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KnowBe4 Email & Collaboration Security vs. Barracuda Impersonation Protection

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricKnowBe4 Email & Collaboration Security

by KnowBe4, Inc.

Barracuda Impersonation Protection

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count7688
Ease of use8.99.0
Ease of setup8.99.3
Quality of support9.09.1
Meets requirements9.19.1
NPS69.86301461.363636
Small Business29.7%17.0%
Mid-Market55.4%67.0%
Enterprise14.9%15.9%
Total page views596607
Total LLM citations1291,412

KnowBe4 Email & Collaboration Security

KnowBe4 Email & Collaboration Security is the AI-native defense suite built to protect every conversation across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Combining multi-engine behavioral AI with real-time user coaching, the platform stops inbound threats, prevents outbound data loss, and automates SOC response across the security lifecycle. Key Capabilities: - Inbound Protection (Defend): Multi-engine AI blocks zero-payload BEC, executive impersonation, quishing, and prompt injections that pass native mail filters.

Pros

  • Email Security
  • Protection
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Detection Efficiency
  • Setup Ease

Barracuda Impersonation Protection

Impersonation Protection protects against business email compromise, account takeover, spear phishing, and other cyber fraud. It combines artificial intelligence and deep integration with Microsoft Office 365 into a comprehensive cloud-based solution. Impersonation Protection’s unique API-based architecture lets the AI engine study historical email and learn users’ unique communication patterns. It blocks phishing attacks that harvest credentials and lead to account takeover and enables real-time remediation.

Pros

  • Phishing Protection
  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Setup Ease
  • Malware Protection
  • Email Security