We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Palo Alto Networks WildFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"We use a southern institution that's audited for IT security and the reporting that automatically comes off the unit makes it much easier to meet compliance standards and makes it easier as far as the amount of time that has to be spent to compile that information. If you get your reporting set up correctly when you initially set it up, you just select the one you want and hit print. The auditing trail on it is the best feature."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"Inbound and outbound traffic analysis, rule creation wizard, and the GUI portal are among the key features."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Its stability and SD-WAN features are the most valuable."
"I wanted to go to a software-defined WAN and in Barracuda they have a specific protocol called TINA (Transport Independent Network Architecture). You can create a master policy over the internet and it allows you to do Quality of Services on top of it. That is really helpful for me."
"Enables us to define user application-level access, so our customers can work anytime from anywhere."
"Barracuda is very prompt at blocking any new spam which comes out."
"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."
"One of the most important parts is, there is auto-upgrade of the hardware every fourth year."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-based protection against zero-day malware attacks."
"The reporting feature helps our performance."
"The analysis is very fast."
"Using WildFire has reduced the number of viruses and the amount of malware that comes into our system, which means that I don't have to rely on the end-users to identify it."
"The solution is easy to use and the Panorama feature is good. The software management or the malware blocking and some authentication management system are good."
"Stability is never a concern."
"The most valuable feature for us is the VPN."
"What I like about Palo Alto is that it is a complete product, with everything in it."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"The non-error conserve mode has room for improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"Application management can be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"Can be underpowered if you choose to use all available add-on features. Just be careful when sizing your unit. Make sure you take into account what features you will be turning on, and work with your sales rep to get the model that can handle that load."
"They have a very complicated interface. It's very hard to learn."
"Sometimes we have a need for detailed reports. Barracuda NG Firewall does not have a reports module and uses a satellite application."
"The technical manuals, at times, have images that don't match the actual screens and are not always as clear as they could be on the configuration."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The interface should be more user-friendly and it should be easier to configure."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"The features are a bit limited compared to other vendors."
"The threat intelligence that we receiving in the reporting was not as expected. We were expecting more. Additionally, we should be able to whitelist a specific file based on a variety of attributes."
"The solution can improve its traffic management."
"In the future, I would like to see more automation in the reporting."
"The deployment model could be better."
"They provide a medium level of technical support."
"The global product feature needs improvement, the VPN, and we need some enhanced features."
"They should make their user interface a little more user-friendly."
"The support is good but they could be faster."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) with 58 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos UTM and Meraki MX, whereas Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Fortinet FortiSandbox and Check Point SandBlast Network.
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