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Akamai Prolexic Routed vs. Barracuda Web Application Firewall

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAkamai Prolexic Routed

by Akamai Technologies

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.74.3
Review count1114
Ease of use9.38.8
Ease of setup0.08.6
Quality of support7.98.6
Meets requirements8.69.0
NPS81.81818246.153846
Small Business36.4%14.3%
Mid-Market36.4%64.3%
Enterprise27.3%21.4%
Total page views114170
Total LLM citations309605

Akamai Prolexic Routed

Managed DDoS protection service for the entire data center

Pros

    Barracuda Web Application Firewall

    Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) is purpose-built to protect your web, mobile, and API applications from today’s most advanced threats. It helps prevent data breaches and ensures business continuity by blocking OWASP Top 10 attacks, L4–L7 DDoS, zero-day exploits, and more. With Advanced Bot Protection powered by cloud-based machine learning, Barracuda WAF detects and stops malicious bots responsible for web scraping, credential stuffing, and account takeover attempts—before they can do damage.

    Pros

    • Cybersecurity
    • SSL Encryption
    • Management Efficiency
    • Configuration Ease
    • Setup Ease
    • Features