Barracuda Secure SD-WAN vs Cradlepoint NetCloud Manager
Barracuda Secure SD-WAN
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| Figure | Barracuda Secure SD-WAN | Cradlepoint NetCloud Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · WAN Edge Infrastructure Software | 8.8 (#1) | 8.0 (#3) |
| Deployment | CloudGen Firewall is available as a physical or virtual appliance on premises, or in the cloud. | NetCloud Manager supports preconfigured setup, bulk policy management, automatic carrier selection, and cellular geolocation mapping for 5G and LTE WAN deployments. |
| Founded | 2003 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Campbell, California, United States | Boise, Idaho, United States |
| Support | Barracuda says live support is available worldwide 24x7 and requests are answered by a live person. | NetCloud Essentials and Advanced plans include enterprise-level technical support, limited lifetime warranty, ongoing software and firmware updates, and global 24x7 assistance. |
| Trial | Barracuda offers a free 30-day trial download for virtual CloudGen Firewall deployments. | The NetCloud Advanced Plan trial lasts 90 days and supports up to 10 routers in each mobile, branch, and IoT category, plus Secure Connect, WAN bonding, AI Insights, ZTNA for 10 users, Virtual Edge, and Hybrid Mesh Firewall. |
Plans
Barracuda Secure SD-WAN
- Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Secure SD-WANPriced on request
Cradlepoint NetCloud Manager
- NetCloud AdvancedPriced on request
- NetCloud EssentialsPriced on request
In their own words
Barracuda Secure SD-WAN
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Cradlepoint NetCloud Manager
Cradlepoint NetCloud Manager is a cloud platform for configuring, deploying, monitoring, operating and troubleshooting LTE and 5G router and adapter endpoints used for wireless WAN. Dashboards and reports show live LAN and WAN statistics, cellular health and data-plan usage. Deployment tools include preconfigured setup, bulk policy management, automatic carrier selection and cellular geolocation mapping. The service monitors connection health, provides network-health dashboards and deeper insights, and sends immediate alerts when issues arise. Security controls include optional multifactor authentication, Federated ID single sign-on, enhanced login security, granular permissions and security alerts. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Cradlepoint says its cloud services run on Amazon Web Services across multiple availability zones with offsite backups; device connections are client initiated, certificate based and encrypted with current TLS. The REST API offers programmatic access to many interface functions through v2 and v3 endpoints. A mobile app lets authorized users inspect alerts, endpoint status, signal and usage data, run tests and reboot endpoints. Essentials and Advanced plans include enterprise-level support, updates and global 24x7 assistance.