{"id":32649,"date":"2026-10-12T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=32649"},"modified":"2026-10-07T08:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:21:21","slug":"barracuda-network-vs-sonicwall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/barracuda-network-vs-sonicwall\/","title":{"rendered":"Barracuda Network vs SonicWall Firewalls: Comparing the F380 and NSa 2800 Models"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32649\" class=\"elementor elementor-32649\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548a0f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"548a0f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1000bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1000bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you start picking sides here, it\u2019s always crucial to remember that Barracuda Network firewalls and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall NSa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are entirely different manufacturers. This is an important distinction, as they both bring plenty of value to the table; the fine print simply looks a bit different.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, comparing Barracuda F380 and NSa 2800 comes with quite a bit to look forward to on both sides. This article offers a direct comparison of leading specs and features that\u2019ll help you create a better security stack for your network moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8f993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8f993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afa950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8afa950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare the Barracuda F380 and NSa 2800 across key specs and capabilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how each firewall approaches security for distributed and cloud-connected business networks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review throughput, VPN, IPS, threat protectiona nd connection capacity side by side<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examine interface options and other hardware details that can affect network deployment<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the differences in capacity and design to identify the better fit for your network<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59620c elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget 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975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6315971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6315971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring Barracuda Network F-Series and SonicWall NSa Series Firewalls\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a02aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a02aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/barracuda-networks\/f-series-firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F-Series Barracuda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> security, you can easily protect users, devices, and workloads across cloud-connected environments. This is also a great approach for organizations dealing with distributed networks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those eyeing the mid-range firewalls from the NSa series, the 2800 is a part of their Gen 8 lineup. Most notably here, you\u2019re looking at advanced threat protection across multiple fronts and flexible licensing options to match. Knowing which of these is better aligned with your real-world network demands comes down to the details in the datasheets.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670c205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"670c205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Barracuda Networks F380 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908d12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908d12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed for the needs of growing small and mid-size companies, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/barracuda-networks\/f-series-firewalls\/barracuda-f380.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F380 from Barracuda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supports anywhere from 301 to 500 users. In addition to that, I want to note that it packs more than just firewall security, including threat protection, VPN connectivity, and centralized management.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick look at the specifications behind the hardware:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a416fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a416fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35720ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35720ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb073c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb073c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>VPN Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NGFW Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.4 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Concurrent Connections: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400,000<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b405f34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b405f34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2afff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2afff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/barracuda-networks\/f-series-firewalls\/barracuda-f380.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/F380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26756\" alt=\"Barracuda Networks F380 Firewall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/F380.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/F380-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/F380-1024x109.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/F380-768x81.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/F380-1536x163.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bbc26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3bbc26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774af44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"774af44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also can\u2019t forget the security capabilities, with app control, antivirus, web filtering, and SSL\/TLS inspection being just a few examples. While this already might sound like more than enough, that doesn\u2019t make it the best choice for everyone. Part of being able to discern that on your own comes from looking into a firewall comparison <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-nsa-series-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with other models<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5d9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac5d9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the SonicWall NSa 2800 Firewall?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8e043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8e043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can\u2019t be argued that Barracuda firewalls come with plenty of options, but the same can be said about SonicWall. Fine-tuning our sights here, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/2800.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the NSa 2800<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a firewall that caters to medium-sized businesses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out a few of the comparable specs in the bullet list below:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5bdbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a5bdbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ffaaec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ffaaec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e9f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9e9f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Firewall Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat Prevention Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IPS Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>TLS\/SSL Throughput: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8 Gbps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Connections (SPI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,000,000<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77963cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77963cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de583af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de583af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/2800.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1516\" height=\"294\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22113 lazyload\" alt=\"SonicWall NSA 2800 firewall.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800-1024x199.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NSA-2800-768x149.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1516px) 100vw, 1516px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1516px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1516\/294;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c74e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60c74e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b08bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b08bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also falls in a similar range when it comes to supported users, as it can handle anywhere from 200 to 500 users at a time. Moreover, I want to highlight that the NSa 2800 runs on SonicOS 8. This promises a modern interface, simplified workflows, and the centralized management every modern business needs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adc76f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2adc76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barracuda Network F380 vs SonicWall NSa 2800 Firewall Comparison\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9dca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d9dca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s another angle you can look at this from: the F380 is great for simplifying security for cloud-heavy environments. If you\u2019re managing a workforce across several locations, the F380 is a great option.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at the NSa 2800, this firewall takes a more enterprise-ready approach. This can be seen not only in its capabilities, but also in how it\u2019s positioned as far as scalability is concerned. For a more straightforward <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/barracuda-cloudgen-firewall-f280-vs-f380\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">firewall comparison<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the two, give the information in the table below a quick review.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2281c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"2281c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-230\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-230\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/barracuda-networks\/f-series-firewalls\/barracuda-f380.html\" target=\"_blank\">Barracuda Network F380<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/nsa\/2800.html\" target=\"_blank\">SonicWall NSa 2800<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Firewall Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5.2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VPN Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.4 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.5 Gbps IPsec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IPS Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NGFW \/ App Inspection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.4 Gbps NGFW<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7 Gbps App Inspection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Protection Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.2 Gbps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6 Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Concurrent Connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">400,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2,000,000 (SPI)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interfaces<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8 x 1 GbE copper Ethernet NICs<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16 x 1GbE<br \/>\n3 x 10G SFP+<br \/>\n2 x USB 3.0<br \/>\n1 x Console<br \/>\n1 x Mgmt. port<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-230 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37187a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37187a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9accf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9accf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, the F380 and NSa 2800 come with pretty unique capacity profiles. I\u2019ll provide you with a short version; the F380 focuses on firewall, VPN, IPS, NGFW, and solid session figures. There\u2019s no question it\u2019s great for cloud-reliant or cloud-driven environments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the NSa 2800 comes with a bit of a stronger security stack. This includes things like higher-speed interface, throughput capacity, concurrent connections, and more. As I always like to point out, it isn\u2019t about one being better than the other, but understanding their target markets.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ec775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96ec775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Final Note\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a55122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a55122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No different than any other firewall comparison, comparing Barracuda Network and SonicWall NSa firewalls is going to include quite a few differences. While there are also plenty of similarities involved, it\u2019s what separates them that\u2019ll end up being a big driver in your decision-making.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then again, I\u2019d like to stress that you don\u2019t have to navigate all of this on your own. Our team at Firewalls.com is here for more than just your hardware needs, as we offer plenty of backend support to go with it. Let\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have a chat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; we can dive into these firewall options a bit more and really hone in on what works best for your network long-term.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea85c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea85c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3c1fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a3c1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd8371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dd8371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8c225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1b8c225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2880\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2880\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Barracuda Network F380 Designed For? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2880\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ffa1b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ffa1b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8415503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8415503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The F380 is built for small and midsize organizations with distributed or cloud-connected environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2881\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2881\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who is the SonicWall NSa 2800 Designed For? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2881\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289998b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"289998b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5657d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c5657d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NSa 2800 is geared toward medium-sized operations and distributed enterprise networks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2882\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2882\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which Firewall Has Higher Throughput? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2882\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560c47f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"560c47f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23246ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23246ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find that the NSa 2800 has higher published throughput across several key security functions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2883\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2883\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does the F380 Support VPN Connectivity? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2883\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3147c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb3147c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb85645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb85645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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