--- title: Barracuda Web Application Firewall Reviews meta\_title: 'Barracuda Web Application Firewall Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 14 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Barracuda Web Application Firewall works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 14 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-17' parent\_category: name: "DevSecOps\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t" url: https://www.g2.com/categories/devsecops --- # Barracuda Web Application Firewall Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Barracuda Web Application Firewall but has limited features. Are you part of the Barracuda Web Application Firewall team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) is purpose-built to protect your web, mobile, and API applications from today’s most advanced threats. It helps prevent data breaches and ensures business continuity by blocking OWASP Top 10 attacks, L4–L7 DDoS, zero-day exploits, and more. With Advanced Bot Protection powered by cloud-based machine learning, Barracuda WAF detects and stops malicious bots responsible for web scraping, credential stuffing, and account takeover attempts—before they can do damage. Flexible deployment options include hardware appliances, virtual machines, public cloud platforms, and containers—so you can secure your applications wherever they live. * * * Seller [Barracuda](https://www.g2.com/sellers/barracuda) Discussions [Barracuda Web Application Firewall Community](https://www.g2.com/products/barracuda-web-application-firewall/discuss) Overview by Kathy Kliskey Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![HAProxy](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "HAProxy") HAProxy 4.7/5(912) ](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) [ ![F5 NGINX](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "F5 NGINX") F5 NGINX 4.6/5(113) ](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) [ ![Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cloudflare Application Security and Performance") Cloudflare Application Security and Performance 4.5/5(757) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/barracuda-web-application-firewall/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 14 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Allan R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Allan R.") AR Allan R. Managed IT Services Senior Associate Level 2 Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/23/2026 "Allan's Barracuda Super cool review for IT's" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Barracuda is strong about layered protection for Web Apps and APIs. But the value added in here is that the application security capabilities such as SSL offloadind, granular response controls, server cloaking and all other features help to protect sensitive data and meet compliance requirements like HIPPA. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? It machine-learning-baes threat detection can behave inconsistently, sometimes generating false positives that require manual review. Another issue is that the quality of technical support sometimes takes significant time to troubleshoot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? It is helping me to solve OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, zero-day threats and data leakage, as well DDoS attack, while using a Smart Signature that helps to reduce false positive alerts. And it is also helping while providing continuous threat monitoring real-time vulnerability assessments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. G2 IconValidated Reviewer (Validated through LinkedIn)Source: Thank You page (Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) MW Muhammad W. Senior Cyber Security Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/11/2026 "Secure, Easy-to-Manage Firewall Solution" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? I like Barracuda Web Application Firewall for its powerful services and protocols support. It's easy to configure and manage, making the setup very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Nothing notable, Found it very easy to deploy and use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Barracuda Web Application Firewall to protect my web applications from Layer 7 security threats. It's powerful with services and protocols support, and it's easy to configure and manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through a business email account added to their profile)Source: Organic (Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate.) (Copy Review URL) ![Pranav k.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pranav k.") PK Pranav k. Senior Technology Leader - Consulting Microsoft365 Modern workspace Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/25/2021 "A great smart firewall for all needs" 5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Barracuda web app firewall is a smart firewall that does lot of things to protect your network from both potential and undiscovered risk it helps with connection filters, email filters, url filters , content filters and advanced protection with attachment filtering Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Nothing much for now Barracuda is a good option Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Barracuda web app firewall is a smart firewall that does lot of things to protect your network from both potential and undiscovered risk it helps with connection filters, email filters, url filters , content filters and advanced protection with attachment filtering Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through LinkedIn)Incentivized (This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.)Source: G2 invite (Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) SF Sanoj F. Leam Lead Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/29/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "High security for your web application." 5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Barracuda ATP solution, Vulnerability manager and free defined attack rules is high security solution for the web application owners. When we comparison with other product. Additional DDOS protection and BOT protection is better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Service page "services" not user friendly. It should be improve. When we create Vsite it is not user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? We reduce our application attack. Example DDOS, DOS, SQL injection, BOT protection and Jaya scrip attack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through a business email account)Source: Seller invite (Invitation from a seller or affiliate. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) ![Rokebul I.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rokebul I.") RI Rokebul I. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/7/2020 "Easy to implement, solid product, room for improvement in support" 4/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Barracuda waf is available as an appliance or as a vm. Those who want it running with a few clicks, avoiding long waiting period to ship the product; vm is the way to go. It has ddos protection, siem integration, sd wan capable in a really reasonable price tag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Reports are somewhat confusing. The support could be better. If any issue occurs, they keep suggesting us the same solution. Moreover, some rules are hard to implement, which leads you to buy their support package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Barracuda Web Application Firewall: Please purchase the support package. Start slowly. Implement less firewall rules at the beginning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? We were able to replace cisco 5505 asa and had a very wide viewing angle on the attack surface. It doesn't just checks the ports. If all the inbound rules are configured properly, a good night sleep is expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through a business email account)Incentivized (This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.)Source: G2 invite (Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") AC Verified User in Computer & Network Security (This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture.) Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/30/2021 "Alpha Lab Review" 5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? The intuitive GUI and how easy it is to navigate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? The time i t takes to call support is too long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Once enabled users are protected from malicious content on the internet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through LinkedIn)Incentivized (This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.)Source: G2 invite (Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") AA Verified User in Automotive (This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture.) Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/25/2021 "Barracuda experience" 4/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Very easy to understand and navigate the Ui Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? Too much license need for certain features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Barracuda Web Application Firewall: N/a Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? Ports in internal network Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through LinkedIn)Source: Seller invite (Invitation from a seller or affiliate. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) ![Verified User in Accounting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Accounting") AA Verified User in Accounting (This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture.) Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/22/2021 "WAF" 4/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? High performance, reliability easy for manage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? I don’t know maybe standard firewall issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? For commercial purposes maybe nice selection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through LinkedIn)Incentivized (This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.)Source: G2 invite (Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.) 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What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? We used it for its load balancing capabilities and its health check ability. And mainly for the security it provides for the web apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through LinkedIn)Incentivized (This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.)Source: G2 invite (Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) ![Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad") UT Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad (This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture.) Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/4/2019 "Tracking emerging threats" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? The key points in the use of this firewall are that it has complete protection against emerging attacks, including those of OWASP top 10. The storage of the data in cache causes security to increase without having an impact on a decrease in computer performance. To highlight also the control of user access through authentication make sure at all times that my files and data are located and safe without the need to make recurring backup copies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? The integration of LDAP / RADIUS I think is not entirely perfect presenting at some point interruptions that have affected the team. The registration, supervision and generation of reports is somewhat difficult to understand insofar as it presents a large amount of technical data that for the common user can be somewhat confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Barracuda Web Application Firewall: Very efficient product for web application security in professional environments that allows to protect against DDoS attacks through URL encryption, good SIEM integration and with local networks. Possibility of contracting premium package to have a more personalized contact with technical support and improve efficiency in the detection and analysis of threats on the web. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? The experience has been excellent, starting with the download and attention of the technical support team that has always and with great speed and professionalism guaranteed that my organization's network runs at full capacity. The interface is simple with a very simple visualization box that allows to have perfectly located the scanners of vulnerabilities and possible threats in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated Reviewer (Validated through a business email account)Incentivized (This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.)Source: G2 invite (Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review.) (Copy Review URL) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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