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Symantec Messaging Gateway vs VIPRE Email Security Cloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Symantec Messaging Gateway
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (9th)
VIPRE Email Security Cloud
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (60th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Symantec Messaging Gateway is designed for Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
VIPRE Email Security Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Email Security, holds 0.3% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Symantec Messaging Gateway2.5%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36527.5%
Proofpoint Email Protection21.0%
Other49.0%
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VIPRE Email Security Cloud0.3%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36511.5%
Proofpoint Email Protection8.2%
Other80.0%
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

Dennis O'Reilly - PeerSpot reviewer
The product provides good content filtering options, but the false positive submissions must be improved
The tool is very stable. I rate the stability a seven out of ten. It's an on-premise application that runs on a virtual machine. It has dependencies on the hypervisor host that we're running it on. If it's not configured, the application can be influenced by it. Sometimes, there is a service stop error while the service is still running. Sometimes, the service just stops. Some policies do not act the way that we intend them to respond.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Symantec Messaging Gateway?
The solution takes up a lot of memory. The system becomes slow. The performance must be improved.
What is your primary use case for Symantec Messaging Gateway?
We use the solution to secure our data and emails.
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Also Known As

Symantec.cloud, Symantec Email Security.cloud
VIPRE Email Security Server, VIPRE Email Security
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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