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Arbor Threat Mitigation System vs. Barracuda Web Application Firewall

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

MetricArbor Threat Mitigation System

by NETSCOUT

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.64.3
Review count5314
Ease of use8.98.8
Ease of setup8.38.6
Quality of support8.28.6
Meets requirements8.89.0
NPS7446.153846
Small Business13.2%14.3%
Mid-Market26.4%64.3%
Enterprise60.4%21.4%
Total page views403170
Total LLM citations1,501605

Arbor Threat Mitigation System

The Arbor Threat Mitigation System (TMS) is a sophisticated DDoS mitigation solution designed to ensure service availability and performance for organizations facing the growing threat of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. By integrating network-wide intelligence and advanced anomaly detection, Arbor TMS provides a robust framework for identifying and neutralizing various types of DDoS attacks, including volumetric, TCP state exhaustion, and application-layer threats.

Pros

  • Threat Detection
  • Alerts
  • Security

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