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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 | Cisco Secure IPS by Cisco View product | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | 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 Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) | Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network Firewall |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Defense | 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; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instances | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud |
| Data residency | On-premises / Cloud region dependent | 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 | Hardware chassisVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, PCI DSS compliance support | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure Firewall Management CenterCisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco XDRSplunkQRadar | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorDefense | 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 IPS
Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.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 IPS
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS)Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network FirewallBest for
Cisco Secure IPS
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, DefenseBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Enterprise, Retail, Branch NetworksPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure IPS
Contact VendorBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure IPS
Free trial: noBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure IPS
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Deployment details
Cisco Secure IPS
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instancesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudData residency
Cisco Secure IPS
On-premises / Cloud region dependentBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
On-premises; Cloud VPCsKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure IPS
- Snort 3 inspection engine
- Real-time exploit blocking
- Talos dynamic rule updates
- Automated virtual patching
- Protocol anomaly detection
- SSL/TLS decryption inspection
- Contextual risk scoring
- Network intrusion prevention
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 IPS
API access: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure IPS
SSO: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure IPS
RBAC: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure IPS
Multi-tenant: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure IPS
Mobile app: noBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure IPS
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Compliance
Cisco Secure IPS
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure IPS
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Industries
Cisco Secure IPS
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Regions
Cisco Secure IPS
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure IPS
CiscoBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda NetworksHeadquarters
Cisco Secure IPS
San Jose, California, USABarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Campbell, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure IPS
80,000+Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
1,001-5,000Founded
Cisco Secure IPS
1984Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
2003