Jon's Network

A customer recently evaluated Brightmail, Fortimail 400 and Barracuda 600. They said Barracuda would have been great had it been the only one they tested, since the reporting impressed them, but they noticed the poor catch-rate once they tested Brightmail and Fortimail. Fortimail ended up winning the deal.

• Spam filtering – Barracuda detection rates were fair compared to Brightmail and Fortimail
• User experience – All were good, no complaints
• Mail server integration – Barracuda fair, Fortimail much better
• Reporting – Barracuda reporting excellent
• Yearly subscription – Barracuda higher than Fortimail