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Feature Set Ratings
Secure Email Gateway
8.5
Cisco Secure Email
85%

McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cisco Secure Email ranks higher in 7/7 features
Cisco Secure Email ranks higher in 7/7 features
Anti-malware
8.5
85%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Cusomizability
8.4
84%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Data Loss Protection
8.5
85%
10 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Threat Detection
8.5
85%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Sandboxing
8.4
84%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption
8.6
86%
10 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Management Tools
8.4
84%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Secure Email is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
Cisco Secure Email
88%
11 Ratings

6.0
McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
60%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
Cisco Secure Email
87%
2 Ratings

McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
8.7
Cisco Secure Email
87%
4 Ratings

McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.6
Cisco Secure Email
86%
5 Ratings

McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Secure Email
All businesses will benefit from Cisco Secure Email this is because all modern businesses face email threats, for instance spamming and malware. With this software, you no longer have to worry about such threats. In addition, you also enjoy end-to-end email encryption.
Human Resources Assistant
Them AdvertisingMarketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees
McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
Comparable to a Barracuda email appliance, these units retain email that is quarantined as well as provide cloud layer to support it. It is best suited for a medium size company as the devices are often not as scalable as Barracuda.
Service Manager
Accellis Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Pros
Cisco Secure Email
- Simple deployment
- Mature email security solution
- Integrating on prem and cloud security solution
- Very update in current security threats
- Strong support
Senior Technical Specialist
Synnex Metrodata IndonesiaInformation Technology & Services, 201-500 employees
McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
- Filtering system is very strong, more often than not blocks bad email.
- Does fine job filtering and configuring content filtering for extension types such as ZIP or RAR.
- Intermediary between Internet and email system provides extra layer of security including ability to spool email in the event of an email system outage.
- Outbound encryption feature is very useful for security purposes.
Service Manager
Accellis Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Cons
Cisco Secure Email
- Email blocking using header-from address.
- Spam reporting to Cisco needs to be improved.
- Clustering: active-active mode would be nice.
- Creating filters from GIU.
- Filters samples or database built-in the box would be super nice.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
- The onsite appliances have end-of-life forcing an upgrade to new unit.
- Many of the appliances have been end-of-life and seems McAfee may not be offering the service in the future.
Service Manager
Accellis Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco Secure Email
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
Cisco Secure Email
Cisco Secure Email 8.7
Based on 4 answers
Good interface, easy to use and set up. If there were any issues, there is very good documentation and videos that one can follow for additional setup and best practices. As typical with most Cisco solutions, there are more features than needed for our purposes but good to know they are there in case of future needs
Network Architect
BSSTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees
McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco Secure Email
Cisco Secure Email 8.6
Based on 5 answers
It provides us with another layer of defense and has proven to be a great asset and return on investment. Nothing is perfect but this is definitely something to evaluate if you are in the market looking to implement a new email gateway solution or upgrade from something that you already have in place.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Law Practice Company, 1001-5000 employeesMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Secure Email
Cisco Secure Email gives granular control over configuring the rules and policies for organization users. Additionally, it's available with on-premise support, which is where other solutions lack. It gives complete protection for emails with next-generation malware protection, file reputation, and sandboxing technologies. It can also give you control over outgoing emails.
Senior Technical Consultant
iValue InfoSolutions Pvt. Ltd.Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees
McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
Barracuda provides two product options, the ESS cloud-only filtering, and onsite Email Security Gateway appliances. Unless compliance needs require the on-premises device, the ESS option easily beats the McAfee Email Gateway.
Service Manager
Accellis Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco Secure Email
- We are able to send emails securely thanks to encryption features.
- We are able to protect our business email system thanks to threat detection features.
Company Admin
Instant Waste ManagementRenewables & Environment, 51-200 employees
McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
- The end-of-life of appliances is unfortunate as it forces a purchase of a replacement unit. Barracuda devices have a 4-year refresh cycle so purchasing additional hardware is rarely necessary.
- McAfee seems to be phasing out the service over time.
Service Manager
Accellis Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees