Barracuda CloudGen review: score, privacy and prices

0.32

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Business VPN / ZTNA median 2.5

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Data completeness13%
  • Checked2026-10-15

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.8
  • Platforms and support1.9 vs 3.9

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Price and fair terms0.8 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance

Compare Barracuda CloudGen Firewall/SecureEdge side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Business VPN / ZTNA services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall/SecureEdgesegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.80.0
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.40.8
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.50.0
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.80.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.91.9
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall/SecureEdge pricing

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall/SecureEdge does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: No. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Yes site
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
quote/reseller

Everything Barracuda CloudGen Firewall/SecureEdge publishes

Every fact we collected about Barracuda CloudGen Firewall/SecureEdge, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
Registered in
USA
Related brands
  • SecureEdge Access
  • Firewall Control Center
  • Firewall Insights
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
none

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • SecureEdge
  • SecureEdge Access
  • CloudGen Firewall (hardware/virtual/cloud)
Billing terms
subscription (quote)
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
1-year plan, total
quote
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Antivirus
Yes advanced threat & malware protection (FWaaS)
Other add-ons
Energize Updates; support plans

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
Yes partner channel

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
quote/reseller
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Identity check (KYC)
Yes business
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Yes
Where the trial is offered
site
Instead of a trial
demo
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardNot stated
  • OpenVPNNot stated
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolNot stated
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Not stated
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Yes web security; IPS; antispam
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
No

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • WindowsNot stated
  • macOSNot stated
  • LinuxNot stated
  • iOSNot stated
  • AndroidNot stated
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersCloudGen hardware appliances✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Not stated
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes support plans
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Help articles
Yes documentation
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes Firewall Control Center; SecureEdge cloud console
API
Yes APIs for cloud deployment
Dedicated gateway
Yes CloudGen appliances/virtual
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Yes SecureEdge ZTNA, least privilege, continuous verification

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

  • Trustpilot

    3.47 of 5, smoothed

    From 6 collected reviews (raw average 1.83; all VPNs 3.66).

    The company replied to 0 of 5 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

  • App Store

    4.10 of 5, smoothed

    From 468 collected reviews (raw average 4.16; all VPNs 3.54).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.5 (6 reviews); App Store (US) 4.63 (4656 ratings).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.

  • App Store · 1★ · 13 Apr 2023 · US

    👎👎Formerly a good app

  • App Store · 5★ · 13 Apr 2023 · US

    Your wonderful care!

  • App Store · 1★ · 24 Feb 2023 · US

    🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 18 Jul 2025 · GB

    Give them a miss

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 2★ · 24 Aug 2024 · NL

    Never Barracuda firewall F18

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 12 Jul 2021 · GB

    Blocks legitimate marketing emails

    Original review

Rankings by user reviews

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Questions about Barracuda CloudGen Firewall/SecureEdge

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Barracuda CloudGen alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://barracuda.com
Pages checked
https://www.barracuda.com/products/network-protection/secureedge; https://www.barracuda.com/products/network-protection/cloudgen-firewall
  • Pricing page: no (demo / Build and Price configurator)

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