Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued) vs. TitanHQ DNS Filtering

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Barracuda Content Shield Plus was a cloud-based service that combines content filtering, file-based protection, granular policy enforcement and reporting, centralized management, and real-time threat intelligence to protect users, an organization, and its brand. It is reaching end of life (EoL) and will be discontinued.N/A
TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
WebTitan is the web security gateway and content filtering solution offered by TitanHQ.
$38
per month per 25 users (Starting Price)
Pricing
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
WebTitan Gateway
$38
per month per 25 users (Starting Price)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Considered Both Products
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)
Chose Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)
Barracuda Content Shield was compared to this product and in our opinion was more robust and cost effective for our growing firm. Barracuda allowed us to create filtering that worked for our firm and allowed us to make the customization easy so that all employees had access to …
Chose Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)
We chose this package because of our industry, there is a lot of web based information that can get lost or stolen. We want to be compliant and not lose any sensitive information.
TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Chose TitanHQ DNS Filtering
I prefer WebTitan to Webroot. The configuration was much easier and support was more responsive with WebTitan.
Chose TitanHQ DNS Filtering
These platforms compare favorably with other content filtering products as they provide complete protection at the network level. Both offer a scalable solution without having to invest a lot of money. They also offer full network-level protection and many content control …
Chose TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Feature wise, they are pretty similar, but the ease of use of WebTitan comes out on top, along with the price being good compared to others.
Chose TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Cost and umbrella had an issue with us as we had a hard time trying to make it work and never did figure out why it would not work. The reporting was lacking from what we could tell but again we could not get the trial working. So it was more cursory.
Chose TitanHQ DNS Filtering
The setup, configuration, look and feel are very similar to the Barracuda interface. This was a no brainer change when our last piece of Barracuda hardware went EOL. We were up and running in production in an hour and final configuration and deployment of various policies tied …
Best Alternatives
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Small Businesses

No answers on this topic

No answers on this topic

Medium-sized Companies
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.6 out of 10
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.6 out of 10
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.6 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)TitanHQ DNS Filtering
Likelihood to Recommend
We are a healthcare organization so it is very important that we are HIPPA compliant with our data via email/web based. For non-medical related issues sometimes we get items we do need blocked by the program.
Read full review
WebTitan DNS Filer is a great content filtering solution, this tool is recommended to use to prevent misuse of the network. WebTitan DNS Filer allows your users to automatically block the content they want at the time they want. It's very easy to use, it works very well, it's really good and affordable, plus it offers great cloud security features that are highly flexible to help protect data or meet the needs of the company you work for.
Read full review
Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Layout of program looks like an email so its easy to read and identify
  • Helped many suspicious senders from getting into our system
Read full review
  • Protection
  • Filter non business content
  • Seemless usage
Read full review
Cons
  • Increased policy customization
  • Filtering policy preferences
  • Increased manual settings
Read full review
  • The upgrade/update process is essentially a rip and replace with the newer components.
  • Reporting could be more robust.
  • Support is responsive but many timezones away.
Read full review
Usability
I think the program is easy to use, I think there are more functions it can have or better ability to customize the layout so it doesn't look so plain
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
I have only had to call twice for access issues but it has been overall a normal experience.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Barracuda Content Shield was compared to this product and in our opinion was more robust and cost effective for our growing firm. Barracuda allowed us to create filtering that worked for our firm and allowed us to make the customization easy so that all employees had access to what they needed and were not shut out.
Read full review
I prefer WebTitan to Webroot. The configuration was much easier and support was more responsive with WebTitan.
Read full review
Return on Investment
  • Increased Reporting Times
  • Threat Training time increase
  • Policy enforcement increased time
Read full review
  • The client networks it is installed on are now free of viruses
  • We are now able to offer our clients and enhanced level of security on the web
  • End users can sometimes complain that sites they use are now blocked, IE. Streaming sites etc. but this is the plan
Read full review
ScreenShots

TitanHQ DNS Filtering Screenshots

Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of