Broadcom

Symantec Email Security.cloud

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

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What is Symantec Email Security.cloud?

Safeguard Microsoft Office 365, Google G Suite, and on-premises email with the industry’s most complete email security solution.

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Awards & Recognition

Symantec Email Security.cloud won the following awards in the Secure Email Gateway category

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

Symantec Email Security.cloud Ratings

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

73 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+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 Email Security.cloud?

0% Negative

10% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 78

URL and Malware Detection

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Reporting Components

Hosted Email Support

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Email Retention and Archiving

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Data Loss Prevention

Encryption and Decryption

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

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Symantec Email Security.cloud Reviews

Shefali S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Sep 2024

Great product.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Symantec Email Security.cloud from other similar products?

Security and some features stand out this product from similar products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The level of security it provides to the user

What do you dislike most about this product?

Usability is not that much of user friendly

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Interface should be little more user friendly

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Acts with Integrity
Client's Interest First

Harsh S.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Sep 2024

A long way to go!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Symantec Email Security.cloud from other similar products?

It is different from other options available because it is more reliable and more user friendly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Symantec Email Security.cloud provides differentiated or unique product features or vendor capabilities.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is a little bit costlier than the other options available in the market.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would suggest everyone to use this product atleast once to have some very nice user experience.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Saloni S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted May 2026

Powerful Enterprise Email Security.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Symantec Email Security.cloud from other similar products?

Broadcom Symantec Email Security.cloud stands out because it combines strong cloud-based email protection with Symantec’s global threat intelligence network. It offers advanced anti-phishing, anti-spam, malware detection, data loss prevention encryption, and targeted attack protection in a single platform.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Broadcom Symantec Email Security.cloud is its strong multilayered threat protection. It does an excellent job filtering spam, phishing attempts, malicious links, and ransomware before they ever reach users’ inboxes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the biggest drawbacks of Broadcom Symantec Email Security.cloud is that the user interface can feel outdated and sometimes difficult to navigate. Some users also report slower email delivery, complex configuration steps, and challenges with integrations or support responsiveness after the Broadcom transition.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I also recommend spending time on proper policy configuration and user training, since the platform has many advanced settings that can be overwhelming at first. Several reviewers mention that setup and administration become much smoother once the policies are fine-tuned.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Symantec Email Security.cloud Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

73 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Symantec Email Security.cloud?

Pros

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Data Loss Prevention Outbound content filtering based on policy configuration with notification or redactive functions.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Symantec Email Security.cloud Reviews

Shefali S.

Great product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Harsh S.

A long way to go!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Saloni S.

Powerful Enterprise Email Security.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

URL and Malware Detection

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Reporting Components

Hosted Email Support

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Email Retention and Archiving

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Data Loss Prevention

Encryption and Decryption

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization