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Cisco Umbrella vs. Barracuda Web Security and Filtering

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

MetricCisco Umbrella

by Cisco

Barracuda Web Security and Filtering

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.44.3
Review count28334
Ease of use8.88.6
Ease of setup8.68.3
Quality of support8.79.3
Meets requirements8.99.4
NPS56.60377454.83871
Small Business23.8%17.6%
Mid-Market47.3%58.8%
Enterprise28.8%23.5%
Total page views704257
Total LLM citations2,982394

Cisco Umbrella

Cisco Umbrella simplifies cybersecurity and compliance by providing a converged set of capabilities in a single, cloud-native solution. Its combination of DNS-layer security, secure web gateway, CASB, and more delivers an end-to-end experience that delights customers. Processing over 600 billion internet requests per day and leveraging the world’s largest cyber threat intelligence team in Cisco Talos, Umbrella has achieved AV-TEST’s #1 security efficacy ranking multiple times.

Pros

    Barracuda Web Security and Filtering

    The Barracuda Web Security Gateway lets organizations benefit from online applications and tools without exposure to web-borne malware and viruses, lost user productivity, and misused bandwidth. As a comprehensive solution for web security and management, it unites award-winning spyware, malware, and virus protection with a powerful policy and reporting engine. Advanced features ensure that organizations adapt to emerging requirements like social-network regulation, remote filtering, and visibility into SSL-encrypted traffic.

    Pros