Web application firewalls · November 2026 Edition
Sucuri WAF vs Barracuda WAF
Zero of fourteen models named Sucuri WAF first on the direct prompt; one named Barracuda WAF. Sucuri WAF was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Barracuda WAF by eight and Sucuri WAF carries 17 labels and Barracuda WAF 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1710A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sucuri WAF reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cloudflare WAF was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Cloudflare WAF vs Sucuri WAF · Cloudflare WAF vs Barracuda WAF · Sucuri WAF vs AWS WAF
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the web application firewalls page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Sucuri WAFFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBarracuda WAF
Direct011 against Sucuri WAF
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained20
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Sucuri WAF
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sucuri WAF and Barracuda WAF stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Sucuri WAF Barracuda WAF first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sucuri WAF on the left and Barracuda WAF on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sucuri WAF and Barracuda WAF stood in it.
Barracuda WAF first, Sucuri WAF not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSucuri WAF was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Barracuda WAF alternatives: Cloudflare WAF, Microsoft Azure WAF
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Barracuda WAF, Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Grok 4.20Cloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Azure WAF, Barracuda WAF, Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, Fastly Next-Gen WAF
Gemini 3.5 FlashCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Fastly Next-Gen WAF, Imperva App Protect
Mistral SmallCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Imperva SecureSphere
DeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service, Imperva Application Security
Llama 4 MaverickCloudflare WAF
Qwen 3.7 FlashCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Azure Front Door, F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, Imperva Cloud WAF
Kimi K2Cloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Imperva Cloud WAF
GLM 4.7 FlashXCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Imperva Cloud WAF
MiniMax M2.5Cloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Azure WAF, Fastly Next-Gen WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, Google Cloud Armor, Imperva Cloud WAF, Radware Cloud WAF Service
GPT-6 LunaCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF
Muse Glimmer 30BCloudflare WAF alternatives: AWS WAF, Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Sucuri WAF leads by two points.
Sucuri WAF2%#2 of 9Barracuda WAF0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Sucuri WAF leads by two points.
Sucuri WAF4%#2 of 12Barracuda WAF2%#5 of 12Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Sucuri WAF0%#– of 9Barracuda WAF0%#– of 9What the models said about Sucuri WAF
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“ModSecurity (open-source, used in many like OWASP CRS, AWS WAF, Sucuri, Azure): Very common but outdated signatures make it easy to bypass” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Small B2B sites with mainly CMS‑based content (less relevant for custom APIs)” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · soft negative
“For most small businesses, Sucuri provides the best balance of protection, features, and price.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“1. Sucuri (Best Overall for Budget)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Sucuri is highly recommended specifically for WordPress websites and small business sites” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Barracuda WAF
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best for mid-market organizations wanting capable WAF without enterprise complexity” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Straightforward mid-market protection for web applications and APIs” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
“Best for Mid-Market Simplicity and Balance” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.