# Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vs FortiGate SD-WAN Comparison

| | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 51 | 91 | 57 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (57.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (41.6% of reviews) | Mid-Market (43.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Pros:
- Centralized Management (2 reviews)
- Features (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Complex Configuration (2 reviews)
- Compatibility Issues (1 reviews)

### Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

**Not enough data**

### FortiGate SD-WAN

Pros:
- Management Ease (2 reviews)
- Affordable Pricing (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Complex Implementation (2 reviews)
- Expensive (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (43 reviews) | 8.9 (56 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (44 reviews) | 9.1 (58 reviews) | 9.0 (40 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (32 reviews) | 9.2 (44 reviews) | 8.9 (33 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | 8.9 (42 reviews) | 9.3 (32 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (37 reviews) | 8.9 (55 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.4 (27 reviews) | 9.3 (43 reviews) | 8.9 (32 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (45 reviews) | 7.7 (56 reviews) | 10.0 (40 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### FortiGate SD-WAN

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### WAN Edge Infrastructure

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Barracuda CloudGen Firewall** | N/A | N/A |
| **Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate SD-WAN** | 8.7/10 | 32 |

#### Network

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Overlay and Underlay** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (20 reviews) | 
| **Connectivity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (20 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (20 reviews) | 

#### Application

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 
| **Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (19 reviews) | 
| **Health** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (19 reviews) | 
| **Self-Heal** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (19 reviews) | 
| **Simplify** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (19 reviews) | 
| **Expenses** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (19 reviews) | 

### WAN Optimization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Barracuda CloudGen Firewall** | 7.9/10 | 7 |
| **Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |

#### Network

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Traffic Overview** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cost** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **ROI** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Bandwidth** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Application Performance

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Response Times** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Traffic Optimization** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Application Issues** | 6.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Increase Productivity** | 6.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Improved Performance** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Unified Threat Management (UTM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Barracuda CloudGen Firewall** | 8.0/10 | 8 |
| **Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |

#### Security - Unified Threat Management

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Antivirus** | 7.7 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Whitelists** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Antispam Filtering** | 7.1 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Filtering** | 7.7 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Web Filtering** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Firewall** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports & Analytics** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Firewall Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Barracuda CloudGen Firewall** | 8.7/10 | 16 |
| **Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Policy Management** | 9.0 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Logging and Reporting** | 8.3 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Application Gateway** | 7.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Concurrent Sessions** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Firewall Software

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Virtual Private Network (VPN)** | 8.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Antivirus** | 8.3 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **URL Filtering** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | 9.2 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Load Balancing** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Analysis** | 8.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Intrusion Prevention** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Intrusion Detection** | 7.8 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Firewall** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Barracuda CloudGen Firewall** | N/A | N/A |
| **Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate SD-WAN** | 9.2/10 | 11 |

#### Administration

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Network Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Global Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 

#### Protection

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 
| **Security Audit** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **User Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 
| **Vulnerability Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Configuration Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Observability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [SD-WAN Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/sd-wan)

**Unique to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall (3):** [Unified Threat Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/unified-threat-management-utm), [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software), [WAN Optimization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wan-optimization)


**Unique to FortiGate SD-WAN (2):** [WAN Edge Infrastructure Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wan-edge-infrastructure), [Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-defined-perimeter-sdp)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | FortiGate SD-WAN | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 22.4% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 57.1% | 40.3% | 43.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 20.4% | 41.6% | 38.6% | 

### By Industry

#### Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

- **Information Technology and Services:** 14.3%
- **Financial Services:** 8.2%
- **Consulting:** 6.1%
- **Telecommunications:** 6.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 6.1%
- **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 4.1%
- **Food Production:** 4.1%
- **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 4.1%
- **Computer Software:** 4.1%
- **Insurance:** 4.1%
- **Other:** 38.8%

#### Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

- **Information Technology and Services:** 24.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.4%
- **Retail:** 5.1%
- **Automotive:** 5.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.1%
- **Financial Services:** 3.8%
- **Government Administration:** 3.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.8%
- **Higher Education:** 3.8%
- **Internet:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 35.9%

#### FortiGate SD-WAN

- **Information Technology and Services:** 31.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 18.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 9.1%
- **Insurance:** 6.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.8%
- **Computer Networking:** 6.8%
- **Banking:** 4.5%
- **Warehousing:** 2.3%
- **Retail:** 2.3%
- **Real Estate:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 9.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

- [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (583 reviews)
- [WatchGuard Network Security](https://www.g2.com/products/watchguard-network-security/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (267 reviews)
- [FortiGate-VM NGFW](https://www.g2.com/products/fortigate-vm-ngfw/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (230 reviews)
- [SonicWall Next Generation Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/sonicwall-next-generation-firewall/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (153 reviews)
- [Sophos Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (619 reviews)
- [Cisco Meraki](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-meraki/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (217 reviews)
- [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (325 reviews)
- [Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (167 reviews)
- [Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (93 reviews)
- [Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-cloud-firewall-formerly-cloudguard-network-security/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (286 reviews)

### Alternatives to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

- [VeloCloud SD-WAN](https://www.g2.com/products/velocloud-sd-wan/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (12 reviews)
- [Cato SASE Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/cato-networks-cato-sase-cloud/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (83 reviews)
- [Versa SASE](https://www.g2.com/products/versa-networks-versa-sase/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (13 reviews)
- [Oracle SD-WAN](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-sd-wan/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (29 reviews)
- [Aruba EdgeConnect](https://www.g2.com/products/aruba-edgeconnect/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [Aryaka Networks](https://www.g2.com/products/aryaka-networks/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (76 reviews)
- [Prisma SD-WAN](https://www.g2.com/products/prisma-sd-wan/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (64 reviews)
- [Check Point SASE](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-sase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (215 reviews)
- [Bigleaf Networks](https://www.g2.com/products/bigleaf-networks/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (79 reviews)
- [Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions](https://www.g2.com/products/ericsson-enterprise-wireless-solutions/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (41 reviews)

### Alternatives to FortiGate SD-WAN

- [Cato SASE Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/cato-networks-cato-sase-cloud/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (83 reviews)
- [Cisco Meraki](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-meraki/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (217 reviews)
- [Check Point SASE](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-sase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (215 reviews)
- [Versa SASE](https://www.g2.com/products/versa-networks-versa-sase/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (13 reviews)
- [VeloCloud SD-WAN](https://www.g2.com/products/velocloud-sd-wan/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (12 reviews)
- [Aruba EdgeConnect](https://www.g2.com/products/aruba-edgeconnect/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [Absolute Secure Access](https://www.g2.com/products/absolute-secure-access/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (225 reviews)
- [Zscaler Internet Access](https://www.g2.com/products/zscaler-internet-access/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (195 reviews)
- [Versa Secure SD-WAN](https://www.g2.com/products/versa-secure-sd-wan/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3 reviews)
- [Oracle SD-WAN](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-sd-wan/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (29 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

No discussions available for this product.

### Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

- Title: [What is Cisco SD-WAN used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-cisco-sd-wan-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Cisco SDWAN is used for Software Defined Networking
Centralized management 
Zero Touch provisioning 
Link agnostic
Load Balancing and sharing..."

### FortiGate SD-WAN

- Title: [What is FortiGate SD WAN?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-fortigate-sd-wan) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "FortiGate SD-WAN is a software define approach to managing the WAN network. SD-WAN is used for security."
- Title: [What is the use of SD Wan in FortiGate?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-sd-wan-in-fortigate) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "The used of SD-WAN in FortiGate is provides the security. 

Also its provides:
1. Enhanced Security
2. Operation Reliability
 3. ROI Benefits
4. Best..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/barracuda-cloudgen-firewall-vs-cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-vs-fortigate-sd-wan)