Barracuda Email Protection vs Trend Micro Email Security comparison

Barracuda Email Protection vs. Trend Micro Email Security

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Email Protection

Ranking in Email Security

12th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Archiving (2nd), Office 365 Protection (5th)

Trend Micro Email Security

Ranking in Email Security

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Barracuda Email Protection is 3.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Email Security is 2.1%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Security Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Trend Micro Email Security	2.1%
Barracuda Email Protection	3.0%
Other	94.9%

Email Security

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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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Nadeem Syed

CEO at Haniya Technologies

Offers comprehensive security, easy integration, and good support

It integrated easily. About 99% of the time, we do not face any challenges in integrating any product of Trend Micro with the existing network. It is usually compatible with all kinds of networks. They have recently added AI to all Trend Micro products. It makes life a little bit easier by catching viruses, providing solutions, and helping out whenever you are stuck somewhere. It is one of the very good features they have right now. For example, one of our clients experienced a network attack and became confused about resolving the issues. The AI was helpful by suggesting initial steps to solve the problem.

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

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

"The archiving and search features are very good."

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

"The product is easy to deploy and maintain."

"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."

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

"The solution's most valuable feature is impersonation detection."

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"Since implementing it, we've seen a significant improvement in security. We no longer receive spam emails, and we're protected from various cyberattacks, including ransomware and social engineering."

"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Email Security is effective phishing prevention."

"Trend Micro Email Security is a robust solution with quick performance. It works autonomously without the need for an administrator."

"Trend Micro is better than any of its competitors."

"The product is quite strong, and that is one reason most clients are replacing their existing email security solutions with it."

"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."

"The interface is really good."

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Cons

"They could simplify the licensing and the pricing."

"The platform's pricing needs improvement."

"Sometimes it is somewhat laggy, especially on the Archiver side. It should have improved performance on their Message Archiver."

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

"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."

"Barracuda Essentials can improve by continually adding more features."

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

"The solution's reporting mechanism is a little poor and could be improved."

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

"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."

"I would like to see more integration of Trend Micro Email Security with different platforms."

"The product must provide better customization features."

"The company also needs to work on pricing because it is quite costly compared to other products."

"There is a limitation when customers are using their email from a third-party solution that isn't from Trend Micro."

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

"The enterprise security feature needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."

"Barracuda licensing model is good."

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

"Despite a list price possibly around $40 per user, their market price allows customers to easily buy the solution."

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

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

"We didn't have to pay a lot for the solution because we got it from a good vendor with a good user volume."

"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 price is more accessible compared to some other solutions, like FortiMail. It offers excellent value for the price."

"The price of Trend Micro Email Security is more than Sophos' similar solution."

"The price of Trend Micro Email Security is annual. There are no additional fees."

"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."

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

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

"It's a VPN solution. Trend Micro is reasonably priced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Government

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Email Protection?

Barracuda Email Protection is easy to deploy and maintain. It doesn't require a specialized resource to manage this tool.

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 a list price possibly around $40 per user, their market price allows customers t...

What needs improvement with Barracuda Email Protection?

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 capabilities are great.

What needs improvement with Trend Micro Email Security?

They need to improve the dashboard in the future to make the product more effective.

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

There's not much difference between similar products; almost everything is the same, but the dashboard was a very deciding factor for us. I would definitely recommend this product to others, but it...

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Also Known As

Barracuda Essentials

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Overview

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.

Barracuda Networks

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.

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Sample Customers

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

Barracuda Email Protection vs. Trend Micro Email Security