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Vulnerability Management
March 2024
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We performed a comparison between Barracuda Vulnerability Manager [EOL] and Imperva Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Question: Imperva WAF vs. Barracuda: Which One is Better?
Answer: To prevent OWASP TOP 10 (SQL Injection, XSS, XSFR...etc) attacks, stop L7 DDoS like SlowLoris and HeavyURL, protect against web fraud, phishing and endpoint malware (Dridex) on endpoint machines outside administrative control, secure application API's, the option to deploy as a managed service in the cloud and available on premises, use DAST integration for policy building with Qualys, Cenzic, Appscan and Whitehat, as well as at the same time provide market leading encryption support for the latest ECC cyphers, network firewalling, Identity and Access Management, Forward Proxy, Global and Local load balancing, DDoS mitigation on premises and in the cloud from layers 3-7 there really can be only one vendor. F5
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An easy-to-use solution that integrates seamlessly to block OWSAP attacks
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  • "Make sure you understand the way that Imperva charges. It's very affordable. However, I would like to see a package with the Virtual Patching included. You get to do patching separately."
  • "Everybody complains about the price of this solution."
  • "The cost of this solution depends on the platform."
  • "The price of this solution is a little bit high compared to competitors."
  • "There are some licenses that you have to buy to use some features. Its price could be better. Price is always important because, at the end of the day, customers have a budget. If you can meet the budget, you can sell, and if you don't, you cannot sell."
  • "There is a license for this solution and we purchase the license annually with no additional fees."
  • "There are a couple of different licensing models."
  • "The price of Imperva Web Application Firewalls is expensive compared to others."

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    Question: Imperva WAF vs. Barracuda: Which One is Better?
    it_user567315 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user567315 (Senior Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees)
    Consultant

    Really depends on your requirement, budget and IT resources you have. If you are after an advanced WAF, imperva is the clear winner in my opinion. Comprehensive feature set, quite matured. But you will need proper training and experience to manage and get the best out of it. Mind you they are the only leader in Gartner MQ. But the price tag can be high. If you are looking for another good contender, look at Radware AppWall. Their product is good and the fully managed service offering is ideal for someone who has no expertise in WAF, in day today managing and making sure the rule set is optimized.

    BTW Like any security solution, WAF is also as good as how well it is tuned. Specially if you plan to put it inline, make sure you not only consider the product, but a good service partner too.

    it_user523575 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user523575 (Network Engineer at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees)
    Vendor

    They're both great products that provides WAF services at the top of their class and hence not better but more suitable in different scenarios. It all comes down to the environment you wish to deploy those into, the scale of the web services which you will be protecting, the ratio of dynamic pages to static ones, the volume of traffic, the location of your customers/end-users and finally the cost (e.g. you may need to load balance over a few Barracudas to accomplish the same throughput provided by Imperva)

    it_user530328 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user530328 (President at a tech services company)
    Consultant

    Barracuda is deployed in a pinch, but is very clearly a "conformity" WAF. Imperva's is a fulll fledge WAF, very complete, with a lot of granularity and reporting. Imperva's solution requieres a long, costly deployment. Both companies target very different market segments.

    it_user307584 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user307584 (Sr Director of Sales Nordics, Russian Federation, Eurasia & CiS at a consultancy with 201-500 employees)
    Consultant

    Today i would say Barracuda is the better WAF based on that Imperva Dev slowed down over the last two years and the customers give bad feedback on the support, but there is a newer generation of WAF´s in the market that is better than Imperva and Barracuda, both in performance and price, PT application firewall, the only visionary in the GMQ

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    Top Answer:For ADC, any ADC can do a good job. But in case if you want to add WAF functionality to the same ADC hardware you have to look for other ADC's like F5, Imperva, Radware, Fortinet, etc. 
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    Top Answer:You can have a look to Imperva Cloud WAF, the anti-DDoS mitigation is under 1s and works very well. I observed a lot of DDoS attacks that were well managed (even not seen by the customer) by Imperva… more »
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    Overview

    Most organizations are rightly concerned about web attacks disrupting their systems, applications, networked devices and other infrastructure components. Whether you are running a global enterprise or a small business, vulnerabilities in web applications can lead to costly data breaches that can adversely impact business operations as well as erode customer trust. Furthermore, maintaining web application security can be complex and expensive, especially for IT constrained organizations. Fortunately, the Barracuda Vulnerability Manager combined with the Barracuda Web Application Firewall can help you easily identify vulnerabilities and automatically secure your web application infrastructure.

    Imperva Web Application Firewall is a versatile solution that protects web applications and databases from various attacks, including DDoS, cross-site scripting, and SQL injection attacks. It offers data security, availability, and access control and can be deployed on-premises or on the cloud. 

    The solution has good security against web attacks and offers advanced bot protection, API security, and mitigation features. Imperva WAF is easy to configure and deploy; it has good customer service and an excellent user interface.

    Sample Customers
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    BlueCross BlueShield, eHarmony, EMF Broadcasting, GE Healthcare, Metro Bank, The Motley Fool, Siemens
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    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company26%
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Insurance Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Small Business54%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Barracuda Vulnerability Manager [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Vulnerability Management while Imperva Web Application Firewall is ranked 6th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 45 reviews. Barracuda Vulnerability Manager [EOL] is rated 0.0, while Imperva Web Application Firewall is rated 8.6. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Imperva Web Application Firewall writes "Offers simulation for studying infrastructure and hybrid infrastructure protection". Barracuda Vulnerability Manager [EOL] is most compared with Radware Alteon, whereas Imperva Web Application Firewall is most compared with AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiWeb and Azure Front Door.

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