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Barracuda Message Archiver

byBarracuda
in Digital Communications Governance and Archiving Solutions
4.4

Overview

Product Information on Barracuda Message Archiver

Updated 24th November 2025

What is Barracuda Message Archiver?

Barracuda Message Archiver is an email archiving solution that helps organizations securely store, manage, and retrieve email communications while meeting compliance requirements. Available as a physical, virtual, or cloud-connected deployment, it offers advanced features like policy-based retention, legal hold, and search across messages, attachments, and metadata. Barracuda Message Archiver reduces storage costs, ensures regulatory compliance, and simplifies email management for businesses of all sizes.

Barracuda Message Archiver Pricing

Barracuda Message Archiver software uses a hardware appliance and subscription-based pricing model, where the cost depends on the selected appliance capacity and additional software features. The software license includes support and updates, with pricing varying based on storage size and number of users. Optional cloud storage and extended support services are available at additional cost.

Overall experience with Barracuda Message Archiver

It Manager
<50M USD, Finance (non-banking)
FAVORABLE

“Reliable email retention and retrieval with an outdated interface design”

5.0
May 29, 2026
Barracuda Message Archiver has been a dependable solution for email retention and retrieval It is easy to manage, performs reliably and makes it simple to locate historical messages when needed
It Manager
1B - 3B USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Secure connection but it causes conflicts with other connection software”

3.0
Mar 9, 2026
We use this product as a secure connection to serve our customer. It's not bad, but it's one of my least favorites for this type of connection.
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 14th July 2025

At Barracuda we strive to make the world a safer place. We believe every business deserves access to cloud-first, enterprise-grade security solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use. We protect email, networks, data, and applications with innovative solutions that grow and adapt with our customers’ journey. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide trust Barracuda to protect them — in ways they may not even know they are at risk — so they can focus on taking their business to the next level.

Company Details

Updated 14th July 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2003
Head office location
Campbell, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
http://www.barracuda.com

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Barracuda Message Archiver Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(73 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
58%
4 Star
36%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.6

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.7

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • It Manager
    <50M USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Reliable email retention and retrieval with an outdated interface design

    5.0
    May 29, 2026
    Barracuda Message Archiver has been a dependable solution for email retention and retrieval It is easy to manage, performs reliably and makes it simple to locate historical messages when needed
  • Network Administrator
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Cloud Version Offers Strong Features but Interface Changes Hinder Accessibility

    4.0
    May 14, 2026
    Message archiver is a very valuable too. We've been using it since the on prem models were introduced. We now use the cloud version w/in Barracuda cloud control. The message archiver is fantastic and in some aspects, we'd be lost without it. Barracuda support is ALWAYS one step above other companies.
  • IT Associate
    <50M USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Smooth e-discovery and integration, while audit features remain basic

    4.0
    Jun 10, 2026
    Barracuda Message Archiver has transformed how we manage email compliance and retention- the automated archiving engine significantly cuts down manual oversight while bringing consistency to our data governance workflows.
  • IT Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Comprehensive email visibility brings peace of mind despite some gaps

    4.0
    May 19, 2026
    It's very user friendly and our end users love using it. The admin tools are also phenomenal
  • Manager Of It
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Historic email retrieval remains efficient despite large data volumes

    5.0
    May 21, 2026
    Since last more than 3 years we have uploaded all our PST workload on the Cloud. This helps very efficiently while any historic communication is being asked.
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Barracuda Message Archiver Likes & Dislikes

Like

The search capabilities are fast and effective, the retention features are reliable, and the administration is straightforward. It provides quick access to archived emails while requiring minimal ongoing management.

Like

It is very safe and easy to use.

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Like

Cloud version, the features that are included w/the product.

Dislike

While the product is reliable overall, the user interface feels somewhat dated compared to newer cloud-based solutions Search filters and reporting options could be more flexible and some administrative tasks require more clicks than expected Documentation and self-service resources could also be improved to make troubleshooting easier

Dislike

We've experienced problems on our PCs after installing the product. Other connection types/software stopped working. In some cases, the internet connection stopped working altogether, requiring a Windows reinstallation.

Automated Translation from Spanish
Dislike

UI is clunky. When they do make changes and try to slim it down, it makes it harder to find some of the features and settings.