G2 Vendor Directory

Riverbed SteelHead vs. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

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

MetricRiverbed SteelHead

by Riverbed Technology

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count1354
Ease of use8.88.7
Ease of setup8.88.9
Quality of support8.69.3
Meets requirements9.29.3
NPS6072.222222
Small Business7.7%21.2%
Mid-Market23.1%59.6%
Enterprise69.2%19.2%
Total page views73439
Total LLM citations1011,659

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

    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