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We performed a comparison between Barracuda Email Protection and ESET Cloud Apps Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Email Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Barracuda Email Protection vs. ESET Cloud Apps Protection Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The deployment capability is a great feature.""Does a thorough job of examining email and URLs for malicious content.""Defender helps us prioritize threats across our organization.""The risk level notifications are most valuable. We get to know what kind of intrusion or attack is there, and we can fix a problem on time.""Safe attachments, safe links, policies, and the ability to protect from zero-day threats are the most valuable features.""Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a stable solution.""Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable feature is its performance.""The good part is that you don't have to configure it, which is very convenient."

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"The most valuable features are security and ease of use.""The solution is straightforward to set up.""Barracuda email protection is stable. I would give it a nine because of its strong cybersecurity features.""The best feature of Barracuda Email Protection is that it provides protection for Microsoft 365.""We now have a secondary backup of Office 365 that's much easier to retrieve compared to Microsoft. If someone deletes something in Office 365, we can get it back within Office 365, but it's difficult. Barracuda is much easier. There is a lot less management needed using Barracuda. The management becomes much easier for Office 365 and it's no longer on-prem, so there are fewer hours managing on-prem devices, servers, and things of that nature. We don't have network appliances anymore for the backup of our information.""When we got the service, it included the email archiver with unlimited storage.""The most valuable aspect includes attempts to spoof or compromise domains from external sources.""The product is easy to deploy and maintain."

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"The most valuable features are the precision of detection and the level of customization of the policy.""We are close to having 99% or 98% detection."

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Cons
"I'd like some additional features any product can give me to protect our environment in a better way.""The custom alerts have to improve a lot.""We noticed that from time to time, Microsoft's stability does have problems. Sometimes the service goes up and down. Sometimes they change without prior notice.""The product must provide better malware detection.""Too many false positives and lacks an accurate capability to detect malicious SharePoint sites.""Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features.""Microsoft security solutions work as expected. They are constantly updating the solutions to make them better. At the same time, the changes can impact a customer's environment, and we need to adjust settings. Sometimes we aren't aware of the changes, and nothing is pushed from the backend automatically.""One area for improvement is integration. For example, when it comes to external SaaS platforms, we were not able to get a lot of information on integrations with such apps for security and authentication."

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"They could simplify the licensing and the pricing.""The policies are set up in Barracuda by default; we don't have any control over them.""The solution's graphical user interface (GUI) could be improved visually.""Sometimes it is somewhat laggy, especially on the Archiver side. It should have improved performance on their Message Archiver.""The platform's pricing needs improvement.""The solution's reporting mechanism is a little poor and could be improved.""There is room for improvement, particularly in reaching out to technical support during deployment.""I would like to see better integration with other products."

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"It's not easy for an admin to check and decide if the email is good or not.""The specific domain file for Apache needs to be well-defined."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's a user-base subscription."
  • "From the pricing point of view, like any other product in the market, there is scope for negotiation."
  • "Defender is a little bit more expensive as compared to others. We are in the manufacturing environment. So, we don't have a high budget for all of our endpoint devices. Its cost is a major concern for us."
  • "For licensing, it's usually a yearly package for customers who are subscribed to Office 365, but they can also pay on a monthly basis."
  • "Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is an add-on to the Office license. Many customers are purchasing this solution."
  • "Microsoft Defender for Office 365 comes with Microsoft Windows. It is free with the operating system."
  • "The solution saves money so we have seen a return on investment."
  • "Defender for 365 comes in various plans and licenses, along with other Microsoft security solutions. Purchasing this kind of package or security bundle gives good value for money, and that's what I recommend."
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  • "The price of Barracuda Essentials is better than some of the competing products."
  • "We pay annually. They never charged us for anything else. And they were quite a bit under that $20,000 mark. It was $19,074. And they've been pretty good about not skyrocketing the price or anything like that. It has gone up. It's gone up to $24,000 in 2020."
  • "Price-wise, this product is middle-of-the-road."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
  • "The product is expensive."
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  • "The solution provides affordable pricing for medium sized industries."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of various… more »
    Top Answer:The product must provide better malware detection. The detection algorithms don't perform the way I hope they would.
    Top Answer:The most valuable features are the precision of detection and the level of customization of the policy.
    Top Answer:The solution provides affordable pricing for medium sized industries.
    Top Answer:The specific domain file for Apache needs to be well-defined.
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    Also Known As
    MS Defender for Office 365
    Barracuda Essentials
    ESET Mail Security
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    Overview

    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect organizations against advanced threats in their email, collaboration, and productivity environments. It combines the power of Microsoft's threat intelligence, machine learning, and behavioral analytics to provide real-time protection against phishing, malware, ransomware, and other malicious attacks.

    With Microsoft Defender for Office 365, organizations can safeguard their email communication by detecting and blocking malicious links, attachments, and unsafe email content. It employs advanced anti-phishing capabilities to identify and prevent sophisticated phishing attacks that attempt to steal sensitive information or compromise user credentials.

    This solution also offers robust protection against malware and ransomware. It leverages machine learning algorithms to analyze email attachments and URLs in real-time, identifying and blocking malicious content before it reaches users' inboxes. Additionally, it provides advanced threat-hunting capabilities, allowing security teams to proactively investigate and respond to potential threats.

    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 goes beyond email protection and extends its security features to other collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. It scans files and documents stored in these platforms, ensuring that they are free from malware and other malicious content. It also provides visibility into user activities, helping organizations detect and mitigate insider threats.

    Furthermore, this solution offers rich reporting and analytics capabilities, providing organizations with insights into their security posture and threat landscape. It enables security administrators to monitor and manage security incidents, track trends, and take proactive measures to enhance their overall security posture.

    The popularity of Microsoft 365 means criminals test and design their attacks to bypass its native security features. And that means you need additional layers of defense. With Advanced Threat Protection enabled, Barracuda uses multiple layers of detection, including signature, static, and behavioral analysis, along with CPU-emulation sandboxing to accurately detect and block zero-hour targeted attacks and ransomware.

    Traditional email gateways use static rules and policies—reputation analysis, block lists, and malicious payloads—to determine if an email is malicious.

    Barracuda protects your Microsoft 365 inbox against evasive threats with a powerful AI engine that learns the unique communication patterns within your organization through access to internal and historical emails. Once it understands what legitimate emails looks like for each user, it can detect anomalies that signal malicious intent. This context-based detection is more effective at blocking targeted attacks, which are designed to bypass traditional rule-based email security.

    ESET PROTECT Complete offers a complete multilayered protection for endpoints, cloud applications & email, the #1 threat vector.

    ESET PROTECT Complete is the ultimate cybersecurity solution that offers top-tier endpoint protection against ransomware and zero-day threats, backed by robust data security measures. It employs a sophisticated multilayered approach that combines multiple cutting-edge technologies to strike the perfect balance between performance optimization, threat detection, and minimizing false positives. With automated malware removal and mediation, it ensures uninterrupted business operations by providing advanced protection for data across general servers, network file storage including OneDrive, and multi-purpose servers. This comprehensive package also features powerful native encryption, enhancing data security to meet stringent compliance regulations.

    Furthermore, ESET PROTECT Complete offers proactive cloud-based threat defense, particularly against emerging threat types like ransomware, and safeguards Microsoft 365 applications from malware, spam, and phishing attacks via an intuitive cloud management console. With additional layers of security covering spam, phishing, malware, and threats from outdated systems and applications, this solution includes automated scanning, patching, and customizable policies for organizations. It empowers organizations to fortify their defenses and maintain a secure environment, offering centralized management and a comprehensive range of protective measures for businesses of all sizes. ESET PROTECT Complete is your all-encompassing cybersecurity solution for a safe and resilient digital landscape.
    Sample Customers
    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is trusted by companies such as Ithaca College.
    ACT Government, Acumen Group, AGIP, Delta Dental Plans Association, Desai/Nasr Consulting Engineers, Inc., Equinox Information Systems
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    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm6%
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    Government7%
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    Educational Organization13%
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    Construction Company7%
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    Media Company6%
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    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise36%
    Large Enterprise7%
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    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
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    Large Enterprise41%
    Buyer's Guide
    Barracuda Email Protection vs. ESET Cloud Apps Protection
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Barracuda Email Protection vs. ESET Cloud Apps Protection and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Barracuda Email Protection is ranked 15th in Email Security with 12 reviews while ESET Cloud Apps Protection is ranked 21st in Email Security with 2 reviews. Barracuda Email Protection is rated 8.8, while ESET Cloud Apps Protection is rated 9.6. The top reviewer of Barracuda Email Protection writes "Set-it-and-forget-it type of product that doesn't require a lot of management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ESET Cloud Apps Protection writes "Great protection, good privacy, and helpful support". Barracuda Email Protection is most compared with Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, TitanHQ SpamTitan, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Abnormal Security and Mimecast Email Security, whereas ESET Cloud Apps Protection is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP). See our Barracuda Email Protection vs. ESET Cloud Apps Protection report.

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