Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs Veritas Alta SaaS Protection comparison

Barracuda Networks and Veritas are both solutions in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category. Barracuda Networks is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.1, while Veritas is ranked #26 with an average rating of 8.0. Barracuda Networks holds a 2.1% mindshare in ATP, compared to Veritas’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Barracuda Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Veritas Alta SaaS Protection compete in the network security and cloud backup categories. Based on feature set, Barracuda appears to have the upper hand for its robust network security capabilities, while Veritas Alta excels in cloud integration for SaaS protection.

Features: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall offers TINA tunnels, real-time firewall logs, IPS/IDS, and comprehensive Layer 7 filtering. Users appreciate its advanced SD-WAN capabilities and the ability to manage multiple firewalls with ease. Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is noted for comprehensive Office 365 module coverage, ease of use, and strong cloud integration, making it ideal for straightforward SaaS data protection.

Room for Improvement: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall could improve its user interface, VPN profile management for Windows, and provide better technical documentation. Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is urged to enhance maintainability and flexibility for larger enterprises, improve support response times, and simplify pricing strategies and licensing complexity.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall deploys smoothly in various environments, though initial setup can be complex. Its customer service is praised for accessibility but has seen a decline in support quality. Veritas Alta SaaS Protection supports diverse deployment environments and receives positive feedback for customer service, although some regions face slower support times.

Pricing and ROI: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is considered cost-effective with a transparent licensing model, although seen as expensive in some local markets. The instant replacement option is favorable for ROI. Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is viewed as mid-range in pricing, valued for its features, yet some users suggest a price reduction, especially in fluctuating currency markets.

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

19th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Firewalls (25th), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (9th), IoT Security (6th), WAN Edge (10th)

Veritas Alta SaaS Protection

Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

26th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (20th), SaaS Management Platforms (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is 2.1%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is 1.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall	2.1%
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection	1.5%
Other	96.4%

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

Featured Reviews

Jennifer Bernice

Dotnet Developer at Kohl's

Centralized firewall management has saved time and improved network security across locations

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.

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Sammy Githinji

Technical Manager at Rigor Systems Limited

Experience with offsite backup enhances data integrity and reduces on-premise reliance

One of the features of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection that customers are looking for is immutability. This is the most important feature. With the cloud, Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is actually in the cloud, which means they have unlimited space to do their backups. They can expand on a need-to-need basis. The automated recovery feature of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection makes the recovery much easier, as opposed to earlier methods where we were using scripts to do the restore. Currently, it's automated so you just do a click. You select the feature in a graphical interface, making it easy to use even for a newbie.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is one of the most advanced firewall platforms. I also like that it's easy to get top-level support right away. You get that security, and if you make a mistake, it doesn't break."

"The product is foolproof. It has done everything that we have needed with the amount of email that we receive, and it handles it quite well."

"The product is foolproof; it has done everything that we have needed with the amount of email that we receive, and it handles it quite well."

"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."

"Inbound and outbound traffic analysis, rule creation wizard, and the GUI portal are among the key features."

"If you have multiple offices, all inter-connected via the internet, you want a single management console through which you can manage all you firewalls. In that case Barracuda could be a good option."

"Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has positively impacted my organization by increasing the level of network protection against threats from twenty percent to forty-five percent."

"One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources."

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"We're comfortable using this kind of technology; it's user-friendly."

"The duplication is the solution's most valuable feature."

"It's a good solution. It's pretty stable."

"What I like most about Veritas SaaS Backup is that it is easy to work on and has compatible features."

"The solution is stable; I haven't experienced any bugs or glitches on it."

"The most valuable feature is that it is simple to use."

"The solution's hardware appliance is very scalable and very useful."

"The most valuable features are the ease of administration and the ease of configuration."

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Cons

"However, the solution isn’t perfect. It sometimes lets through emails incorrectlycategorized as safe but malicious. I believe the tool could be improved by incorporating artificial intelligence to enhance its email analysis capabilities, though I’m unsure if this feature is currently available."

"The problem we found was with the issue of configuration."

"If you experience an attack it can take a very long time to find a solution."

"Support was not very good at all. It could use a lot of improvement."

"It's a little bit complex in terms of handling. If you implement a change, there is a specific point where you have to commit it. It's not like you just push a button and it's always committed. If you don't know to check whether your commit command has been executed or not... that is something Barracuda needs to work on."

"The GUI can be confusing and overwhelming at times."

"The initial setup is a bit complex."

"I think the command line could be improved. In Cisco, Palo Alto and Juniper, the command line is a little more friendly."

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"The solution does lack a lot of features, and we're considering switching."

"The implementation could be improved. The server setup is very easy, but some specific client implementation, for example, Oracle or SQL servers, are a little bit complicated. they should offer a bit more assistance with the setup for these particular items."

"The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes."

"They should review the cost aspect of the subscription for Veritas Alta SaaS Protection because customers are going for the cheaper storage, which doesn't give those features in terms of dedup ratios."

"The technical team wasn't very helpful."

"Currently, it isn't possible to use anything other than Veritas cloud to back up to. I think today it's important to cover the three major cloud provider: GCP, Azure and AWS."

"When you finish a project, the client should have the opportunity to browse the files rather than simply ending the contract. Also, it's not possible to recover earlier versions. It should be possible to have a database for recovering files after you finish a contract. There's no solution for this from Veritas."

"The backup reports and the dashboard need improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It would be nice if the pricing and licensing offered for less."

"It is a product with a very transparent model of licensing. In the sense of hidden expenses, they do not exist with this model. "

"Pricing and licensing are fine. It's worth the value because every four years, if I buy any other product, I have to replace my hardware. But with Barracuda I get a free hardware upgrade. Today I'm using Xbox. After four years I can take another Xbox or a Ybox."

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"We pay around 150 to 200 Euros per year and there are no additional costs."

"We evaluated a lot of different options. We concluded that Barracuda NG Firewall provided the most features for an exemplary price. "

"When the corporation purchases something, it follows a request-for-proposal process and the best price wins. So, I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is reasonably priced, though I’m not sure of the exact amount"

"The pricing is very cheap compared to Cisco ASA, which we used before, and compared to Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet. Barracuda has different solutions for different people. So for my SMB-level infrastructure, Barracuda has given me a proper solution that is half of the price of Palo Alto or Fortinet."

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"The tool is expensive compared to Veeam."

"This solution is not cheap and not expensive but priced in the mid-range."

"I would rate this solution's pricing as five out of five."

"SaaS Backup isn't the most expensive solution."

"The program is quite expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Marketing Services Firm

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

13%

Insurance Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall?

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

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What needs improvement with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall?

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 automati...

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What is your primary use case for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall?

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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?

Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is slightly expensive, but they can do more on it. The exact figure for Veritas Alta SaaS Protection depends on the size of data being stored, the region, and the type ...

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What needs improvement with Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?

For Veritas Alta SaaS Protection, the only challenge is downtime and the impact of time synchronization whereby different customers are on different time zones, and Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is ...

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What is your primary use case for Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?

For the customers that I'm dealing with, they are using Veritas Alta SaaS Protection for long-term retention and offline backups. This means they don't have to constrain their on-premise resources....

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Also Known As

Barracuda NextGen Firewall, Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls

SaaS Backup

Overview

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a comprehensive network security solution that provides advanced protection for organizations of all sizes. It offers next-generation firewall capabilities, including application control, intrusion prevention, and web filtering.

With its integrated VPN functionality, it ensures secure remote access for employees. CloudGen Firewall also includes advanced threat intelligence, leveraging real-time updates to detect and block emerging threats. Its centralized management console simplifies administration and provides visibility into network traffic.

CloudGen Firewall can easily adapt to changing business needs based on its scalable architecture.

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Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is a comprehensive cloud-to-cloud backup and recovery solution designed to protect critical data and applications in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments. With the increasing adoption of SaaS applications like Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce, organizations need a reliable and efficient way to safeguard their data from accidental deletion, malicious attacks, and other data loss scenarios.

This product overview will highlight the key features and benefits of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection. Firstly, it offers automated and continuous backup of SaaS data, ensuring that organizations can easily recover lost or corrupted data with minimal downtime. The solution supports a wide range of SaaS applications, including email, calendars, contacts, files, and collaboration platforms.

Veritas Alta SaaS Protection provides granular recovery options, allowing users to restore individual items, folders, or entire applications as needed. This flexibility ensures that organizations can quickly recover specific data without the need for a full system restore. Additionally, the solution offers point-in-time recovery, enabling users to restore data from a specific date and time, further enhancing data protection and compliance requirements.

Another key feature of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is its advanced security capabilities. The solution encrypts data both in transit and at rest, ensuring that sensitive information remains secure throughout the backup and recovery process. It also provides multi-factor authentication and role-based access controls, allowing organizations to enforce strict access policies and prevent unauthorized access to their SaaS data.

Furthermore, Veritas Alta SaaS Protection offers a user-friendly interface and intuitive management console, making it easy for organizations to configure and monitor their backup and recovery processes. The solution provides comprehensive reporting and auditing capabilities, allowing administrators to track backup status, monitor storage usage, and generate compliance reports.

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Sample Customers

ARZ, Bauer, CBCX Technologies, Diamant-groep, Eissmann Group Automotive, European Youth Olympics, Exalo Drilling, FineLine Technologies, Geocell, Grimaldi, Infront Sports & Media, Odlo, Schenker Deutschland AG, Tilak, Verbandsgeneinde Zell, Conservas El Cidacos S.A., Institute for Emergency Medicine and Medicine Management, Erwin Muller GmbH, Info-Tech: NGF is Champion, Schoellerbank, IZB Informatik-Zentrum, RHI AG, Berglandmilch, Antenne Bayern, Sanochemia

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