Barracuda Email Threat Scanner vs ESET Endpoint Protection Platform comparison

Barracuda Networks and ESET are both solutions in the Anti-Malware Tools category. Barracuda Networks is ranked #28 with an average rating of 9.0, while ESET is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.5. Barracuda Networks holds a 0.3% mindshare in Anti-Malware Tools, compared to ESET’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Barracuda Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of ESET users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and Barracuda Email Threat Scanner compete in cybersecurity. ESET is often seen as favorable for comprehensive security, while Barracuda is ideal for email security.

Features: ESET Endpoint Protection includes antivirus protection, firewall integration, and data encryption, targeting a layered security approach. Barracuda Email Threat Scanner focuses on advanced email threats, malware detection, and phishing protection. The main difference is ESET’s broad coverage versus Barracuda’s focus on email.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ESET integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructures, offering robust customer support and documentation. Barracuda's deployment is straightforward with minimal setup, providing prompt assistance and clear support channels.

Pricing and ROI: ESET typically involves a higher initial setup cost, promising long-term ROI with expansive protection. Barracuda presents a lower entry cost with efficient outcomes in email threat reduction, yielding rapid ROI for email security-focused businesses.

To learn more, read our detailed Barracuda Email Threat Scanner vs. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform Report (Updated: March 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Email Threat Scanner

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

28th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ESET Endpoint Protection Pl...

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

100

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (11th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Barracuda Email Threat Scanner is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is 3.1%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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S. M. Rabiul Islam

Sr. System Engineer at Group QA

Works perfectly and filters almost 95% of spam mails

We had an incident last month where the PCs of one or two colleagues, who were outside of our factory and were using a defined network, got infected by some kind of malware. From their PCs, more than 1,000 mails were produced per hour, causing spamming on our mail server's IP. Barracuda blocked the full mail communication. Only one to two accounts were compromised, and for that, Barracuda blocked all incoming and outgoing mails. It created a great problem for other users and our office activities. Our mail server was partially blocked for three days, which we did not expected and suffered a lot. Technically, only one or two accounts should be blocked if those are compromised. When a domain or IP is blocked, communication becomes tough, mails are bounced by receiver server. It may be a configuration issue at our provider's end, where there was a mistake in configuring Barracuda. It could also be a problem related to Barracuda.

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ManojNair2

Founder/Director at Augesys Solutions Pvt Ltd

Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities

In terms of stability, the performance parameters do come into play. It's good on the regular office front, however, on the development side, if somebody is using it in a development environment, they need to make some configuration changes in terms of what directories should be excluded from the real-time scanning. I had to do that kind of stuff. I don't do that with the Microsoft product, for example. It runs, and it scans the entire system with no issues. The solution is stable. Regular updates were available in the product versions. They were updated, and they gave regular signature updates also so that the product checked all the boxes.

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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

"The main benefit that I am getting from this solution is that it filters almost 95% of my spam mail. Some spam mails bypass Barracuda Email Threat Scanner, but when I add those domains or addresses to the filter list, they get blocked. Some users on my premises do not understand which mail attachments or links should be opened. By filtering with Barracuda Email Threat Scanner, we are not getting any type of phishing mails. So, our infrastructure is safer, and as an IT person, I feel relaxed."

"The most valuable feature of Barracuda Email Threat Scanner is the security it provides by delaying the delivery of suspicious emails until they can be reviewed inside the Barracuda control panel."

"It was easy to learn the product."

"It has been working fine. It lets you know when it finds things. We didn't have any incident where the place had to shut down or was taken over by anything. We haven't had any issues that we know of."

"In terms of stability, I can rate it at nine out of ten."

"This solution blocks the brand new malware threats."

"The ability to push policies and also to restrict an installation or to restrict any form of threat within the policy has been quite useful."

"It's easy to set up and quick to deploy."

"A feature we like is setting the GUI of ESET Endpoint Security/ESET File Security to silent mode because some servers and clients can have performance issues."

"ESET Endpoint Security's best feature is that it's invisible until it detects a problem."

"Technical support has been very good. They are helpful and responsive."

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Cons

"We had an incident last month where the PCs of one or two colleagues, who were outside of our factory and were using a defined network, got infected by some kind of malware. From their PCs, more than 1,000 mails were produced per hour, causing spamming on our mail server. Barracuda blocked the full mail communication. Only one to two accounts were compromised, and for that, Barracuda blocked all incoming and outgoing mails. It created a great problem for other users and our office activities. Our server was blocked for three days, which we did not expect. Technically, only one or two accounts should be blocked. When a domain or IP is blocked, communication becomes tough. It may be a configuration issue at our provider's end, where there was a mistake in configuring Barracuda. It could also be a problem related to Barracuda."

"The product must improve the features associated with creating a blacklist."

"If the price were lower, perhaps we could purchase our own."

"They recently released an EDR integration. I hope they have more AI or intelligence filtering on the EDR events. Even though it has already got AI, but it is quite a different thing. So, they still have room to improve on the EDR part. This is one small piece that they need to improve. Otherwise, it is just fine."

"While we see dangers within our security system, it would help if there were popups that could immediately alert us or the user of the endpoint that something was detected."

"After we did the initial setup of ESET Endpoint Security, we had to inform users about popups. This solution comes with an in-built software firewall and there can be some popups coming. We must tell the user not to keep, allow, or block anything. That is the main issue on the user side we have faced. The user's experience may not be as good."

"I used Avira previously and ESET lacks certain aspects in comparison to Avira."

"The interface is good. However, it could always be better. It could be more user-friendly."

"I would like for ESET to create a central management solution. This would make it practical to use the internet for medium-sized networks."

"ESET Endpoint Security could improve EDR integration."

"We are looking to move towards an EDR solution rather than EPP. EDR is a solution that can dynamically detect threats based on the process behavior. It would be better if this solution was an EDR and an EPP solution, this would increase security protection."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Barracuda Email Threat Scanner is provided by our IT service provider, who also provides all the support. The licensing fee that we pay to our provider is $200 per month, that is, $1 per user. There is no additional cost. Before taking the subscription from our provider, I researched the market for Barracuda. The cost is between $5,000 to $8,000 for three years. After that, the same cost is there for renewal. If you have 200 to 500 users, it is better to take a subscription from a provider. If you have more than 500 users, then you can own the Barracuda server through the cloud or on-premises deployments. It is costly for a lesser number of users. If you increase the usage or the number of users, then the overall cost decreases. They can reduce the cost of Barracuda Email Threat Scanner for a small number of users. We could not and would not have used this solution if we had not got the renting or subscription option."

"The solution is a bit expensive."

"The cost is a very reasonable. When compared with other products, the price is low (though not very low)."

"For 200 or so users, it might cost around $10,000 or so. That is for a first-time purchase. A renewal may come in at $7,000 to $8,000, or around 20% to 30% less. This is a rough estimate of what to expect."

"This solution is a good value for the money."

"There is a license required to use ESET Endpoint Security."

"Its price is reasonable."

"There is a license needed to use this solution and there is an annual subscription. The price is inexpensive."

"This is not an expensive solution."

"The price of ESET Endpoint Antivirus could be lower. From a customer's perspective, it is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

10%

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Email Threat Scanner?

It was easy to learn the product.

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

I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Barracuda Email Threat Scanner?

The product must improve the features associated with creating a blacklist. Currently, to add a content block, I have to go to a different screen. It seems cumbersome. The solution sells Impersonat...

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What do you like most about ESET Endpoint Security?

ESET Endpoint Security’s most valuable feature is the management console.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ESET Endpoint Security?

I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten. It is neither cheap nor expensive for our clients. We use the free version, and there are no additional costs involved.

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What needs improvement with ESET Endpoint Security?

The product’s AI implementation feature could be better for learning user behavior. There could be a feature to detect unsecured devices in the network similar to its older version. We need additio...

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Smart Security, ESET PROTECT Advanced, ESET LiveGuard Advanced, ESET PROTECT Platform

Overview

Find out what's hiding in your inbox.
It's critical to assess and understand your email security vulnerabilities. Using artificial intelligence and API integration with Office 365, the Barracuda Email Threat Scanner quickly and effectively finds social engineering attacks currently sitting in your mailboxes.

Barracuda Networks

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) is a cybersecurity solution designed to protect businesses of all sizes against a wide array of cyber threats. Its advanced technologies and user-friendly interface provide robust security for endpoint devices, such as desktops, laptops, and mobile devices, without compromising performance. ESET's approach combines multiple layers of protection, including traditional signature-based detection with advanced heuristic analysis, behavioral monitoring, and machine learning, to effectively counter both known and emerging threats.

ESET's Endpoint Protection Platform is based on a multi-layered defense strategy, which utilizes various technologies like cloud-based scanning, network attack protection, and exploit blockers. This strategy ensures solid protection against malware, ransomware, phishing attacks, and advanced persistent threats (APTs), offering businesses peace of mind regarding their digital security. ESET's platform protects computers, mobile devices, file servers and virtual environments. It’s available as a standalone product and as a part of a wider enterprise cybersecurity bundle, ESET PROTECT Enterprise, which also includes file server security, disk encryption, a cloud sandbox and EDR.

ESET PROTECT Advanced

The ESET PROTECT Advanced provides best-in-class endpoint protection against ransomware & zero-day threats, backed by powerful data security.

Leverages a multilayered approach that utilizes multiple technologies working together to balance performance, detection and false positives, and with automated malware removal and mediation.
Provides advanced protection for your company’s data passing through all general servers, network file storage including OneDrive, and multi-purpose servers to ensure business continuity.
A powerful encryption managed natively by ESET remote management console. It increases your organization's data security that meets compliance regulations.
Provides proactive cloud-based threat defense against targeted attacks and new, never-before-seen threat types, especially ransomware.

Performance and Compatibility

ESET is widely acclaimed for its light system footprint, ensuring that endpoint protection does not come at the expense of performance. This efficiency is crucial for maintaining operational productivity without sacrificing security. Moreover, ESET's solutions are compatible with a wide range of operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.

Centralized Management

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is managed via ESET Security Management Center, a centralized management console that provides real-time visibility into on-premise and off-premise endpoints. This simplifies the administration of security policies, streamlines the detection and response processes, and provides detailed reporting capabilities, making it easier for IT professionals to maintain a secure and compliant IT environment.

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Sample Customers

Entisys 360,

ERSTE Group Bank, Miller Solutions, Wesleyan University, The Hospital Center of Luxembourg, Deer Valley USD, SPAR, Industrial Federal Credit Union, Honda, City Hall of Palmela, Hays CISD, Lester B Pearson School Board

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