Compare products
Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Cisco Secure Firewall by Cisco View product | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall from Barracuda Networks focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: multi-cloud SD-WAN. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense | Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network Firewall |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail | Enterprise, Retail, Branch Networks |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNF | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud |
| Data residency | On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hosting | On-premises; Cloud VPCs |
| 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 | On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more | EnterpriseRetailBranch Networks |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUUK |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Barracuda Networks |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Campbell, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall from Barracuda Networks focuses on firewall / NGFW. Key capabilities: multi-cloud SD-WAN. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Product type
Cisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefenseBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network FirewallBest for
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Enterprise, Retail, Branch NetworksPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Firewall
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNFBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudData residency
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
On-premises; Cloud VPCsKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Firewall
- Snort 3 deep packet inspection
- Application visibility and control
- Hardware-accelerated crypto
- Encrypted traffic analytics
- Advanced malware defense
- URL filtering
- Dynamic network segmentation
- Perimeter threat defense
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
- Multi-cloud SD-WAN
- Next-gen firewalling
- Application control
- Intrusion prevention
- Zero-touch provisioning
- Firewall / NGFW
- IPS
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Compliance
Cisco Secure Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Industries
Cisco Secure Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Regions
Cisco Secure Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Firewall
CiscoBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda NetworksHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USABarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Campbell, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
1,001-5,000Founded
Cisco Secure Firewall
1984Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
2003