Pros and Cons of Barracuda ESG (discontinued) 2025

Overview

What is Barracuda ESG (discontinued)?

Barracuda ESG were physical or virtual appliances designed to protect email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. The product line is discontinued.

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Barracuda Email Gateway, a product that needs to do better

Rating: 7 out of 10

December 18, 2024

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

A Barracuda email gateway is used to protect an organization's email system by filtering out spam, malware, phishing attempts, and various other malicious emails before they r...

Verified user

Technician

8 years of experience

Barracuda Foundational service you need to use.

Rating: 8 out of 10

May 3, 2022

Vetted ReviewVerified User

Tracking emails for organizations along with spam scores with filters. It helps in mitigating malware and phishing emails. We also use it to block or allow certain types of em...

Andrew Nakamura

Employee - Information Technology

System Administrator

Prolacta BioScience

1 year of experience

Secure your Email.

Rating: 9 out of 10

April 28, 2022

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use the email security gateway with Microsoft 365 exchange. It is the email security for inbound and outbound emails. With Security gateway, we can apply policies and rules...

Justin Graves

Manager - Information Technology

HIPAA Security Officer

Area Agency on Aging Region 9, Inc

5 years of experience

Barracuda ESG, flawless email threat protection

Rating: 9 out of 10

April 27, 2021

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use the Barracuda Email Security Gateway to filter inbound and outbound email traffic to protect from threats via email including spam, phishing attacks, malware or fraudul...

Mike Maner

Administrator - Information Technology

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell Group

6 years of experience

Bang for your buck

Rating: 7 out of 10

October 25, 2019

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We migrated from this to the big box Proofpoint. We were sold on all the bells and whistles. And I can honestly say this did a better job for our organizational size.

Timothy Good

Technician - Information Technology

System Administrator

Michigan State University

4 years of experience

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What is Barracuda ESG (discontinued)?

Barracuda ESG were physical or virtual appliances designed to protect email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. The product line is discontinued.

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Secure Email Gateway

Secure email gateway software prevents the transmission of emails that contravene company policy or contain malware, phishing attacks, spam or other unwanted emails

6.9

Avg 8.4

8
Anti-malware
(16) Ratings
Anti-malware is a type of software program designed to prevent, detect and remove malicious software
6
Customizability
(14) Ratings
Customizing email security gateways can improve detection capabilities
7.4
Data Loss Protection
(11) Ratings
A set of tools and processes used to ensure that sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.
7
Threat Detection
(16) Ratings
Threat protection defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.
6
Sandboxing
(9) Ratings
Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs providing an extra layer of security
7
End-to-End Encryption
(13) Ratings
In end-to-end encryption the data is encrypted on the sender's system or device and only the recipient is able to decrypt it
7
Management Tools
(16) Ratings
Management tools include administrator dashboards, reports, etc.

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What is Barracuda ESG (discontinued)?

Barracuda ESG were physical or virtual appliances designed to protect email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. The product line is discontinued.

Barracuda ESG (discontinued) Features

Secure Email Gateway Features

Supported: Anti-malware
Supported: Customizability
Supported: Data Loss Protection
Supported: Threat Detection
Supported: Sandboxing
Supported: End-to-End Encryption
Supported: Management Tools

Barracuda ESG (discontinued) Competitors

Barracuda ESG (discontinued) Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise
Operating Systems	Windows, Linux, Mac
Mobile Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

Barracuda ESG were physical or virtual appliances designed to protect email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. The product line is discontinued.

Mimecast Advanced Email Security are common alternatives for Barracuda ESG (discontinued).

Reviewers rate Anti-malware highest, with a score of 8.

The most common users of Barracuda ESG (discontinued) are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

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Barracuda Email Gateway, a product that needs to do better

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

December 18, 2024

Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Non-profit Organization Management Company, 11-50 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

8 years of experience

Pros

Virus scanning
Bulk email detection and blocking
Spam scoring
Region blocking

Cons

Email security configuration
Recognizing patterns of phishing
Recognizing patterns of spam
Blocking fake emails pretending to be from Barracuda

Barracuda Foundational service you need to use.

Rating: 8 out of 10

May 03, 2022

AN

Andrew Nakamura

System Administrator

Prolacta BioScience (Biotechnology, 201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

Pros

Sender policies easily created.
Ability to search emails quickly with multiple criteria.
Ability to send blocked emails.

Cons

Multiple select does not allow to do bulk actions.
Inability to move email content from quarantine or deleted folders to other folders.
Reports are limited, but data can be exported for other use.

Secure your Email.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 28, 2022

JG

Justin Graves

HIPAA Security Officer

Area Agency on Aging Region 9, Inc (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

5 years of experience

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Pros

Inbound Mail Filter.
Outbound Mail Filter.
Catching Spam.

Cons

Better UI.
More Outbound options.
Improved reporting.

Barracuda ESG, flawless email threat protection

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 27, 2021

MM

Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell Group (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

6 years of experience

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Pros

It filters unwanted spam
It filters phishing attacks
It filters malware
It filters fraudulent content

Cons

The WebUI has some issues. Cross platform compatibility is questionable.
Fiber connectivity would be great.

Bang for your buck

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

October 25, 2019

TG

Timothy Good

System Administrator

Michigan State University (Higher Education, 10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

4 years of experience

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Pros

Support
Delegated management
Domain customizations

Cons

Support needs to be better, but they knew we were leaving them and that might be why the support suffered.
Access to hidden features.
Better scanning of large mail messages.

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