G2 Vendor Directory

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Riverbed SteelHead

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

MetricBarracuda CloudGen Firewall

by Barracuda

Riverbed SteelHead

by Riverbed Technology

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count5413
Ease of use8.78.8
Ease of setup8.98.8
Quality of support9.38.6
Meets requirements9.39.2
NPS72.22222260
Small Business21.2%7.7%
Mid-Market59.6%23.1%
Enterprise19.2%69.2%
Total page views43973
Total LLM citations1,659101

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

Barracuda's Cloud Generation Firewalls redefine the role of the Firewall from a perimeter security solution to a distributed network optimization solution that scales across any number of locations and applications, connects on-premises and cloud infrastructures, and helps organizations transform their business.

Pros

  • Versatility
  • Network Connectivity
  • Centralized Management
  • Features
  • Monitoring
  • Customer Support

Riverbed SteelHead

The performance of networks and applications directly impacts business productivity. Riverbed draws from nearly two decades of experience in driving network and application performance over Wide Area Networks with its flagship offering, SteelHead. SteelHead delivers the underlying technology that helps enterprises of all sizes maximize the efficiency and performance of the networks and applications used to run modern business.

Pros