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Barracuda Networks

Barracuda Email Security Gateway

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.4 /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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Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2026

5 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

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.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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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

Anti-Spoofing Protection

Administrator Email Processing

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Email Account Protection

Bulk Remediation

Managed Services Offering

Tagging

O365/ Google Integration

Malware Blocking

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

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Barracuda Email Security Gateway Reviews

Sandy R.

Role: Finance
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2022

Total Protection of your email systems

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Barracuda Email Security Gateway from other similar products?

Has solid protection from malware and phishing attempts through your email channel.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Barracuda can monitor and filter all incoming and outgoing email traffic so that no data leak occurrs through these channels. It prevents unauthorized third parties from interrupting your sent invoices and defrauding your clients

What do you dislike most about this product?

Barracuda is expensive but robust. We engaged it because our invoice emails were once corrupted and we suffered a loss. We learnt and try not to leave anything to chance anymore.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

They should get Barracuda to protect them from phishing and malware attacks through emails.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Barracuda Email Security Gateway

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Barracuda Email Security Gateway Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Malware Blocking Blocking of emails containing malicious attachments. This may include immediate deletion or quarantining of the emails in question.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Likeliness to Recommend

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Feature Ratings

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Administrator Email Processing

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

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Bulk Remediation

Managed Services Offering

Tagging

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Malware Blocking

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Ease of Customization