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Barracuda Web Application Firewall vs Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

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
5.8
Barracuda Web Application Firewall provides positive ROI, enhanced security, reduced manual efforts, and peace of mind against attacks.
Sentiment score
4.8
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline boosts productivity and efficiency through reduced troubleshooting, improved security visibility, and optimized resource management.
We have seen a return on investment as the manual work for monitoring attacks and generating reports is reduced significantly, saving money.
Senior Security Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
My development team is working on the latest language tools or applications, so until then, this web application firewall is essential in my network to protect my existing online assets or software.
Director Information Technology at College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Barracuda Web Application Firewall service is variable, with efficient higher-level support but regional delays and AWS integration issues.
Sentiment score
5.4
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline's technical support is generally praised, though outsourced support presents challenges for some users.
I would rate customer support a solid ten, as they are consistently on top of every issue, addressing them without delays and providing excellent support twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Senior Security Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The customer service and support from Barracuda have been excellent.
Technical Lead at cmsit services
I would rate the technical support a two out of ten.
Director Information Technology at College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
The technical support by Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is good because it has a local architect in my area.
Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
Barracuda Web Application Firewall is scalable, managing resources efficiently, though some users note room for improvement, especially with upgrades.
Sentiment score
6.5
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline excels in scalability, especially in cloud environments, accommodating large deployments with ease and flexibility.
The VMSS feature allows for easy upgrades or scaling of virtual editions.
Senior Security Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I believe Barracuda Web Application Firewall is quite scalable, and I would rate it as an eight.
Cyber Security Consultant at Axle iT
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Barracuda Web Application Firewall is generally stable but occasionally faces UI crashes and appliance failures affecting performance.
Sentiment score
7.2
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline delivers stable, reliable performance in data centers, with high ratings despite minor issues in older systems.
These result in clients complaining about blocked transactions on a daily basis.
Technical Lead at cmsit services
Barracuda Web Application Firewall is stable in my experience.
Senior Security Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Barracuda Web Application Firewall needs UI updates, better integration, enhanced features, and improved support for multi-cloud environments.
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs security enhancements, improved GUI, better performance, cloud support, and easier setup and hardware handling.
Reducing false positives must be a priority.
Director Information Technology at College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
The issues with false positives affect client transactions, leading to complaints about blocked transactions.
Technical Lead at cmsit services
Tenable provides more comprehensive dark web scanning capabilities, which Barracuda could improve upon.
Cyber Security Consultant at Axle iT
 

Setup Cost

Barracuda Web Application Firewall offers competitive pricing for enterprises, though potentially pricey for smaller businesses; negotiation can assist.
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is often seen as expensive, but pricing perceptions vary based on needs and roles.
I renewed through the UK office, making it definitely 50% cheaper than the Pakistan offer.
Director Information Technology at College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
They are competitive when compared to other vendors including F5 and Imperva, who tend to have higher prices.
Senior Security Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The pricing for Barracuda is quite high compared to other OEMs.
Technical Lead at cmsit services
 

Valuable Features

Barracuda Web Application Firewall excels in bot management, DDoS defense, ease of use, integration, scalability, and robust support.
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline improves network visibility, performance, and security through advanced traffic analysis, integration, and process efficiencies.
Enabling the learning feature allows for quick preparation of security profiles, creating URL profiles automatically, which significantly reduces manual intervention and false positives.
Senior Security Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The most valuable features of Barracuda Web Application Firewall include advanced bot protection, DDoS protection, and addressing the top ten vulnerabilities.
Technical Lead at cmsit services
The most valuable feature of Barracuda Web Application Firewall is managing bot traffic.
Cyber Security Consultant at Axle iT
The Pipeline's Comprehensive Insights into data flows have helped improve operational efficiency and security.
Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V
 

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Web Application F...
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
18th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Gigamon Deep Observability ...
Ranking in Web Application Firewall (WAF)
34th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (42nd), Event Monitoring (15th), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (33rd), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (41st), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (24th), Network Packet Broker (NPB) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category, the mindshare of Barracuda Web Application Firewall is 1.8%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Barracuda Web Application Firewall1.8%
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline0.5%
Other97.7%
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
 

Featured Reviews

Shahzad Abid - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Information Technology at College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
Has protected our legacy applications effectively but has required constant manual filtering due to false positives
I assess the effectiveness of the machine learning-driven threat detection in Barracuda Web Application Firewall as sometimes behaving abnormally, often showing me false positive attacks, so I have to fix these attacks from time to time. From a stability point of view, I would definitely rate Barracuda Web Application Firewall a seven out of ten. There is definitely some room for improvement; nothing is perfect in the world. I am not satisfied with the technical support from Barracuda. I am somewhat disappointed with the technical support that I have received so far. Whenever I generate a ticket for my problem, it goes to the Indian support team, and they all the time start with the most junior team member, consuming all my precious time. At the end, I have to close that ticket without any satisfactory solution. I have complained that they should shift my support to any other region because I don't need Indian support; they are simply pathetic and not up to mark. To improve Barracuda Web Application Firewall, customers should be given ongoing training opportunities regarding the product and its features. I am not familiar with many features that are available, only using those which are necessary for my applications. I believe Barracuda must provide clearer product information or training sessions to make it more user-friendly, as sometimes its interface can be rigid and lacking in helpful resources or user tutorials about its features. For it to get closer to a ten, I think advanced reporting is missing because, as I mentioned earlier, there are many false positive events being recorded. Often, when I analyze these attacks, they turn out to be genuine customers or users interacting with my product, but Barracuda tags them as attackers. Reducing false positives must be a priority.
TN
Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V
Experience boosts operational efficiency while performance sees room for improvement
I don't have specific information on whether it was purchased on the AWS marketplace or somewhere else. I am working with Dynatrace Operator. I am also working with Algosec, Alluvio, CrowdStrike, Firemon, Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, and other solutions. I think it's a good tool, and I am satisfied with it. We have not stored cloud workloads with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline yet; we are still on-premises. The technical support takes about one to two hours to respond, which is acceptable. I am satisfied with the scalability of the product. The interface is good.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
6%
Construction Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Barracuda Web Application Firewall?
My main use case for Barracuda Web Application Firewall is utilizing it in the areas of perimeter security, load balancing, and deploying it on the cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments, whic...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Web Application Firewall?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Barracuda Web Application Firewall are reasonable. They are competitive when compared to other vendors including F5 and Imperva, who tend to have higher p...
What needs improvement with Barracuda Web Application Firewall?
I think Barracuda Web Application Firewall can be improved by providing more information around data integrity control, which would be interesting to see.
What needs improvement with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs to improve its performance. I face issues with performance because we use SPAN, and the SPAN traffic is not good. They need to improve their performance.
What is your primary use case for Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?
I am working with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline and Firemon, and I have been working with it for a year.
What advice do you have for others considering Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?
I don't have specific information on whether it was purchased on the AWS marketplace or somewhere else. I am working with Dynatrace Operator. I am also working with Algosec, Alluvio, CrowdStrike, F...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Gigamon, GigaSecure
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Oracle, CBS, Pioneer, Hyundai, Publix, Barnes Noble, Calzedonia, Nordstrom, Samsung, Nascar
Amica Insurance, College of William & Mary, Gamma, IntercontinentalExchange, OppenheimerFunds
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