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    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

    cWatch

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AComodo Cybersecurity headquartered in Clifton offers cWatch, a website malware and vulnerability scanner that provides content filtering as well at the free service level, and at paid premium subscription levels supplies WAF, DDoS protection, as well as load balancing and website performance protection.N/A

    FortiWeb

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AFortiWeb is Fortinet's web application security system (or web application firewall, WAF) featuring advanced vulnerability management and threat detection and prevention, available in deployment as an appliance or virtual appliance, also as a hosted or a cloud-based virtual solution.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Barracuda Networks Inc.
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    Comodo
    Chose cWatch
    Comodo cWatch competes with Barracuda Web security that we also used and stand out with its amazing features and solutions such as application monitoring, real time web traffic analyzing, security and policy management, early threat and detection and identifying the risk for …
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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
    Barracuda Web Security GatewaycWatchFortiWeb
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
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    Usability
    8.0
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    Support Rating
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    2.0
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    User Testimonials
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    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.
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    Comodo
    Comodo cWatch is well suited for security solution and protection to web servers, websites and web application. It ensures complete security management and early threat detection so that organization can take necessary action on time. It provides real time monitoring to medium size as well as enterprise level organization. Comodo cWatch would not be suitable for Mobile security or small scale business.
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    Fortinet
    Regarding my experience, I prefer to deploy FortiWeb in a reverse proxy to have the full features and protection. The other mode will be useful for special cases as will it will not have the full range of features and protection. Like offline Sniffing, it will be used in special cases.
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    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.
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    Comodo
    • on demand scanning - you can set up a scan whenever you like.
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    Fortinet
    • API protection
    • Bot mitigation
    • Web application protection
    • Application delivery
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    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.
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    Comodo
    • Support is quite late, no swift response from the support team.
    • Ad-blocker works intermittently, sometimes doesn't block the ads.
    • cWatch on Linux is not efficient and needs a major update.
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    Fortinet
    • Built-in vulnerability scanner should be better in next release
    • Predefined security policies for other web application not listed
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    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.
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    Comodo
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    Fortinet
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    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.
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    Comodo
    Support is chat only and was not very easy to deal with. I had to spend hours on chat with them just to get my server connected properly. I was getting cookie cutter answers for a while before they were able to get someone more higher up to me. Didn't seem US based either.
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    Fortinet
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    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.
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    Comodo
    The features and functionalities Comodo cWatch provide compared to other MDR solutions, such as the types of threats it can detect, the level of automation it provides, and the types of incident response and remediation services it offers are much appropriate for our needs. The solution can scale to meet the needs of our organization, and it can be customized to meet our specific requirements. By providing a comprehensive security solution that helps us protect sensitive data and customer information, Comodo cWatch helps our organization maintain a positive reputation and build trust with our customers.
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    Fortinet
    Most of them have the same features but not for FREE. The second point was the total cost of ownership for 3 and 5 years. Fortinet supported us with the best prices for 3 years and 5 years as well with advanced hardware replacement against the others.
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    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.
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    Comodo
    • Application uptime is key. Managing risk of downtime saves much more than the cost of this platform.
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    Fortinet
    • ROI for last three years was 60%
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