Compare Barracuda Firewall and Wildfire - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 20, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Barracuda Firewall or Wildfire?

Barracuda Firewall is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Wildfire, and Barracuda Firewall is rated higher (90/100) than Wildfire (50/100). Wildfire offers users more features (10) than Barracuda Firewall (3).

Looking for the right Network Security solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Barracuda Networks, Inc Vs. Wildfire

Barracuda Networks, Inc: Barracuda Networks, Inc. offers industry-leading solutions designed to solve mainstream IT problems – efficiently and cost effectively – while maintaining a level of customer support and satisfaction second to none. Our products span three distinct markets, including: 1) content security, 2) networking and application delivery, as well as 3) data s...

Wildfire: Wildfire, a division of Google, is one of the world’s largest social media marketing software providers, with over 21,000 paying customers worldwide, including 30 of the world's 50 most valuable brands. Wildfire's Social Marketing Suite combines best-of-breed social promotion and advertising software, robust mobile and desktop page management...

Who is more expensive? Barracuda Firewall or Wildfire?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Network Security software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Barracuda Firewall and Wildfire.

Barracuda Firewall price starts at $9,999 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Barracuda Web Application Firewall is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Network Security software. Wildfire accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Barracuda Web Application Firewall is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Network Security software.

Bottom line: Barracuda Firewall is more expensive than Wildfire.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Barracuda Firewall Vs. Wildfire based on some of the most important and required Network Security features.

Barracuda Firewall: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Wildfire: Blogger Integration, Coupons Support, Facebook Integration, Global Content Library, Instagram Integration.

Target customer size

The software is a viable solution for businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types. Wildfire is suitable for companies of all shapes and sizes starting from small companies to large enterprises and industries related to retail, manufacturing, financial services, telecom, high tech and insurance.



Barracuda Firewall

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $9,999 per year

Barracuda Web Application Firewall is a web intrusion and threat protection solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as website cloaking, file upload control, SSL offloading, and others. Th...

Categories: Firewalls, Network Security, Email Security.

Wildfire

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

Wildfire is a social media marketing solution that can help users to create engaging social campaigns for measuring the ROI and driving real business results efficiently. Users can create social landing pages, ...

Categories: Promotions, Social Media Management.

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Barracuda Firewall: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Wildfire: 10 Features

Blogger Integration
Coupons Support
Facebook Integration
Global Content Library
Instagram Integration
Content Templates
LinkedIn Integration
Social Listening
Template Creator
Twitter Integration
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Barracud...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$9,999 per year
Functionality
6
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Wildfire
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
50/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
12
Malwareb...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$49.99 per device/year
Functionality
3
Zscaler
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$2.40 per user/month
Functionality
4
ESET End...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$190 per year
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.