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SpamTitan & PhishTitan (Secure Bundle)  vs Barracuda Sentinel: What You Need to Know

TitanHQ Secure bundle includes two-layers of email defense ( SEG / MX Filtering + ICES). It delivers seamless M365 integration delivers 360-degree email protection against internal and external threats before, during, and after an attack, at US $3.74/user/month (annual).

Barracuda Sentinel is part of Barracuda Networks’ broader email-security/email-protection offering. It’s a cloud-based, AI-powered email protection service. Entry-level email protection plans begin at  US $5 per user/month (MSRP).  One publicly listed fully bundled subscription (Barracuda Total Email Protection which includes Sentinel + gateway security + backup/archiving + additional protections), the listed price for 1 user was shown as USD $14.99 per month in one vendor’s listing Sources Barracuda.com & CDW.com

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TitanHQ
Barracuda

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Type of Solution

TitanHQ

Two-layer email security bundle: SEG/MX filtering + ICES (Inline Cloud Email Security)

Barracuda

Cloud-based, AI-driven email protection platform (part of Barracuda Email Protection suite)

Category

Protection Scope

TitanHQ

360-degree protection for Microsoft 365: external + internal email threats; pre-, during, and post-attack defenses

Barracuda

AI phishing detection, BEC protection, account takeover defense; part of broader suite including optional backup, archiving, encryption

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Integration

TitanHQ

Seamless Microsoft 365 integration

Barracuda

Strong Microsoft 365 integration; also works within broader Barracuda ecosystem

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Pricing (approx.)

TitanHQ

US $3.74/user/month (annual subscription)

Barracuda

Starts at US $5/user/month (MSRP for entry-level email protection)

Category

Bundled / Premium Option

TitanHQ

"Complete Bundle (MX & ICES Email Threat Protection Backup & Recovery for Microsoft 365 and Entra ID Security Awareness Training AI-powered DNS Filtering Email Archiving). US $7.02 user / month"

Barracuda

Total Email Protection bundle (Sentinel + gateway filtering + backup + archiving + more) publicly listed at US $14.99/user/month (example vendor price via CDW)

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Value Positioning

TitanHQ

Lower cost; multi-layered cybersecurity protection included in one plan; strong SMB and M365-focused value

Barracuda

Higher cost; integrates deeply with Barracuda’s broader security, backup, compliance, and archiving stack

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Sources

TitanHQ

TitanHQ pricing

Barracuda

Barracuda.com (MSRP), CDW.com vendor listing

Did You Know?

99.99%

SpamTitan's spam catch rate

11 seconds

a ransomware attack occurs

$285

the average cost to manage spam per person without an email filter

56.50%

of all email is spam

Barracuda Feature Value Breakdown (vs TitanHQ)

Email Security Architecture

Barracuda's Approach: Barracuda Email Protection combines gateway defense with API-based inbox protection through multiple bundle tiers (Advanced, Premium, Premium Plus).

The solution offers comprehensive coverage against 13 email threat types with AI-driven detection. However, security awareness training requires additional purchases as an add-on/upsell. Barracuda provides MSP-specific features, including multi-tenant management through dedicated portals, though setup and management require heavier technical overhead.

Source: Barracuda

TitanHQs Approach: TitanHQ SEG (SpamTitan) provides dual antivirus engines (Bitdefender and ClamAV), predictive technology, and sandboxing with 400+ spam rulesets for precision scoring.

The two-layer defense approach combines MX-level email protection to block threats before they reach Microsoft 365, plus Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) for API-based detection of BEC, C-Level impersonation, and internal threats invisible at the gateway. Security awareness training is included in bundles rather than sold separately.

The multi-tenant architecture allows MSPs to manage all clients from a single dashboard, with deployment in under 30 minutes. Independent testing shows strong performance with spam catch rates exceeding 99.87%.

Value Assessment: Both solutions offer comprehensive email security. Barracuda provides more bundle tiers but charges extra for training and requires a heavier setup. TitanHQ emphasizes the two-layer defense approach with training included, MSP-focused design, and faster deployment at a significantly lower price point.

SpamTitan Plus blocks 99.9% of phishing and spear phishing emails.

TitanHQ Secure Bundle

Stay ahead of email threats with two layers of email protection: MX filtering and ICES. The standard plan provides email perimeter and mailbox protection at the same time. Our seamless M365 integration delivers 360-degree email protection, ensuring proactive defense against phishing, malware, and evolving threats. Safeguard your inbox against internal and external threats before, during, and after an attack.

Phishing Protection

  • AI-Driven Analysis : Uses AI-driven analysis with multiple layers, including ML, to detect phishing attempts and malicious URLs.
  • High Detection Accuracy : API Driven Inline Email Security. Catches threats Microsoft misses.
  • Auto Remediation : Instant Inbox Threat Removal, Identify and remove emails containing malicious URLs.

Email Anti-Spam

  • Spam Protection : Advanced Spam Protection via MX-based Secure Email Gateway Blocks Spam, Viruses, Malware and Ransomware.
  • Email Filtering : Exceptional Detection Rates (Virus Bulletin Leading Vendor in Q4 2024).
  • Advanced Threat Protection : Advanced Threat Protection uses Bayesian auto learning and heuristics to defend against evolving threats.

Hear from our Customers

Hands down best replacement for Barracuda

What do you like best about SpamTitan Email Security? The degree of customization and logging is amazing. You can account for everything going in or out of your organization and set filtering rules to match any scenario. Performance of the web UI and functions like searching and reporting are lightning quick. Virtual machine for VMware was super easy to deploy. SpamTitan offers an in-house solution, which we LOVE as well as options for people who prefer cloud. In-House appliance has full support for ipv6 both sending and receiving. Recommendations to others considering SpamTitan Email Security: Take the time to consider SpamTitan. The offering is flexible and if you still want and trust an in-house solution, they offer that in addition to cloud. The in-house solution is not scaled down in any way and is just as good as the cloud offering. What problems is SpamTitan Email Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Barracuda spam filtering was letting us down and letting viruses through. As a managed service provider we wanted our own in-house solution for spam filtering we could use our self and resell to customers. We didn't feel like paying some other company to do it for us in ""the cloud"". Spam Titan was the perfect fit.

David S.

CEO

THANK YOU!

Our company was getting SO many spam and phishing emails. Once this software was implemented, I was able sort and manage my email easier.

Brittany

Collections Manager

Spam Titan is a Class Act

What do you like best about SpamTitan Email Security? Product is simple to install on mail Server. And works Great. What problems is SpamTitan Email Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Spam Totally non existent now.

Gene L.

Small-Business

goodbye to the nightmare of spam

What do you like best about SpamTitan Email Security? The support is very good and the ease of use of the platform is also multilanguage. What do you dislike about SpamTitan Email Security? All is good to me really some little details. Recommendations to others considering SpamTitan Email Security: It really is very good, it would be good to improve the interface. What problems is SpamTitan Email Security solving and how is that benefiting you? We received thousands of emails per hour, this really was chaotic, after implementing SpamTitan, this was very easy and fast, our problems began to be solved almost immediately.

David A.

Mid-Market

It just works

What do you like best about SpamTitan Email Security? The set it and forget it, you don't need to think about on daily basis, once it is configured to updates antivirus antispam and definitions quite often to ensure that as little as possible spam gets through, false positives are very rare. What do you dislike about SpamTitan Email Security? There is really not much to dislike, the interface has what it needs and the system works, not much to tweak either but the again the people at SpamTitan really seams to know what they are doing. Recommendations to others considering SpamTitan Email Security: Remember to use SPF and other antispam issues on your domains, to minimize the amount of spam you send from your domain. What problems is SpamTitan Email Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Stopping a lot of spam, so that staff don't need to go trough a lot of spam to find the mail they need to respond to. This gives them time to do their work instead of filtering spam by hand.

Morten B.

System Administrator

TitanHQ Complete Bundle

The 'Complete' bundle combines advanced email security (ICES & MX), Microsoft 365 and Entra ID backup, Security Awareness Training (SAT), phishing simulation, email archiving, and DNS filtering.

Robust Layered Cybersecurity

  • Protect your systems, users, and data with a powerful, multi-layered cybersecurity solution designed to defend against modern cyber threats and human error, all in one comprehensive bundle.
  • DNS Filtering: Protect client data, restricts clicks/links from launching malicious websites.
  • SAT & Phishing Simulation : Transforms staff into real-time cyber defense firewall.
  • Next-Gen Phishing Protection : Cutting-edge defense against phishing threats.
  • High Detection Accuracy : Catches threats Microsoft misses.
  • Compliant Archiving Solution : Offers secure right-to-be-forgotten functionality to comply with HIPAA, SOX, SEC, FINRA, and GDPR regulations.
  • Data Protection & Privacy :Backups ensure email data is recoverable in case of deletion, cyberattacks, or system failures, helping meet data availability and protection obligations.

TitanHQ offers a unified cybersecurity platform built specifically for MSPs and SMBs that prioritize simplicity, exceptional support, and transparent pricing.  By offering highly customizable bundles that combine two-layer email defense (MX + API), comprehensive backup and recovery solutions, and security awareness training, it streamlines deployment in under 30 minutes while providing predictable costs and unified management.

The MSP First model, with dedicated Account Managers and someone who always picks up the phone, is particularly suitable for MSPs managing multiple clients on M365 or mixed environments, SMBs wanting enterprise security without complexity or surprise costs, and organizations that value personal support relationships and bundled pricing over individual product selection.

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