Barracuda Load Balancer ADC Reviews

Name: Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
Brand: Barracuda Networks
Rating: 3.9 (4 reviews)

3.9 out of 5

4 reviews
75% willing to recommend

254 followers

What is Barracuda Load Balancer ADC?

Barracuda Load Balancer is ideal for organizations looking for a high-performance, yet cost-effective application delivery and security solution. With the broadest range of hardware and virtual models, Barracuda Load Balancer provides maximum flexibility for organizations looking to build highly secure and scalable application infrastructure, whether it's deployed on-premises or in the cloud.

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Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is the #13 ranked solution in top Application Delivery Controllers. PeerSpot users give Barracuda Load Balancer ADC an average rating of 7.8 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 4 most recent Barracuda Load Balancer ADC reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 7.4. (Among the highest in the category). Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is most commonly compared to F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM): Barracuda Load Balancer ADC vs F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). Barracuda Load Balancer ADC is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 44% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 19% of all views.

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Featured reviews

Roni Wijaya

Vice President of It Operations at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The solution is simple and powerful. I find the Barracuda Load Balancer ADC's load balancing function most valuable. It balances the traffic well. The security features, like the Web Application Firewall, are also very helpful. I use the SSL offloading feature too. It's very helpful because it prevents overload. Our application runs on HTTP, but we upload HTTPS on the load balancer. This means there are no performance issues. I think it's very helpful.

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AnisKazi

Information Technology Infrastructure Team Lead and Project Lead at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I mainly use Load Balancer ADC as a WAF and a load balancer Load Balancer ADC could be improved by adding integration with Oracle products. In the next release, Load Balancer ADC should include form integration, a load balancer with Oracle, and URL rewriting. I've been using Barracuda Load…

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Roni Wijaya

Vice President of It Operations at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The quality of the solution's performance could be improved. For example, the solution's performance is high because of CPU usage when the application is in refresh mode for more than 30 seconds. Additionally, a DNS feature could be included in the next release. For example, to repair DNS, Barracuda Load Balancer ADC can resolve the address directly, so there will be no need to go to the internal DNS. We can use Barracuda Load Balancer ADC for handling the DNS queries.

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Barracuda Load Balancer ADC mindshare

As of December 2024, the mindshare of Barracuda Load Balancer ADC in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category stands at 1.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"The solution is simple and powerful. I find the Barracuda Load Balancer ADC's load balancing function most valuable. It balances the traffic well. The security features, like the Web Application Firewall, are also very helpful."
"The price is very good, and it's not very expensive."
"Barracuda's technical support is good - whenever we have an issue, they immediately connect and resolve it."

Room for Improvement

Barracuda Load Balancer ADC requires enhancements in WAN optimization capabilities and integration with Oracle products. Users seek higher performance, particularly during CPU-intensive operations and desire features like DNS handling to bypass internal systems. Greater customization options similar to iRules used by competitors are also needed, allowing tailored configurations. Expanded form integration, robust URL rewriting, and additional disk space for improved performance are requested by users to maximize Barracuda Load Balancer ADC's effectiveness.

"The Barracuda Load Balancer ADC could be improved with more customization features. For example, F5 uses iRules for custom configurations. I haven't found something similar in Barracuda yet. The load balancer and WAF's basic and common features are enough, but we need more customization options."
"The quality of the solution's performance could be improved."
"Load Balancer ADC is competitively priced, but it's not feature-rich, and its technology is not that advanced."

ROI

Pricing

Barracuda Load Balancer ADC offers cost-effective pricing, approximately half the price of F5, with a high-end appliance costing around US$21,000. Annual operating expenses average about US$5,000. Pricing for 1,000 users is approximately 200,000 Riyals. Users rate pricing between three to five out of ten. While some estimate costs at 200 million for large deployments, many find the solution reasonable and affordable, especially for basic Web Application Firewall functionalities.

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"Load Balancer ADC is cost-effective and is about half the price of F5."

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Service and Support

Customers rate Barracuda's customer service highly, noting that representatives are polite, helpful, and knowledgeable. They appreciate the experienced technical support team, especially during migrations and data center moves, as all queries are answered effectively. Though there may be wait times before speaking to someone, users report satisfaction with issue resolution. Feedback includes positive experiences with local partners for support connections.

Deployment

Barracuda Load Balancer ADC's initial setup is straightforward with minimal downtime required. Users appreciate its basic GUI and setup wizards that facilitate the process. Configurations can proceed while in demo mode, allowing the license activation only after completion. Deployment typically takes one day, and many find it to be uncomplicated. The setup is frequently rated three out of five in terms of ease.

Scalability

Users have mixed opinions about Barracuda Load Balancer ADC's scalability. Some find it highly scalable, especially with virtualization, and give it a high rating for scalability, recommending it for medium and enterprise businesses. Others experience limitations, as it requires a complete upgrade for increased usage and enhancements. While some highlight its suitability for specific business sizes, others note constraints when trying to handle more extensive updates, suggesting it may not scale efficiently for every scenario.