Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) vs N2WS Backup & Recovery comparison

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We performed a comparison between Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) and N2WS Backup & Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Backup solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"If a customer faces an email security issue, we'll do some initial troubleshooting. If the issue isn't resolved, we work with the Barracuda team for further assistance.""I find Barracuda Essentials' dashboard incredibly valuable as it provides everything I need at a glance.""It makes it easier for customers to access emails during security incidents.""The most valuable functionality is their robust blocking feature, along with fundamental rules for our environment."

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"The product is successful with the SMB market.""Provides easy, one-click functionality and flexible backup policies and schedules for AWS workloads.""The most valuable feature is the ease of use.""The initial setup is easy.""N2WS Backup & Recovery is very easy to use and configure backup for AWS instances.""The backup and restore functionality is very easy to use and manage.""The backup and recovery are the most valuable features. So, our developers can work with confidence.""The recovery time is fantastic and proven. Also, by providing a simple interface, the solution lowers the cost."

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Cons
"Enhancements are required on the data transmission front.""They could implement scheduled reporting in the product.""Sometimes there are minor issues that can be frustrating, but not consistently bad.""There Is room for improvement in the quarantine and user interface."

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"The GUI has room for improvement.""It's a global feature that the customer thinks they don't have enough tools to manage, to copy, to delay, and to classify the object file in the backup directory. So they need more tools to manage files in object directory.""Additional features I would like to see are the ability to restore to different vendors, AWS and Azure, and/or the ability or take the information out of the AWS cloud.""More documentation would be helpful, especially some step-by-step documents for recovery scenarios.""The UI is a little dated and hard to use. Some of the buttons are a bit small. You have to go into the menu to get the settings you want.""The solution has the option to take backup on-prem servers, but it's not very efficient.""The GUI could be slightly improved.""There is room for improvement in stability."

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  • "The product's price is higher than other vendors."
  • "It is cheaper compared to other products."
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  • "The purchasing process through the AWS Marketplace is easy. Just click the button."
  • "The pricing and licensing on AWS is fine, because you can do it for smaller tiers depending on your number of instances, so it's not that scary."
  • "AWS adds more features and offer things for free, or cheaply. Therefore, we will be evaluating AWS Data Lifecycle Manager, because it will probably do backups. Thus, make sure the product that you are using is competitive or adds more value than AWS."
  • "It's very economical and worth the cost."
  • "It has very good pricing per instance and comes with three options, for both small and large environments, to fit your needs."
  • "The price is not cheap, nor is it costly."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: If a customer faces an email security issue, we'll do some initial troubleshooting. If the issue isn't resolved, we work with the Barracuda team for further assistance.
    Top Answer:The features and product itself are good. Sometimes there are minor issues that can be frustrating, but not consistently bad.
    Top Answer:N2WS Backup & Recovery is very easy to use and configure backup for AWS instances.
    Top Answer:I used the free version. I don't have much experience with the paid version. But I'm trying to compare the pricing between different options.
    Top Answer:N2WS Backup & Recovery efficiently takes cloud backups on EC2 instances. The solution has the option to take backup on-prem servers, but it's not very efficient.
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    N2WS Cloud Protection Manager
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    Overview

    Barracuda Email Protection provides everything you need to protect against all 13 email threat types, eliminating the need for separate email and data protection solutions.

    N2WS Backup & Recovery is a comprehensive backup and recovery solution designed to protect critical data and applications in the cloud. The solution is highly regarded for its ease of use, making it a popular choice for organizations of all sizes. With its help, users can easily manage backups, schedule backups, and restore data and applications with just a few clicks. 

    N2WS Backup & Recovery also has a range of advanced features, including automated backup policies, cross-region replication, and disaster recovery capabilities.

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    Coca-Cola, tecRacer, Cloudar, Goodwill
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    University6%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) vs. N2WS Backup & Recovery
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) vs. N2WS Backup & Recovery and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    771,212 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) is ranked 29th in Cloud Backup with 4 reviews while N2WS Backup & Recovery is ranked 24th in Cloud Backup with 8 reviews. Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) is rated 8.4, while N2WS Backup & Recovery is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) writes "Offers good user experience and suited for medium-sized businesses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of N2WS Backup & Recovery writes "A highly stable and easy-to-use solution that can be used for backing up EC2 instances". Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) is most compared with , whereas N2WS Backup & Recovery is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, AWS Backup, Rubrik, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and Clumio. See our Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) vs. N2WS Backup & Recovery report.

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