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Barracuda Email Security Gateway vs Fortinet FortiMail Cloud comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Email Security Ga...
Ranking in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
DMARC Authentication Software (2nd)
Fortinet FortiMail Cloud
Ranking in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Email (7th)
 

Featured Reviews

WalidChowdhury - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 21, 2023
Robust email protection with advanced features such as effective spam filtering, virus and malware defense, phishing protection and high scalability
Our customer faced a significant challenge with spam, leading to increased expenses. The complexity of their email infrastructure added to the issue, with some clients using Microsoft Exchange, others relying on different systems, and some operating on Linux platforms. To address this, we…
AbdulHannan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 29, 2023
A reliable email security solution with deep integration capabilities and exceptionally strong support
During our deployment and in our day-to-day operations, we've encountered certain challenges with our email security setup. When a user or administrator needs to locate a specific email, it can be a time-sensitive issue. If an email administrator receives a query from a recipient or end user about undelivered or suspicious emails, the ability to quickly and easily locate the email in question, along with details about why it wasn't sent, is crucial. We've faced difficulties in ensuring that our reporting system is efficient and delivers this information promptly for administrators to address the issue promptly. Another challenge we've experienced is complexity. The email security solution should ideally be user-friendly and intuitive and it should offer straightforward access to settings and features. We encountered situations where our users have found the tool overly complex and difficult to learn quickly. This ease of use and user-friendliness is something we believe could be improved in FortiMail.

Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The solution is scalable."
"This appliance has helped in that we now eliminate the thousands of scams, spam, and malware emails that are destined for our users."
"The security protection is the best and it's GUI is user-friendly."
"Barracuda Email Security Gateway has a good feature of email spooling, which acts as a first line of security."
"One advantage is its immediate deployment capability. So the fast speed to deploy is a big plus point."
"Barracuda is good at keeping the garbage from reaching your inbox."
"The most valuable feature is the Antispam services, which are the basic services of spam device"
"The most valuable feature of the Barracuda Email Security Gateway is the cloud ATP functionality not available on the on-premise version. Most of the zero-day attacks can be mitigated with ATP. Additionally, the reporting functionality is good."
"If there is a problem somewhere Fortinet can act on it immediately. That is very important."
"The encryption features are most valuable to us."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to check to see if the email is real."
"The scanners with FortiMail are valuable."
"The most valuable features are the low price and its ability to integrate with other Fortinet products."
"Content disarming and analysis are essential features in our email security setup"
"The most valuable features are email ATB and Malware Analysis."
"FortiMail Cloud is very fast."
 

Cons

"There are some times when legit emails are trapped on Barracuda and we are unable to get that information unless we actually log on to the network to find out."
"The downsides of the solution stem from the fact that it is an expensive product, and one may see too many false positives when using it, making them both areas where improvements are required."
"Barracuda isn't catching everything. We're still getting quite a few phishing emails, so we're looking for something else."
"Its integration with other solutions can be improved. There should be integration for telemetry information, system information, and other types of information with other solutions. Barracuda currently doesn't have that. Barracuda has its own platform. Its integration with firewalls is quite good, and it communicates really well with firewalls, but I have not seen any other integration. Based on what I know, it does have an API at the backend, but I have not used it."
"The solution should include an improvised anti-phishing feature, since it blocks certain genuine emails."
"Barracuda should add an option where it can add multiple domains, such as abc.com, bbc.com, and cbc.com. Therefore, this domains' emails will be allowed and other domains' emails will not be relayed through Barracuda Email Security Gateway. Whereas, if you allow the IP address, then any of the domain's emails will be relayed through Barracuda Email Security Gateway. That is the drawback that I have observed. So, Barracuda should work on this."
"Artificial intelligence improvement could be used to help block spam and phishing mail that is directly delivered to users."
"We still have critical threats coming into our environment and delivered to our users. When we compare it with other solutions, these other solutions can already detect those threats."
"The URL filtering and handling should be enhanced because it doesn't support all languages. I believe that this would be easy to enhance in the future."
"Its GUI needs improvement."
"This ease of use and user-friendliness is something we believe could be improved in FortiMail."
"The tool's UI can be simple since it's cluttered now and you can't understand where you are going. It's not obvious to find out the menus or things that you are looking to find."
"Networking should be simplified."
"The product could be improved by extending reporting tools and adding options for notification."
"It is slightly difficult to configure FortiMail in the cloud with Exchange on-premise, especially the quarantine mailbox access for end-users."
"I would like to see more advanced sandbox features, where you can actually download to a machine where you can test."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licensing fees are approximately $4,000 per year, and this includes updates for the antivirus and spam signatures."
"e solution's pricing is exceedingly high, and it continues to increase."
"The price of this solution is very high, but it's working fine."
"It is an expensive solution and I would rate it 5 out of 10."
"The solution is priced low. We have received a good price discount here in Sri Lanka. There are additional licenses we have to purchase a license for the ATP."
"We are using the trial version right now, and before purchasing the license, we need to solve some of the issues that we are facing. We need a proper solution for our email, and then we will look into pricing. We have a vendor for licensing."
"The licensing fees are part of a bundled support package that we pay for."
"The regular pricing was initially very reasonable, but three years ago, Barracuda revised their price list and SKUs, resulting in a significant doubling of the standard prices."
"I see how manageable and flexible the licenses are."
"The licensing is for three years. In the beginning, we did not pay monthly, it was paid once for three years."
"You only have to purchase one license for multiple participants."
"The product's price is reasonable."
"The pricing depends on various factors, including the type of licenses and subscriptions you have procured"
"The price of this solution could be more competitive."
"A license for our company using FortiMail and FortiCare (filtering and support) was $4000."
"It should cost around $60,000. We bought it as a bundle, so everything comes together in the license. That is standard."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
50%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Government
4%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Hospitality Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Email Security Gateway?
Barracuda Email Security Gateway is very simple to use.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Email Security Gateway?
Barracuda Email Security Gateway should include ATP in the next release.
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?
Content disarming and analysis are essential features in our email security setup
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?
The pricing depends on various factors, including the type of licenses and subscriptions you have procured. The cost structure can vary for small and medium-sized enterprises as opposed to larger o...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?
During our deployment and in our day-to-day operations, we've encountered certain challenges with our email security setup. When a user or administrator needs to locate a specific email, it can be ...
 

Also Known As

Barracuda Spam and Virus Firewall, Barracuda Sentinel
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Sample Customers

Evolution Recruitment Solutions, Evans Delivery Company, Osoyoos Credit Union, Synovis Life Technologies, Camden County Technical Schools, DEK, Evans Delivery Company, Colgate Rochester Crozer, Hemmera, South Carolina Heart Center, Ferma Corporation, Major League Baseball (MLB), Healy Brothers Automotive Group
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