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Product	Barracuda Web Application Firewall by Barracuda Networks View product	VMware NSX by VMware View product
Overview
What it is	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.	Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF)	Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation
Best for	E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaS	Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud	Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances
Data residency	On-premises; Multi-Cloud	On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud
Key features
What it offers	Enterprise WAF OWASP Top 10 mitigation Layer 7 DDoS defense Bot mitigation Automated security tuning Firewall / NGFW WAF Web Security	Distributed hypervisor firewall Microsegmentation Virtual routing & switching Distributed IDS/IPS Container networking Network Security Firewall / NGFW Network Segmentation
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	Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VAWSMicrosoft AzureGCP	VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure
Compliance	PCI-DSSCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001	Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzure	VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar
Industries	E-commerceBankingHealthcareSaaS	Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense
Regions	GlobalUSEUUK	GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company	Barracuda Networks	VMware
Headquarters	Campbell, California, USA	Palo Alto, California, USA
Company size	1,001-5,000	10,001+
Founded	2003	1998

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

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VMware NSX

by VMware

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Overview

What it is

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.

VMware NSX

Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Product type

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Enterprise Web Application & API Firewall (WAF)

VMware NSX

Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation

Best for

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

E-commerce, Banking, Healthcare, SaaS

VMware NSX

Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Contact Vendor

VMware NSX

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

VMware NSX

Deployment

Deployment options

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

CloudOn-Premise

VMware NSX

Cloud

Deployment details

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud

VMware NSX

Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances

Data residency

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

On-premises; Multi-Cloud

VMware NSX

On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud

Key features

What it offers

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Enterprise WAF
OWASP Top 10 mitigation
Layer 7 DDoS defense
Bot mitigation
Automated security tuning
Firewall / NGFW
WAF
Web Security

VMware NSX

Distributed hypervisor firewall
Microsegmentation
Virtual routing & switching
Distributed IDS/IPS
Container networking
Network Security
Firewall / NGFW
Network Segmentation

Platform & access

API access

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

VMware NSX

Single sign-on (SSO)

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

VMware NSX

Role-based access (RBAC)

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

VMware NSX

Multi-tenant

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

VMware NSX

Mobile app

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

VMware NSX

Supported platforms

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VAWSMicrosoft AzureGCP

VMware NSX

VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure

Compliance

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

PCI-DSSCommon CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001

VMware NSX

Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzure

VMware NSX

VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar

Industries

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

E-commerceBankingHealthcareSaaS

VMware NSX

Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense

Regions

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

GlobalUSEUUK

VMware NSX

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Vendor

Company

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Barracuda Networks

VMware NSX

VMware

Headquarters

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Campbell, California, USA

VMware NSX

Palo Alto, California, USA

Company size

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

1,001-5,000

VMware NSX

10,001+

Founded

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

2003

VMware NSX

1998