FortiGate vs Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

FortiGate9.3Visit Barracuda CloudGen Firewall9.0Visit

Higher score FortiGate #2 in Network Firewall Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FortiGate

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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall #5 in Network Firewall Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Barracuda

• FortiGate fits best

  Hybrid enterprises needing broad security integration

• Barracuda CloudGen Firewall fits best

  Hybrid networks needing SD-WAN and sandboxing

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Side by side

Feature	FortiGate 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Barracuda CloudGen Firewall 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Network Firewall Software	#5 in Network Firewall Software
Best for	Hybrid enterprises needing broad security integration	Hybrid networks needing SD-WAN and sandboxing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	12 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FortiGate 3/3 · Barracuda CloudGen Firewall 3/3
Intrusion prevention	✓	✓
SSL inspection	✓	✓
Site-to-site VPN	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Firewall throughput	Not checked yet	1.2 Gbps
Concurrent connections	Not checked yet	80000 connections
Our review
Pros	Combines firewalling, IPS, antivirus, VPN, TLS inspection and web filtering Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM Adds REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI/CD automation	Combines deep packet inspection, IPS, SSL inspection, VPN, and SD-WAN Adds application filtering and Advanced Threat Protection sandboxing Supports centralized management and zero-touch deployment across hybrid environments
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by model and deployment There is no free plan Performance specifications vary by FortiGate model	Pricing requires a sales conversation through Barracuda or its channel The product is closed source rather than open source Published throughput and session figures apply to the entry F12 model
Our verdict	FortiGate is a next-generation firewall platform for protecting networks, users, applications, assets and cloud workloads across hybrid environments. It is designed for organizations ranging from small businesses to large enterprises, with… Read the review →	Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a network security platform for organizations managing distributed branches, on-premises infrastructure, virtual environments, and public-cloud networks. It combines stateful firewalling, intrusion… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FortiGate — where it wins

  • Combines firewalling, IPS, antivirus, VPN, TLS inspection and web filtering
  • Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM
  • Adds REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI/CD automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by model and deployment
  • There is no free plan
  • Performance specifications vary by FortiGate model

• Barracuda CloudGen Firewall — where it wins

  • Combines deep packet inspection, IPS, SSL inspection, VPN, and SD-WAN
  • Adds application filtering and Advanced Threat Protection sandboxing
  • Supports centralized management and zero-touch deployment across hybrid environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation through Barracuda or its channel
  • The product is closed source rather than open source
  • Published throughput and session figures apply to the entry F12 model

• FortiGate9.3/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad hybrid firewall platform for enterprises that need integrated network security and automation.

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• Barracuda CloudGen Firewall9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad firewall platform for hybrid networks that need SD-WAN, VPN, and sandboxing.

  Visit BarracudaFull verdict →