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Product	Snort by Snort View product	Barracuda CloudGen Firewall by Barracuda Networks View product
Overview
What it is	See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools.	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	Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)	Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network Firewall
Best for	Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications	Enterprise, Retail, Branch Networks
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VM	Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud
Data residency	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)	On-premises; Cloud VPCs
Key features
What it offers	Real-time packet sniffing and logging Protocol analysis and content searching Cisco Talos rule updates Snort 3 multi-threaded engine Active inline blocking Network intrusion prevention (IPS) Perimeter packet inspection Zero-day exploit detection	Multi-cloud SD-WAN Next-gen firewalling Application control Intrusion prevention Zero-touch provisioning Firewall / NGFW IPS Network Security
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks	Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCP
Compliance	GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4	Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek	Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzureGCP
Industries	Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications	EnterpriseRetailBranch Networks
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEUUK
Vendor
Company	Snort	Barracuda Networks
Headquarters	Open Source Project	Campbell, California, USA
Company size	N/A (open-source project)	1,001-5,000
Founded	1998	2003

Snort

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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

by Barracuda Networks

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Overview

What it is

Snort

See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools.

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

Snort

Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Multi-Cloud SD-WAN & Next-Gen Network Firewall

Best for

Snort

Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Enterprise, Retail, Branch Networks

Pricing

Pricing model

Snort

Contact Vendor

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Snort

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Deployment

Deployment options

Snort

CloudOn-Premise

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Snort

Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VM

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

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

Data residency

Snort

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

On-premises; Cloud VPCs

Key features

What it offers

Snort

Real-time packet sniffing and logging
Protocol analysis and content searching
Cisco Talos rule updates
Snort 3 multi-threaded engine
Active inline blocking
Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
Perimeter packet inspection
Zero-day exploit detection

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

Snort

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Single sign-on (SSO)

Snort

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Role-based access (RBAC)

Snort

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Multi-tenant

Snort

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Mobile app

Snort

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Supported platforms

Snort

Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Hardware AppliancesVMwareHyper-VKVMAWSAzureGCP

Compliance

Snort

GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

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

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Snort

Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Barracuda Cloud ControlAWSAzureGCP

Industries

Snort

Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

EnterpriseRetailBranch Networks

Regions

Snort

Global

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

GlobalUSEUUK

Vendor

Company

Snort

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Barracuda Networks

Headquarters

Snort

Open Source Project

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Campbell, California, USA

Company size

Snort

N/A (open-source project)

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

1,001-5,000

Founded

Snort

1998

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

2003