--- description: Learn more about Barracuda Email Protection price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Barracuda Email Protection Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Email Security Software](/directory/31358/email-security/software) > [Barracuda Email Protection](/software/175506/barracuda-essentials) # Barracuda Email Protection Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175506/barracuda-essentials Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175506/barracuda-essentials?page=2) > Barracuda Email Protection is email security software that protects against phishing, impersonation, malware, and other threats. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 11 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Barracuda Email Protection? Email security decision makers at small to midsize organizations, IT professionals, and cybersecurity leaders at organizations using Microsoft 365. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 11 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Barracuda Networks - **Founded**: 2004 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English ## Features - Activity Monitoring - Reporting/Analytics - Spam Blocker - Spam Detection ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Email Security Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31358/email-security/software) ## Related Categories - [Email Security Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31358/email-security/software) - [Anti-spam Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30996/anti-spam/software) - [Cybersecurity Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31037/cybersecurity/software) - [Email Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30553/email-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The service charged a lot for simple features other products outside Barracuda, like EDR, reporting, dashboards, even customer service/ticket/help support. > > Over the last 10 years it's been alright. They innovated some great protection features 10+ years ago, but since have really milked what they can out of their userbase. A shame, used to really trust them and they were the go-to for a long time. ----- ### "Great email security solution for any organization" — 5.0/5 > **Mithila** | *20 May 2021* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Advanced threat protection Malware protection Easy configuration Easy Self learning Easy integration with O365 > > **Cons**: Web UI needs improvements. Product support team should improve more. > > Keeping our mail boxes safe from spam and phishing mails. Automatic backup and archive for O365 is also very useful. ----- ### "Barracuda Essentials" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *07 November 2019* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Extremely easy transition for end users. Daily digests are simple to configure and understand. Scanning is VERY accurate. > > **Cons**: Sometimes larger attachments will have a slight delay, due to their sandboxing feature. But it blocks malicious content within attachments so it's a catch 22. ----- ### "Secure gateway with multiple cloud-based apps" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *03 June 2019* | Pharmaceuticals | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use portal that provides access to all of Barracuda’s cloud apps. Easy to setup and sync with local AD or Microsoft Azure Active Directory. > > **Cons**: We have had problems added and removing admin users. We have one user that we could setup as an admin. Had to contact support multiple times to figure it out. > > We needed a reliable and secure email filter, and this is one of the applications available in Barracuda Essentials. ----- ### "Best email security platform I have ever used" — 5.0/5 > **Matthew** | *19 April 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's very quick and easy to get the initial setup completed and then get switched over. As an MSP, the platform is absolutely wonderful. Very easy to switch between clients and if you have multiple Barracuda products, you can see everything in one pane of glass. I went from logging into the product for the first time, never having even seen a demo, to having 3 clients setup, configured and moved over, in less than 2 hours. But don't let the simplicity fool you, it's very robust and very customizable. > > **Cons**: I have honestly had no issue with Essentials at all so far. > > I had a client today who was wondering why a pretty obvious spam email came through. I looked into it and realized that it came from a valid sender (SPF/DKIM setup) who had been hacked. But even though the email got through, Essentials was still protecting because it had Link Protection and so even if someone had clicked on the link in the email, it catches that it's a bad link and brings up an error page rather than the malicious content. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175506/barracuda-essentials?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175506/barracuda-essentials) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data