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AWS WAF vs Barracuda Web Application Firewall

On the evidence we track, AWS WAF leads this comparison with a composite score of 51/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS WAF full profile →Barracuda Web Application Firewall full profile →
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★AWS WAF51
Barracuda Web Application Firewall39
Score
vioscaleAI score
AWS WAF51 / 100medium · 73%
Barracuda Web Application Firewall39 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✗
Model
AWS WAFfreemium
Barracuda Web Application Firewallquote
Price level
AWS WAFlow
Barracuda Web Application Firewallunknown
Starting price
AWS WAF$1
Barracuda Web Application Firewall–
Transparent
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✗
Integrations
Count
AWS WAF5
Barracuda Web Application Firewall18
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall–
Fedramp
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall–
Gdpr
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Hipaa
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Pci
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall–
Market
Availability
AWS WAFAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Barracuda Web Application FirewallAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
AWS WAF7 items
Barracuda Web Application Firewall4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for waf. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
AWS WAFCloud
Barracuda Web Application FirewallCloud
Owasp top 10 protection
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Custom rules engine
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Bot management
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
API discovery protection
AWS WAF-
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Ddos l7 protection
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Rate limiting
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Threat intel feeds
AWS WAF-
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
SIEM logging integration
AWS WAF-
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Kubernetes ingress support
AWS WAF-
Barracuda Web Application Firewall-
SOC2 type ii
AWS WAF-
Barracuda Web Application Firewall-
PCI DSS compliant
AWS WAF-
Barracuda Web Application Firewall-
Fedramp authorized
AWS WAF-
Barracuda Web Application Firewall-
Pricing model
AWS WAFUsage based
Barracuda Web Application Firewall-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AWS WAF

Leader

AWS WAF filters web requests and API traffic to block common attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting. It manages bot traffic through rate limiting and automatic detection, and provides automated layer 7 DDoS protection.

Independently observed

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

A firewall designed to protect websites and web application programming interfaces from threats including DDoS attacks, bots, and code vulnerabilities. It provides detection, filtering, and integration with enterprise security systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AWS WAF

Leader
from $1/moUsage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing: $5/web ACL, $1/rule, plus per-request charges. Free tier for bot control.

  • Standard WAF$5/web ACL + $1/rule + per-million-request charges
    • Web ACL creation and management
    • Custom rule creation
    • Allow/Block/Count actions
    • Request filtering and inspection
    • CloudWatch Logs integration
  • Bot ControlFree tier + $1/million requests after free allowance
    • Common bot detection and management
    • Targeted bot control
    • Bot traffic visibility
    • Rate limiting for bot traffic
    • Scope-down statements to reduce evaluated traffic
  • Fraud Control$10/month per web ACL + per-request charges
    • Account Takeover Prevention
    • Account Creation Fraud Prevention
    • Compromised credential monitoring
    • Fake account creation detection
as of verify ↗

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Quote-based
  • PremiumContact sales
    • Machine learning threat detection
    • Automated API discovery
    • Bot threat mitigation
    • Client-side protection
    • Containerized deployment
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS WAF✓
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Self-hosted
AWS WAF✗
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
On-premise
AWS WAF✗
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Hybrid
AWS WAF✗
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AWS WAF

Leader
5 total
  • Amazon CloudFront
  • Amazon API Gateway
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • AWS Shield
  • AWS Marketplace (third-party managed rules)
Independently observed

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

33 total
  • Active Directory
  • LDAP
  • RADIUS
  • ADFS
  • SAML
  • OpenID Connect
  • IBM AppScan
  • Rapid7
  • Immuniweb
  • HPE Security WebInspect
  • Azure Sentinel
  • Loggly
  • Splunk
  • Sumologic
  • IBM QRadar
  • HPE ARCsight
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • CloudFormation
  • Microsoft 365
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Fortinet FortiGate
  • SonicWALL
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • +9 more
Independently observed
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AWS WAF or Barracuda Web Application Firewall: which one depends on you

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