We performed a comparison between Barracuda Email Security Gateway and Fortinet FortiMail based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: In this comparison, both products share similar ratings regarding deployment, pricing, and the level of support they receive. However, Barracuda Email Security Gateway users report seeing an ROI whereas Fortinet FortiMail users do not mention it.
"Its backups are valuable."
"The solution is scalable."
"The link protection and anti-phishing features are great."
"The most valuable feature of the Barracuda Email Security Gateway is the ATP."
"Barracuda Email Security Gateway has features like identify the spam source, rules to avoid some specific spams and then reschedule. And there are some other features like the email continuity, the email server and gateway site, which can relay the mail kit. The solution is user-friendly.These kind of features are the most valuable."
"This product is powerful and quite simple to use."
"It is very simple to whitelist addresses."
"The security protection is the best and it's GUI is user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the spam filter."
"Clean user interface and good sandbox."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiMail is its fully detailed dashboard."
"Fortinet’s support services are good."
"The key benefits of this solution are its user-friendly interface and clear instructions, as well as the wealth of online resources and helpful health community available for support. These features make it easy for users to navigate and utilize the solution effectively."
"When combining this solution with other Fortinet products, such as FortiGate, it integrates well and provides a comprehensive protection package."
"This solution is good for small and medium enterprise companies."
"The most valuable features of this solution are anti-spam, sender reputation, and antivirus."
"Spam is not always detected, and it should be more automated. We have seen that some emails are allowed by these emails, which are then stopped by Microsoft."
"This product can always be made more secure."
"Barracuda should have a sandbox feature in the appliances."
"Barracuda has shown difficulty in providing us with the solutions we sought."
"We still have critical threats coming into our environment and delivered to our users. When we compare it with other solutions, these other solutions can already detect those threats."
"Some customers experience issues with integration."
"Barracuda's spam database isn't on par with its competitors. Users complain about the spam email they're receiving, and we report the issue. Barracuda said they are going to update their system to block the malicious email we received, but we're still getting the same spam. The signatures are not in their database. They need to update their spam signatures because spam is bypassing Barracuda."
"I have noticed that it takes a little time to get familiar with after deploying and some tweaks need to be done as things come up."
"Improving the upgrade process, making it more user-friendly, and simplifying the management of hardware components could enhance the overall user experience and appeal of Fortinet's email security solution."
"Limited ability to upgrade hardware may lead to some performance issues that might otherwise be improved."
"Fortinet FortiMail could improve general user management. There are no password policies for users."
"The biggest room for improvement would be the deployment. It will be hard for someone who doesn't understand the interface to deploy. If you understand it, you can find your way around the problems."
"I would like it if the solution could be more affordable."
"FortiMail's dashboard is somewhat complex and could be made simpler."
"It can be easier to configure or connect to the cloud to report on the attachments."
"The Ui isn't that intuitive."
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Barracuda Email Security Gateway is ranked 2nd in SEG (Secure Email Gateway) with 26 reviews while Fortinet FortiMail is ranked 5th in Email Security with 30 reviews. Barracuda Email Security Gateway is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiMail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Barracuda Email Security Gateway writes "Great features with good threat management and antivirus capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiMail writes "Effective email security and user-friendly GUI interface". Barracuda Email Security Gateway is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email and Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade, whereas Fortinet FortiMail is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Fortinet FortiMail Cloud and Proofpoint Email Protection. See our Barracuda Email Security Gateway vs. Fortinet FortiMail report.
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