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Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

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
40th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Cloud Backup
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
430
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials) is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 8.9%, down from 15.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veeam Data Platform8.9%
Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (Barracuda Essentials)0.4%
Other90.7%
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

BP
System Admin at Softcell Technologies Limited
Offers good user experience and suited for medium-sized businesses
It was implemented at a customer's site. 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. One of our customers also used Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (also known as Barracuda…
JitendraSadaye - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection
Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

Quotes from Members

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

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."
"The most valuable functionality is their robust blocking feature, along with fundamental rules for our environment."
"It makes it easier for customers to access emails during security incidents."
"The features that I have found most valuable are its ease of management, it is not complicated, it is very reliable, has good support and a lot of knowledge on the market for integrators."
"The data backup replication has been the most useful feature. Previously, we copied the data hub to an external hard drive but now we are able to store the backup on one of the depository service."
"It is a straightforward solution. There is no need for a dedicated technical person to do the backup and replication. Veeam is very straightforward when it comes to doing the replication."
"Veeam Backup Replication's snapshotting and cloning are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is adaptability, where it automatically adapts to the environment that it's being installed on."
"We have evaluated other solutions but Veeam is the best for virtualization."
"The solution's best features are its ease of use and replication."
"The most valuable aspect is its reliability in recovering any replaceable data in the event of server issues in a production environment."
 

Cons

"There Is room for improvement in the quarantine and user interface."
"They could implement scheduled reporting in the product."
"Enhancements are required on the data transmission front."
"Sometimes there are minor issues that can be frustrating, but not consistently bad."
"Cross-hypervisor replication can be improved."
"The solution requires a lot of bandwidth."
"We have had problems with some jobs. For example, when we have a VM with a large SQL Database, sometimes we cannot adjust the time for transaction logs to back up and overlap time."
"I would like them to move back to host licensing."
"SureBackup is sometimes a bit difficult to use."
"The navigation of menus can be difficult to find what you're looking for sometimes."
"Veeam Backup Replication has agents for Linux, but they are not supporting Cluster Shared Volumes. It would be great to have agents for Linux be cluster-aware, just like the Windows agents. That's the main pain point. In addition, we should be able to handle the automation of Oracle backups from the backup server. We should be able to schedule, control, and deploy them from the backup server rather than relying on scripts and/or the system you are backing up to perform the backup. Currently, we install the plug-in inside Oracle VMs and then use crontabs to handle the task schedule on each machine for scheduling the backups. Veeam Backup Replication should also support the automation of Nutanix backups from the backup server, not from the proxy. The other not so major thing is that they don't support legacy systems because Veeam is a new company. It is not as old as other companies. They don't support physical workloads that are really old, which a major challenge, but they do have a point. Legacy systems should be virtualized, and if they're virtualized, then the backup is not an issue with Veeam, but some customers like the physical setup, and they don't want to have it virtual."
"think backing up from physical servers and ransomware security needs some improvements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is cheaper compared to other products."
"The product's price is higher than other vendors."
"Veeam's pricing is good. But compared to the past five years, it's constantly increasing."
"Compared to other enterprise solutions, Veeam Backup & Replication generally offers a competitive price point. However, there has been a noticeable and concerning increase in pricing, particularly in the year 2023. The rate of price hikes has been significant, with prices escalating three times during the first quarter of the year. This trend indicates a substantial shift in the pricing structure, which may have implications for customers and their budgeting considerations."
"The pricing of the solution could be reduced."
"Veeam Backup Replication can be quite expensive for Office 365 because its license is per user and not for the space that you use. You need one license for each user. If the user only uses a few files on one hard drive, you need a license to back up these files. It was better to have a license model, such as in the Cohesity solution. Cohesity has a license for a space that you use. It's more useful in this case because the license for backup data is on-premises is for CPU. The license is based on how many CPUs you have but it does not depend on how many users use the CPU."
"The price is affordable."
"Its licensing is very simple. We can make changes very easily."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"We pay for a license to use this solution, and we recommend that our customers pay for a license and a renewal license."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business217
Midsize Enterprise99
Large Enterprise139
 

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.
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Also Known As

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

Overview

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