Barracuda Web Security Gateway

Barracuda Web Security Gateway

Barracuda Web Security Gateway

29 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Barracuda Web Security Gateway	Score 8.2 out of 10	N/A	Barracuda 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

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Barracuda Web Security Gateway

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Barracuda Web Security Gateway
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Barracuda Web Security Gateway
Considered Both Products	Barracuda Web Security Gateway Sharon Cienci Software Engineer 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 … Incentivized Helpful? JG Jay Glatt Director of IT Chose Barracuda Web Security Gateway We previously had no web security at our company. This left everything open to malware and viruses. We had several PC's a month being infected. We thought it was mostly coming from spam email and we improved our spam detection, but soon we discovered the PC's were being … Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Barracuda Web Security Gateway I've found Barracuda to be very customisable, which allows it to fill the security requirements more adequately than a more generic product would have been able to. We also use a combination of hosted and on-premise devices, and have found that there is no difference in terms … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Barracuda Web Security Gateway This is a different type of filtering than the Symantec. The Barracuda web filter does just that, filters web traffic. The Symantec filters the emails that come into the company so I do not really have something else to compare it to. Overall, I would say that this is a good … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Barracuda Web Security Gateway Barracuda Web Filter is superior to the built-in content filters of any firewalls (even next gen) that we have encountered. It's a misconception that the built-in filtering on a SonicWALL or WatchGuard is enough. I don't believe that Barracuda has any direct competitors in this … Helpful? Derek Schroeder Service Manager Chose Barracuda Web Security Gateway 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Barracuda Web Security Gateway After our support contract expired, we found a less expensive but more robust tool to use in place of barracuda. Currentware Browse Control does everything the Barracuda does plus has the ability to lock down hardware on the end user machines so users cannot stick their … Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Content filtering Pro Web applications Pro Active directory
Top Cons	Minus Remote software Minus Built in functionality Minus Huge time saver

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User Ratings
	Barracuda Web Security Gateway
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (9 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	9.4 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Barracuda Web Security Gateway
Likelihood to Recommend	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. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Barracuda Networks, Inc. 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. Incentivized Sharon Cienci Software Engineer Read full review
Cons	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. JG Jay Glatt Director of IT Read full review
Usability	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	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. Incentivized Derek Schroeder Service Manager Read full review
Return on Investment	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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