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Application Protection Premium is a cloud native WAF that secures apps and APIs against the OWASP Top 10, DDoS, Zero day attacks, along with ML based API protection and Bot protection.
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Overview
Barracuda Application Protection Premium is a cloud native WAF that enables anyone to protect their web applications and JSON and GraphQL APIs against the OWASP Top 10, DDoS, zero day attacks, and more in just minutes. All the features and streamlined deployment found in Barracuda Application Protection Advanced are included. Application Protection Premium takes protection even further by including ML based capabilities to discovery and protect shadow APIs, and to identify and block malicious Bots. Application Protection Premium also extends protection to your internal apps with ZTNA capabilities for enhanced login security.
AWS customers, or even organizations who are considering AWS, can take advantage of AWS Private Offers https://www.barracuda.com/solutions/aws/private-offer to receive a specialized price quotation from Barracuda, allowing you to negotiate terms, conditions, even discounts, either directly or through your trusted partner.
Highlights
- ML backed adaptive protections to stop the latest Bots and emerging attacks, and detect shadow API endpoints and automatically configure protections for them.
- Containerized deployment mode allows you to secure apps and APIs whether deployed single or within containers, providing complete NS and EW security for hybrid deployments.
- Configurable rate limiting, content routing, load balancing, and server health monitoring allows you to ensure that app and API protection do not impact app performance.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/month |
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AppProtectPremium | Application Protection, Premium, First Application | $1,300.00 |
Dimension | Cost/unit |
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Each Additional Application - Premium (per hour) | $0.42 |
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Support Hours: Basic Support Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday. Email support offered 24x7. Phone Support offered without any phone trees. You will actually speak to a live person. Support Phone Numbers: North America - 408 342 5300 Europe - +44 (0) 1256 300 102 Australia - +612 8019 7254 China - +86 400 720 8200 Japan - +81 3 5436 6236 India - +91 804 904 8600 Germany, Austria, Switzerland - +43 (0) 508 100 800 Support Website: https://www.barracuda.com/support Support Email:support@barracuda.com
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Web Application Firewall
Cloud native WAF that protects web applications and APIs against OWASP Top 10, DDoS, and zero day attacks
Machine Learning-Based Threat Detection
ML backed adaptive protections to detect shadow API endpoints, identify malicious bots, and stop emerging attacks with automatic protection configuration
Containerized Deployment Architecture
Containerized deployment mode supporting single and container-based deployments with north-south and east-west security for hybrid environments
API Protection
Protection for JSON and GraphQL APIs with ML-based discovery and automatic configuration of shadow API endpoints
Performance Optimization Controls
Configurable rate limiting, content routing, load balancing, and server health monitoring to maintain application performance during protection operations
Multi-Platform Email and Collaboration Security
Defense-in-depth security for Microsoft 365 and G-Suite, extending to collaboration environments including file sharing, chat, Slack, and Microsoft Teams
Advanced Threat Detection and Sandboxing
Advanced sandboxing and active-content analysis to scan files for malicious content and prevent phishing and malware propagation
Data Loss Prevention with Context-Aware Policies
Identification of confidential information with context-aware policy enforcement to prevent unauthorized data leakage of PCI, HIPAA, PII, and other protected content
Comprehensive Email Scanning
Scanning of inbound, outbound, and internal email traffic with threat quarantine capabilities before user download
Cloud-Native Deployment
One-click, cloud-enabled deployment without requiring proxy, appliance, or endpoint agent installation
AI-Driven Threat Detection
Utilizes artificial intelligence to detect and prevent advanced email attacks, phishing, credential theft, ransomware, business email compromise, and cloud account takeover threats.
Unified Cross-Channel Visibility
Provides centralized dashboard with holistic view of user interaction and threat telemetry across cloud, email, endpoint, and web channels in a cloud-native interface.
Automated Incident Response
Enables automated remediation and consistent, scalable incident response to sophisticated email attacks with reduced manual triage requirements.
Behavioral and Content Analysis
Correlates user activity, behavior patterns, and content analysis with threat intelligence and data movement to identify and prevent data loss and insider threats in real time.
Data Protection and Privacy Controls
Implements anonymization of user data, content snippet masking, and regional data residency management to protect user privacy while defending against data loss scenarios.
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Customer reviews
Glen Washington
Protection has reduced web security incidents and supports faster compliant service delivery
Reviewed on Apr 12, 2026
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
Barracuda Application Protection is easy to deploy and manage applications, which is my main use case. I use Barracuda Application Protection to manage my applications during incidents of credential stuffing, bot attacks, and API abuse. Barracuda Application Protection is useful for many customers and is owned by numerous healthcare institutions and financial sectors, fulfilling compliance requirements related to the security model build.
How has it helped my organization?
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by living up to skill and marketing promises.
It helps with upskilling and marketing promises particularly in the healthcare domain where patient medical reports matter the most, as well as in financial reporting where transaction security is critically important.
Barracuda Application Protection helps my organization meet regulatory and compliance requirements perfectly.
It supports my organization's business goals and growth by being fast, giving a head start, and providing a competitive advantage in deploying new services faster than anticipated.
Barracuda Application Protection integrates with my existing security tools and infrastructure easily and at a lower cost.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers are that it is easy to deploy and manage applications, with good scalability.
The ease of deployment and management helps my team day-to-day by having a measurable and strategic impact on overall business objectives, and the scalability feature benefits my organization.
I find the reporting and analytics capabilities of Barracuda Application Protection meet my needs very well.
The learning curve for new users of Barracuda Application Protection is challenging, but it is also easy to use.
The documentation and training material for Barracuda Application Protection supports users well.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection can be improved by integrating more categories of bots and making URL profiles more user-friendly, as the current ones are complicated.
Client-side integrity should include more mitigation techniques.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability is highly regarded.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection is perfect.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used a different solution prior to Barracuda Application Protection.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment implementing Barracuda Application Protection, as it has had a measurable and strategic impact on overall objectives. Within the first six months of deployment, I saw a fifty-three percent reduction in security incidents affecting the web application, which directly translated to fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Barracuda Application Protection was perfect.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options including PS Series , FortiGate, and Juniper access points.
What other advice do I have?
I do not have anything else to add about the features.
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that they should consider it because it is easy to deploy and manage applications.
I found this interview satisfactory, and I do not think any changes are necessary for the future. I give this review a rating of eight out of ten.
John Kelly
Security protection has reduced response time and now speeds cloud migration for web apps
Reviewed on Apr 12, 2026
Review from a verified AWS customer
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is security protection for several web applications hosted in AWS , as I was looking to deploy a WAF out of the box with not too much maintenance and that will work out of the box. I do not have anything else to add about my main use case, as there is nothing unique about my environment or any particular challenge I faced that Barracuda Application Protection helped solve.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers include full-spectrum security and DoD level protection, which is a big help for our data security. The configuration is easy to do and use for the security team with its features and picture of instructions.
Barracuda Application Protection is very user-friendly and easy to deploy.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by helping us save time since it is easy to use. We have been able to save 55 to 60% of our time since we established it in our organization, and we have gained popularity, allowing our team to operate very effectively to give the best results using Barracuda Application Protection. When I say I saved 55 to 60% of my time, this includes security response from clients, showing positive impact.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection can be improved with a more innovative solution for sniffing more on the network.
Client-side integrity should include more mitigation techniques. I took off that one point because they should work on improving the client-side integrity for more mitigation techniques.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is very responsive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used HPE Juniper Access Point before switching to Barracuda Application Protection.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment, as cloud migration was so fast and gave a head start, providing a competitive advantage in deploying new services faster than anticipated. It has had a measurable and strategic impact on our overall business objectives and also helped in making good decisions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was cost-friendly.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options such as Palo Alto Networks.
What other advice do I have?
A quick, specific example of how Barracuda Application Protection helps secure one of my web applications is through its identification of known attacks, and it helped us through straightforward configurations.
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it provides good protection, especially for email that comes from outside. I would rate this product a 9 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Mike Shawn
Comprehensive mobile protection has secured remote access and simplified firewall configuration
Reviewed on Apr 12, 2026
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
Barracuda Application Protection is being used for our mobile apps and remote users. It provides full spectrum security on our mobile, which has been helpful for us to secure our data. The firewall, security, and VPN features are well secured.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers include DOD level protection and its readiness to secure our data and network lines. The built-in templates are easy to use, good to follow, and allow us to make them our own.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by providing full spectrum security at a DOD level and easing our setup on firewalls for security. It provides protection against threats, especially on emails that come from outside, resulting in improved security.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection could be improved by offering more innovative solutions for enhanced network monitoring and the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I find Barracuda Application Protection stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is highly scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection is responsive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not previously used a different solution.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment as it lessens threats from outside. It is useful for our security team to be able to use templates and configure our specifications.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was perfect.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options, specifically Cisco and Microsoft.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that they should consider it for security purposes. The configuration is easy, setting Barracuda Application Protection apart from other solutions I have seen. I would rate Barracuda Application Protection nine out of ten because the advanced ability to close off ports should be getting tested for intrusion, which kept it from being a perfect ten.
Alice Shaniz
Secure protection for remote healthcare apps has increased client flow and improved decisions
Reviewed on Apr 12, 2026
Review from a verified AWS customer
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is for mobile apps, as it has been used for the remote users we have. I used this as a secure gateway to protect the apps' integrity as well as the data going from one host hospital campus and users remotely. I also used this technology for a lot of customers, serving numerous healthcare institutions to financial sectors, and it provides many compliance features related to different security modules, including bot attacks, zero-day vulnerabilities, and credential stuffing.
A specific example of how I used Barracuda Application Protection for remote users is that I was able to reach clients who are remote, serving them and giving them the best app protection and security for their information. I saw a difference in client flow from 20% to 45% in my organization, which is a positive impact.
What is most valuable?
Barracuda Application Protection offers excellent features including identification of known attacks, straightforward configuration, automated policies, user-friendly interface, and ease of use.
The most valuable feature for my team has been the identification of known attacks. This has really helped us to know when there is a security attack, when there is anything that is an intrusion to our webs, and we were able to curb it and prevent hackers' intrusion.
Barracuda Application Protection has impacted my organization positively since I started using it, as I have seen a difference in customer flow. I have gained popularity in my organization and gained clients, from a 20% to 35% increase. Additionally, I have been able to save time from 55% to 65% since I started using Barracuda Application Protection. The time that I have saved has allowed me to dive deeper into Barracuda Application Protection and learn more as an organization, which has brought many positive impacts, including better decision-making.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection can be improved with more innovative solutions for network sniffing. They should work on that to achieve a perfect rating.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years and two months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection's scalability is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection is very proactive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before Barracuda Application Protection, I used FireEye Endpoint Security .
I switched from FireEye Endpoint Security to Barracuda Application Protection because Barracuda Application Protection has the ability to satisfy and uphold my organization with all that it offers me. I chose it because it is the best and would recommend it 100%.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment as I have been able to save time since I started using Barracuda Application Protection, and it has also improved my customers' decision-making and departmental decision-making.
The time savings and the increase in client flow were measured from customer feedback and internal reports that my organization has received.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was cost-friendly.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options including Trend Micro Apex One .
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is effective in providing threat protection, especially for emails that come in from the outside, capturing potential spam and malware. It has been effective for emails from outside my network. I would rate this product at a 9 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Graham William
Granular security controls have protected healthcare apps and reduce web security incidents
Reviewed on Apr 12, 2026
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is that it is easy to deploy and easy to manage the application. I use Barracuda Application Protection to work on the technology for many customers, and it has been utilized for numerous healthcare institutions.
What is most valuable?
Barracuda Application Protection helps my customers with client fingerprinting, risk scoring, and bot identification. These features make a difference for my healthcare customers by limiting access and making the interface easy to access.
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers are granular control and providing good compliance. I use granular control in my daily work to ensure accessibility, and Barracuda Application Protection helps me meet various compliance requirements.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization as it is easy to deploy, less costly, and its support is extraordinary. It saves costs primarily through time saved and guarantees improved security.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection could be improved by integrating more bot categories and making URL profiles friendlier since the current feature is somewhat complicated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection is perfect.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used a different solution.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment, as Barracuda Application Protection has a measurable and strategic impact on my overall business objectives. Within the first six months of deployment, I saw a 53% reduction in security incidents affecting the web, which directly translated to fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was swift.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options such as Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, FortiGate, HPE, and Check Point.
What other advice do I have?
There is nothing else about the features. There is nothing more about the needed improvements. My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that I recommend it. I would rate this product a 9 out of 10.