Partners have spoken: Barracuda earns four 2026 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards

Partner feedback earns Barracuda top honors for support, managed services, partnership, and channel success.

Key takeaways

• Barracuda earned four 2026 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards across security and data resilience categories.
• The awards are based on direct feedback from solution providers, making them one of the channel's most respected honors.
• Recognition highlights Barracuda's strengths in support, managed services, partnership, and channel enablement.
• The wins underscore Barracuda's commitment to helping partners grow revenue, simplify security operations and deliver stronger customer outcomes.

When channel partners speak, the industry listens. That's what makes the CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards one of the most respected honors in the technology channel. Unlike many industry awards, ARC winners are chosen based on direct feedback from solution providers, the partners who work with vendors every day and depend on them to help drive growth, deliver customer value and navigate an increasingly complex technology landscape. The awards are based on thousands of solution provider evaluations collected across North America.

That's why we're especially proud to share that Barracuda has earned four 2026 CRN ARC Awards, recognizing excellence in support, managed and cloud services and partnership. These awards validate Barracuda's commitment to delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions while helping partners grow their businesses and achieve better outcomes for customers.

From email security and managed XDR to data resilience, these wins highlight the breadth of Barracuda's cybersecurity portfolio and our ongoing focus on making security easier, more effective and more profitable for partners.

What CRN ARC Awards did Barracuda win in 2026?

Barracuda was recognized in the following categories:

Security: Email and Web

• Support Winner

Security: Endpoint Protection/Extended Detection and Response

• Managed & Cloud Services Winner

Storage: Data Recovery/Observability/Resiliency

• Partnership Winner
• Managed & Cloud Services Winner

The ARC Awards are among the IT channel's most respected recognitions because they're determined by the people in the best position to evaluate vendor performance: solution providers. Partners assess vendors on product innovation, support quality, partnership programs, managed services capabilities, and overall commitment to partner success.

For Barracuda, these wins represent more than industry recognition. They reflect the trust partners place in Barracuda to help them grow their business, deliver value to customers and navigate an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape.

How does Barracuda support partner success?

As cybersecurity challenges continue to evolve, managed service providers (MSPs) and channel partners need vendors that simplify operations while helping them expand services and grow recurring revenue. Barracuda's partner-first strategy is built around those goals.

Through the BarracudaONE® cybersecurity platform — including Barracuda Email Protection, Barracuda Managed XDR and other innovative solutions — and its partner-first approach, Barracuda enables partners to deepen their expertise, generate more qualified pipeline, increase recurring revenue, and scale their businesses with less complexity. By simplifying cybersecurity operations and providing expert-backed threat detection and response, Barracuda helps partners deliver stronger customer outcomes while building sustainable, long-term growth.

These four CRN ARC Award wins reinforce Barracuda's ongoing commitment to helping partners build stronger, more profitable cybersecurity practices while delivering outstanding outcomes for customers.

As threats become more sophisticated and customer expectations continue to rise, partners need solutions that are effective, easy to manage and backed by a vendor committed to their success. The feedback behind these awards shows that Barracuda continues to deliver on that promise.

FAQ

What are the CRN ARC Awards?
The CRN Annual Report Card Awards recognize technology vendors that deliver outstanding value to channel partners based on direct solution provider feedback.

How many 2026 CRN ARC Awards did Barracuda win?
Barracuda won four 2026 CRN ARC Awards across security and storage categories.

Which subcategories did Barracuda win in?
Barracuda was recognized for support in Security: Email and Web; managed and cloud services in Security: Endpoint Protection/Extended Detection and Response; and partnership plus managed and cloud services in Storage: Data Recovery/Observability/Resiliency.

Why are the CRN ARC Awards important?
The awards are important because they are based on feedback from solution providers who work directly with vendors and evaluate them on innovation, support, partnership, and services.

What do the awards say about Barracuda’s partner program?
The awards reflect partner confidence in Barracuda’s ability to help channel partners grow revenue, simplify cybersecurity operations and deliver stronger outcomes for customers.