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Barracuda Web Application Firewall vs Imperva WAF

No leader: the top candidate Imperva WAF has only 0.03 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Barracuda Web Application Firewall15
Imperva WAF22
Score
Vioscale score
Barracuda Web Application Firewall15 / 100low · 30%
Imperva WAF22 / 100low · 3%
Pricing
Free tier
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✗
Imperva WAF–
Model
Barracuda Web Application Firewallquote
Imperva WAF–
Price level
Barracuda Web Application Firewallunknown
Imperva WAF–
Transparent
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✗
Imperva WAF–
Integrations
Count
Barracuda Web Application Firewall33
Imperva WAF5
Security
Gdpr
Barracuda Web Application Firewall–
Imperva WAF✓
Pci
Barracuda Web Application Firewall✓
Imperva WAF–
Market
Availability
Barracuda Web Application FirewallAvailable worldwide
Imperva WAF–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

A web application firewall available as both cloud service and on-premises deployment that protects applications, APIs, and mobile backends from attacks including zero-day exploits, DDoS, and malicious bots. Features machine learning-based threat intelligence, automated API discovery, and granular access controls.

Independently observed

Imperva WAF

Imperva WAF delivers automated security policy management and attack protection with API discovery capabilities. It supports deployment as a managed cloud service or self-hosted solution using Kubernetes, allowing organizations to integrate protection with existing infrastructure without architectural changes.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Imperva WAF

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • AWS
  • Azure

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

33 total - 31 not shared
  • Active Directory
  • LDAP
  • RADIUS
  • ADFS
  • SAML
  • OpenID Connect
  • IBM AppScan
  • Rapid7
  • Immuniweb
  • HPE Security WebInspect
  • Azure Sentinel
  • Loggly
  • Splunk
  • Sumologic
  • IBM QRadar
  • HPE ARCsight
  • CloudFormation
  • Microsoft 365
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Fortinet FortiGate
  • SonicWALL
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • Sophos XGS
  • Microsoft Defender
  • +7 more
Independently observed

Imperva WAF

5 total - 3 not shared
  • GCP
  • Kong
  • Imperva WAF Gateway
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.