Barracuda Email Protection vs Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud comparison

Barracuda Networks and Veritas are both solutions in the Email Archiving category. Barracuda Networks is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5, while Veritas is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.0. Barracuda Networks holds a 17.8% mindshare in EA, compared to Veritas’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Barracuda Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

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Barracuda Email Protection

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 19, 2026

Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud and Barracuda Email Protection are products competing in email security and archiving solutions. Barracuda Email Protection holds an advantage due to its comprehensive feature set, which many users find justifies its cost.

Features: Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud offers robust archiving capabilities with secure storage and easy retrieval of emails, scalability, and compliance support. Barracuda Email Protection focuses on advanced email security features, comprehensive threat protection, spam filtering, antivirus, and data loss prevention. Veritas places more emphasis on compliance and storage efficiency, while Barracuda focuses on threat management and email security.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud features straightforward deployment with extensive compliance tools and reliable customer service. Barracuda Email Protection offers user-friendly deployment and focuses on comprehensive support for quick resolution of security issues. Although both products simplify deployment, Barracuda has a slight edge due to its focus on rapid issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud presents a cost-effective solution with a positive ROI achieved through archival efficiency. Barracuda's pricing reflects its extensive security features, which could lead to higher initial costs. However, businesses seeking robust protection find its return on investment satisfactory, as Veritas offers lower initial costs and Barracuda provides comprehensive security at a premium.

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Email Protection

Ranking in Email Archiving

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Security (13th), Security Incident Response (7th), Office 365 Protection (4th)

Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud

Ranking in Email Archiving

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

eDiscovery (7th), File Archiving (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Email Archiving category, the mindshare of Barracuda Email Protection is 17.8%, down from 25.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud is 2.7%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Archiving Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Barracuda Email Protection	17.8%
Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud	2.7%
Other	79.5%

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Sherif Fouad

Group ICT Manager at a mining and metals company with 501-1,000 employees

Have raised concerns about scanning engines and automation while continuing to rely on layered protection strategies

Incident response is something that requires more development from Barracuda's side. Regarding room for improvement for Barracuda Forensics and Incident Response, for the product, developing or improving the scanning engine is important, but it's a bit tricky. I know that they are working on it heavily. The difference between Barracuda and Sophos is Sophos focused heavily on cybersecurity while Barracuda tried to increase their product portfolio. Sometimes, in some cases, this might end up with their teams being unfocused or a bit thin and stretched and super busy. However, there is room for improvement. The product is great. The teams that are supporting are great. But there is always room for improvement. Even if you have a product that you would give a rating of 10 out of 10, there is always room for improvement. The day we stop improving is the day we die. Regarding the scanning engine, Barracuda Forensics and Incident Response has a very good feature where you can create automated flows for how to handle specific emails that are detected as incidents. This needs a bit of an improvement. That's the only component of Barracuda Forensics and Incident Response that I believe requires improvement.

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Rastislav Maniak

Partial Owner at Storage One

Archives emails and files, providing indexes for searching the archives

The tool has had some scalability issues, but now that it's offered as a cloud service, it's easier to manage. However, setting it up isn't as straightforward as it used to be, and there may be limitations with the support provided during setup and testing. Also, the quality of support has declined in the past year.

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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 features of Barracuda Essentials are it's a trusted name and is rated very high on review sites. It blocks high percentages of spam and junk email and it's in the cloud. They have hardware appliances, but this is in the cloud. The solution is very effective at blocking malware and blocking spam and this is what we are looking for. There's not a whole lot of complexity, you want a solution that is very good at blocking out all of the unwanted emails."

"The product is easy to deploy and maintain."

"I would rate the solution nine out of ten."

"The archiving and search features are very good."

"Barracuda email protection is stable. I would give it a nine because of its strong cybersecurity features."

"The best feature of Barracuda Email Protection is that it provides protection for Microsoft 365."

"We now have a secondary backup of Office 365 that's much easier to retrieve compared to Microsoft. If someone deletes something in Office 365, we can get it back within Office 365, but it's difficult. Barracuda is much easier. There is a lot less management needed using Barracuda. The management becomes much easier for Office 365 and it's no longer on-prem, so there are fewer hours managing on-prem devices, servers, and things of that nature. We don't have network appliances anymore for the backup of our information."

"The beauty of Barracuda Email Protection is that it is easy to manage and simple to deploy."

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"The tool streamlines data discovery processes for compliance by setting up a gateway to copy every incoming and outgoing email to the archive independently of the mailbox. This ensures that even if a user deletes their mailbox, the emails are still available in the archive, making it a compliant solution for monitoring all incoming and outgoing emails. Additionally, it offers the ability to place legal holds on important emails."

"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."

Cons

"Barracuda Essentials can improve by continually adding more features."

"I would like to see some additional functionality in terms of employee monitoring, as part of a work-from-home security solution."

"Sometimes it is somewhat laggy, especially on the Archiver side. It should have improved performance on their Message Archiver."

"Considering it integrates with Azure, I would like to be able to effectively set up policies where people are by default included in certain settings."

"The policies are set up in Barracuda by default; we don't have any control over them."

"The solution's reporting mechanism is a little poor and could be improved."

"The product must enable bulk user management."

"The technology works on a supervised engine, but it would be better if it ran on an unsupervised engine."

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"Technical support could be better."

"The tool has had some scalability issues, but now that it's offered as a cloud service, it's easier to manage. However, setting it up isn't as straightforward as it used to be, and there may be limitations with the support provided during setup and testing. Also, the quality of support has declined in the past year."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Despite a list price possibly around $40 per user, their market price allows customers to easily buy the solution."

"The product is expensive."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution's pricing is moderate, where it is neither cheap nor expensive."

"The price of Barracuda Essentials is better than some of the competing products."

"Price-wise, this product is middle-of-the-road."

"We pay annually. They never charged us for anything else. And they were quite a bit under that $20,000 mark. It was $19,074. And they've been pretty good about not skyrocketing the price or anything like that. It has gone up. It's gone up to $24,000 in 2020."

"We didn't have to pay a lot for the solution because we got it from a good vendor with a good user volume."

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"The tool is expensive, and I rate its price as eight out of ten. It might not be very expensive. However, comparing it with something that's free or already included in the price is challenging, like the Office 365 archive mailbox. Previously, this was part of the subscription price. Now, it's an additional cost, typically covered by departments like legal or compliance rather than IT."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

31%

Computer Software Company

Government

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	5

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Email Protection?

Barracuda Email Protection is easy to deploy and maintain. It doesn't require a specialized resource to manage this tool.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Email Protection?

Their list price is too high, but in India, the selling price is affordable at around $10 per user per year. Despite a list price possibly around $40 per user, their market price allows customers t...

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What needs improvement with Barracuda Email Protection?

Considering it integrates with Azure, I would like to be able to effectively set up policies where people are by default included in certain settings. For instance, for email quarantine, I can't se...

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What do you like most about Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud?

The tool streamlines data discovery processes for compliance by setting up a gateway to copy every incoming and outgoing email to the archive independently of the mailbox. This ensures that even if...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud?

The tool is expensive, and I rate its price as eight out of ten. It might not be very expensive. However, comparing it with something that's free or already included in the price is challenging, li...

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What needs improvement with Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud?

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Also Known As

Barracuda Essentials, Barracuda Forensics and Incident Response

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Overview

Barracuda Email Protection provides advanced security with features like AI protection and cloud-based spam blocking, making it essential for managing email risks effectively.

Barracuda Email Protection stands out with its robust malware detection, ease of use, and seamless integration with Microsoft 365, serving enterprises by simplifying email threat management. Despite its efficient spam filtering and straightforward setup, users seek improvements in email encryption, third-party vendor integration, report details, and more streamlined performance. Organizations leverage its AI capabilities for phishing detection and employee training, allowing for automated operations and comprehensive threat protection. Its archiving, search, and hands-off management are crucial for companies lacking extensive security resources, ensuring persistent email access and secure practices.

What are the key features of Barracuda Email Protection?

Cloud-Based Spam Blocking: Reduces unwanted emails effectively.
Impersonation Detection: Identifies phishing attempts seamlessly.
Malware Detection: Protects against malicious threats.
AI Protection: Enhances security with intelligent analysis.
Microsoft 365 Integration: Ensures smooth operation within existing systems.
Customizable Rules: Allows tailored security protocols.

What are the main benefits and ROI of Barracuda Email Protection?

Time Savings: Automates and streamlines email management processes.
Email Security: Maintains domain reputation by reducing spam and threats.
Comprehensive Protection: Provides a unified approach to email threats.
Central Management: Simplifies oversight with a unified console.
Reliable Support: Offers technical assistance and guidance.

In finance, healthcare, and large enterprises, Barracuda Email Protection is deployed for its reliable email archiving and retrieval, supporting compliance and data integrity. Industries benefit from its AI-powered phishing detection and employee training tools, enhancing operational security and reducing risk exposure.

Barracuda Networks

Veritas Enterprise Vault.cloud is a cloud-based archiving service that helps regulated organizations more effectively meet data governance requirements. and more efficiently execute business or legal eDiscovery. Thousands of customers have used Enterprise Vault.cloud to help ensure a successful and compliant migration to a cloud based application platform such as Microsoft Office 365 or Google G Suite Enterprise.

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Sample Customers

ACT Government, Acumen Group, AGIP, Delta Dental Plans Association, Desai/Nasr Consulting Engineers, Inc., Equinox Information Systems

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