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We performed a comparison between Azure Front Door and Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service 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.
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Pros
"You can assign as many web application firewall policies as you want to the same instance of Front Door.""The web application firewall is a great feature.""Rules Engine is a valuable feature.""I particularly appreciate its load-balancing capabilities as it allows us to manage multiple instances and support a global presence effectively.""I am impressed with the tool's integrations.""The most valuable feature is that you can implement resources globally. It does not depend on location and ability or something like that. This is to connect clients around the world.""The price is one of the most important aspects of the product. It's quite affordable.""It inspects the traffic at the network level before it comes into Azure. We can do SSL offloading, and it can detect abnormalities before the traffic comes into the application. It can be used globally and is easy to set up. It is also quite stable and scalable."

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"I like its ability to identify known attacks, including DDOS attacks. It's valuable because software must be able to stop known attacks. Application attacks are evolving all the time. When it comes to software-as-a-service, we need to have software that knows about all the latest attacks. It should also protect against major unknown attacks.""It provides an ease of policy management.""The product's bot protection feature is valuable for our company.""The solution can be used for threat prevention or as a cloud-to-cloud backup system""The most valuable features of the solution are it is plug and play, has automated policies, a simple configuration, and is easy to create rules."

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Cons
"We should be able to use Front Door defenders with multiple cloud vendors. Currently, they can be used only with the Azure cloud. Azure Front Door should also be able to do global load balancing and provide internal front door services. Microsoft should clearly define what Traffic Manager, Application Gateway, and Azure Front Door products do. These are similar products, and people get confused between these products.""There is room for improvement and they're working on it.""My suggestion for improvement would be to enhance the Data Export feature to include specific tables, particularly the Azure Diagnostics table.""I'm responsible for the governance and cost control of Azure. I'm not a specialist in any products and therefore I couldn't really speak effectively to features that are lacking or missing.""The user interface needs improvement as it is difficult to create the mapping to link the problem with your private address sources.""This is a relatively expensive solution.""It lacks sufficient functionality.""The product's features are limited compared to Cloudflare. The tool also doesn't work well in a hybrid environment. I would like to see a way to add personalized APIs in the system."

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"We found it a bit slow when accessing it through the web browser. The URL also exposed the user name and the hashed password. When I log into my Barracuda WAF user portal, I could see the username and the hashed password on the URL itself. So, it is not very secure, and it is important to take that off.""It's a very specific solution that is only requested for a customer's web code or their global IT policy.""The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.""One significant area for improvement in Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service lies in its market positioning and pricing strategy.""The solution can improve by bundling Security Operation Center (SOC) with the WAF-as-a-Service, it would provide a lot more value to customers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is on a pay-as-you-go basis."
  • "The solution is a bit expensive."
  • "The product is expensive."
  • "The pricing of the solution is good."
  • "The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier."
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  • "It's very difficult for me to give an estimate of the cost. All I know is that we sell the box itself as a service."
  • "I rate the product's price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high. There are no additional costs to be paid apart from the standard licensing fees attached to the solution."
  • "The product is expensive but it offers flexible pricing. It could be affordable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We found Azure Front Door to be easily scaled and very stable. The implementation is very fast and Microsoft provides excellent support. Azure Front Door can quickly detect abnormalities before the… more »
    Top Answer:The transition to the premium tier has led to increased costs, making it more expensive than the classic tier. However, we acknowledge that this pricing reflects additional features and capabilities.
    Top Answer:One significant area for improvement in Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service lies in its market positioning and pricing strategy. Additionally, it could operate in a local data center. This limitation hinders… more »
    Top Answer:We use the product for securing email systems, protecting websites, and safeguarding web-based applications and portals.
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    Also Known As
    Azure Front-Door
    Barracuda WAF as a Service
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    Overview

    Azure Front Door is a global, scalable entry-point that uses the Microsoft global edge network to create fast, secure, and widely scalable web applications. With Front Door, you can transform your global consumer and enterprise applications into robust, high-performing personalized modern applications with contents that reach a global audience through Azure.

    To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

    Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service is a comprehensive solution designed to provide application security, DDoS protection, SSL authentication, protocol support, and application delivery. It is a plug-and-play solution with automated policies, simple configuration, and easy rule creation. 

    The solution can be used for threat prevention or as a cloud-to-cloud backup system based on email protection with cloud security. It is also a web application firewall and covers major protection and threat management functions. With Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service, customers can ensure the security of their web code and comply with global IT policies.

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    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company33%
    Computer Software Company33%
    Comms Service Provider22%
    Healthcare Company11%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Large Enterprise54%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
    Azure Front Door vs. Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Azure Front Door vs. Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Azure Front Door is ranked 9th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 10 reviews while Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service is ranked 29th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 5 reviews. Azure Front Door is rated 8.8, while Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Azure Front Door writes " An easy -to-setup stable solution that enables implementing resources globally and has a good technical support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service writes "Easy to install platform with valuable policy management features ". Azure Front Door is most compared with Amazon CloudFront, Cloudflare, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Akamai and AWS Global Accelerator, whereas Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service is most compared with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway. See our Azure Front Door vs. Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service report.

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