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Wallarm API Security Platform vs. Barracuda Web Application Firewall

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

MetricWallarm API Security Platform

by Wallarm

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.74.3
Review count9714
Ease of use9.18.8
Ease of setup8.88.6
Quality of support9.58.6
Meets requirements9.19.0
NPS83.87096846.153846
Small Business42.7%14.3%
Mid-Market43.8%64.3%
Enterprise13.5%21.4%
Total page views623170
Total LLM citations2,798605

Wallarm API Security Platform

Protect any API. In any environment. Against any threats. Wallarm is the platform security teams choose to protect cloud-native APIs. The Wallarm platform gives teams the ability to detect and block API attacks. Customers choose Wallarm because it delivers a complete inventory of their APIs, AI apps, and agentic AI, along with patented AI/ML API abuse detection, real-time blocking on day zero, and an API SOC-as-a-service. Whether you protect legacy or brand new cloud-native APIs, Wallarm’s multi-cloud platform delivers the capabilities to secure your business against emerging threats.

Pros

  • Threat Detection
  • Protection
  • Security
  • Vulnerability Detection
  • Real-time Monitoring
  • Simple

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