We performed a comparison between Barracuda Web Application Firewall and Radware Alteon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We only need one subscription to be protected against both active DDoS and offline DDoS attacks."
"We run it with no downtime, because it has good support."
"It's very simple and predictable, because Barracuda provides a vision of the current state of your application. It gives you an understanding of what is happening on your site and any attempts against you at your source. This is the main value that Web Application Firewall provides our company. These aspects are also the main reason for this documentation process."
"Our customers value the solution's simplicity."
"Parameter Protection is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the simplicity of configuration."
"You don't need help from Barracuda to help with the deployment. The deployment is easy."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I found the link load balancer and server load balancer are the most valuable."
"The link load balancing is a great feature."
"A user-friendly and reasonably priced solution."
"The best part is that we are able to manage it easily. It is easy to manage and easy to integrate with third-party applications."
"The health status information, with its highly detailed reporting, has saved us time on troubleshooting. We have the precise information needed that helps us find different types of situations."
"I like the concept of self-service, that I can do everything on my own."
"The features that mitigate attacks are very valuable."
"The best features are the security through the web application firewall, the functionality that the solution offers, being a load balancer with the security functionality on top of it, and the ease of administration."
"We encountered a few glitches while implementing API security features into the product."
"Sometimes when we put it in action, we have some blogs that appear as false positives. I think that it's improving. Barracuda should minimize false positives."
"I have issues with the load balancing of the solution which is slow. The connection pooling in Barracuda also doesn't work. There is an issue when someone needs access to a site quickly. The issue is with HTTPS services. I am not sure if they have changed all these in the solution’s latest version."
"While the UI is good, it can get a little bit complicated."
"The solution could use more reports."
"The reporting aspect of the solution needs improvement. I don't find that it's very good. They could do some work on it to make it much better. It's not that the reporting isn't secure. It's just that I would prefer to store my reports for an extended period of time. Right now, that's not possible and I'd prefer it if that could change. I also would say that the reports themselves are expensive."
"I have found F5 more stable than Barracuda Web Application Firewall. They should improve the stability."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"The GUI needs to be improved. Right now, the solution isn't so user-friendly."
"We are having a difficult time with the security module, and how to implement the Radware security."
"The solution could be more open to additional third-party add-ons being integrated into it."
"The community portal does not have a place to find scripts."
"Load balancing needs improvement. It needs better integration. I heard f5 works as a DNS operator which is not available in this solution. It would be better if that was implemented."
"It can be improved by combining the web application firewall (WAF) facility."
"The interface implementation can be improved."
"I would like the solution to display and help visualize the reference map more easily. I would also like to better understand where queries come from and know which users are consulting the application, along with which app."
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Barracuda Web Application Firewall is ranked 14th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 38 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 10th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 33 reviews. Barracuda Web Application Firewall is rated 8.2, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Barracuda Web Application Firewall writes "Provides strong issue discovery capabilities; enhance the security parameters of web applications and suitable for medium to large enterprises". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware Alteon writes "It's a good fit for a small team because the maintenance is easier and you don't need to know how to code". Barracuda Web Application Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiWeb, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, HAProxy and AWS WAF, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Citrix NetScaler, F5 Advanced WAF, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Imperva Web Application Firewall. See our Barracuda Web Application Firewall vs. Radware Alteon report.
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