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Barracuda ESG (discontinued) vs. Symantec Email Security.cloud

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    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/ABarracuda ESG were physical or virtual appliances designed to protect email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. The product line is discontinued.N/A

    Symantec Email Security.cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASymantec Email Security.cloud filters unwanted messages and protects users from targeted attacks. The service has self- learning capabilities and Symantec intelligence to deliver highly effective and accurate email security. Encryption and data loss prevention help you control sensitive data. It supports Microsoft Office 365, Google Apps, on premises or hosted Microsoft Exchange, and other mailbox services, delivering always-on, inbound and outbound messaging security. It is designed…N/A
    Pricing
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Symantec Email Security.cloud
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    We switched from an IronPort appliance to ESS in the cloud after evaluating several others, and have evaluated competitors at each renewal since then. The only services that come close are MimeCast and Proofpoint; if I were making the decision again today, it would …
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    Broadcom
    Chose Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Barracuda's ESS is the premier product, it boasts outbound email encryption as an included service as well as all of the security features of Symantec Email Security.cloud. Sophos is on the same level as SES.c but is not quite as feature rich.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Barracuda ESG (discontinued) and Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Feature
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    7.3
    17 Ratings
    Symantec Email Security.cloud
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    Anti-malware8.017 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Customizability4.415 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection9.012 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Threat Detection7.517 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Sandboxing9.010 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption7.013 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    Management Tools6.017 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (25 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)