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Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
Barracuda is an inexpensive solution for load balancing web traffic of all kinds and works as a reverse proxy if you need one. It is efficient and has been a very stable solution. If you need extremely granular configuration for your load balancing traffic, then you may need to go with one of the bigger brands. Barracuda will more than handle regular small and medium business use and do so at a greatly reduced price point.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employeesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
It could really help a smaller business keep users off websites you don't want them on.
Database Administrator
Northside ISDEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
- Excellent Load Balancing.
- Flexible configuration - It's very simple to configure and powerful enough to handle many more websites than just our exchange site.
- Continuously updated - Barracuda makes fairly frequent updates to address issues and improve features.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
- SD-WAN
- Traffic conditioning
- Reasonable cost

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Legal Services Company, 11-50 employeesCons
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
- Overall, there are no issues. It just runs.
Network Engineer
Saint Michael's CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
- Reports could be somewhat confusing.
- The initial setup was a little difficult for our Security Admin team.
Database Administrator
Northside ISDEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It is a product we plan on continuing to use.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
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Usability
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC 9.0
Based on 1 answer
It is fairly easy to learn after support helps you set it up and shows you how things work. Which they will do.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
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Support Rating
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC 7.9
Based on 5 answers
It did well for basic needs but would not deliver for all our services.
System Administrator
Michigan State UniversityHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Barracuda Web Application Firewall 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The Barracuda Web Application Firewall is easy to use. 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 our services within our cloud solution.
Database Administrator
Northside ISDEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
We also had looked at Kemp and F5. The Kemp and F5 had a lot of horsepower and advanced configuration and functionality. When we looked at our workload and how we were planning on using the load balancers, we really didn't need all those extra bells and whistles. Barracuda provided all the standard functionality we needed and were looking for and did so at a greatly reduced price point.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employeesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
We have used SonicWalls and WatchGuard firewall appliances neither are even remotely close to the Barracuda Web Application Firewall. In addition, Barracuda support is fantastic. Throw in the 4 year (free) refresh cycle and there is no reason we would even consider the other two again (at least for the foreseeable future).

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Legal Services Company, 11-50 employeesReturn on Investment
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
- It has allowed us to maintain a very high level of uptime.
- It has allowed us to perform server updates without the downtime of services.
- It has provided a consistent user experience by properly balancing service loads across servers.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesBarracuda Web Application Firewall
- Much better response times for remote transactions
- 4 year refresh cycle included with active support contracts
- More expensive than traditional firewalls (however its superior to those, not apples to apples)

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Legal Services Company, 11-50 employeesScreenshots
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
—Pricing Details
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
Optional