AppEx CloudWAN vs Barracuda Secure SD-WAN
AppEx CloudWAN
appexnetworks.com
Barracuda Secure SD-WAN
barracuda.comSide by side
| Figure | AppEx CloudWAN | Barracuda Secure SD-WAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · WAN Optimization Software | 8.2 (#6) | 8.7 (#2) |
| Cloud integrations | AppEx describes connectivity to Oracle, Tencent, Alibaba, AWS, Google and Azure cloud environments. | Listed cloud integrations include Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Direct Connect, Azure Security Center, Microsoft OMS, and Azure ExpressRoute. |
| Founded | 2007 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Singapore | Campbell, California, United States |
| Security | AppEx offers a vendor-agnostic SASE approach with SWG, CASB, FWaaS, ZTNA, WAF and XDR capabilities. | CloudGen Firewall uses layered detection including threat signatures, behavioral and heuristic analysis, static code analysis, and sandboxing. |
| Support | AppEx provides 24/7 hotline service, remote technical support, on-site troubleshooting and online customer service. | Barracuda says live support is available worldwide 24x7 and requests are answered by a live person. |
Plans
Barracuda Secure SD-WAN
- Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Secure SD-WANPriced on request
In their own words
AppEx CloudWAN
AppEx CloudWAN combines a global network backbone, WAN optimization, and SD-WAN connectivity. Its multi-cloud backbone has more than 600 geographically distributed Points of Presence. The SD-WAN can use connections such as broadband and MPLS and route traffic over efficient paths. AppEx ZetaTCP pairs AI-driven TCP acceleration with Real-Time TCP Tunnel technology to improve performance under latency and packet loss. AI/ML observability provides visibility into traffic, security events, bandwidth use, and application performance; a unified dashboard brings together network and security configuration, policy monitoring and enforcement, reporting, and alerts. Connectivity includes Oracle, Tencent, Alibaba, AWS, Google, and Azure environments, plus SaaS applications such as Office 365 and Salesforce. Users can connect through CloudWAN CPE, the software client, or their own VPN gateway using IPSec, SSL, or GRE. AppEx describes a vendor-agnostic SASE approach with SWG, CASB, FWaaS, ZTNA, WAF, and XDR capabilities. Pricing is on request, billed by bandwidth per year, month, or day. A free trial is available.
Barracuda Secure SD-WAN
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