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Proofpoint Email Encryption vs. Barracuda Email Gateway Defense

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

MetricProofpoint Email Encryption

by Proofpoint

Barracuda Email Gateway Defense

by Barracuda

Overall rating4.64.2
Review count1840
Ease of use9.09.0
Ease of setup8.08.8
Quality of support9.39.0
Meets requirements9.69.1
NPS76.47058842.105263
Small Business16.7%22.5%
Mid-Market38.9%52.5%
Enterprise44.4%25.0%
Total page views141321
Total LLM citations2231,648

Proofpoint Email Encryption

With Proofpoint Email Encryption, messages and attachments are automatically encrypted with complete transparency. Users don't need to manually encrypt their email to send and receive messages securely—it just happens in the background. Email Encryption simplifies secure communications and leaves you in control.

Pros

    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