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    Barracuda Email Protection

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABarracuda Email Protection is an email security solution that uses machine learning to provide protection against threats. It combines email gateway defenses and API-based inbox defense to prevent attacks, respond to threats in real time, and secure Microsoft 365 data.N/A

    Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AWebroot Email Security Powered by Zix (formerly Zix Email Threat Protection) solution provides a suite of productivity, email security, and compliance tools built on a secure, easy-to-manage platform designed to help users meet these challenges. It combines Microsoft 365 services, advanced email security, email encryption, large secure file sharing, and unified information archiving. The solution boasts users among more than 80,000 organizations, including institutions in healthcare, finance,…N/A
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    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Barracuda Email ProtectionWebroot Email Security Powered by Zix
    Considered Both Products
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Chose Barracuda Email Protection
    Barracuda handles encryption better than Proofpoint. There are pre-defined rules for encryption that ProofPoint does not have (you have to define encryption rules for each client and from the ground up very tedious and time consuming). SPAM filtering is about the same. …
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    Chose Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix
    Cost is competitive, but factoring in Office licensing really made sense for my organization. Cost is lower for more features - I was able to move to Zix and get the top of the line package, moving from a mid-tier product at a competitor. Workflows and process have improved, …
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    Would buy again
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    86%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Barracuda Email ProtectionWebroot Email Security Powered by Zix
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Barracuda Email Protection and Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix
    Feature
    Barracuda Email Protection
    6.6
    16 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Anti-malware10.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizability5.015 Ratings5.32 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection2.013 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Threat Detection9.016 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Sandboxing3.012 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption8.013 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Management Tools9.016 Ratings5.52 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Barracuda Email ProtectionWebroot Email Security Powered by Zix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    6.4
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (28 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Barracuda Email ProtectionWebroot Email Security Powered by Zix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    I would definitely recommend it due to the decent pricing. I wish the MS built-in M365 tools were better, but Barracuda does a good job of taking their place. For industries that need DLP on their email, like healthcare, banking, and education, Barracuda provides a reliable product for a good cost. The additional services you get, malware/AV filtering, URL filtering, spam protection, business continuity, those are all icing on the cake. The only issues we've ever really had with them is that it will sometimes take a back/forth string of emails and decide randomly to encrypt it, so what was a flowing benign conversation is now locked behind a wall for recipients. As the sender, you have no idea when it's going to decide to do this and have to remember to tag emails with a decrypt tag long before it happens or face the consequences
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    I think that Webroot Email Security is good for small-medium sized businesses who are on a budget for email security. They actually have a great encryption system for outbound email, and so if you bundle those together then it puts everything in the same pane of glass and that is nice. Over the last few years this company was purchased by OpenText, and I have seen some improvements because of that, but this product is not innovating like other emails solutions based on new threats that are emerging. I would say if you have a relatively low volume of inbound email, then this solution would suffice.
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    Pros
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • Barracuda Essentials Spam Filtering works and it is very easy to add or remove senders from the Spam filter lists.
    • Barracuda Essentials provides excellent protection from Phishing and other Malware.
    • Barracuda Essentials email encryption is so easy to use and easy to setup. Our users love it.
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    • Makes it easy for those receiving emails to create an account and retrieve the email.
    • Peace of mind knowing emails are secure, and can be tracked.
    • Monitoring inbound email threats is easy.
    • Support has been very quick resolving or explaining support tickets I've created.
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    Cons
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • The product is pretty solid so I am not sure how it can be improved. One thing I noticed recently, I am not getting the emails back from Sentinel when I send in a "miss". Used to be I got an email back saying "sorry we missed this, we are improving." That does happen anymore, so I am assuming that when I send a miss, the AI is getting better.
    • I would expand this to cover all kinds of email fraud like ransomware and spam rather than creating another product.
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    • The admin interface seems a bit shabby. It's time for a refresher course.
    • Being able to modify our own security word without having to contact Zix.
    • Users may not enjoy needing to log in to access messages through the secure site.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Although cost competitive, we still feel like we are not digging deep enough to train our staff. We have little to no way other than digging through reports that have not proven to be adequately documented (hey you, Barracuda campaign reports) to identify and require users to take more training who have not passed their requirements.
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    It did delivers exactly what is needed, what was promised, is cost effective, and is incredibly easy to use and manage.
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    Usability
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Regarding usability, we like it to be an easy solution to implement and configure on the server. Routine backups are made frequently and reports are issued for control and analysis by information security teams. It has great integration with the cloud and encryption.
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    It is much simpler to configure and operate in comparison to other anti-spam applications. Zix's customer usage is comparable to that of other spam filters on the market; but, in terms of convenience of use, Zix comes out on top. Daily delivery of logs is provided, and the user is not required to sign in order for an email to be sent.
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    Support Rating
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    I have not had to use customer support yet which goes to show the effectiveness of the program. It also shows how easy the program is to use for the average person with no experience using this type of program. Our IT department also does a great job at teaching us to detect emails with malware that in combination with this software issues rarely arise even though we have over 500 employees.
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    Zix is very good about response times and information. They even proactively e-mail us about known issues. I have never had an issue go unresolved, and the support team tends to answer quickly unless it's a strange, complicated request. The only time that happened was doing a search through logs, and that was entirely on me and my unfamiliarity with their flavor of Linux.
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    Implementation Rating
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    It was "stupid easy" from the technical side.
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
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    Alternatives Considered
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Barracuda Essentials has a far easier admin pannel than is provided by mimecast along with far more filtering options such as dkim. Much easier to do the initial setup along with much better support provided. Barracuda Essentials has Advanced threat protection that uses AI to spot patterns and gives you the option to remove a suspect email from all inboxs
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    Cost is competitive, but factoring in Office licensing really made sense for my organization. Cost is lower for more features - I was able to move to Zix and get the top of the line package, moving from a mid-tier product at a competitor. Workflows and process have improved, and the filter is more accurate than our previous filter
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    Return on Investment
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • This tool was supplied free with out Email Security, so its come at no cost
    • This tool has helped us meet requirements by our insurance to train users on the risks of phishing
    • However, the dated interface slows down what should be seamless adoption
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    Webroot, an OpenText company
    • Protecting patient information
    • Users have to complete an account setup in order to view the encrypted email in a portal. Other platforms just let you open the email without having to setup an account.
    • Pretty easy to use if you don't make many customizations to it.
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