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Barracuda Networks

Barracuda Email Security Gateway

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is Barracuda Email Security Gateway?

The Barracuda Email Security Gateway is an email security gateway that manages and filters all inbound and outbound email traffic to protect organizations from email-borne threats and data leaks. As a complete email management solution, the Barracuda Email Security Gateway lets organizations encrypt messages and leverage the cloud to spool email if mail servers become unavailable..

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Awards & Recognition

Barracuda Email Security Gateway won the following awards in the Cloud Email Security category

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5 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

4 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

4 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

Barracuda Email Security Gateway Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

93 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Barracuda Email Security Gateway?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Administrator Email Processing

Anti-Spoofing Protection

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Email Account Protection

Bulk Remediation

O365 integration

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Managed Services Offering

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software

Tagging

Data Loss Prevention

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

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Barracuda Email Security Gateway Reviews

Raju A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Nov 2022

Effective in protection against Email threats.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Barracuda Email Security Gateway from other similar products?

Barracuda provides solid protection from multiple threats like phishing, spam and malware - all in one solution.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is a complete email management solution, allowing us to fully encrypt inbound and outbound emails.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It works pretty well, I have no negative comment.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend it to small and mid-sized companies who need a solid email security software.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Unique Features
Caring

Shirley o.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Energy
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Has Indispensable Features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Barracuda Email Security Gateway from other similar products?

Barracuda Email Security Gateway effectively addresses all major email security and compliance concerns. From inbound to outbound email filters, Barracuda accurately filters out spams and malicious messages for our entire company.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Has a superb impersonation protection feature. Has an intuitive and easy to use dashboard for creating policies.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Has limited cross platform compatibility.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Being so feature rich and robust in email Security, Barracuda is great for any industry.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Shangwe M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Shipping
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Amazing Tool!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Barracuda Email Security Gateway from other similar products?

Offers threat intelligence information effectively.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Impressive collaboration with other applications and systems.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Can be challenging to deploy for new users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This software will ensure that your data is protected from threats. It has a great ROI.

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Generous Negotitation

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Barracuda Email Security Gateway Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

93 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Barracuda Email Security Gateway?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Administrator Email Processing Contains features to automate the detection and quarantining of suspicious emails and review by human beings, allowing for manual intervention where necessary.

Anti-Spoofing Protection The service detects when an identity is being spoofed by a false sender and raises an alert, with the option to automatically quarantine the email in question.

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting Web-based interface containing real-time data on threats intercepted or blocked by the service.

Email Account Protection Security measures preventing your mailboxes from being hijacked or intercepted by third party malicious actors.

Bulk Remediation The ability to stop email-related threats such as Phishing, Malware and Spam attacks in mass

O365 integration Integrates directly and seamlessly with Microsoft's cloud email service without the need for redirection or change to MX records or SPF entries.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Service "learns" the organization's email activity/behavior, tuning in to settings appropriate for activities.

Managed Services Offering In addition to the software service, managed services can be purchased from the vendor, such as incident response or active monitoring.

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software Service will place a banner in the email message warning of a possible hazard, if an email passes the software's security scrutiny but still looks suspicious.

Tagging Service offers the ability to tag or flag emails that appear suspicious, alerting the email administrator to review the email manually.

Data Loss Prevention Prevention of data exfiltration in outgoing emails.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

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Barracuda Email Security Gateway Reviews

Raju A.

Effective in protection against Email threats.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shirley o.

Has Indispensable Features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shangwe M.

Amazing Tool!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Administrator Email Processing

Anti-Spoofing Protection

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Email Account Protection

Bulk Remediation

O365 integration

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Managed Services Offering

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software

Tagging

Data Loss Prevention

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness