# Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Barracuda CloudGen Firewall the right Firewall solution for you? Explore 10 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/178501/Barracuda-CloudGen-Firewall/reviews --- Barracuda CloudGen Firewall 4.4 (10) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Ease of use 3.8 Customer Service 4.3 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-10 of 10 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Zyren Christian D. IT Support Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Barracuda CloudGen Firewall" June 28, 2021 5.0 Working on IT company, this software is one of our foundation, specially now that we are still on Work from Home setup. With the use of VPN feature it lets our team feel like we are still working in the office. We feel secured with this firewall. Pros IP filtering, VPN, IPS, IDS, Network monitoring made easy, and ease of management. Reporting and analytics is one of my favorites on using Barracuda CloudGen Cons I can't think of any. The software is the best we ever had, even when we encounter some issues their support team responds quickly and solves the issue smoothly. Review Source JS Jeff S. CISO Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Products If Your Needing Rapid Deployment With Excellent GUI Interface" October 23, 2019 4.0 When faced with extremely rapid growth (remote branch offices), utilizing the Barracuda FW was the best fit for our needs, It's flexibility and rapid deployment enabled us to better tackle our upcoming expansion of 60+ remote locations. Utilizing the Tunnel features for multiple connections is the best load balancing feature we needed. This allowed for disparate Telco technologies to work seamlessly together. Tech support is sometimes average, but always manages to get issues resolved. Pros Being a lot of remote branches are in remote areas, having the ability to use flexible Tunnels to adapt to what low cost Telco technologies are available in each area is priceless. Cons Logging output need improvements to better support 3rd party parsers. Alternatives considered [Harmony Email & Collaboration](https://www.capterra.com/p/178133/Check-Point-CloudGuard-SaaS/) Reason for choosing Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Product functionality and performance Strong customer focus Pre-existing relationships Overall cost Product roadmap and future vision Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Manager Management Consulting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good In Theory" April 29, 2021 3.0 This is not a program I would consider using in the future. Pros The promise of the program was to help limit spam messages and keep your inbox clutter free. When it did so effectively it was appreciated. Cons Program often blocks from users that are not spam senders. It did not matter in many cases if the contacts were even manually whitelisted, emails would still be blocked. Review Source Carlos S. RPA Developer Chemicals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Next-generation firewall with advanced protection features." March 16, 2022 5.0 The firewall has demonstrated a lot of network protection and ease of configuration. The protection is excellent and has next generation firewall features like web content filtering, application control, IPS and anti-malware. Updates happen every day and keep the equipment always active 24 hours a day. Pros Barracuda CloudGen Firewall has been our branch's firewall to protect from attacks and intruders and also allow remote VPN access for us employees to have access to intranet and important documents and folders to work on home office days. The interface is simple to understand and configure the security rules and web protection with content filter. The VPN is intuitive and does not rely on any command-line configuration. Cons We have had no incidents of crashes or intrusion with this firewall. Protection has been great and we have no flaws to comment on. Review Source Derek S. Service Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The firewall you need for your fleet" November 19, 2019 5.0 Superb firewalls with all necessary features to secure a business from today's threats. Learning curve required, but are great as fleet appliances for managed firewall services. Pros The Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is exceptional as a managed firewall for an MSP or large organization that needs a fleet of firewalls. Their management console is superb and provides exceptional access to the firewalls for management and ease of setup. Cons The difficult part of the firewall is the knowledge of setup. They are particularly complicated to learn, even if one is well-versed with firewall configurations. One this process is down and the initial setup done, firewalls can be replicated with ease. Reason for choosing Barracuda CloudGen Firewall It provides the best protection from a feature standpoint as well as competitive pricing. They are console managed for fleets of appliances. Review Source Rica Mae D. Documented-Information Officer Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### " My Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Review" July 26, 2021 5.0 Pros Barracuda CloudGen Firewall do a lot of things on our organization. Features liks Real time protection, advanced IP Filter, easy to monitoring and managing, IPS & IDS, and VPN specially this time of pandemic which transitions our team to work from home really helps a lot Cons Barracuda meets our expectation, no problems occur on our hardware which is pretty robust knowing it's been already several years now. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer System Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hardware and Software Firewall Combined" July 1, 2021 4.0 Pros It's a complete solution to secure your network. The hardware itself is compact and can be easily integrated to the network or cloud. Cons Configuration is not for faint of heart - learning curve is a bit high. In addition, failing to pay subscription will make the firewall less functional. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Director Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Barracuda CloudGen Firewall" November 7, 2019 5.0 Pros For the cost of the appliance, you can't beat it. Very robust but user friendly at the same time. Cons At first there was a slight learning curve, but I quickly got the hang of it. Managing several devices within one console saves a ton of time. Review Source SK Santosh K. Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ease of use and support" June 26, 2022 4.0 Satisfied with the product Pros Easy to manage and support is quick and knowledgeable Cons Some software dependence which may cause performance some time Review Source David C. Information systems engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Reliability is key" January 16, 2020 4.0 Pros I like the reliability of the barracuda and this product doesn't disappoint. Cons There is a bit of a learning curve as with anything. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Firewall](https://www.capterra.com/firewall-software/)