Barracuda Email Protection vs Trend Micro Email Security comparison

Barracuda Email Protection vs. Trend Micro Email Security

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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is 15.4%, down from 21.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Barracuda Email Protection is 2.4%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Email Security is 3.3%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Tolu Omolaja

Head of Department of Network Communications at Eko electricity

Great URL scanning and attachment scanning, but I would like more proactive threat analysis

The two main features that prove most beneficial for us are URL scanning and attachment scanning. URL scanning involves an automatic scan of links and emails. When a user clicks on a link within an email, the system promptly checks the link's safety. If the link is deemed safe, access is granted automatically. However, if it is flagged as unsafe, we receive feedback and notification to caution us about the potentially harmful link. At this point, we are presented with the option to proceed or return. I have personally witnessed the system identify a few unsafe links, making this the primary advantage of using the solution. The second crucial aspect is the scanning of attachments. When an email containing an attachment arrives, we receive a notification of the new email, along with information that the attachment is being scanned for threats. This additional layer of security provides peace of mind for our organization. While Microsoft Defender for Office 365 offers numerous features, these two stand out as particularly impressive and valuable to us.

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LeeMiles

Director, Information Technology at St Albans High School For Girls

Very good threat protection, spam filtering, and cloud backups

Considering it integrates with Azure, I would like to be able to effectively set up policies where people are by default included in certain settings. For instance, for email quarantine, I can't set up a global setting. Users must go through an induction session where I guide them in configuring quarantine alerts rather than having default settings based on group membership. This seems like an oversight since they already use Active Directory details. They should assign policies based on group membership, which configures these settings by default.

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Bruno Obata

IT Manager at Lorinvest Gestão de Recursos Ltda

Provides effective filtering for spam, phishing, and suspicious emails

In terms of improvement, reducing false positives would improve the system. If there were fewer false positives, it would be nearly perfect. In the next release, I would like to see improved detection for emails containing only text, especially if they seem suspicious but lack links or attachments. Currently, Trend Micro Email Security is effective with emails containing links or attachments, but those with only text can slip through unnoticed.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Defender helps us prioritize threats across our organization."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is its spam filter."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the ease of use."

"The email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."

"The technical support is good and quick to resolve issues."

"The product is not resource-intensive."

"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps people to work remotely. It is a secure solution. We don't need to use our company's computers or get VPN connections to the networks. I can control how they share screens and what they send to the devices. It keeps our organizations confidential and sensitive information safe."

"One of the best features of the tool is its capability to aggregate insights from different workloads, basically from the Office 365 and endpoints part."

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"The most valuable aspect includes attempts to spoof or compromise domains from external sources."

"I'm quite satisfied with the graphical user interface for Barracuda products."

"Barracuda email protection is stable. I would give it a nine because of its strong cybersecurity features."

"When we got the service, it included the email archiver with unlimited storage."

"The archiving and search features are very good."

"The product is easy to deploy and maintain."

"The best feature of Barracuda Email Protection is that it provides protection for Microsoft 365."

"I would rate the solution nine out of ten."

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"The most valuable features of the solution are spam protection and email continuity."

"Trend Micro constantly releases new versions and patches based on evolving needs."

"The technical support is good."

"Some people can hack our system by sending emails from our domain to our domain. This is blocked completely by Trend Micro."

"Trend Micro Email Security scans all email attachments because, nowadays, ransomware or malware files are sent through email attachments."

"The solution's initial setup process was easy since it was deployed on the cloud."

"Trend Micro has inter-domain security features that solutions from other vendors like Forcepoint lack."

"Trend Micro Email Security’s most valuable feature is spam filtering."

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Cons

"Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features."

"There is room for improvement in terms of reporting."

"One area for improvement is support, in terms of being able to reach them and, especially, technical support for configuration."

"I am generally satisfied with how it currently is. If I could improve anything, I would reduce the cost."

"One area for improvement is integration. For example, when it comes to external SaaS platforms, we were not able to get a lot of information on integrations with such apps for security and authentication."

"Microsoft wants its well-paying customers to finish testing some of its half-baked products, find bugs, and report bugs back to Microsoft's team, which is a little frustrating for those who have to manage it and roll it up to thousands of people across the organization."

"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 must improve the overall management style, including the GUI. It also needs to change the filters so that it is easy to whitelist and blacklist data."

"We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email."

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"Two to three months back, we got fraudulent emails in which someone in the organization was being blamed."

"I would like to see better integration with other products."

"There is room for improvement, particularly in reaching out to technical support during deployment."

"Barracuda Email Protection needs better reporting and more robust integration with security awareness training platforms and third-party solutions."

"The product must enable bulk user management."

"The policies are set up in Barracuda by default; we don't have any control over them."

"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."

"The technology works on a supervised engine, but it would be better if it ran on an unsupervised engine."

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"Sometimes malicious email gets past the email gateway."

"The patch management could improve in Trend Micro Email Security."

"There is room for improvement in threat detection, especially for advanced attacks and business email compromise."

"The tool's dashboard is old."

"The only negative thing about Trend Micro Email Security is its price. It could be less expensive."

"The initial setup was straightforward. This is a virtual appliance, it takes a short time to deploy the solution. However, it is not difficult if you understand the technology. You must have good knowledge of the email security area to set up the product correctly. There are many features in this solution and a high risk of having mistakes with the configuration."

"The solution's interface, which we get from an admin perspective, sometimes gets confusing."

"Trend Micro Email Security can improve on scam detection. It could use AI in this area."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing has become expensive."

"Microsoft Defender is expensive. I typically recommend it only if clients have the budget. Otherwise, I would suggest an alternative."

"The solution could be better by simplifying the business model of their licensing. It was hard to figure out how to get the licensing done for the environment, initially."

"It's a user-base subscription."

"Compared to other brands, Microsoft Defender for Office 365's pricing is competitive."

"Defender is a little bit more expensive as compared to others. We are in the manufacturing environment. So, we don't have a high budget for all of our endpoint devices. Its cost is a major concern for us."

"For licensing, it's usually a yearly package for customers who are subscribed to Office 365, but they can also pay on a monthly basis."

"From the pricing point of view, like any other product in the market, there is scope for negotiation."

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"The product is expensive."

"The price of Barracuda Essentials is better than some of the competing products."

"We pay annually. They never charged us for anything else. And they were quite a bit under that $20,000 mark. It was $19,074. And they've been pretty good about not skyrocketing the price or anything like that. It has gone up. It's gone up to $24,000 in 2020."

"Price-wise, this product is middle-of-the-road."

"The solution's pricing is moderate, where it is neither cheap nor expensive."

"Barracuda licensing model is good."

"The price is similar to that of Microsoft 365."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

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"The tool must improve its pricing."

"The cost is about $6,000 for 300 users for one year."

"Price-wise, it is a cheap solution. I rate the solution's pricing a one on a scale of one to ten, where ten is expensive. Annual payments are made for the licensing."

"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The solution's pricing is very optimum, given its quality, features, and stability."

"Trend Micro Email Security's pricing is reasonable."

"Trend Micro Email Security is not an expensive solution."

"The solution is inexpensive so we recommend it to small to mid-sized businesses."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of variou...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

I don't have detailed specifics on pricing, setup cost, or licensing.

What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

I am generally satisfied with how it currently is. If I could improve anything, I would reduce the cost.

What do you like most about Barracuda Email Protection?

I'm quite satisfied with the graphical user interface for Barracuda products.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Email Protection?

Their list price is too high, but in India, the selling price is affordable at around $10 per user per year. Despite ...

What needs improvement with Barracuda Email Protection?

Barracuda Email Protection needs better reporting and more robust integration with security awareness training platfo...

What do you like most about Trend Micro Email Security?

The tool provides a strong defense against attacks. It is also easy to use. Trend Micro Email Security's integration ...

What needs improvement with Trend Micro Email Security?

Trend Micro Email Security can improve on scam detection. It could use AI in this area. For example, there is a norma...

What advice do you have for others considering Trend Micro Email Security?

The features of such security software are all very similar, and very close to each other. But if you would like to s...

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Overview

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect organizations against advanced threats in their email, collaboration, and productivity environments. It combines the power of Microsoft's threat intelligence, machine learning, and behavioral analytics to provide real-time protection against phishing, malware, ransomware, and other malicious attacks.

With Microsoft Defender for Office 365, organizations can safeguard their email communication by detecting and blocking malicious links, attachments, and unsafe email content. It employs advanced anti-phishing capabilities to identify and prevent sophisticated phishing attacks that attempt to steal sensitive information or compromise user credentials.

This solution also offers robust protection against malware and ransomware. It leverages machine learning algorithms to analyze email attachments and URLs in real-time, identifying and blocking malicious content before it reaches users' inboxes. Additionally, it provides advanced threat-hunting capabilities, allowing security teams to proactively investigate and respond to potential threats.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 goes beyond email protection and extends its security features to other collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. It scans files and documents stored in these platforms, ensuring that they are free from malware and other malicious content. It also provides visibility into user activities, helping organizations detect and mitigate insider threats.

Furthermore, this solution offers rich reporting and analytics capabilities, providing organizations with insights into their security posture and threat landscape. It enables security administrators to monitor and manage security incidents, track trends, and take proactive measures to enhance their overall security posture.

The popularity of Microsoft 365 means criminals test and design their attacks to bypass its native security features. And that means you need additional layers of defense. With Advanced Threat Protection enabled, Barracuda uses multiple layers of detection, including signature, static, and behavioral analysis, along with CPU-emulation sandboxing to accurately detect and block zero-hour targeted attacks and ransomware.

Traditional email gateways use static rules and policies—reputation analysis, block lists, and malicious payloads—to determine if an email is malicious.

Barracuda protects your Microsoft 365 inbox against evasive threats with a powerful AI engine that learns the unique communication patterns within your organization through access to internal and historical emails. Once it understands what legitimate emails looks like for each user, it can detect anomalies that signal malicious intent. This context-based detection is more effective at blocking targeted attacks, which are designed to bypass traditional rule-based email security.

Trend Micro Email Security is a comprehensive solution designed to protect organizations from email-based threats. With advanced threat intelligence and machine learning algorithms, it provides real-time protection against spam, phishing, malware, and other email-borne attacks.

This product offers multi-layered security, including content filtering, URL reputation analysis, and attachment scanning, ensuring that malicious emails are blocked before they reach the users' inbox. It also includes data loss prevention capabilities, preventing sensitive information from being leaked via email.

Trend Micro Email Security is easy to deploy and manage, with a centralized management console that allows administrators to set policies, monitor email traffic, and generate reports.

With its robust security features and user-friendly interface, this product is an essential tool for organizations looking to safeguard their email communications.

Sample Customers

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is trusted by companies such as Ithaca College.

ACT Government, Acumen Group, AGIP, Delta Dental Plans Association, Desai/Nasr Consulting Engineers, Inc., Equinox Information Systems

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Air21, Azra Solutions, CBOSS, De Montfort University, Depaeuw, DHR Health, Fukui University Hospital

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