Check Point Email Security vs Barracuda Message Archiver

Check Point Email Security9.2Visit Barracuda Message Archiver8.8Visit

Higher score Check Point Email Security #2 in Secure Email Gateway Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Check Point

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Barracuda Message Archiver #6 in Secure Email Gateway Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Barracuda

• Check Point Email Security fits best

  Organizations protecting email and collaboration apps

• Barracuda Message Archiver fits best

  Organizations prioritizing email archiving and eDiscovery

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Side by side

Feature	Check Point Email Security 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Barracuda Message Archiver 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Secure Email Gateway Software	#6 in Secure Email Gateway Software
Best for	Organizations protecting email and collaboration apps	Organizations prioritizing email archiving and eDiscovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS
Integrations	10 integrations	13 integrations
Features Check Point Email Security 0/5 · Barracuda Message Archiver 0/5
Malware sandboxing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Outbound DLP	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email encryption	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Continuity spooling	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email archiving	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Covers incoming, internal, and outgoing email threats Combines sandboxing, URL protection, and attachment sanitization Integrates with Microsoft, Google, and collaboration apps	Captures sent and received messages through SMTP journaling Combines retention policies, legal holds, and eDiscovery workflows Searches messages, attachments, and metadata with Boolean and full-text queries
Cons	Pricing is quote-based There is no free plan Data Loss Prevention is listed under Complete Protect	Focuses on archiving and discovery rather than gateway threat filtering Requires a customized quote rather than publishing a numeric price Standalone appliance licensing differs from cloud service per-user licensing
Our verdict	Check Point Email Security protects SaaS email and collaboration applications against phishing, malware, data leakage, and account takeover. Its coverage spans incoming, internal, and outgoing email, making it relevant to organizations… Read the review →	Barracuda Message Archiver stores and retrieves email from standards-compliant mail servers and cloud services. It is aimed at organizations that need policy-based retention, legal holds, audit trails, and eDiscovery workflows. SMTP… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Check Point Email Security — where it wins

  • Covers incoming, internal, and outgoing email threats
  • Combines sandboxing, URL protection, and attachment sanitization
  • Integrates with Microsoft, Google, and collaboration apps

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based
  • There is no free plan
  • Data Loss Prevention is listed under Complete Protect

• Barracuda Message Archiver — where it wins

  • Captures sent and received messages through SMTP journaling
  • Combines retention policies, legal holds, and eDiscovery workflows
  • Searches messages, attachments, and metadata with Boolean and full-text queries

  Where it doesn't

  • Focuses on archiving and discovery rather than gateway threat filtering
  • Requires a customized quote rather than publishing a numeric price
  • Standalone appliance licensing differs from cloud service per-user licensing

• Check Point Email Security9.2/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  Email and collaboration protection with sandboxing, attachment sanitization, and DLP.

  Visit Check PointFull verdict →
• Barracuda Message Archiver8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused archive for retention and legal discovery, not a gateway threat-filtering tool.

  Visit BarracudaFull verdict →