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ModSecurity vs. Barracuda Web Application Firewall

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

MetricModSecurity

by OWASP

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.24.3
Review count1414
Ease of use9.18.8
Ease of setup5.78.6
Quality of support9.08.6
Meets requirements8.79.0
NPS35.71428646.153846
Small Business35.7%14.3%
Mid-Market64.3%64.3%
Enterprise0.0%21.4%
Total page views126170
Total LLM citations220605

ModSecurity

ModSecurity is an Open Source web application firewall developed by Trustwave's SpiderLabs.

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