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Barracuda Application Protection vs Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Application Prote...
Ranking in API Security
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud
Ranking in API Security
33rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
CDN (33rd), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (41st), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (37th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (15th)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohak Christine - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Developer at Clarivate
Secure gateway has strengthened mobile access and consistently reduced web security incidents
Barracuda Application Protection specifically helps with securing our mobile apps and remote users by providing full-spectrum security DOD-level protection, which is a big help for us for the security of our data. Implementing Barracuda Application Protection has had a measurable and strategic impact on our overall business objectives. Within the first six to seven months of deployment, I saw a 60% reduction in security incidents, incidents affecting the web application which directly translated into fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response. Overall, Barracuda Application Protection has made it so easy to manage all our applications. The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers include ease of setup on a firewall for security for VPN users, and configuration is easy to do and use for our security team with its features and pictures of instruction. Additionally, ease of deployment, less costly, easy to manage application, scalability is good, and security features are strong. It contains a lot of granularity, especially with URL profiles, protection, and JSON security. Granular controls and JSON security have helped our team by providing a secure gateway to protect application integrity as well as the data going from our organization to the users remotely, as well as the ones in the offices. I would also add that it has been good in lessening threats from the outside, and being able to set as many rules as needed is a big plus for us.
reviewer2812593 - PeerSpot reviewer
CIO at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Advanced threat protection has reduced financial risk and improves application security visibility
The issue I have with Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud is that the real-time analysis is not robust; I am unable to see all the logs of everything that happened, including what is passive. It only logs when there are suspicious activities, which means if something is not considered suspicious by Fortinet, I will not see the full picture. That is a disadvantage because it will not log unless it identifies an IOC or attacks, meaning I cannot see traffic information in a way that helps build more intelligence. The biggest issue I have with Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud is that the logging is not as extensive as I would prefer. For instance, if there was an issue two days ago and Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud did not mark it as a concern, I will not see any information about that, making it challenging to explain to customers if their request did not reach us. It hampers visibility from an API perspective. They need to enhance monitoring and logging to be more extensive and capture even passive activities. The AI integration in Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud is still new. The generative models are good, but there is much work left to improve. It is not as intelligent as it could be; thus, enhancements around the AI co-assistant would be beneficial. Additionally, logging and monitoring need improvement as I can capture traffic and investigate offline on my Fortinet firewall, including full traffic view, but Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud currently focuses only on security concerns, which does not give the complete picture.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Within the first six to seven months of deployment, I saw a 60% reduction in security incidents, incidents affecting the web application which directly translated into fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response."
"Within the first six months of deployment, we have seen a 60% reduction in security incidents affecting the web application, which directly translated into fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response."
"We have seen a reduction in incidents and a good return on investment from Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud, with our return on investment around 60%."
"My favorite Fortinet device is the FortiGate next-gen firewall itself; it is a complete suite with intrusion prevention, intrusion detection, anti-malware, anti-DDoS, and SD-WAN functionalities."
 

Cons

"Barracuda Application Protection could be improved with a more user-friendly interface to enable all types of people to be able to use it, especially the less technical users."
"I do not have much to say about the improvement, but a more innovative solution for sniffing more on the network would be great, and having the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion would be helpful."
"The issue I have with Fortinet FortiAppSec Cloud is that the real-time analysis is not robust; I am unable to see all the logs of everything that happened, including what is passive."
"Real-time traffic analysis has posed an issue for us because we did not see logs for legitimate traffic."
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Construction Company
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Healthcare Company
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Application Protection?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is a very cost-effective tool.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Application Protection?
I do not have much to say about the improvement, but a more innovative solution for sniffing more on the network would be great, and having the advanced ability to close off ports when they could b...
What is your primary use case for Barracuda Application Protection?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is for our mobile apps and for the remote users we have, as I use this as the secure gateway to protect the application integrity as well as th...
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