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    Overview
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    Barracuda Content Shield (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ABarracuda Content Shield Plus was a cloud-based service that combines content filtering, file-based protection, granular policy enforcement and reporting, centralized management, and real-time threat intelligence to protect users, an organization, and its brand. It is reaching end of life (EoL) and will be discontinued.N/A

    Barracuda Web Security Gateway

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABarracuda Web Security Gateways now available in the 200 through 1000 series provide web content filtering as well as access and advanced threat protection, and are available as physical appliances, virtual appliances, or as a SaaS.N/A

    Securly Filter

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACloud-based web filtering for K-12 Schools | Parental controls for families | Manage screen time. Any device, anywhere. Securly's technology allows schools and parents to keep kids safe in an increasingly digital world. The vendor states their goal is not to censor the Internet, but to mitigate the negative effects it can have on children with the goal of creating a safer world for kids. Their cloud-based web filter is designed to keep…N/A
    Pricing
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    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Chose Barracuda Web Security Gateway
    The Barracuda Web Security Gateway is ideal for businesses that need access to the internal network to access sensitive applications and resources. It offers very good security features to protect the network and to allow secure access. Its features are available to manage and …
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    Securly
    Chose Securly Filter
    Securly [Filter] is designed with Education in mind and the other products I have used are not that way. I had to block porn and adult content on all other setups. Securly has those blocked from the start. Education web-sites are complex and and Securly handles that with ease!
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
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    Usability
    7.0
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    8.0
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    Support Rating
    8.0
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    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Barracuda Content Shield is well suited to large companies with many employees that are based in many areas and have various aspects of their job that need them to be on the internet at all times and in many cases opening themselves to many threats. It may be less appropriate for small companies that are in individualized clusters
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    For a larger organization, this is a must. It provides insight into what the users are doing online and most malicious sites will no longer be accessible if access is denied. This can also give access to non-work related sites, but in a limited capacity, based on user or time of day. Though a smaller company would benefit from the features, it may be cost prohibitive.
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    Securly
    As I stated earlier, if you have iPads in a 1 to 1 usage, [Securly Filter] is your best filter. Students cannot break it or mess with any settings on a device that has an MDM setup.
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    Pros
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    • Easy to use
    • Layout of program looks like an email so its easy to read and identify
    • Helped many suspicious senders from getting into our system
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    • Integrates with other Barracuda products, including the Barracuda Web Application Firewall and the Barracuda Email Security Gateway.
    • Helps manage bandwidth to improve network performance.
    • Easy to use.
    • Allows you to perform SSL inspections to view content on social networks.
    • Help prevent data loss.
    • Protect our privacy.
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    Securly
    • Blocks objectionable content
    • Customized profile management by OU.
    • Logging
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    Cons
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    • Increased policy customization
    • Filtering policy preferences
    • Increased manual settings
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • I don't think I have anything to mention here. The Barracuda Web Security Gateway does everything we need it to do.
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    Securly
    • Delegated management is sometimes difficult to get working, requiring undocumented changes.
    • Pricing has gone up for Chrome devices.
    • Syncing is a manual process.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Securly
    Love, Love, Love this product!!
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    Usability
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    I think the program is easy to use, I think there are more functions it can have or better ability to customize the layout so it doesn't look so plain
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    There are a lot of settings you can adjust. The web log is easy to use. If a user is having issues accessing a website, you can go in and see what's being blocked and why. After that, you can make adjustments fairly easy. The GUI is easy to navigate and updating the software is a simple click of a button.
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    Securly
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    Support Rating
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    I have only had to call twice for access issues but it has been overall a normal experience.
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Barracuda support have also been excellent when we have had to contact them. The only time we had a hardware issue on a device (and that device was about 8 years old) it was replaced within about 24 hours of reporting it. Generally there has not been much need to contact their support, as once the device is in and set up, it just works.
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    Securly
    I don't like giving a 10 since everyone always has room for improvement, and while Securly is doing an awesome job, there is still room for improvement across the board.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Barracuda Content Shield was compared to this product and in our opinion was more robust and cost effective for our growing firm. Barracuda allowed us to create filtering that worked for our firm and allowed us to make the customization easy so that all employees had access to what they needed and were not shut out.
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    SonicWall, Barracuda NG Firewall, and WatchGuard provides Content Filtering, but are primarily firewalls with Content Filtering features. The Web Filter is a dedicated appliance with more storage space and better reporting of users.
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    Securly
    Securly Filter integration with Google Workspace for education makes it an ideal pairing for K-12 institutions. It has a friendlier portal and more intuitive UI, particularly when retrieving activity logs. The policy customization is also far easier and responsive. That being said, it does not provide a full-fledged firewall like Untangle NG (nor many of the other useful features from NG, such as simple-to-deploy VPN).
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    Return on Investment
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    • Increased Reporting Times
    • Threat Training time increase
    • Policy enforcement increased time
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • I came into the company with Barracuda already implemented so it worked well for a number of years.
    • Their support contract was a bit pricey.
    • For what the company paid for the system, Barracuda was worth the money over the 10 years it was implemented.
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    Securly
    • Securly has reduced our workload managing filters.
    • Securly makes it quick to respond to user audit requests.
    • Securly is quick to set up.
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    ScreenShots

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