We performed a comparison between Symantec Messaging Gateway and Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Proofpoint, Barracuda Networks, IRONSCALES and others in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)."Messaging Gateway is stable."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"The solution is "set and forget". You pay for it and everything is done for you."
"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 anti-malware and spam features are valuable."
"It has very good capabilities for managing malware."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"Symantec Messaging Gateway is stable and scalable. Installation is easy, and the deployment and maintenance can be done by one administrative person."
"They do a better job of determining what's real and what's not than most of the other solutions we have tried, and it's been very painless to use."
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"We've had issues in the past where the user finds spam, and Symantec does not recognize it as spam."
"It could be more scalable."
"The solution interface is from 2003 and is outdated. Symantec Messaging Gateway needs to update the interface."
"Messaging Gateway's advanced malware detection could be improved."
"They have updated the version of the Messaging Gateway and the new features they are adding the need to be re-evaluated. They have done some changes on the policy."
"It is a nice product but is not user friendly in terms of the graphical interface. It is poor and is not rich in terms of the human interface."
"This product would benefit from better integration with Symantec Endpoint Protection."
"Symantec Messaging Gateway should include better exclusions and exceptions for better administration."
"They have some areas that could be improved. For example, we also use this solution for email encryption, which was clunky and could be improved, but the email security itself has been excellent."
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Symantec Messaging Gateway is ranked 6th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 20 reviews while Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is ranked 14th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG). Symantec Messaging Gateway is rated 8.2, while Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Messaging Gateway writes "A stable and reasonably priced solution that performs well and has a very good malware database". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix writes "Inexpensive, with good email security, but the technical support could be improved". Symantec Messaging Gateway is most compared with Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Fortinet FortiMail and Trend Micro Email Security, whereas Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Barracuda Email Security Gateway.
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