We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Forescout Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IoT Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Its ability to block incoming attacks is valuable. Its logging, traffic monitoring, and VPN capabilities are also valuable."
"If you have multiple offices, all inter-connected via the internet, you want a single management console through which you can manage all you firewalls. In that case Barracuda could be a good option."
"Most people are using enterprise applications remotely, and there is no license for SSL VPN, or in other words point-to-site. There is no limit on that. On other devices there is a specific limit and you have to pay per use for SSL VPN."
"What I like best about this product are the support and the features."
"We use Barracuda NG Firewall as a border firewall. We trough it to control all in/out Internet traffic."
"Its stability and SD-WAN features are the most valuable."
"Its central management, especially when it comes to distributed environments, is great. I can generate and save a setting and then apply that setting across the network with just one click."
"It provides a lot of functionality adhering to the current trends."
"The most valuable feature of Forescout Platform is that it has everything that Aruba has at significantly less cost."
"The most valuable features of the Forescout Platform are NAC for sharing, Network Access Control, and port sharing of the devices."
"Forescout is easy to integrate with a lot of end systems."
"It's one of the tools that has given the federal government visibility into network devices and everything."
"The most valuable feature of the Forescout Platform is the large capacity it can handle. Additionally, the interface of the platform is good."
"The most valuable feature of the Forescout Platform it's highly customizable and flexible."
"Forescout Platform is stable, it is great."
"Forescout Platform has granular features and one of the most impressive features is the agentless feature."
"While using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we encounter issues with VPN profiles for Windows."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"If you experience an attack it can take a very long time to find a solution."
"Sometimes we have a need for detailed reports. Barracuda NG Firewall does not have a reports module and uses a satellite application."
"Command line could be more user friendly."
"There is room for improvement in performance and the support language. The support they're providing right now is from a different country, and in our country, there are people—network admins and IT heads—who don't speak English properly. So Barracuda needs to provide support agents who speak additional languages, such as Bangla."
"This solution is not that easy to scale but this depends on a company's needs."
"Can be expensive if it's only being used for one feature."
"The solution's customer support is bad and should be improved."
"Forescout Platform could improve the costs of integrations."
"The installation is not secure because it takes high admin privileges."
"The fact that Forescout Platform doesn't have a presence in the South African region is a weakness because of which you can't ask for help from them if you have any problems."
"The ability to block external devices in Mac is lacking and needs to be added."
"The initial setup was complex."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 6th in IoT Security with 35 reviews while Forescout Platform is ranked 1st in IoT Security with 69 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Forescout Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forescout Platform writes "We can go granular on each endpoint, quarantine non-compliant machines, and target vulnerabilities through scripting". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense and Azure Firewall, whereas Forescout Platform is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Nozomi Networks and Armis. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Forescout Platform report.
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