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Kaspersky Security for Mail Server vs. McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kaspersky Security for Mail Server

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AKaspersky Labs headquartered in Moscow offers email server and antimalware for email via the company's Kaspersky Security for Mail Server software product.N/A

    McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AMcAfee Email Gateway was a secure email gateway featuring encryption and anti-spam / phishing protection that was EOL in late 2015.N/A
    Pricing
    Kaspersky Security for Mail ServerMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kaspersky Security for Mail ServerMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Kaspersky Security for Mail ServerMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Kaspersky Security for Mail Server and McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Kaspersky Security for Mail Server
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-malware8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sandboxing9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption9.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Kaspersky Security for Mail ServerMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kaspersky Security for Mail ServerMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kaspersky Lab
    This service may be useful for some businesses, so it's important to try it before deciding. It offers multiple layers of protection for both assisted and unassisted attacks, sandboxing (for obfuscated attacks), and a decent anti-phishing tool. It can be tricky to set up, but not the end of the world. In our case, unfortunately, the false positives were just unbearable.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Kaspersky Lab
    • Neural network based anti-phishing and anti-spam for multilayered security.
    • Scalable resources according to business growth.
    • Flexible to use in almost all devices.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
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    Cons
    Kaspersky Lab
    • False positives.
    • Integration can be fiddly.
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    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kaspersky Lab
    Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is very easy to set up and has way fewer false positives than Kaspersky Security for Mail Server. It has virtually the same features as the Kaspersky alternative and it is extremely easy to set up. It feels like Microsoft Exchange Online Protection gives slightly more transparency about its conclusions, which allows users to make an informed decision about certain messages.
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    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Kaspersky Lab
    • Balance our manpower distribution in between security team and management team.
    • Help to create secure work environment for all staff.
    • Reduce our cost by proper utilization of security budget.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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