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Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) vs Quorum OnQ comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Email Gateway Def...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
39th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Quorum OnQ
Ranking in Cloud Backup
36th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (48th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (24th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quorum OnQ is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Quorum OnQ0.6%
Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials)0.2%
Other99.2%
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Alex Clerici - PeerSpot reviewer
Valuable, reliable, and offers a comprehensive dashboard
Setting up Barracuda was moderately complex and it took about an hour with initial support from Barracuda engineers. While the deployment process wasn't overly complicated, having some knowledge about Barracuda or assistance from an engineer is advisable, especially when dealing with customer architectures. Once set up, ongoing support wasn't necessary, making it a relatively straightforward process.
Mohamed Iqbal - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and economical solution that provides quick disaster recovery
The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery. We call it a single-click recovery. If any server goes down, crashes, or experiences downtime, we can bring up the DR (Disaster Recovery) server in just two minutes. We also have a "Single Pane of Glass," wherein we work with only a single window. You don't have to use multiple windows to perform basic tasks like failover or failback.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable functionality is their robust blocking feature, along with fundamental rules for our environment."
"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."
"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."
"Quorum OnQ has taken the guesswork out of backup/recovery and disaster recovery."
"One of the biggest features is that, even on the absolutely run-of-the-mill box, if I lose any one of my servers I can automatically bring it up virtually on the physical onQ Quorum device."
"It's easy to implement, easy to spin up, easily configurable, to drop-in appliances and network. There wasn't a lot of time needed to spin it up."
"I like this product because it is easy to use."
"Quorum OnQ has a good ransomware protection feature, and customer service and support were very good."
"I have used the BMR (Bare Metal Restore) in several emergencies and it has absolutely saved my bacon."
"Quorum OnQ provides an elevated ability to filter on everything from people's location to age to their voting history."
"The change in the way that Quorum processes data has made a tremendous improvement in backup and replication times. While the familiar interface remains, the underpinnings have been finely tuned and the speed is incredible. My large Exchange Server went from 5- to 6-hour backups down to 22 minutes."
 

Cons

"Sometimes there are minor issues that can be frustrating, but not consistently bad."
"There Is room for improvement in the quarantine and user interface."
"Enhancements are required on the data transmission front."
"They could implement scheduled reporting in the product."
"The cost could be reduced."
"I don't love the scheduler, as I think that interface could use an overhaul."
"Quorum OnQ can be improved by providing support for other operating systems like Ubuntu."
"Lacks compatibility in terms of supporting other OS."
"Quorum OnQ's user interface is not very attractive and should be made more attractive."
"At times the email notifications don't go out, but a quick reset always fixes that problem."
"Better integration with cloud-based solutions like Azure and Office 365 is needed."
"I would like to see iSCSI support added so that NAS storage servers could be protected. We heavily utilize NAS storage and the risk there is minimal backup options. Currently, we are backing up NAS to NAS which is costly and slow. Being able to integrate NAS server backup would be the last item on my Quorum bucket list."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's price is higher than other vendors."
"It is cheaper compared to other products."
"The total for our current solution's licensing is about $14,000 for 12 servers for three years."
"The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."
"We have never questioned whether it is worth it because it so obviously is a great value."
"The solution’s pricing is economical."
"When we first got the Quorum the licensing was different."
"I am not sure how much it costs, but I know it's expensive."
"The pricing is about $1,400 a month. It's a little bit on the higher side. But it's one of those situations where time is valuable for me. So if it costs a little bit more money for me to have a solution that just works and requires less of my day-to-day management, I'm willing to pay a little bit more."
"The initial expenditure for us was a little under $40,000 for the recent renewal. For the first three years after that, other than electricity, there's no cost. After that, their support contract has to be renewed annually. We spent close to $6,000, between the two offices, for support."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Performing Arts
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials)?
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.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials)?
The features and product itself are good. Sometimes there are minor issues that can be frustrating, but not consistently bad.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quorum OnQ?
It's a little expensive. That said, the cost aligns with other advocacy tools we have evaluated.
What needs improvement with Quorum OnQ?
They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive. Also, the URL for our environments is the same, making it confusing for management when handling different departments wit...
 

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