Symantec Messaging Gateway vs Trustwave Secure Email Gateway comparison

Broadcom and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) category. Broadcom is ranked #12, while LevelBlue is ranked #14. Broadcom holds a 2.3% mindshare in SEG, compared to LevelBlue’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

Symantec Messaging Gateway and Trustwave Secure Email Gateway compete in the enterprise email security domain. Trustwave seems more advanced feature-wise, while Symantec is praised for pricing and support.

Features: Symantec Messaging Gateway offers email filtering, spam protection, and data loss prevention. Trustwave Secure Email Gateway focuses on threat protection, security analytics, and integration flexibility. Trustwave stands out with superior threat management features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Symantec Messaging Gateway provides easy deployment with efficient integration and responsive support. Trustwave Secure Email Gateway offers specialized customer service but requires a more complex deployment process, catering to intricate requirements.

Pricing and ROI: Symantec Messaging Gateway is more cost-effective with faster ROI due to upfront pricing and package deals. Trustwave Secure Email Gateway may have higher initial costs but compensates with features and long-term security benefits, yielding significant ROI in demanding environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Symantec Messaging Gateway

Ranking in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Trustwave Secure Email Gateway

Ranking in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)

14th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) category, the mindshare of Symantec Messaging Gateway is 2.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trustwave Secure Email Gateway is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Symantec Messaging Gateway	2.3%
Trustwave Secure Email Gateway	1.1%
Other	96.6%

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Girish Vijay

Deputy Manager IT at Carl Bechem Lubricants India Pvt. Ltd.

A stable and reasonably priced solution that performs well and has a very good malware database

Since Symantec merged with Broadcom, they might have lost some good technical engineers. Maybe that’s the reason why the product is performing poorly. When we have a good marketing and sales team, even though our product cannot perform, we will sell it at a high price because of the buzzwords. However, at the end of the day, the product should perform. Most of the products might not perform. Symantec is a very good product, but the services are basic. I rate the technical features of the product a nine out of ten. However, I would rate the services provided by the solution a six out of ten. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Farooq Akbar

Cloud & Systems Admin at Service Management Group, Inc.

Offers clear vision on the clear side of what is being blocked and easy to use but a bit old-fashioned GUI

I would rate my experience with the initial setup a four out of ten when one is difficult, and ten is easy. It's difficult initially since it's an on-premise solution. So it's a bit difficult. So the initial assessment took a few days, and then the deployment was a couple of days. It is on-prem. That is also one of the improvements you need to make on the cloud. Most of the people like things to be on the cloud. You don't have the burden of setting up things on-premise.

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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

"Messaging Gateway is stable."

"Symantec Messaging Gateway is stable and scalable. Installation is easy, and the deployment and maintenance can be done by one administrative person."

"We use the solution for its advanced virus protection, phishing and other features."

"Symantec Messaging Gateway is stable and scalable."

"The solution is highly customizable. You can make rules for domains and configure policies for spam or malware. Messaging Gateway is an on-prem solution, so it's useful for companies without a cloud presence."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the content filtering policies because the solution offers huge options for configuration, such as hardware manipulation, et cetera, and the dictionaries make the work easier."

"The main thing that I appreciate about this product is that the database of spam, malware, and ransomware is very large."

"Symantec Messaging Gateway has a huge knowledge base about phishing, spamming, spoofing, etc."

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"The product's most valuable features are spam protection and artificial intelligence."

"I like that it doesn't hold emails for any reason; it sends out notifications to the user as well as administrators. So we have a clear vision on the clear side of what is being blocked and in time as well."

Cons

"What's lacking when you compare it with Proofpoint and other threat protection solutions is that it does the basic stuff, but we need more advanced threat handling."

"If the customer has to think about budget and solutions to reduce IT cost, they should get away from Symantec and try using Microsoft."

"Sometimes the solution picks up false positive for viruses during scans."

"The solution takes up a lot of memory."

"The biggest problem is it's an on-prem product and we're trying to get out of having equipment in data centers."

"Messaging Gateway's advanced malware detection could be improved."

"What needs to be improved in Symantec Messaging Gateway is its local partner support, as it's not as technical."

"The false positive submissions must be improved."

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"The technical support services and stability need improvement as well."

"There is room for improvement in GUI because it is a bit old-fashioned."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Symantec Messaging Gateway’s pricing is very cheap."

"For 150 users, we pay INR 1,60,000."

"It's a bit expensive compared to its competitor Barracuda Email Security Gateway but cheaper than Sophos Email."

"The cost of Symantec Messaging Gateway is too expensive in general. However, the appliance also includes the price of the license in the same bundle."

"They're a little costly compared to Microsoft."

"A subscription for technical support costs extra."

"It is a cost-effective product."

"The pricing is in the middle. Compared to other products, it should be five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

19%

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Marketing Services Firm

Government

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

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Also Known As

Symantec.cloud, Symantec Email Security.cloud

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Overview

Symantec Messaging Gateway is a comprehensive email security solution designed to protect organizations from advanced threats and spam. It combines multiple layers of protection, including anti-malware, anti-spam, and data loss prevention, to safeguard sensitive information and ensure email continuity.

With its advanced threat intelligence and machine learning capabilities, it can detect and block sophisticated attacks, such as ransomware and spear-phishing. The solution also offers robust encryption and authentication features to secure email communications.

Its intuitive management console provides administrators with granular control and real-time visibility into email traffic. Symantec Messaging Gateway is a reliable and scalable solution that helps organizations mitigate email-borne threats and maintain a secure messaging environment.

Broadcom

Protecting your email environment against spam, malware, phishing attacks, business email compromise, account takeover, ransomware and more is one of your top priorities. Trustwave Secure Email Gateway (SEG) multi-layered intelligence and detection engine performs deep analysis of your inbound email traffic, in real-time, to protect your users from cyber threats, enables you to integrate the workflow of your email content into business processes , while scrutinizing outbound email traffic to prevent your proprietary data, intellectual property, confidential documents and financial records from electronically leaving the building.

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Sample Customers

Doric, Joblink Plus, Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta, PPB Advisory, Slater & Gordon Lawyers, Sydney Adventist Hospital Ltd.

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