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Barracuda Email Protection pros and cons

4.3 out of 5
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PROS

Barracuda Email Protection offers robust security and ease of use.
It simplifies management and backup for Office 365, eliminating the need for on-prem appliances.
The email archiver includes unlimited storage and is easy to deploy.
Impersonation detection and domain protection are key features.
Barracuda Email Protection is effective at blocking spam and malware.

CONS

There is a need for additional functionality in employee monitoring as part of a work-from-home security strategy.
There are performance issues with the Message Archiver, leading to lag.
Enhancements in integration with other products are desired.
The licensing and pricing structure should be simplified.
Enhancing reporting capabilities and improving integration with security awareness training and third-party solutions is necessary.
 

Barracuda Email Protection Pros review quotes

BL
Aug 30, 2021
We now have a secondary backup of Office 365 that's much easier to retrieve compared to Microsoft. If someone deletes something in Office 365, we can get it back within Office 365, but it's difficult. Barracuda is much easier. There is a lot less management needed using Barracuda. The management becomes much easier for Office 365 and it's no longer on-prem, so there are fewer hours managing on-prem devices, servers, and things of that nature. We don't have network appliances anymore for the backup of our information.
AshishSingh15 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 30, 2023
The most valuable aspect includes attempts to spoof or compromise domains from external sources.
Alex Clerici - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 3, 2024
I'm quite satisfied with the graphical user interface for Barracuda products.
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DW
Mar 17, 2022
The most valuable features of Barracuda Essentials are it's a trusted name and is rated very high on review sites. It blocks high percentages of spam and junk email and it's in the cloud. They have hardware appliances, but this is in the cloud. The solution is very effective at blocking malware and blocking spam and this is what we are looking for. There's not a whole lot of complexity, you want a solution that is very good at blocking out all of the unwanted emails.
RP
Nov 22, 2024
The beauty of Barracuda Email Protection is that it is easy to manage and simple to deploy.
HS
Sep 16, 2022
The solution is straightforward to set up.
reviewer2507559 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 25, 2024
The solution's most valuable feature is impersonation detection.
reviewer1164006 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 1, 2022
When we got the service, it included the email archiver with unlimited storage.
BA
May 15, 2024
The archiving and search features are very good.
Sazzad Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 8, 2023
Barracuda email protection is stable. I would give it a nine because of its strong cybersecurity features.
 

Barracuda Email Protection Cons review quotes

BL
Aug 30, 2021
Sometimes it is somewhat laggy, especially on the Archiver side. It should have improved performance on their Message Archiver.
AshishSingh15 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 30, 2023
There is room for improvement, particularly in reaching out to technical support during deployment.
Alex Clerici - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 3, 2024
The customer service and support could be improved if the support were available directly in Europe. Currently, the support is often managed from India, so we sometimes need to wait due to the time zone difference. It would be quicker and better if the support were provided by European staff.
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DW
Mar 17, 2022
Barracuda Essentials can improve by continually adding more features.
RP
Nov 22, 2024
Barracuda Email Protection needs better reporting and more robust integration with security awareness training platforms and third-party solutions.
HS
Sep 16, 2022
They could simplify the licensing and the pricing.
reviewer2507559 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 25, 2024
The technology works on a supervised engine, but it would be better if it ran on an unsupervised engine.
reviewer1164006 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 1, 2022
I would like to see better integration with other products.
BA
May 15, 2024
The product must enable bulk user management.
Sazzad Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 8, 2023
The policies are set up in Barracuda by default; we don't have any control over them.