Barracuda vs. Fortinet VPN

Replace your Fortinet VPN with Zero Trust Access

Unlike Fortinet’s repurposed portfolio of different point solutions, Barracuda offers cloud-native and purpose-built Zero Trust Access solution to future-proof your network security.

Three reasons customers choose Barracuda over Fortinet

Unlike the vendor lock-in, multiple dashboards, and repurposed point solutions you get with FortiClient, Barracuda offers a cloud-native, purpose-built Zero Trust Access solution with a single pane of glass to monitor your network security.

Flexible deployment and scalability

Superior admin and user experience

Improved SaaS control and visibility

The Barracuda Advantage

Barracuda’s comprehensive Zero Trust Access solution increases network security, control, and visibility, providing a clear advantage over Fortinet when it comes to deployment, scalability, administration, and user experience.

Capabilities	Barracuda	Fortinet
Self-hosted Zero Trust Access	Supported feature	Supported feature
Cloud-hosted Zero Trust Access	Supported feature	Supported feature
Hardware independent deployment	Supported feature	Unsupported feature
No dependency on MDM	Supported feature	Unsupported feature
Simple scalability	Supported feature	Unsupported feature
A single pane of glass management console	Supported feature	Unsupported feature
App catalog	Supported feature	Unsupported feature
Web security	Supported feature	Supported feature
Proprietary and advanced VPN protocol	Supported feature	Unsupported feature
Split tunneling	Supported feature	Supported feature
Device security posture check	Supported feature	Supported feature

Barracuda’s purpose-built Zero Trust Access solution provides a single pane of glass to monitor network security.

Save yourself from vendor lock-in

Fortinet’s self-hosted option can only be deployed on Fortinet firewalls (FortiGate), which usually causes scalability issues. As a result, customers either need to purchase new firewalls or manage additional VPN configurations for branches and new acquisitions.

Barracuda’s comprehensive Zero Trust Access solution increases network security, control, and visibility.

Stop switching between dashboards

With Fortinet, admins need to connect multiple interfaces (EMS and FortiGate) to create and manage access policies and resources for each branch.

Barracuda provides quick-to-deploy, easy-to-manage Zero Trust Access for Microsoft 365 applications.

Gain access controls and visibility for SaaS

Barracuda provides passwordless Zero Trust Access to SaaS applications, eliminating account takeover risks and increasing security, control, and visibility.

Get a partner in security.

Backed by the best customer support in the business, Barracuda security solutions are highly-effective, easy to buy, and easy to use.

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