Sold by: Barracuda Networks
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
Mohak Christine
Secure gateway has strengthened mobile access and consistently reduced web security incidents
Reviewed on Feb 15, 2026
Review from a verified AWS customer
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is for our mobile apps and for the remote users we have, as I use this as the secure gateway to protect the application integrity as well as the data going from our organization to our users remotely as well as the ones in-house.
What is most valuable?
Barracuda Application Protection specifically helps with securing our mobile apps and remote users by providing full-spectrum security DOD-level protection, which is a big help for us for the security of our data. Implementing Barracuda Application Protection has had a measurable and strategic impact on our overall business objectives. Within the first six to seven months of deployment, I saw a 60% reduction in security incidents, incidents affecting the web application which directly translated into fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response.
Overall, Barracuda Application Protection has made it so easy to manage all our applications.
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers include ease of setup on a firewall for security for VPN users, and configuration is easy to do and use for our security team with its features and pictures of instruction. Additionally, ease of deployment, less costly, easy to manage application, scalability is good, and security features are strong. It contains a lot of granularity, especially with URL profiles, protection, and JSON security.
Granular controls and JSON security have helped our team by providing a secure gateway to protect application integrity as well as the data going from our organization to the users remotely, as well as the ones in the offices.
I would also add that it has been good in lessening threats from the outside, and being able to set as many rules as needed is a big plus for us.
What needs improvement?
I do not have much to say about the improvement, but a more innovative solution for sniffing more on the network would be great, and having the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion would be helpful.
I would also add that the user interface should be improved to be more user-friendly and customizable.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is fast and reliable, so it is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection's scalability is very good; it handles my organization's growth perfectly.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is quick to respond and very solution-oriented.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, I was using Cloudflare .
I decided to switch from Cloudflare to Barracuda Application Protection because it is very easy to use, the cost is very cost-effective, it has simplicity to configure and deploy in my current environment, and it has automated standard policies, which is easy to maintain.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment; it lessens threats from the outside. Ease of use for our security team to be able to use templates and configure to our specs, combined with its high-level security protection features such as DOD-level protection, shows its readiness to secure our data and network lines, which is brilliant.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is a very cost-effective tool.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options including AWS WAF .
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is simple, very simple, cost-effective, easy to set up and use, and easy to configure and deploy in any environment. It lessens threats from outside or from within.
I have additional thoughts about Barracuda Application Protection; it is a good tool for providing threat protection, especially for our email that comes in from the outside. Capturing potential spam and malware from emails from outside our network has been good, keeping us alert for anything coming in from the outside that could compromise our network.
I 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?
TarunKumar7
Advanced protection has reduced web threats and now keeps our remote users and data secure
Reviewed on Dec 07, 2025
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is that it is a very exceptional piece of security in a virtual and remote world. It provides full-spectrum security DOD-level protection, which is a big help for us for the security of our data. It also provides ease of setup on the firewall for security for all our VPN users. Additionally, configuration is easy to do and use for our security team, which benefits from its features and instructional pictures.
What is most valuable?
The best features that Barracuda Application Protection offers are DOD-level protection and its readiness to secure our data and network lines. Built-in templates are easy to use and good to customize to make them work how we do things. Overall, it keeps us alert for anything coming in from the outside that could compromise our network.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by lessening threats from outside. The ease of use for our security team to be able to use templates and configure to our own specs has also been a benefit. Being able to set as many rules as you like is also a big advantage to our side.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection could be improved with a more user-friendly interface to enable all types of people to be able to use it, especially the less technical users. More support categories should be integrated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I find Barracuda Application Protection to be very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable. It grows with our needs in my organization.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection has been very responsive and helpful in resolving all our issues on time. My user experience with them has been great and phenomenal.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls PA-Series before switching to Barracuda Application Protection.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment from Barracuda Application Protection. Implementing it has had a measurable and strategic impact on our overall business objective. Within the first six months of deployment, we have seen a 60% reduction in security incidents affecting the web application, which directly translated into fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the setup was straightforward and easy with no hassle. The cost is relevant, pocket-friendly, and cost-effective.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options like HP and Juniper Access Points.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is a great tool to have in your organization to prevent attacks from outside. It is a great tool that helps in bot identification and protecting all our applications in any organization. It is also cost-effective to provide zero-day vulnerabilities.
Barracuda Application Protection is the next-generation tool to protect all our organization apps and is very cost-effective.
I found this interview to be straightforward, very easy, and overall, great. I would rate this review a 9.
Shivam M.
Best Web application firewall service from Barracuda
Reviewed on Feb 07, 2023
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Easy integration and deployment, Able to work well as a layer 7 network protection device, Custom filtering rules are supported which brings WAf to advance level.
What do you dislike about the product?
Doesn't support SSL offloading, Reporting and dashboard can be improved further, Support services SLA should be improved. Device capabilities can be improved further.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is helping us in protecting our web application with OWASP top 3.2 top rules, we able to detect and prevent most of external attack using Barracuda WAF. This improved our business application performance as well as revenue.
Information Technology and Services
Great way to protect web applications via an as-a-service platform
Reviewed on Jan 20, 2023
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service offers a complete package as you would expect from a WAF, but everything is SaaS-based. The WAF-as-a-Service offers very detailed configuration possibilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it is difficult to configure the WAF to be fully proof. It takes some time before all the false positives are gone. But this is the case with every WAF.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use the WAF-as-a-Service to protect all our public facing web applications. In the past we had to install a WAF on premise but now everything is updated and maintained in the cloud
Nitin P.
It good but there are better options available
Reviewed on Jan 04, 2023
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It's ML algo is really great it's able to detect existing bugs in the bot...it's just like a human debugging the code...upside is the package that they offer irresistible...
What do you dislike about the product?
Thhe updates which the barracuda people provide are really slow...they do not release updates that frequently....bots in today's time are evolving fast so should the bot error detection tools
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helped me get over the mundane task of debugging....i didn't had to allocate my resource to just debug the basic code as well...company is benefitted from this...