Barracuda Email Protection (formerly Barracuda Essentials) reviews, rating and features 2025

Muhammed Elsayed

Security Consultant at Global Brands Group (GBG)

Feb 2, 2024

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A highly stable solution that protects users from spamming emails, phishing emails, and malicious attachments

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable features of Barracuda Email Protection are flexibility and customization."

"The solution's graphical user interface (GUI) could be improved visually."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to protect users' companies from spamming emails, phishing emails, malicious attachments and links, etc.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Barracuda Email Protection are flexibility and customization.

What needs improvement?

The solution's graphical user interface (GUI) could be improved visually. The solution should enable users to view more details in the dashboard.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Barracuda Email Protection for six months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

More than 2,000 users are using the solution in our customer's organization.

I rate Barracuda Email Protection a nine out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

The solution’s technical support is very good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s initial setup is very easy.

What about the implementation team?

Depending on how many domains you have to configure with Barracuda, the solution's deployment takes one to two hours maximum.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate Barracuda Email Protection a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Hoang Ta

System Engineer at CMC CSI saigon

Nov 28, 2023

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The solution is highly scalable and competitively priced

What needs improvement?

The solution can be improved in terms of performance including web content filtering, and network configuration for better protection and enhanced functionality on mobile devices, including Android and iOS.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.I rate it an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable. We have 2000 users for the solution. We plan to increase it by 20%.

How are customer service and support?

The support is customer-friendly.

How was the initial setup?

Deployment requires the involvement of one administrator.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is cheaper than other competitors.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have worked with Symantec.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.