Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange vs. Barracuda Impersonation Protection
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange | Barracuda Impersonation Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Review count | 13 | 88 |
| Ease of use | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| Ease of setup | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| Quality of support | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Meets requirements | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| NPS | 46.153846 | 61.363636 |
| Small Business | 7.7% | 17.0% |
| Mid-Market | 53.8% | 67.0% |
| Enterprise | 38.5% | 15.9% |
| Total page views | 126 | 607 |
| Total LLM citations | 31 | 1,412 |
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) combines Symantec anti-malware technology with advanced heuristics and file reputation to provide real-time protection for email against viruses, spyware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. For additional protection, SMSMSE offers Symantec Premium AntiSpam (additional license), powered by Brightmail technology. Together, these protections help to stop 99 percent of incoming spam with less than one false positive per million.
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.
- Phishing Protection
- Ease of Use
- Security
- Setup Ease
- Malware Protection
- Email Security