TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Barracuda ESG (discontinued) vs. Trend Micro Email Security

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ABarracuda ESG were physical or virtual appliances designed to protect email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. The product line is discontinued.N/A

    Trend Micro Email Security

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ATrend Micro Email Security stops phishing, ransomware, and BEC attacks, and uses an optimum blend of cross-generational threat techniques, like machine learning, sandbox analysis, data loss prevention (DLP), and other methods to stop email threats. The solution connects with other Trend Micro security layers to share threat intelligence and provide central visibility of threats across the organization. Trend Micro Email Security protects Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office 365, Gmail, and other…N/A
    Pricing
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Trend Micro Email Security
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Trend Micro Email Security
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Trend Micro Email Security
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Trend Micro
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Trend Micro Email Security
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Barracuda ESG (discontinued) and Trend Micro Email Security
    Feature
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    7.3
    15 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Trend Micro Email Security
    8.4
    7 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Anti-malware8.015 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Customizability6.013 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection7.510 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Threat Detection7.015 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Sandboxing8.68 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption7.012 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Management Tools7.015 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Trend Micro Email Security
    Small Businesses
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Trend Micro Email Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (23 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)Trend Micro Email Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Good combination when using their other products like an incident response. When using automated workflows, this makes creating sender policies a breeze. Unfortunately, this can also be done too well as it may filter out valid emails and to resend or place them back into users' mailbox isn't an easy thing to do even if you attempt to resend through the Email Security Gateway.
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    PRO: all companies that need an antispam, antivirus. It should not be activated if it is not possible to deactivate the anti-spam provided by the provider.
    you have to check the in/out of the mail a few days to verify false positives and manage the rules.
    CONS: It is too expensive for small companies, it's better to use services offered by the mail provider.
    Read full review
    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • ESS has a simple interface for both users and administrators.
    • The "Manage Quarantine" button in each email is a direct sign-on link, so users don't have to remember their password to manage their quarantine (this is GOLD, Jerry!).
    • The baseline functionality (catching spam/malware/phishing/malware attachments/malformed PDFs etc) is super-solid, with few false positives and few false negatives.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    • Trend Micro Email Security provides, among email Encryption and it's really helpful to protect the email from hackers.
    • It's very easy to sync with Microsoft™ Office™ 365, just one click to install.
    • Total cloud based security system so it's doesn't affect system memory, with very less memory space it could run very smoothly.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • You need to take time in adding your contacts to a whitelist so that you don't miss an email.
    • I recommend changing the time interval; Barracuda notifies you that you have quarantined emails as we were only getting 1 per day and we missed some urgent emails.
    • The quarantine folder is web based, we'd prefer it to have been an add-in for Outlook.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    • It would be great if there was a structure where users would approve or rate their own mails.
    • Outlook add-in would be nice.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Trend Micro
    The product really does everything it can and offers it very simply. In other words, after using it for many years like us, it feels as if the email system could not exist without Trend Micro Email Security. Using email in a corporate structure without this or any other product is the job of brave people.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Setting up the Barracuda for use with Microsoft 365 provides issues that Barracuda seems to have no fix for. I mentioned these issues to their support, because I am constantly reminded of them by their system, and I was told that those errors are normal for our setup and to ignore them which is frustrating to me.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    Overall, Trend Micro Email Security does what is designed to do, however, it can be a bit frustrating tweaking the policies to get them just right due to the vagueness of some of the levels of protection available for some of the features (e.g., scales that range from "Low" to "Highest")
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    Availability is robust and flawless. This is a non-issue, its always up & running and fail-over protection is available for restarts or upgrades.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    The WebUI is the only piece I find lacking on the Barracuda ESK. Its is not the fastest and is fairly utilitarian in its approach. The Outlook plug-in, while not in wide use here, causes zero slowdown in Outlook or the Barracuda ESG.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Barracuda Email Security Gateway support is great at responding and escalating cases when needed. Timeliness is key when dealing with email attacks, spoofing or malware. Barracuda also has great resources for end-user training as our end users are our first line of defense in combatting attacks on our company. Training end-users pays off in time spent dealing with any email attacks
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    As a reseller, it can be difficult to locate the appropriate support number to call, however, once a case has been opened for a support request, it is generally resolved fairly quickly.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Barracuda integrates well with Office 365 and mail flow is great. It was the first solution we found that was part of a greater suite to fit all the requirements we had. With the Email Security gateway being in the cloud, it required no extra hardware but also nothing new installed on an endpoint as some solutions require.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    I think Trend Micro Email Security gave us the best price along with the best overall features. We felt more comfortable using the Email Security along with the other Trend Micro products. It keeps our environment safe and has been a great way to help our end users through email issues. I would defiantly recommend this Trend Micro Email Security product to IT professionals a like.
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • The gateway learns current scam which can prevent unmeasureable damage. As a government organization attacks on our network affect public safety.
    • Previous gateways I have managed have required significant amounts of time grooming. The Barracuda gateway has freed up a great deal of my time due to its intelligence and intent scanning.
    • I have very few incidences where a legitimate malicious email will pass through the filter. Just one of these emails can wreak havoc on an organization.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Trend Micro
    • eliminating the threat before it enters the organization makes the network more secure
    • You don't have to check all PCs when a user clicks on a fake link because the email is delete before.
    • eliminate spam and ads
    Read full review
    ScreenShots