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Barracuda Web Application Firewall vs. Azure Web Application Firewall

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

MetricBarracuda Web Application Firewall

by Barracuda

Azure Web Application Firewall

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.34.4
Review count1431
Ease of use8.88.5
Ease of setup8.69.0
Quality of support8.68.5
Meets requirements9.09.4
NPS46.15384658.064516
Small Business14.3%23.3%
Mid-Market64.3%40.0%
Enterprise21.4%36.7%
Total page views170184
Total LLM citations605330

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

Azure Web Application Firewall

Azure Web Application Firewall is a cloud-native security service designed to protect web applications and APIs from common web vulnerabilities and attacks, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting. By integrating seamlessly with Azure services like Application Gateway, Front Door, and Content Delivery Network , Azure WAF offers centralized protection, ensuring the security and availability of web applications without the need for modifications to backend code.

Pros