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Symantec Messaging Gateway

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

42 Reviews Write a Review

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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1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

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0 Top Rated Features

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.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

Up 2
Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 94%
Negotiation and Contract:: 92%
Conflict Resolution:: 92%
Strategy & Innovation:: 96%
Service Experience:: 91%

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.

+93 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?

2% Negative

4% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Generous Negotitation
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Data Loss Prevention

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Encryption and Decryption

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

Hosted Email Support

URL and Malware Detection

Reporting Components

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Symantec Messaging Gateway Reviews

Anusha K.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Good in Threat protection on spam, Malware, Phish

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Symantec Messaging Gateway from other similar products?

Prevents the sensitive data leakage through emails

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Complete protection against inbound emails and out bound emails, blocks all kind of spam emails based on the domains and other

What do you dislike most about this product?

It requires some time for scheduling the updates and also there will be down times.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We can say this is a secured messaging gateway, as it provides the security against Spam emails, Malware, Phishing, Any vulnerabilities, so we can subscribe this product if our organization need any protection against emails.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Abhinav G.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Fantastic products, nice product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Symantec Messaging Gateway from other similar products?

It has some better features than the other products it's has good customer review and user experience

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Functionality

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing I dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Please go and use this and get benefit

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Swathy P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Communications
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Amazing product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Symantec Messaging Gateway from other similar products?

Quick AI-driven threat detection and global threat-sharing system

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Highly configurable for trusted program exceptions and rules

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing much to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go ahead if you want a market standard product that is reliable

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Symantec Messaging Gateway Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

Up 2 Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Symantec Messaging Gateway?

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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.

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

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

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

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

Email Retention and Archiving Inbound and outbound logging capabilities.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Symantec Messaging Gateway Reviews

Anusha K.

Good in Threat protection on spam, Malware, Phish

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abhinav G.

Fantastic products, nice product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Swathy P.

Amazing product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Data Loss Prevention

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Encryption and Decryption

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Email Retention and Archiving

Hosted Email Support

URL and Malware Detection

Reporting Components

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

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Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement