Compare products
Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | FortiGate by Fortinet View product | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiGate helps teams with network firewalling. Explore features like firewall, IPS and application control, cloud deployment and the closest Firewall 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 firewall and secure networking platform | Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network Firewall |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Enterprise, Retail, Branch Networks |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | 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 applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more | Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiNACFortiSandboxFortiGuardFortiSwitch+1 more | Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | EnterpriseRetailBranch Networks |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | GlobalUSEUUK |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Barracuda Networks |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Campbell, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
FortiGate
FortiGate helps teams with network firewalling. Explore features like firewall, IPS and application control, cloud deployment and the closest Firewall 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
FortiGate
Next-generation firewall and secure networking platformBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network FirewallBest for
FortiGate
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Enterprise, Retail, Branch NetworksPricing
Pricing model
FortiGate
Contact VendorBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate
Free trial: noBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Deployment details
FortiGate
Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-ServiceBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; CloudData residency
FortiGate
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
On-premises; Cloud VPCsKey features
What it offers
FortiGate
- Firewall
- IPS
- Application control
- Antivirus
- SSL inspection
- VPN
- SD-WAN
- Web filtering
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
FortiGate
API access: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate
SSO: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate
RBAC: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate
Multi-tenant: yesBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate
Mobile app: noBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiGate
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Compliance
FortiGate
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Industries
FortiGate
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Regions
FortiGate
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Vendor
Company
FortiGate
FortinetBarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda NetworksHeadquarters
FortiGate
Sunnyvale, California, USABarracuda CloudGen Firewall
Campbell, California, USACompany size
FortiGate
10,000+Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
1,001-5,000Founded
FortiGate
2000Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
2003