We performed a comparison between Array APV Series and Barracuda Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about F5, Citrix, HAProxy and others in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)."One of the most valuable features of this solution is the server load balancing. Something that sets this solution apart from other products is that the hardware has a much higher capacity than other vendors. That's the edge of Array Networks. Their technical support services are also very good."
"We use Barracuda to protect the application. That's the main feature we use it for."
"Setup of this solution is straightforward. It's a stable and scalable solution, with good performance and fast technical support."
"Parameter Protection is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable features are the client VPN and content filtering."
"Barracuda Web Application Firewall provides optimized performance, a user-friendly environment, helpful dashboards, and is simple to use."
"The volumetric DDoS defense is very good because I had a problem with a lot of volumetric DDoS attacks on my servers. After using Barracuda, those attacks have stopped and all the traffic is going smoothly to my servers and the system is working really well."
"You don't need help from Barracuda to help with the deployment. The deployment is easy."
"I find the solution very stable."
"I would like to see more granular reporting and monitoring features, and I believe our clients want to see them as well. Also, SD-WAN would be a good addition."
"We encountered a few glitches while implementing API security features into the product."
"As most people are aware, the implementation is not easy."
"There are issues when upgrading firewalls and we experience different issues across customers."
"One of Barracuda's limitations is its user interface. The GUI for configuration is not intuitive and has remained largely unchanged for the past 10 to 12 years."
"We've had some blocks of the application and some false positives."
"We get false positives about phishing emails."
"I would like to see better controlling of the traffic."
"I would suggest that someone implementing this product is knowledgeable in the IT field, and with the network needs. It is complex."
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Array APV Series is ranked 17th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 1 review while Barracuda Web Application Firewall is ranked 14th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 38 reviews. Array APV Series is rated 0.0, while Barracuda Web Application Firewall is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Array APV Series writes "High-capacity, easy to deploy solution with a very knowledgeable technical support team". On the other hand, 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". Array APV Series is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Radware Alteon, Citrix NetScaler and Fortinet FortiADC, whereas Barracuda Web Application Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiWeb, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, HAProxy and Kemp LoadMaster.
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