We performed a comparison between Barracuda Email Security Gateway and MetaDefender Email Security Solutions 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's easy to use. The configuration and web interface are user-friendly."
"We find the email security to be valuable."
"It is an excellent, intelligent solution that provides maximum security from email attacks."
"It catches a lot of things and has the ability to add domains as well as add senders and update their things."
"Its backups are valuable."
"The performance is good."
"This solution has helped to significantly reduce the amount of junk email that we receive."
"The most important features of Barracuda Email Security Gateway are the simple and quick configuration, interactive console, and easy-to-understand logs."
"The most valuable feature is called summary reconstruction which is used to deliver encrypted files to users."
"The sanitization is very good."
"The most valuable feature of MetaDefender Email Security is the CDR. Customers purchase this solution specifically for data communication, as the other features can be obtained through other technologies that most customers already possess. Therefore, data communication serves as the foundation for the platform."
"Some of the phishing emails are not being blocked. Another problem is that we are not able to manage the date and time in our time zone."
"Barracuda Email Security Gateway should include ATP in the next release."
"There are some times when legit emails are trapped on Barracuda and we are unable to get that information unless we actually log on to the network to find out."
"I would like to have better integration with third-party archival vendors to facilitate moving data in and out."
"Few customers require an on-premises fabric ATP box for attack detection and response."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"Some customers experience issues with integration."
"The pricing is a little bit high, and it is causing the company to rethink renewal. If they could lower the pricing, that would be ideal."
"They offer a feature called SmartLink neutralization. I have tried it before. It seemed to work most of the time; however, I had a few users for whom it just wouldn't work. Whenever they click on a link, it stays on the MetaDefender page, saying that it's scanning it and never moves forward."
"The DLP should be upgraded and has room for improvement."
"Although the number of AV engines is good, it could be better."
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Barracuda Email Security Gateway is ranked 2nd in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 51 reviews while MetaDefender Email Security Solutions is ranked 11th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 3 reviews. Barracuda Email Security Gateway is rated 8.0, while MetaDefender Email Security Solutions is rated 8.4. 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 MetaDefender Email Security Solutions writes "Helpful support, and useful dashboards". Barracuda Email Security Gateway is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Fortinet FortiMail, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Proofpoint Email Protection and Cisco Secure Email, whereas MetaDefender Email Security Solutions is most compared with Proofpoint Email Protection. See our Barracuda Email Security Gateway vs. MetaDefender Email Security Solutions report.
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