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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Alibaba Cloud WAF View product | Barracuda Web Application Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives. | What does Barracuda Web Application Firewall do? It covers enterprise WAF. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF) |
| Best for | E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet Services | E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaS |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode) | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud |
| Data residency | Alibaba Cloud regions | On-premises; Multi-Cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Alibaba CloudNon-Alibaba Cloud hosted web apps | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VAWSMicrosoft AzureGCP |
| Compliance | Supports PCI DSS and China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001 and SOC 2 portfolio | PCI-DSSCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Alibaba Cloud Server Load BalancerECSAlibaba Cloud CDNAnti-DDoSSimple Log Service | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzure |
| Industries | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGovernmentMediaInternet Services | E-commerceBankingHealthcareSaaS |
| Regions | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland | GlobalUSEUUK |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Alibaba Cloud | Barracuda Networks |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | Campbell, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud WAF from Alibaba Cloud focuses on website protection. Key capabilities: API security and bot management. Compare it with the leading WAF alternatives.Barracuda Web Application Firewall
What does Barracuda Web Application Firewall do? It covers enterprise WAF. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF)Best for
Alibaba Cloud WAF
E-commerce, Financial Services, Government, Media, Internet ServicesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaSPricing
Pricing model
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Contact VendorBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Free trial: noBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Deployment details
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service (cloud-native or CNAME mode)Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudData residency
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba Cloud regionsBarracuda Web Application Firewall
On-premises; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
Alibaba Cloud WAF
- OWASP Top 10 protection
- Semantic and ML-based detection
- Bot management
- API security
- HTTP flood protection
- Custom access rules
- Virtual patching
- Log Service integration
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
- Enterprise WAF
- OWASP Top 10 mitigation
- Layer 7 DDoS defense
- Bot mitigation
- Automated security tuning
- Firewall / NGFW
- WAF
- Web Security
Platform & access
API access
Alibaba Cloud WAF
API access: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Alibaba Cloud WAF
SSO: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Alibaba Cloud WAF
RBAC: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Multi-tenant: yesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Mobile app: noBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Compliance
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Industries
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Regions
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Vendor
Company
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Alibaba CloudBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Barracuda NetworksHeadquarters
Alibaba Cloud WAF
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaBarracuda Web Application Firewall
Campbell, California, USACompany size
Alibaba Cloud WAF
10,001+Barracuda Web Application Firewall
1,001-5,000Founded
Alibaba Cloud WAF
2009Barracuda Web Application Firewall
2003