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Symantec Messaging Gateway

Composite Score

7.3 /10

CX Score

7.6 /10

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What is Symantec Messaging Gateway?

The Symantec™ Messaging Gateway is an on-premise email security solution that provides inbound and outbound protection against the latest messaging threats, including ransomware, spear phishing, and business email compromise (BEC).It catches more than 99 percent of spam and provides built-in data protection capabilities to keep your email secure and confidential, and it effectively responds to new messaging threats with real-time antispam and antimalware intelligence.

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Awards & Recognition

Symantec Messaging Gateway won the following awards in the Secure Email Gateway - Enterprise category

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0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

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2023

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2022

Symantec Messaging Gateway Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Symantec Messaging Gateway?

3% Negative

4% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Generous Negotitation
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Data Loss Prevention

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Reporting Components

Encryption and Decryption

Hosted Email Support

URL and Malware Detection

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Symantec Messaging Gateway Reviews

Kevyn G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

One of the best mail filters tested.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Symantec Messaging Gateway from other similar products?

Symantec Messaging Gateway is one of the most efficient products that Symantec has. It is easy to integrate and additionally has a lot of customization options for both rules and policies. Unlike its successor: Email Security.cloud, the Symantec Messaging Gateway can be purchased via a physical appliance or it can be done virtually.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The wide variety of options that the platform has for customizing alerts, policies or rules.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I think that while it can be achieved by means of other software. The on-premise tool does not have the ability to balance with another computer, so changes made on one computer are not automatically replicated on another computer.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The main thing is to make sure that the product meets the requirements of the needs that need to be solved.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Fatih K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

Easy to use, affordable

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Symantec Messaging Gateway from other similar products?

User Friendly interface, easy to configure polict

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

add scanner to existing system is very easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

sometimes it didnt catch SPAM mails

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

IF you have Symantec DLP, you should choose this software.

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Generous Negotitation
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2022

very good product, reliable, not easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

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Awards & Recognition

Symantec Messaging Gateway Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Symantec Messaging Gateway?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection Basic inbound blocking using multitude of triggers: IP address, content, header, and other reputation-based identifiers.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing Heuristic detection techniques that recognize common characteristics of phishing attacks.

Anti Malware Signature Detection Comprehensive signature malware detection capabilities through threat intelligence sourcing.

Email Retention and Archiving Inbound and outbound logging capabilities.

End User Spam Visibility and Controls End-user email digest release capability and client integration for fine tuning.

Reporting Components Lightweight controls and components that are easily embeddable and reusable. Integration with common apps such as Word, Excel, etc.

Encryption and Decryption Advanced capabilities to encode data and information with visibility and controls.

Hosted Email Support Integration and support capabilities with third-party hosted email providers.

URL and Malware Detection Live detection and following of URL embedded links and execution of active content.

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection Active code detection and execution.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Symantec Messaging Gateway Reviews

Kevyn G.

One of the best mail filters tested.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fatih K.

Easy to use, affordable

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

very good product, reliable, not easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Data Loss Prevention

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Reporting Components

Encryption and Decryption

Hosted Email Support

URL and Malware Detection

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness