we needed them to. As costs have increased with WatchGuard Network Security and across the board, we are looking for a different vendor …
    Incentivized
    Adrienne Harris-Wallette
    IT Specialist in Information Technology at CBG Surveying Texas (Construction, 51-200 employees)
    Chose WatchGuard Network Security
    WatchGuard Network Security is easier to use than all of the other options.
    Incentivized
    Waleed Alsadi
    Senior System Administrator in Information Technology at ICTechnology (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose WatchGuard Network Security
    WatchGuard firewall is very easy to manage, quick, and easy to deploy and activate. Also running firmware updates on WG is always fast and has no issues.
    Incentivized
    Raymond Banfield
    Technical Manager in Information Technology at AKCS (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose WatchGuard Network Security
    WatchGuard has in the past always been one step ahead of new security needs for network perimeters. They have managed to do this, and continue to have high throughput with all security turned on, while many of its competitors will not show you what [their] speed is with all …
    Incentivized
    Derek Schroeder
    Service Manager in Information Technology at Kloud9 (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose WatchGuard Network Security
    WatchGuard holds their own with all of these competitors. They all have the items they specialize in, but for the most part share the same host of features and options. WatchGuard's System Manager utility makes updating them very quick and efficient. They do lack the cloud …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Barracuda CloudGen FirewallWatchGuard Network Security
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and WatchGuard Network Security
    Feature
    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    WatchGuard Network Security
    9.1
    460 Ratings
    Identification Technologies9.710 Ratings8.8419 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.510 Ratings8.5417 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.49 Ratings9.2444 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.810 Ratings9.2457 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.611 Ratings8.8388 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console9.611 Ratings8.5450 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging9.411 Ratings9.1446 Ratings
    VPN9.710 Ratings9.5441 Ratings
    High Availability9.99 Ratings9.6399 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.88 Ratings9.4413 Ratings
    Proxy Server9.04 Ratings9.4298 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Barracuda CloudGen FirewallWatchGuard Network Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.5
    (475 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (118 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (264 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)