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At a Glance
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Star Rating
(42)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (63.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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SonicWall
SonicWall
Star Rating
(146)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Barracuda CloudGen Firewall excels in ease of setup with a score of 8.9, while SonicWall lags behind at 7.9, making Barracuda a preferred choice for organizations looking for a quick deployment.
  • Reviewers mention that Barracuda's Quality of Support is rated at 9.1, significantly higher than SonicWall's 8.0, indicating that users find Barracuda more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
  • G2 users highlight Barracuda's Firewall capabilities with a score of 9.0, which is slightly lower than SonicWall's 9.2, suggesting that while both products are strong, SonicWall may offer a marginally better firewall experience.
  • Users on G2 report that Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has a higher score of 9.4 for Concurrent Sessions compared to SonicWall's 8.5, indicating that Barracuda can handle more simultaneous connections effectively, which is crucial for larger networks.
  • Reviewers say that SonicWall shines in Antivirus protection with a score of 8.5, outperforming Barracuda's 7.7, suggesting that users may feel more secure with SonicWall's antivirus features.
  • Users report that Barracuda's Application Performance metrics, particularly in Load Balancing (9.4), are superior to SonicWall's 8.4, indicating that Barracuda may provide better resource distribution and application performance overall.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
No pricing available
SonicWall
No pricing available
Free Trial
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
No trial information available
SonicWall
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
36
8.7
121
Ease of Use
8.4
36
8.2
122
Ease of Setup
8.9
24
7.9
82
Ease of Admin
8.9
23
8.0
85
Quality of Support
9.1
30
8.0
115
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
22
8.1
82
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
37
7.0
118
Features by Category
7.8
45
Not enough data
Network
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Application Performance
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Unified Threat Management (UTM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.0
62
8.6
324
Security - Unified Threat Management
7.7
8
8.6
41
7.9
8
8.7
41
7.1
7
8.3
37
7.7
8
8.6
41
8.3
7
9.0
41
9.0
8
9.3
41
Administration
8.1
8
7.8
41
8.5
8
8.5
41
8.5
140
8.4
516
Administration
8.9
12
8.4
45
8.0
11
8.0
44
7.9
11
8.4
40
9.4
12
8.6
43
Functionality
8.3
11
8.9
44
8.2
12
7.9
44
8.9
11
8.9
45
9.2
12
8.7
44
Monitoring
9.4
12
8.2
41
8.3
12
8.2
41
8.2
12
8.4
42
7.6
12
8.4
43
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
SonicWall
SonicWall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and SonicWall are categorized as Unified Threat Management (UTM) and Firewall Software
Unique Categories
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is categorized as SD-WAN and WAN Optimization
SonicWall
SonicWall has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
63.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
17.1%
SonicWall
SonicWall
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
60.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Information Technology and Services
17.1%
Consulting
7.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
4.9%
Insurance
4.9%
Other
61.0%
SonicWall
SonicWall
Information Technology and Services
21.9%
Computer & Network Security
6.6%
Internet
4.4%
Pharmaceuticals
3.6%
Marketing and Advertising
3.6%
Other
59.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Barracuda has an easy to use interface and configuration is not only very versatile, but very logical. Weather you have a few users or an entire fleet, this option will keep you covered.

Most Helpful Critical Review
DS
Daanish S.
Verified User in Information Services

GUI of the Firewall Admin application is very confusing. Need to navigate much to perform certain tasks.

SonicWall
SonicWall
Most Helpful Favorable Review
NAIR A.
NA
NAIR A.
Verified User in Insurance

An industry standard that has a wealth of resources online to do what you want to do. Responses are fast when you want a category change for a website. Like others say, it is an all-in-one solution, so no need to buy multiple devices.

Most Helpful Critical Review
MF
Michael F.
Verified User in Legal Services

Downside of using SonicWall is the support.

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Discussions
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Discussions
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SonicWall
SonicWall Discussions
What is the part number of a license that includes anti-ransomware
1 comment
Ariel B.
AB
Hello Patricia- There is no part number. When you are going to get the Sonicwall Appliance you need to add a license for GAV . Usually it comes with 1, 2 and...Read more
What is SonicWall used for?
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
With the help of SonicWall firewalls, you can see and manage and monitor every program running on your network. this extra control improves compliance and...Read more
What is SonicWall used for?
1 comment
Gowtham S.
GS
Sonicwall has a wide range of products like Network firewalls, switches, and access points. But Mostly SonicWALL is well known for its Firewall...Read more