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Barracuda SecureEdge vs Cisco Duo comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Barracuda SecureEdge enhances user experience and saves costs by reducing overhead with centralized management and a straightforward licensing model.
Sentiment score
5.9
Cisco Duo enhances security, reduces costs, and improves efficiency with multifactor authentication and simplified management, boosting ROI and satisfaction.
Considering the security features and centralized management capability it provides, we feel it offers good value for the investment.
network security engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
It has enhanced visibility into user activity and helped enforce consistent security policies across different locations.
Senior Technical Support Executive at digital track
I estimate that routing network administration and policy management activities require roughly 30 to 40% less effort than before, allowing our team to focus on higher priority projects rather than day-to-day maintenance.
Network engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
We were able to implement zero trust extremely quickly because of the platform and its ongoing developments, including Cisco Duo Network Gateway, which enabled that transition to zero trust extremely quickly.
Global Associate Director, Services at a leisure / travel company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Not having MFA means you cannot put a price tag on that because you will be hit with ransomware immediately.
Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The biggest return on investment was the ease of use for the end users to have that secondary authentication when logging into the critical systems.
Manager, Data Center at a real estate/law firm with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Barracuda SecureEdge's support team is responsive and knowledgeable, providing efficient, timely assistance and effective problem resolution.
Sentiment score
6.9
Cisco Duo's customer service is highly rated for professionalism and efficiency, though complex issue response speed needs improvement.
The support team for Barracuda SecureEdge is responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful when troubleshooting issues.
network security engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
The engineers have been able to provide useful guidance during troubleshooting and implementation activities.
Network engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
The ticketing system is very efficient, and they provide support promptly.
OT Cybersecurity Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
They got back to us quickly, were nice, and gave us what we needed.
Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
I would rate their support 10 out of 10.
Senior Network Engineer Specialist at Zenith Comp Co.,Ltd.
I would rate support for Cisco Duo a 10, as I have never had a negative experience.
Information Technology Contractor at Insight global
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.0
Barracuda SecureEdge offers scalable, cloud-managed expansion, simplifying administration and supporting user and branch growth effectively.
Sentiment score
7.3
Cisco Duo offers scalable authentication with easy management, seamless cloud integration, flexible licensing, and efficient growth support for organizations.
The centralized management platform makes it easy to manage growth without significantly increasing administrative effort.
network security engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
The centralized cloud management makes it easy to support additional users, locations and security requirements.
Network engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
Barracuda SecureEdge has good scalability because it is a cloud-based solution.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In my last contracting position, it was a large one for a major worldwide airline that had hundreds of thousands of devices that could use Cisco Duo, and it scaled very well.
Information Technology Contractor at Insight global
You would not need many more engineers to manage Cisco Duo even if we scale up to 500 employees because it is so simple to manage.
Manager, Customer Success at SRC.SI sistemske integracije d.o.o.
Cisco Duo is scalable for organizational growth.
Technical Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Barracuda SecureEdge is stable and reliable, offering consistent performance in security connectivity with no major reliability issues.
Sentiment score
8.2
Cisco Duo is stable and reliable, with minor bugs resolved quickly, earning high user satisfaction for consistent performance.
The platform has provided consistent performance for both security management and remote connectivity.
network security engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
It has improved consistent performance for security connectivity and remote access.
Network engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
We have not had any Cisco Duo outages across all the companies I have worked for that utilize Cisco Duo.
Senior Engineer at Frontline Fighter Ltd
The stability has been excellent.
Manager, Customer Success at SRC.SI sistemske integracije d.o.o.
I did not notice any downtime or crashes with Cisco Duo.
CTO at Red IT Solutions
 

Room For Improvement

Users request better analytics, simpler GUI, deeper integration, and improved automation in Barracuda SecureEdge to enhance operations.
Cisco Duo needs better integration, competitive pricing, improved usability, enhanced device compatibility, and easier deployment to satisfy users.
If Barracuda's security team could provide some use cases on how to secure the remote access of contractors and remote users who are facilitating utilities like energy sectors and water treatment plants, it would give a very good edge to Barracuda's security team.
OT Cybersecurity Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
Compared to leading SASE vendors, Barracuda SecureEdge is still evolving and lacks some advanced features and integration depth that may require evaluating for large and global enterprises.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
One area where I believe the product could be enhanced is in reporting and analytics, with more customizable dashboards and deeper insight for security and performance monitoring.
network security engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
If you don't have internet access, you can't access your computer, only local access is available.
Security and Network Team Lead
It lacks some dynamic identity management features compared to other products such as SailPoint.
Senior Iam Associate at Cognizant
Not only has the product been very good and we have done fewer support cases, but I think support overall has been very fast.
Network Engineer at a university with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Cisco Duo offers flexible, affordable pricing, with some users noting cost-effectiveness, but complexity arises when integrating with other solutions.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is acceptable.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The pricing is acceptable to them.
Vice President at Next Info Tech Solutions Inc
Their website lists $3 per month per user for the Essential license.
Senior Network Engineer Specialist at Zenith Comp Co.,Ltd.
One of my customers recently received a billing statement charging 3,600 US dollars for 100 users for one year.
Sr. Network Security Engineer at Topnet Internet Services Provider. Riyadh, Saudi A
 

Valuable Features

Barracuda SecureEdge offers centralized management, enhances security with Zero Trust, secure SD-WAN, and intuitive interfaces, improving efficiency.
Cisco Duo enhances security with easy MFA, extensive integrations, and user-friendly design, reducing login time and IT workload.
The best features that Barracuda SecureEdge offers, in my experience, start with a Secure Web Gateway for internet traffic protection, Zero Trust Network Access, SD-WAN integration, Firewall as a Service, centralized policy and management, remote user security, work-from-home capabilities, branch connectivities plus cloud security, and application-level access control.
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It simplified policy management, reduced the time spent on administration and gave us better visibility across all locations.
Network engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
The best features Barracuda SecureEdge offers are its centralized cloud-based management, secure remote access capabilities, and ease of deployment.
network security engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
From a management perspective, I appreciate that we can enroll or control devices on the back end for people who get a new phone and forget to handle Cisco Duo properly and need to add a new device.
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
Our company benefits from all those features of Cisco Duo with confidence, and we feel very secure with it in terms of authentication of our logins.
Vice President at Next Info Tech Solutions Inc
The benefit of having a complete passwordless environment in our organization is that it's gotten people away from using the sticky note under their keyboard - which is a huge problem.
Director, Technology at Deer Creek High School
 

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda SecureEdge
Ranking in ZTNA as a Service
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) (14th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (12th)
Cisco Duo
Ranking in ZTNA as a Service
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
158
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (3rd), Authentication Systems (2nd), Access Management (4th), Cisco Security Portfolio (1st), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (1st), AI Data Analysis (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the ZTNA as a Service category, the mindshare of Barracuda SecureEdge is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Duo is 2.5%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ZTNA as a Service Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Duo2.5%
Barracuda SecureEdge1.5%
Other96.0%
ZTNA as a Service
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2875869 - PeerSpot reviewer
OT Cybersecurity Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
Unified zero-trust platform has secured remote branches and improved daily threat protection
The product has almost covered everything on my side, and no additional things are needed. However, one thing I would add is that because I was in the IT industry before, we are using this product, but I want to get more features in respect to the ICS and OT environment because this ICS environment is a critical environment. OT security is a critical one. Does Barracuda have some use cases in the ICS industry? Because in the ICS industry, remote VPN is very essential. Contractors and legitimate users who are taking remote access from outside the world into the ICS environment are a concern, so I want to know how Barracuda helps us in the ICS environment. I am familiar with the IT side, but I want to know how Barracuda SecureEdge facilitates in an OT environment and whether it supports the ICS security protocol or not. I know about many use cases for Barracuda SecureEdge in the IT industry, but if Barracuda's security could move towards OT cybersecurity, it would be very beneficial. In the ICS industries, remote access is one of the weakest links in the organization, so if Barracuda's security team could provide some use cases on how to secure the remote access of contractors and remote users who are facilitating utilities like energy sectors and water treatment plants, it would give a very good edge to Barracuda's security team. The main focus is on OT and ICS support. Apart from this, it would be beneficial to go more in-depth into the OT and ICS environment and also update the documentation that supports the ICS environment, as ICS has different types of protocols and mechanisms.
Charles Slaustas - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Contractor at Insight global
Supports seamless authentication for users across multiple organizations and personal portals
The features I use in Cisco Duo include Duo Pushes to confirm my identity to the device, and eventually as MFA security was increased, I actually had to use exchange passcodes. Sometimes, I have to go into the site and get into Cisco Duo to retrieve the passcode, and many of them have been two-factor, where the sites send a passcode that I have to enter into Cisco Duo. It has been more of the latter. I have not seen issues with lagging or crashing on Cisco Duo's end; it was usually on the client end, often because someone set up a bad upgrade or there were connection issues with the Cisco Duo cloud through the administrative site.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
19%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business63
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise79
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda SecureEdge?
I'm not directly involved in the purchasing decision, so I cannot comment on exact pricing figures. However, from an operational standpoint, Barracuda SecureEdge has provided good value for the fun...
What needs improvement with Barracuda SecureEdge?
The product has almost covered everything on my side, and no additional things are needed. However, one thing I would add is that because I was in the IT industry before, we are using this product,...
What is your primary use case for Barracuda SecureEdge?
My main use case for Barracuda SecureEdge is a scenario in which we have a head office and some branches that need it. From the offices and from remote users who want to access some applications, w...
How does Duo Security compare with Microsoft Authenticator?
We switched to Duo Security for identity verification. We’d been using a competitor but got the chance to evaluate Duo for 30 days, and we could not be happier. Duo Security is easy to configure a...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Duo Security?
It is a little bit expensive, but with security, we cannot compromise on it.
What needs improvement with Duo Security?
To improve Cisco Duo, we have some third-party hardware, and for integrations with that, we need more user-friendly integrations since third-party integration can present a lot of compatibility iss...
 

Also Known As

Barracuda CloudGen Access
Duo Security
 

Overview

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