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MailGate SC vs. McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MailGate SC

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AMailGate SC, formerly from Axway and now from an independent Mailgate, is a email security solution that protects organizations from a wide range of advanced threats. The MailGate platform provides end-to-end email security with patented technology with advanced threat protection, outbound security, a data loss prevention engine, secure file sharing, and end-user APIs.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
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    MailGate SCMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MailGate SCMcAfee 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
    MailGate SCMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of MailGate SC and McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Feature
    MailGate SC
    5.7
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    McAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Customizability5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MailGate SCMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    MailGate SCMcAfee Email Gateway (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MailGate
    MailGate is well suited for organizations that have sensitive information with the need to securely transport via email, it is less appropriate for larger organizations as the overhead for administrators becomes more complex
    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.
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    Pros
    MailGate
    • Ability to alert a variety of statuses to administrators via email
    • Shows health status of the appliance to ensure proper functionality
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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
    MailGate
    • External storage configuration is complex to set up
    • Customer support is average, can be slow depending on the type of issue or request
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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
    MailGate
    MailGate works well with administrative control and ease of use for setting up TLS connectivity between clients
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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.
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    Return on Investment
    MailGate
    • MailGate has allowed the organization to accept more clients with their knowledge of our ability to securely send emails
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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.
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