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Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security vs Barracuda CloudGen Firewall comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Se...
Ranking in IoT Security
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Operational Technology (OT) Security (8th)
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Ranking in IoT Security
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (16th), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (7th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (14th), WAN Edge (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the IoT Security category, the mindshare of Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security is 5.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is 3.5%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IoT Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall3.5%
Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security5.9%
Other90.6%
IoT Security
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2807997 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Engineer
Security monitoring has uncovered unauthorized devices and now protects client networks
I think the best feature of Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security is that it ensures only the authorized devices and users are authorized to prevent any potential breaches. I think that clear definition is very essential for a lot of networks because it helps us understand who should be there and who shouldn't be. For our clientele, we were able to discover a lot of unauthorized devices that were on their network. This first of all helped them remove a lot of potential security breaches and cleared the bandwidth of the network as well. I think this has been one of the biggest cases that we have found. For most of the clients where we have deployed it, this has always been a common occurrence because a lot of people enter the network and then you don't know who is there, who has the access, and so on. I think this is the very reason I said what I said earlier.
Jennifer  Bernice - PeerSpot reviewer
Dotnet Developer at Kohl's
Centralized firewall management has saved time and improved network security across locations
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall could be improved as it has a very high learning curve. It is definitely not a one and done firewall, as a one and done firewall requires a lot of dedicated time to get the machine running the way you want. To improve Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, there should be a lot of tutorials and videos online to help new users. Multiple ways to configure for the same service or feature takes time to determine your customized build. In addition to previous points, the interface can sometimes be clunky when trying to determine how it is organized or arranged.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I think the best feature of Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security is that it ensures only the authorized devices and users are authorized to prevent any potential breaches."
"Inbound and outbound traffic analysis, rule creation wizard, and the GUI portal are among the key features."
"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."
"The ease of use is very valuable, and Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is very responsive."
"The product is foolproof. It has done everything that we have needed with the amount of email that we receive, and it handles it quite well."
"This solution has allowed us to use multiple commodity internet connections at our locations, added greater control of internet usage, and enhanced security."
"Since switching to Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we have saved time of 30 to 40 percent because we are able to control the network from one location, and we have also saved costs of 20 percent because we do not have to move from one location to another to control the network."
"It has offered improved network monitoring and intrusion prevention which we otherwise had none of, and the office was under constant spamming by Chinese and Russian IP sub-nets and at one time the exchange server was covertly hijacked as an SMTP relay, and the NG gateways helped mitigate these issues."
"If an employee tries to get or move a file that is not permitted to them - for example if he wants to copy it to a USB - he will not have the right to do that, because Barracuda manages who has the right to copy, and what you copy to a USB. The USB is encrypted with a specific code from Barracuda and will only be decrypted into any other laptop in the company if they allow it to see it."
 

Cons

"I'm not exactly sure how scalable it is if you're managing multiple locations, but I think it still has some potential for improvement for multiple locations."
"The solution could be improved with visibility into the traffic about what's happening at a given time."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"Technical support used to be at a very high level but it is now a bit less so."
"The stability of the solution isn't ideal. There are bugs and issues with updates occasionally."
"I have experienced reliability issues sometimes after an update of the AI engine, but these issues are very temporary and minor."
"Overall, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is very effective, but there is always room for improvement."
"The biggest issue that I have with this solution is that it is not super intuitive. Once you know what to do, things make sense, but you can't just open the program and start doing things. It would be great if there was a little bit more guided usage inside the program."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"​We evaluated a lot of different options. We concluded that Barracuda NG Firewall provided the most features for an exemplary price. ​"
"The 600 series is about USD $10,000 a year and the 80 is USD $400 a year."
"My advice is to try and evaluate it (Barracuda offers a trial period of one month)."
"Its licensing is on a yearly basis. There is an upfront purchase price, and there is also an annual maintenance fee. There are no additional fees."
"The pricing is very cheap compared to Cisco ASA, which we used before, and compared to Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet. Barracuda has different solutions for different people. So for my SMB-level infrastructure, Barracuda has given me a proper solution that is half of the price of Palo Alto or Fortinet."
"It would be nice if the pricing and licensing offered for less."
"Purchasing through AWS Marketplace was good. We did it because it was easy."
"When the corporation purchases something, it follows a request-for-proposal process and the best price wins. So, I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is reasonably priced, though I’m not sure of the exact amount"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise13
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security?
I think Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security already has an active AI agent in there, but if the AI agent could be more diverse to help non-technical users handle their own interfaces or educate them ...
What is your primary use case for Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security?
We have been using Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security for approximately eight to nine months now. We use Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security for our clientele, with some requiring their own security s...
What advice do you have for others considering Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security?
I would rate Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security an eight, which I think is a fair assessment based on its capabilities and ease of use. I would recommend it to others. It is a pretty good platform, ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall?
Although I am not directly involved in that particular segment, from what I understood from the pricing information, it is a very cost-effective solution compared with other well-known firewall ven...
What needs improvement with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall?
When I consider what I dislike about Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, there are a lot of competitors in the market. Next-gen firewalls offer a lot of capabilities. From a capability standpoint, competi...
What is your primary use case for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall?
I use Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for multiple functionalities. One function is an email security gateway. It also acts for network security protection, network security and threat protection, whic...
 

Also Known As

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Barracuda NextGen Firewall, Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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ARZ, Bauer, CBCX Technologies, Diamant-groep, Eissmann Group Automotive, European Youth Olympics, Exalo Drilling, FineLine Technologies, Geocell, Grimaldi, Infront Sports & Media, Odlo, Schenker Deutschland AG, Tilak, Verbandsgeneinde Zell, Conservas El Cidacos S.A., Institute for Emergency Medicine and Medicine Management, Erwin Muller GmbH, Info-Tech: NGF is Champion, Schoellerbank, IZB Informatik-Zentrum, RHI AG, Berglandmilch, Antenne Bayern, Sanochemia
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