Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Reviews

My main use case for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is to secure our company's main and backup internet connections, and we also use it for failover of our main internet to our backup. We recently replaced a WatchGuard Firebox with this firewall because the cost of maintenance was high on the WatchGuard, and the management of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall was much simpler and could be done without a locally installed client.

You can manage Barracuda CloudGen Firewall from anywhere with Barracuda Cloud Control, even running firmware updates from your phone on all your Barracuda devices. It makes my job so much easier.

A specific situation where Barracuda CloudGen Firewall helped me manage my internet connections and made my job easier is when we switched to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall model F400. Coming from an older command line managed firewall, the F400 has made management of our firewalls much easier, and it is our primary firewall solution.

We use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall to watch real-time traffic, which is easy to do when trying to troubleshoot user issues getting to a particular service. Ease of management is a significant advantage. You can remotely manage it from anywhere with cloud control.

The best features Barracuda CloudGen Firewall offers include extreme customization for any environment and support for all configuration with firewall rules. Security features such as hardware-level antivirus and advanced threat protection, as well as SSL inspection, ensure all traffic passes through the appliance.

Control Center is far superior to other products for globally managing numerous firewalls and creating and deploying templates on the fly.

These features have improved security and prevented any cybersecurity threats before they attack our system, making things easier for my team day-to-day.

The VPN connections have never been easier. Once configured within Control Center, drag and drop is all that is needed to connect to internet-connected firewalls easily.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to control the entire network from one location, hence saving a lot of time from moving from one location to another. All services and processes work very well and are reliable, with high uptime.

For MSPs looking to deploy and control numerous firewalls with ease, this is the best product available.

Since switching to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we have saved time of 30 to 40 percent because we are able to control the network from one location. We have also saved costs of 20 percent because we do not have to move from one location to another to control the network.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall could be improved as it has a very high learning curve. It is definitely not a one and done firewall, as a one and done firewall requires a lot of dedicated time to get the machine running the way you want.

To improve Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, there should be a lot of tutorials and videos online to help new users. Multiple ways to configure for the same service or feature takes time to determine your customized build.

In addition to previous points, the interface can sometimes be clunky when trying to determine how it is organized or arranged.

I have been using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for the past three and a half years.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is very stable.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is highly scalable and grows with my organization's needs.

For the few times that I have been able to reach out to customer support, they have been proactive and supportive.

Before Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, I previously used SonicWall.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the cost was effective and affordable.

I have seen a return on investment with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, as it makes our environment more secure through the robust security features it offers. It has drastically reduced the amount of infections from cybersecurity threats and makes managing close to 50 clients or more for our engineers much easier, hence saving a lot of time and cost.

Before choosing Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, I evaluated WatchGuard as another option.

I deduct those two points because it has a very complex and steep learning curve to get started, but it is very highly customizable and can control the entire network from one location. That is what makes it receive a rating of eight, hence saving time and cost.

The security features such as hardware-level antivirus and advanced threat protection, as well as SSL inspection, ensure all traffic passes through the appliance to increase security and prevent cybersecurity threats on time.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is deployed in my organization using a hybrid cloud setup.

We purchased Barracuda CloudGen Firewall through the AWS Marketplace.

We do utilize the advanced threat features to provide the first layer for virus through malware detection and prevention before the traffic ever gets to the antivirus software that is used on each workstation.

My advice for others looking into using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that anyone that has a business or stores client's data must have a next-generation firewall with zero exemptions. If you have multiple sites, configuring a VPN between them takes less than a minute to configure. These devices have many more features than their competitors but often cost less. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is very cost-effective, and I highly recommend it. I rate Barracuda CloudGen Firewall an eight out of ten.

Hybrid Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is for cloud security because cloud service providers like Azure, AWS, and GCP provide interfaces where organizations need to install different firewalls to secure their infrastructure. The normal security gateway or three-layer firewall they offer is not sufficient to control current threats. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall can protect infrastructure from Layer 7 aspects.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is designed for organizations with multiple branches and hybrid cloud environments. It provides strong SD-WAN capabilities including intelligent routing, failover, and link optimization. For example, if a company has offices in different locations such as Pune, Bangalore, and the US, and the MPLS link fails, the firewall automatically switches traffic to broadband without any downtime. Additionally, connecting AWS VPC to on-premises networks is straightforward and secure.

The support for distributed and hybrid environments is the best aspect I appreciate about Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. It provides strong SD-WAN capabilities including intelligent routing, failover, and link optimization. If a company has offices in different locations such as Pune, Bangalore, and the US, and the MPLS link fails, the firewall automatically switches traffic to broadband without any downtime. Connecting AWS VPC to on-premises networks is straightforward and secure.

Another valuable feature is easy centralized management. From one single console, I can manage multiple firewall policies, rules, and updates very easily. From a security coverage perspective, it provides good security coverage including firewalling, IPS, VPN, web filtering, and malware protection. The most important aspect is that while enabling these features, it works in real life and functions very well according to the defined policy.

For mid-size and small-size organizations, a cost-effective solution is the fourth and most important point. If I were to buy a similar solution from competitors such as Palo Alto, Cisco, or Check Point, they offer this solution at a higher cost. Where cost is a concern for an organization, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a good choice.

Strong hybrid SD-WAN capabilities are the best feature I have seen. The availability has increased significantly due to good SD-WAN capabilities that bring features including intelligent routing, failover, and link optimization. If anything fails in a disaster scenario, the failover is very smooth, so the end user will not realize what exactly happened at the perimeter. Additionally, good link optimization capabilities improve user experience when accessing different public resources. Since we are moving from browser segments to application segments, a good strong link is necessary. From that perspective, it is very much easier to configure link optimization and user experience is excellent.

From a user interface perspective, I do not see that much cleanliness compared with other vendors such as Palo Alto and Check Point. While creating policies, some settings are hidden inside multiple menus, which makes it slightly confusing, and a person who has never used Barracuda CloudGen Firewall may need some time to learn that. The user interface and learning curve need to be more simple.

From an advanced threat perspective, AI-driven detection and deep endpoint integration may need some more improvement. Nowadays, to enable advanced threat protection, organizations may require some additional tools for complete protection. That is another improvement area.

From a performance and scaling perspective, I have seen that performance can be impacted when all security features are enabled. That is why I recommend that this solution is not ideal for enterprise-grade environments or organizations. Additionally, from an ecosystem and integration point of view, there is a smaller ecosystem compared to leading firewall vendors. Integration with third-party tools requires additional efforts. For example, integration with SIEM tools such as Splunk works but needs some manual setup. These are the improvement areas for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall in my view.

Nowadays, AI is everywhere, and every solution infuses AI for product portfolio enhancement. However, when we infuse AI, we need to take care of other aspects as well because AI can help us enhance our cybersecurity posture, but at the same time, it can be a nightmare that brings attackers. We need to use caution while enabling any AI-driven features. From an overall rating perspective, I would say it is medium. I do not see anything exceptional with the AI.

I have used Barracuda CloudGen Firewall since my TCS days, and I have been using it for almost four to five years.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a stable solution. I have not experienced any crashes or downtime. However, when all features are enabled, there are some performance spikes that occur.

I can handle growth and larger workloads easily with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. I do not see any problem with the scalability aspect.

From a customer support perspective, I would rate it at eight. The knowledge base is also good. Whenever I faced any issues and searched the knowledge base, I found many solutions in place.

I have not switched from anything, as I work with various products in my portfolio. I have worked with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, Fortinet, and Palo Alto, so I have worked with all these leading vendors. As required, I need to work with different vendor solutions. For me, it is about the technology and the firewall. The vendor may be different, and based on the project, I need to work on different tools.

From a money saved perspective, it is almost more than fifty percent money saved. Due to its feature set, the user experience also improved by around fifteen to twenty percent.

Although I am not directly involved in that particular segment, from what I understood from the pricing information, it is a very cost-effective solution compared with other well-known firewall vendors that are in the market.

I evaluated Fortinet and Palo Alto as solutions.

From a user interface perspective, I do not see that much cleanliness compared with other vendors such as Palo Alto and Check Point. While creating policies, some settings are hidden inside multiple menus, which makes it slightly confusing, and a person who has never used Barracuda CloudGen Firewall may need some time to learn that. My advice to others looking into using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that if an organization is mid-size or small-size, it can easily use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. However, if it is a large or enterprise organization, you must think it through. If an organization is moving into the cloud and has a smaller footprint, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall can be used because in the cloud, organizations are getting a clean pipe solution. It is easy to use it in a cloud environment with minimal application solutions. My overall rating for this product is six.

Public Cloud

Other

My main use case for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that we purchased it to replace our current Cisco firewall tool. We have always suffered issues trying to manage the Cisco firewall, which is the reason why we switched from it. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is user-friendly, much more intuitive, and more cost-effective. We started using CudaLaunch to begin with as a necessity from the ongoing pandemic, and it has saved us time. Being that we are new to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we have not yet moved all of our firewall settings over to it and implemented the firewall portion fully, but we intend to do that very soon.

A quick specific example of how I'm using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall right now is that since we have only implemented Barracuda CloudGen Firewall a few months ago, we only started using the CudaLaunch VPN portion of the firewall. We had used several other VPN utilities, and they had all had issues over time, mostly with disconnecting the user. With this tool, we have not had any issue with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall CudaLaunch VPN at all in the months we have been using it. With the pandemic, we have been using it heavily over the past few months.

When we began using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for the traditional edge firewall use case, it does very well in this role. The virtual services hosting modality, even with an on-premises appliance, provides really great flexibility to meet our specific needs. It also allows us to easily update the firewalls to adjust to changing needs within our organization.

The best features Barracuda CloudGen Firewall offers in my opinion are flexibility in deployment, basic SD-WAN, edge firewall, and application visibility and web filtering.

Out of flexibility in deployment, SD-WAN, edge firewall, application visibility, and web filtering, the one that has had the biggest impact for my team is basic web filtering to back up on devices.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall offers a cost-effective SD-WAN for our small organization, even for the smaller sites.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has positively impacted my organization by serving as both our primary edge firewalls and our SD-WAN concentrator and endpoints. We have noticed some return on investments, especially since it is very cost-effective for any type of organization. It prevents IBR attacks and has helped us during this pandemic. It has a good, easy-to-use interface.

One of the main challenges that we face with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that the URL filtering and application control license are not perpetual and need to be renewed every year, so it can be a bit expensive.

I have been using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for almost a year.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is very stable.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall handles my organization's growth well, so it is very scalable.

For the few times that I have reached out to them, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall's customer support has been very proactive and supportive. I would rate the customer support an eight out of ten, but sometimes they are unreachable. They should improve on that.

Positive

I previously used AWS Backup before switching to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that the setup was easy and quick, with no time wasted. However, the price can get a bit expensive, especially for a small organization working on a tight budget.

In terms of return on investment, the firewall admin application has given value. This program saves a ton of time in configuration versus using the web-based configuration. You can only pick one, and for me, it is a no-brainer. I would turn the web-based configuration off and use the app to save a lot of time.

I have seen a return on investment as it helps to prevent cyber attacks and optimize network and user management. The security has been improved and made more reliable over the past few months.

Before choosing Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, I evaluated Juniper AP series access points.

My advice to others looking into using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that it is one of the best next-generation tools that has been very helpful in my organization by providing deep inspection, deep packet inspection, and built-in IPS to look out for any attacks. It also has robust hardware that supports more than 50 to 80,000 simultaneous connections, being very stable. It offers web protection with URL filtering functionality and application control, making it one of the best tools.

My additional thoughts about Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that the experience has been positive for using this tool with solid protection with easy management and control of the network. The firewall also allows home office use through VPN remote access for our employees to use for work. It has been a very great tool.

I would rate my overall experience with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall as a nine out of ten.

On-premises

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

My main use case for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is for our network security and network traffic management. I rely on it most often for protecting the networks from threats and ensuring secure connectivity.

In addition to network security, I use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for VPN access for remote employees, application traffic control, and monitoring network performance. It helps us ensure smooth and secure operation across all our locations.

We faced an issue where our network was experiencing unauthorized access attempts and unusual traffic spikes. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall helped us by blocking the malicious traffic in real time, preventing potential breaches, and ensuring continuous secure connectivity for our employees.

The standout features of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall are advanced threat protection, which effectively blocks malware and unauthorized access. Centralized management allows me to monitor and control multiple sites from a single dashboard. Application traffic controls, VPN support, real-time monitoring, and reporting help quickly identify and resolve network issues.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has had a positive impact on my organization. It has strengthened network security, prevented unauthorized access, and ensured reliable connectivity for all employees. Additionally, features such as VPN support, traffic management, and real-time monitoring have helped us operate efficiently and securely across multiple locations.

The centralized management feature allows our team to monitor and control all network locations from a single dashboard, saving time and reducing complexity. The real-time monitoring helps us quickly identify unusual traffic patterns and potential threats, allowing us to respond immediately and maintain secure and uninterrupted network operations.

Overall, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is very effective, but there is always room for improvement. One area that could be enhanced is the user interface, making it slightly more intuitive for new users. Additionally, advanced reporting and analytics could be more customized to provide deeper insights. Despite this, the firewall performs reliably and meets most of our organizational needs.

One additional improvement that could enhance the experience is faster troubleshooting support or more detailed guided documentation for complex configurations. While the firewall is reliable, having more step-by-step tutorials or video guidance could help new users set up and optimize. Overall, the enhancement would make the platform even more user-friendly without affecting its current strong performance.

I have been using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for three years.

In our experience, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has been very stable and reliable. We have not encountered any significant downtime, and the system consistently performs as expected. Its robust infrastructure and real-time monitoring give us the confidence that our network remains secure and operational at all times.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has excellent scalability. As our organization has grown, we have been able to easily add more sites, users, and applications without degrading performance. Its flexible licensing and hybrid deployment options allow it to adapt to evolving network requirements, ensuring continuous security and reliable operations.

Our experience with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall customer support has been very positive. The support team is responsive and knowledgeable, assisting us promptly whenever we have faced configuration questions or technical issues. Their guidance has helped us resolve problems quickly and maintain smooth network operations.

Positive

We did not use another solution before. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall was selected as our primary solution due to its comprehensive security features and ease of management.

We purchased Barracuda CloudGen Firewall through the AWS Marketplace, which made deployment and subscription management straightforward.

We have seen a clear return on investment with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. By blocking potential security threats proactively, we have avoided costly security incidents. The centralized management and automation features have reduced manual monitoring efforts, saving our IT team several hours per week. While exact numbers vary, overall, it has improved operational efficiency and reduced the risk of downtime, which translates into tangible cost savings for our organization.

Our experience with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall pricing and licensing has been reasonable and transparent. The setup cost was aligned with the features and security it provided. The licensing is flexible, allowing us to scale according to the number of users and sites, which has been helpful for our organization's growth. Overall, we found the investment to be worthwhile given the level of security and functionality it delivers.

Before choosing Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we evaluated other options, such as Amazon's and Fortinet Generation. We ultimately selected Barracuda CloudGen Firewall because it offered better centralized management, robust security features, and flexible deployment options that best suited our organization's needs.

I would advise others considering Barracuda CloudGen Firewall to take full advantage of its centralized management and real-time monitoring features. Proper planning during deployment and leveraging VPN and application control capabilities can maximize security and operational efficiency. Overall, it is a reliable and scalable solution for organizations looking to strengthen their network security. I would rate the customer support for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall a nine out of ten, and I would rate this product a nine out of ten overall.

Hybrid Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

My main use case for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is protection and preventing unauthorized access.

A specific example of how I use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for protection and preventing unauthorized access involves contractors and subcontractors who require access to the main console. They mostly log in remotely, and each time it creates a new login. I maintain a list of verified, safe devices that I input into the system. If someone tries to log in with unauthorized devices, it automatically gets blocked. On my console, a pop-up question asks if this device can be verified for access. Most of the time, I have to physically call the contractor or subcontractor office and ask for the device ID before allowing them to log in. In the past, we had a few breaches, but we were able to rectify the situation in a timely manner. With Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, it is much easier because the question pops up on my console asking me to grant access or not.

Day-to-day, my use of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is primarily protection, and I am able to watch incoming and outgoing traffic. Due to changes in upgrades and updates of hardware and software, I sometimes need to dynamically plug some ports. It is very easy to do with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall because I see everything on one console, enabling me to do it across the network in real time.

The best features Barracuda CloudGen Firewall offers include a centralized console where I am able to see all incoming and outgoing traffic as well as the size of the packets. By the size, I can easily see what is occurring. If someone has copied a device ID and credentials, by the size of the outgoing packets of information, I can easily determine if it should be allowed and automatically block the access in real time without worrying. I do not have to call back and forth for verification; I can just automatically block and stop all activities in real time to prevent unauthorized access. Because I see it on the main console, it is very easy to understand and analyze what is happening. Everything happens in real time without waiting or asking questions. As long as the rules are followed, everything is fine. If any rules are not properly followed, the system alerts me and automatically blocks access even before I click to block access. I do not have to worry because it shifts responsibility from me to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall since it is doing everything in real time to prevent unauthorized access or leakage of information if any device has been compromised or has stolen credentials used to log in.

The most important aspect of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for me is its easy integration into the system. I do not have to jump through hoops. The integration is done in real time, and after upgrades and updates, it continues integrating without me needing to do much. Everything happens automatically, which saves lots of time and money ultimately, making it easy to operate and see.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has positively impacted my organization by saving us lots of time and man-hours, ultimately saving us lots of money. It is very efficient and offers a very high level of security. We have beefed up our security with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, and I am able to see everything on one main console in real time without jumping around because Barracuda CloudGen Firewall does it for me. If any rules are not followed, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall blocks the traffic or user, and I just need to click one more time to deny access and remove an unauthorized user from the system.

To improve Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, I would like to receive worldwide updates of security breaches on the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall console, informing me of events such as something happening in Singapore and detailing how unauthorized access occurred so I can be aware and alert.

For needed improvements, I would like to see better, brighter color alerts on the console that say "Warning, warning, warning." It would also be nice to get a louder warning type. Additionally, I would appreciate an option when I connect some of my approved devices, such as an Apple Watch, for the warning to pop up on my Apple Watch saying "Warning, unauthorized access, unauthorized user, be aware." This way, if I am not at the console but somewhere in the office, I could return to the console and check the problem easily.

I have been using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for at least a year and a half.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is generally stable. I have experienced reliability issues sometimes after an update of the AI engine, but these issues are very temporary and minor.

The scalability of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is excellent. It can handle growth in traffic and users easily, particularly since we have acquired new companies, and we have been able to easily update and upgrade the license, which shows great scalability.

Customer support for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is timely and responsive. When needed, it can easily be changed from tier one to tier two for more advanced support. There were no problems that were not resolved to our satisfaction.

I previously used Kaspersky, but because of security breaches and the fact that it originated from a Russian company, we decided not to trust it anymore. We were looking for different solutions when we came across Barracuda CloudGen Firewall.

Since using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, the security incidents have decreased significantly by approximately 25 to 35 percent across our global network. Before, we used to spend at least five hours after upgrades and updates to integrate everything back. Now, we save five to ten hours of man-hours that would have been wasted on integration because it happens automatically on my console. It has saved me at least ten hours of man-hours that would have been necessary for sending technicians on-site to verify the handshake and the install, making sure everything is correct.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall started with trying it on a sandbox. After which the pricing was approved by our accounting department and chief financial officer. Once approved, we implemented it, and compared to other solutions, it is fairly priced. Our higher-ups are happy with that.

Before choosing Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, I evaluated other options, specifically Nortel and Cisco Security.

My advice for others considering Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is to get a trial, set it up in a sandbox, see how well it performs in your environment, and if you find it suitable, use it. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a good, reliable solution.

I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a good, reliable, robust solution. I appreciate it because I am able to see everything in real time on one console without jumping through too many hoops.

Regarding Barracuda CloudGen Firewall's AI capabilities, I think it has good governance and security, but the AI needs to be smarter or have a better engine. It needs to be more advanced and predictive, performing preemptive strikes by blocking the port that an unauthorized device is trying to access even before it attempts to log in to the system.

Mostly, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall's AI has made correct decisions for me, but I would appreciate it to pick up the IP addresses of compromised devices and create an updated list in real time. If it could gather information from our security providers through the shared information log, it could notify me if a device with a specific IP address has been flagged as compromised. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft Azure

My main use case for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is as a combined solution for application performance boost and secure SD-WAN, which I typically rely on to boost application performance by ensuring reliable connectivity to remote sites and users.

There are rush hours where traffic from cloud apps and off-network users increases and crowds the network. With Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we are able to boost performance of crucial apps and high-priority projects in a very secure manner. This way, my top-priority ports do not experience downtimes.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall helps me boost application performance specifically by being capable of directly sending internet traffic with appropriate security inspection within no backhauls, whether it is SaaS or internet-bound traffic.

In my department, we have achieved consistent network link pooling and data caching optimization for both handling critical workloads, thereby saving a lot of work. There is always enough bandwidth for applications with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall optimization. We are, however, not completely satisfied with their link redundancy handling capabilities.

I use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall as a router and firewall in all of our organization globally, which is to terminate all management VPN tunnels to our organization and within the same country to avoid problems with long-distance internet connections.

The best features Barracuda CloudGen Firewall offers, in my experience, include its ability to scale dynamically, dispatch traffic to match workloads, utilize next-gen firewalls to assure data security, and provide great routing, firewall, and network management.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall's next-gen firewall capabilities increase the level of network protection against threats, visibility, and control of applications that users access. I also appreciate the URL filtering to block unauthorized or prohibited websites on the internal corporate network, protection against diverse malware at the edge of the network, and firewall redundancy with another backup appliance.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has positively impacted my organization by increasing the level of network protection against threats from twenty percent to forty-five percent. It has enhanced visibility and control of applications that users access. It prevents cyberattacks and optimizes network and user management, making security more reliable over the past years.

I measured the improvement from twenty percent to forty-five percent based on fewer incidents of data breaches and also robust hardware that supports more than eighty thousand simultaneous connections, thereby being very stable.

To improve Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, it would be great to manage all firewalls in one pane of glass without charging more for this, get better push notifications, and also have better online documentation to make the learning curve much easier and smooth.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall still cannot combat link redundancy speedily. One time a network link failed, and it took a while before restoring traffic from the backup link, so this should be highly improved.

I chose an eight out of ten because Barracuda CloudGen Firewall cannot combat link redundancy speedily, while a ten rating is warranted as it has mainly boosted our application performance by ensuring reliable connectivity to remote sites and users.

I have been using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for almost five years.

In my experience, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has been reliable and very high performing. I have not noticed any lagging or downtime.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall's scalability is great, as it can handle growth easily.

I have reached out to the customer support team a few times, and they have been very responsive and proactive.

Negative

I previously used a different solution called Smoothwall SWG.

I decided to switch from Smoothwall SWG to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall because Smoothwall SWG was more costly compared to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, and it had many complicated features.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is very easy to set up and manage VPN connections, and it has great customization options.

It is very easy to manage Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. The dashboard allows us to configure all our need-to-see options, and the user interface is easily navigated and customized.

Since we started using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, security has greatly improved, which is a notable return on investment.

My experience with pricing is that while the licensing cost can be reduced and is somewhat costly, the price is good and affordable.

Before choosing Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, I evaluated other options, including Panda Adaptive Defense 360.

My advice to others looking into using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is that it is perfect for any size of organization to help remote workers connect seamlessly with the VPN product, boosting security and preventing data breaches, so the network is made stable. I gave this product a rating of eight out of ten.

On-premises

I use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for multiple functionalities. One function is an email security gateway. It also acts for network security protection, network security and threat protection, which includes IPS concepts, malware protections, zero-day threat detections, web filtering and URL categorization and application controller. Additionally, it works for secure remote access through VPN, and SD-WAN for multi-site connectivity, which provides intelligent traffic routing and optimization. There is a possibility of cloud integration as well. It also includes web application firewall capabilities, which takes care of web application security and provides email security services. However, this should be tied up with the email security gateway to the firewall because Barracuda has a separate product for email security gateway, which needs to be integrated with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. Then, this use case would work.

I use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for multiple functionalities including email security gateway, network security, threat protection, IPS concepts, malware protections, zero-day threat detections, web filtering, URL categorization, application controller, secure remote access through VPN, SD-WAN for site connectivity, intelligent traffic routing, and cloud integration. Additionally, it includes web application firewall features and allows email security, requiring integration with a separate email security gateway product.

When I consider what I dislike about Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, there are a lot of competitors in the market. Next-gen firewalls offer a lot of capabilities. From a capability standpoint, competitors would allow you to configure use cases according to your needs and improvements. However, when I worked on Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, the option towards configuring the use cases was quite limited. The second point that I would highlight is the integration towards data points. The integration towards monitoring devices was quite complicated comparatively to other devices. Other vendors were mostly plug and play technology, but with respect to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we needed to involve a lot of manual effort in terms of those integrations.

I have been using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for almost four to five years.

These kinds of stability issues happen in every tool. I will not blame or degrade Barracuda CloudGen Firewall in any means. The reason is that it was stable for us for a longer period of time. The support they provide during critical phases, such as the deployment of patches and other tasks, was adequate. During the deployment of patches and considering the uptime after the deployment of patches, the downtime and uptime are quite manageable for critical operations. They were on par on that stability portion.

I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is good from a scalable standpoint. From a rating standpoint, I would give it an eight.

I do get a lot of use cases to contact the technical support. One is starting from the integration standpoint and starting from the initial deployment standpoint. The deployment strategy was quite complicated considering the nature of deployment strategy that we have chosen. During the integration phases, we do contact their technical support.

I'll rate the technical support at an average of seven. The reason is they are good at certain phases of the support, and not at certain phases of the support. When I say certain phases of the support, when you are buying the product and when you are deploying at the initial phase, they are quite supportive because they wanted to establish their mark in the organization. But once everything is done and once when we are trying to configure the use cases or probably the integration phase with other tools, the support we expect at that phase of the project is not bad, but quite average. There might be a lot of reasons behind it as well. I do understand that because the kind of customer service that we would have adopted, there are a lot of customer service options available, such as gold or silver. Probably the option that we have chosen as an organization might not be better. I am not sure. But during the integration phase, I would say it is quite average. On a scale of ten, I rate it seven.

The initial deployment strategy of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall was easy. They offer two kinds of deployment strategies. One is an on-premises solution, and the other one is a cloud-based deployment solution. Both offerings were good. We took the options that were viable and that suited our needs. They provided multiple options in terms of the deployment. Additionally, they offer a kind of tech specialist in terms of supporting your deployment, which eases the job from an organization standpoint and in terms of writing the use cases. The deployment strategy was adequate.

I have used Fortinet Firewall as a competitor. Fortinet was a different product with its own pros and cons. From an integration standpoint, when all these data points are more important in this current world, the only concern that I would note from Barracuda CloudGen Firewall standpoint is that during the integration standpoint, it was difficult for us to integrate with other monitoring tools in which we would monitor the events in a single centralized repository. The alternative option that we were using was Fortinet, but we stuck with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall due to its intelligence in terms of blocking the anomaly traffics and other capabilities.

Maintenance is a common aspect of any product in which you maintain it on a regular basis irrespective of a patch update or anything. It is quite mandatory. Since the market is dynamic and due to evolving threats around the world, every vendor or every organization would be choosing a product based on the threat landscape and what is the threat for our suppliers. Barracuda is one of the suppliers for us. We need to stay on top of the threat and make sure that the maintenance is happening. Even if the product has reached the end of life, we need to understand till how much time that the particular product would get support from the vendor standpoint. If it is not, what is the other alternate option in terms of upgrading the product itself. Maintenance is a kind of bread and butter for every organization to take care of. My overall review rating for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is seven out of ten.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is used to protect data in two data centers, including headquarters and data center H5O.

I am using calls functionality from DLP forwarding calls and SSL inspection in Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, and all of those are necessary to be used. I cannot qualify which is more important than others, but it is a complete product, and I am using all features.

I don't know about the centralized management console for managing policies in Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. We are not using it, and I don't know what that is. My vendor didn't provide me information about such a feature.

There are a lot of functionalities already present, but the problem is whether there is knowledge about the functionalities or stability.

Barracuda can make improvements for the next generation firewall product. In general, it is a very rare product in our market. More training and more learning for customers on how to use these products are needed. We are suffering from a lack of engineers in our market, so I am considering changing the product to a more popular one because it is not easy to recommend Barracuda, even this great product, but nobody uses it in Poland, and it is not easy to do anything. I know just one company which is supporting us.

Concerning the effectiveness of the filtering capabilities in Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, it happens sometimes that the classifications are misleading with wrong categorizations of what they use into the games or something into categories when it is definitely not in the category. I don't know from what reasons, but maybe it could be adjusted.

I have been working with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall since 2016 in one location, and in the second one, it has been three years.

For stability, I would rate the next generation firewall stability of the product an eight.

Regarding scalability and the ability to scale and expand with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, there is no issue, so I would rate it a ten.

I would rate the technical support for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall a six, as in the past, it was definitely better, but recently it has not been as good.

Positive

I compared Barracuda CloudGen Firewall mainly with FortiGate.

For the initial setup of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, it was a bit more complex than simple; I would rate it at six on a scale from one to ten.

I used a third-party company for the integration and setup of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. I have some knowledge about the product and in-house capability, but I am relying on the third-party company for the purposes of integrations and new products.

The key reason I chose Barracuda over FortiGate is that I have been using Barracuda since 2016 or even 2015, and I am just used to it. It is stable, it is working, and there are no issues. However, to develop and use new features, I am lacking specialists, which is why it is not easy to expand with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall.

I do not use the SD WAN capabilities of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall.

Threat protection feature in Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is working. I have not had much experience with other products, so I didn't support any issues with that module. It is working just fine.

I was a long-time strong fan of this product, but unfortunately, I will change the vendor for another one. Therefore, I cannot recommend it. If someone can set up things in-house with specialists, then it is quite a good product. There are not so many critical incidents, but probably mostly because it is not so popular. The pain point for me is support. In general, with a small scale, I was able to manage it myself, but with a wider scale, it is not possible to rely on in-house specialists, and there is no specialist available on the market. I would give this review an overall rating of seven.

Hybrid Cloud

Other

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall SD-WAN capabilities have helped optimize our customers' bandwidth usage significantly because we are moving from MPLS to SD-WAN.

The most valuable features in Barracuda CloudGen Firewall are the functionality of DPI and IDS, ATP, and we also use it in an SD-WAN operation as well, so it works well in the SD-WAN feature.

In terms of our routing and VPN capabilities, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall performs well.

The threat protection features of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall are good, and I appreciate their reporting capabilities. It is a very good tool to have, especially when you are using IDS and IPS to block SQL injection, buffer overflow attacks, and similar threats in real-time.

We use the cloud centralized management console for managing security policies.

There is room for improvement in terms of response time and first-level support quality.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall needs to learn from FortiManager and Palo Alto, as I see that they have automation and their reporting is easier to generate compared to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall.

I would like to see built-in endpoint integration in the next release of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, including EDR. They need to improve or at least have an AI-assisted traffic analyzer alert. Their support can be improved as well.

We have not had any issues while integrating Barracuda CloudGen Firewall with third-party solutions because the professional support was really helpful with the integration.

I rate the technical support by Barracuda a four out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is quite easy.

The integration of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall with other products is good because we required assistance and professional help from the Barracuda team to come and help us, which was beneficial.

We have not had any issues while integrating Barracuda CloudGen Firewall with third-party solutions because the professional support was really helpful with the process.

The pricing for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a bit pricey compared to Palo Alto or Fortinet.

Primarily, we cater to data center customers who locate their servers, applications, and data within one of our data centers. These customers use the firewall to secure their perimeter.

I find the intrusion prevention system to be valuable, along with the fact that it can now integrate with Barracuda's XDR. This integration helps secure our data and applications from attackers trying to gain access and detect malicious activity. 

Additionally, the easy addition of XDR allows us to have 24/7 SOC monitoring. All of the information is located in the central management system, enabling customers to see performance and get reports. We can also access the system for policy updates, firmware updates, etc.

There could be improvements in licensing. Some licensing aspects are challenging; for example, if you're using an active-passive setup, you have to license both firewalls. Some competitors now offer a floating license between the two. They offer more streamlined license allocation. 

I have used the solution for one year.

I rate the stability as ten. We have very few issues with Barracuda Firewall, even in the case of zero-day vulnerabilities, which are fewer compared to competitors.

The firewalls are very good and scalable. However, if you are moving into higher-end services, there may be some other products that are more viable. 

When positioning into customers, some larger enterprise customers tend to move towards one of the top three: either Cisco, Fortinet, or Palo Alto. For SME and SMB partners, the scalability of the solution is really good, however, enterprise customers may start seeing additional features in other larger players that they might be looking for.

I rate the customer service as ten out of ten. Barracuda's partner support is better than the majority, and it stands out as one of their strengths. It covers solution design and is available to assist with the configuration of devices, onboarding, and support, offering enhancement and optimization for ongoing services.

Positive

I'm aware of Meraki. With Meraki, if you have two firewalls, you only need one license. However, with Barracuda, you need to license both firewalls, which makes them more expensive.

I rate the initial setup as ten out of ten. 

It is straightforward to set up a CloudGen file, taking a couple of hours. Once we have the configuration agreed with the customer, the setup and onboarding are completed within a few hours. 

We receive the box from Barracuda or from our stores, pre-stage it into our network for initial configuration and Soak testing to ensure functionality. The customer can install it at their location, or we do it on their behalf. 

We run the firewall in simulation mode to observe traffic and ensure service transition is effective. After confirming functionality with the customer, we transition to a live service.

I would strongly encourage considering the full stack solution offered by Barracuda, including their XDR overlay service and wider secure edge service. These integrate closely with the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and offer a holistic security layer. 

I rate the overall solution nine out of ten.

On-premises