--- 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: '2026-08-07' 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. 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[Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) 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 ReviewerSource: Organic ![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 ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite 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 ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![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 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 ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Networking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Networking") AC Verified User in Computer Networking Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/21/2020 "Barracuda waf" 5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? I like the features and the in depth configurations which can be done on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? The logs are not refreshing by itself so its a hassle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Barracuda Web Application Firewall: Look at the features specifically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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 ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![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 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 ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Furniture](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Furniture") UF Verified User in Furniture Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/22/2018 "So easy to navigate and great program for emails" 5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? I like how it blocks emails that may be spam- then you go online and can “whitelist” them if they aren’t spam. The site allows you to view the email before approving it to go to your inbox. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? It does not inform you if you received an email to the barracuda. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? It protects your computer from potentially dangerous emails that could hack your computer or account. It’s helpful because in the industry I work in we are always using email to communicate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/13/2017 "WAF In The Cloud" 5/5 What do you like best about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? What I like best about the Barracuda Web Application Firewall is the ease of configuration and use of the software. Support from Barracuda is great also. Load Balancing of the Web Application Firewall is also nice. This allows you to do maintenance or have large loads for the end user. Threat monitoring of our network and traffic coming into out services within our Cloud Solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Barracuda Web Application Firewall? What I dislike about the Barracuda Web Application Firewall is reporting seems to be lacking on the firewall, but this could be just that I haven't dove into it very deep. And it seems to have trouble with FTP control. Again could be the way i am configuring it. The initial setup is a little tough. but if you have used a Web Application Firewall before this might not be an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Barracuda Web Application Firewall: My Recommendations to any one else that is looking into getting the Barracuda Web Application Firewall. seek help with initial setup, especially if it will be hosted in a cloud environment. This will allow you to get the full potential out of the Web Application Firewall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Barracuda Web Application Firewall solving and how is that benefiting you? The Business problems we are solving with the Barracuda Web Application Firewall is Election security and Business Application security in the Cloud. We also use this Web Application Firewall to secure internal servers that don't need to be accessing the outside world. We use it for threat monitoring, that our security specialist uses everyday. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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