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4.1 out of 5
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Symantec Messaging Gateway mindshare

As of March 2025, the mindshare of Symantec Messaging Gateway in the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) category stands at 4.9%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategorySecure Email Gateway (SEG)Mar 29, 2025Download
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Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Construction Company
5%
University
4%
Media Company
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Educational Organization
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Retailer
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
2%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Healthcare Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Sports Company
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Girish Vijay - PeerSpot user
Deputy Manager IT at Carl Bechem Lubricants India Pvt. Ltd.
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Aug 28, 2023
A stable and reasonably priced solution that performs well and has a very good malware database

Pros

"Symantec’s spyware and malware signature database is very good compared to other products."

Cons

"The product must improve the user dashboards."
EO
System Administrator at Haaretz
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Mar 31, 2023
Good protection, no maintenance required, and easy to set up

Pros

"The solution is "set and forget". You pay for it and everything is done for you."

Cons

"We've had issues in the past where the user finds spam, and Symantec does not recognize it as spam."
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IT Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Dec 9, 2021
Easy to set up with good patching and reliable performance

Pros

"The solution is stable and the performance is good. "

Cons

"The biggest problem is it's an on-prem product and we're trying to get out of having equipment in data centers."
Dennis O'Reilly - PeerSpot user
Cyber SecOps Principal at Dotcom Security
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Nov 15, 2023
Product version discussed: 10.8
The product provides good content filtering options, but the false positive submissions must be improved

Pros

"The anti-malware and spam features are valuable."

Cons

"The false positive submissions must be improved."
SK
Cyber Security Consultant at HCL Technologies
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Aug 11, 2022
Good Solution for Spam and Malware Filtering

Pros

"It has very good capabilities for managing malware."

Cons

"They really need to create a good package that competes with Microsoft."
Dushyant Trivedi - PeerSpot user
SAP BASIS Consultant at Gujarat Gas Limited
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Nov 23, 2023
A secure product that has no downtime and enables organizations to keep their data safe

Pros

"Symantec is a secure product."

Cons

"The solution takes up a lot of memory."
Shahram Dehghani - PeerSpot user
Security Technical Manager at Modaberan Fanavari Pasargad
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Nov 2, 2023
The solution has a good GUI, and it is very powerful in detecting viruses and spam

Pros

"Symantec Messaging Gateway has a good GUI, and it is very powerful in detecting viruses and spam."

Cons

"Symantec Messaging Gateway should include better exclusions and exceptions for better administration."
RS
Senior System Administrator at Pulsar Knowledge Centre Pvt. Ltd.
Verified user of Symantec Messaging Gateway
Aug 11, 2020
Good encryption, excellent at blocking spam, and easy to set up

Pros

"The solution is excellent at blocking spam."

Cons

"They have updated the version of the Messaging Gateway and the new features they are adding the need to be re-evaluated. They have done some changes on the policy."