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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs. Barracuda Email Gateway Defense

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender for Office 365

by Microsoft

Barracuda Email Gateway Defense

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.54.2
Review count29840
Ease of use9.09.0
Ease of setup8.98.8
Quality of support8.99.0
Meets requirements9.19.1
NPS68.79432642.105263
Small Business25.2%22.5%
Mid-Market36.6%52.5%
Enterprise38.3%25.0%
Total page views1,010321
Total LLM citations18,5181,648

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect organizations from advanced threats targeting email and collaboration tools within the Microsoft 365 environment. It offers robust protection against phishing, malware, and business email compromise, ensuring secure communication and collaboration across platforms like Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Key Features and Functionality: - Safe Attachments: Scans email attachments in a secure environment to detect and block malicious content before it reaches users.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Office 365 Integration
  • Email Security
  • Integrations
  • Phishing Protection

Barracuda Email Gateway Defense

In today’s complex cyber-threat environment, you need an email security solution that delivers comprehensive security against sophisticated attacks while also being easy to deploy, configure, and manage. Barracuda provides cloud-based protection against advanced email attacks, helps ensure email continuity and scans outgoing email to prevent data loss - all without the need to install any additional hardware or software.

Pros

  • Email Security
  • Phishing Protection
  • Spam Blocking
  • Ease of Use
  • Protection
  • Customization