We performed a comparison between Barracuda Email Security Gateway and Kaspersky Security for Mail Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Email Gateway (SEG) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is very simple to whitelist addresses."
"This appliance has helped in that we now eliminate the thousands of scams, spam, and malware emails that are destined for our users."
"The most valuable feature of the Barracuda Email Security Gateway is the ATP."
"Barracuda Email Security Gateway has a good feature of email spooling, which acts as a first line of security."
"It not only tackles spam effectively but also incorporates advanced features like ATP and active features which ensures a comprehensive and adaptable email security solution tailored to their heterogeneous environment."
"It is an excellent, intelligent solution that provides maximum security from email attacks."
"The security protection is the best and it's GUI is user-friendly."
"One advantage is its immediate deployment capability. So the fast speed to deploy is a big plus point."
"The integration rate is very high in Kaspersky, which is why most of our customers like it."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a highly reliable and dependable solution."
"You can install the plugins on the same machine hosting your exchange solution. It's a good complement for Sophos security, which scans the traffic before it reaches your mail service. Kaspersky is on the mail server itself while Sophos handles the incoming traffic. With both of them working together, we have the perfect solution for mail."
"The most valuable features are the anti-phishing and anti-spam capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the straightforward setup."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"The initial setup can be a little bit complex."
"Barracuda could improve its log and export options like PDF and HDML. It can also bring in more detailing in their console so that it could be better. Some new features should be expanded and made accessible for better protection."
"The technical support is not available globally 24/7 and this is the biggest problem with the product."
"The downsides of the solution stem from the fact that it is an expensive product, and one may see too many false positives when using it, making them both areas where improvements are required."
"The reports are standard, and it would be nice to be able to customize them."
"Barracuda Email Security Gateway can improve email detection. We have some emails that are bypassing the threat scanning. There are some impersonation emails passing through."
"The solution should include an improvised anti-phishing feature, since it blocks certain genuine emails."
"The biggest problem in the solution is related to its license renewal since it is pretty hard in Kaspersky to find out the procedure to renew a license."
"Encrypted email attachments are not being monitored by this solution, which is an area that they need to work on."
"Kaspersky lacks in the area of customization, so simpler customization options need to be provided to users."
"It would be great if Kaspersky could do what Sophos does for us. However, we love having these two different technologies doing the same thing. Sometimes Sophos has the patch to block a novel threat, but Kaspersky doesn't."
"The solution is not 100 percent stable and that can use improvement."
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Barracuda Email Security Gateway is ranked 2nd in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 51 reviews while Kaspersky Security for Mail Server is ranked 10th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 5 reviews. Barracuda Email Security Gateway is rated 8.0, while Kaspersky Security for Mail Server is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Barracuda Email Security Gateway writes "Robust email protection with advanced features such as effective spam filtering, virus and malware defense, phishing protection and high scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kaspersky Security for Mail Server writes "A stable product that offers a very high rate of integration to its users". Barracuda Email Security Gateway is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Fortinet FortiMail, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Cisco Secure Email and Sophos Email, whereas Kaspersky Security for Mail Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Sophos Email. See our Barracuda Email Security Gateway vs. Kaspersky Security for Mail Server report.
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