Compare Barracuda Web Application Firewall and F5 NGINX 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (69.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2500 per year
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Star Rating
(14)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (69.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Barracuda Web Application FirewallF5 NGINX
Star Rating
(107)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansBarracuda Web Application Firewall vs F5 NGINX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Barracuda Web Application Firewall easier to use. However, reviewers felt that F5 NGINX was easier to administer and do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Barracuda Web Application Firewall.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Barracuda Web Application Firewall is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Barracuda Web Application Firewall over F5 NGINX.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
No pricing availableF5 NGINX
NGINX Plus, Single Instance
Starting at $2500
per year
24/7 Enterprise support with 30-minute SLA is available, for $5,000/year per instance.
We also provide Basic support for $2,500/year and Professional support for $3,500/year for less-critical deployments.
Free Trial
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Free Trial is available
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
6
9.3
96
Ease of Use
8.6
7
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
8.3
6
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
8.0
5
8.4
65
Quality of Support
8.3
6
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
5
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
5
9.0
93
Features by Category
Analysis
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.0
18
Protection
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.1
23
Resolution
Not enough data
7.1
23
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Data Management
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.9
7
User Features
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Modernization
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Barracuda Web Application Firewall and F5 NGINX are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS Protection
Unique Categories
Barracuda Web Application Firewall has no unique categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, and Application Server
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
30.8%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
7.7%
Telecommunications
7.7%
Real Estate
7.7%
Furniture
7.7%
Other
38.5%
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Banking
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Barracuda Web Application Firewall has no discussions with answers
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