Avanan vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security comparison

Avanan, a Check Point Company and Fortinet are both solutions in the Email Security category. Avanan, a Check Point Company is ranked #22, while Fortinet is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.7. Avanan, a Check Point Company holds a 2.1% mindshare in Email Security, compared to Fortinet’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Avanan, a Check Point Company users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Avanan and Perception Point compete in the cybersecurity market, focusing on email and collaboration app security. Avanan has the upper hand due to its versatile deployment options and effective real-time threat detection.

Features: Avanan offers strong anti-malware protection for Office 365 and Box.com, advanced AI detecting phishing and malware in real-time, and customizable rules with round-the-clock cloud protection. Perception Point utilizes multi-layer dynamic scanning and anti-evasion technology, boasts a hardware-assisted platform enhancing threat detection, and provides efficient email scanning with reduced intrusiveness.

Room for Improvement: Avanan could improve SaaS integration, mobile app flexibility, and reduce false positives by refining AI calibration. Perception Point needs to enhance cyberattack attribution, real-time email alerts, and user interface engagement along with better email scanning customization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Avanan supports cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments with highly responsive customer service, ensuring seamless integration and robust client support. Perception Point, while relying on public cloud deployment, offers prompt technical support but lacks Avanan's deployment flexibility.

Pricing and ROI: Avanan's flexible user-based pricing suits dynamic environments, particularly in media and production, delivering excellent ROI by reducing phishing incidents. Perception Point, though not the cheapest, offers value through comprehensive security with competitive pricing models based on email volume and features.

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Avanan vs. Perception Point Advanced Email Security

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Cloudflare One is 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Avanan is 2.1%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Perception Point Advanced Email Security is 1.6%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Security Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Perception Point Advanced Email Security	1.6%
Cloudflare One	1.7%
Avanan	2.1%
Other	94.6%

Email Security

Featured Reviews

Cobe Van Coller

Network Architect at IP Dimension

Cloud security has improved remote access and has reduced costs for smaller client sites

I have used Cloudflare One's Identity-Aware Proxy, and it is quite straightforward from what I have seen so far. The app registration on the Azure side integrates fully into Cloudflare, and I am very satisfied with that part because it is easy to set up. The integration of Cloudflare One's Secure Web Gateway and Zero Trust Network Access works without any issues. That part is pretty automatic, and if you complete the rest of the setup, it comes together by itself with no issues from my side. What makes it nice is that we can actually start replacing on-site firewalls at this stage for the smaller clients because it does not matter if they go to a coffee shop or work from home; they are still secured by the same connection. The hops get shorter and you get better latency. We have done testing to see if it is better. One thing that we did notice with our proof of concept with our current client is that they have people connecting from the UK. When they used their previous VPN solution, uploading CAD drawings and other files to the server took a long time. They mentioned that it is much quicker on Cloudflare One's solution. I definitely believe that is part of the improved performance, and I am satisfied with that as well. What is nice about Cloudflare One is that it makes the setup easier and also easier to train technicians to maintain it. Compared to legacy systems, we do not need to get fancy firewalls in place that are costly. That is definitely also a cost-saver with Cloudflare One.

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Robert Melendez

Vice President Information Technology at Makeready

Enhances email security and has a very simple and easy-to-use UI

Spam protection is the most valuable feature. We have implemented the tool to enhance our email security. It helps prevent phishing attacks. The anomaly detection capabilities are baked into the security platform. The product integrates wonderfully with Microsoft 365. It's built right on a cloud platform and works almost natively. The solution has a very simple and easy-to-use UI. The tool appears extremely powerful and has a good solid feature set. It catches things that are bad for my environment. The user interface is good the way it is. If the solution continues down that path, I see no problems with the way it is going. It feels like a mature product.

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GOUTHAMKRISHNA

Senior Security Analyst at a security firm with 11-50 employees

Advanced email protection has reduced fraud risks and simplifies compliance workflows

The primary area for improvement in Perception Point Advanced Email Security is the need for more integrations with XDR solutions. Currently, XDR integration exists with Symantec and CrowdStrike, but additional integrations are needed. I have found that the CrowdStrike integration, specifically the Falcon integration, has been experiencing issues recently. This represents another area requiring improvement. Integration capabilities are particularly important because companies are increasingly transitioning to their own SOC platforms or SIEM solutions to ensure complete environmental integration and security. MDR technology has emerged as a significant market offering, and Perception Point Advanced Email Security should develop integrations with additional solutions in this space. I am fully satisfied with the functionality of Perception Point Advanced Email Security because we have more than 200 customers using this product. We are retaining approximately 85 to 90 percent of our customers with this solution. All customers are satisfied, and we ourselves are satisfied with the product with no plans to change it. The only area for improvement is the integration capabilities.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"I'm very satisfied with the environment and the dashboard."

"Cloudflare DDoS is better than its competitors for its security, deployment, and scalability."

"Cloudflare One has assisted in securing my remote workforce through a SASE solution with Cloudflare One and the Workers part, although I am not currently using the Workers component."

"Cloudflare is simple to use."

"It is a stable solution."

"For Cloudflare Access, I am using the free plan...The most valuable feature is their protection."

"The solution has different options that can be used to differentiate DDoS attacks."

"It's the endpoint exposition. We don't need to expose our VPN server to the internet and need a zero-test solution. I can apply some conditional access to the endpoint that's connecting to our network to check their security policies or the security condition of their workstation. Once the workstation is trying to connect to my internal network, then I would like to check the discrete condition of these endpoints that are trying to access my internal network. We created some conditional access. We have CrowdStrike, to check if the CrowdStrike is installed, to check if it's updated, and to check for Windows updates. We created some conditional policies to check it."

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"We have highly benefited from this platform since we deployed it, as it has provided reliable security to our email infrastructure and developed a secure working environment."

"It can retract unsafe emails and remove them from the entire communication channel."

"Avanan Cloud Email Security has empowered teams with modern data security management knowledge and provided enough awareness that helps employees to prepare for any outcomes."

"In the overall experience, I have come to conclude that Avanan has the best email management tools that can prevent cyber attacks."

"I like Avanan's SmartDLP module. It's seamless, and the administrative overhead is low. We aren't a very sophisticated operation. We just want to reduce our exposure, so we find ThreatCloud helpful. Avanan's acquisition by Check Point was beneficial for them."

"Prevention of account takeover by ransomware attackers has solved long-term problems that had become normal in the company."

"Overall, compared to features, the cost is very reasonable and output of this tool is very good."

"If we look at four to five years ago, we had close to six or eight people click a link in an email per month. Now, we are probably down to about five or six clicks a year, if not less."

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"One is the hardware-assisted platform that provides more insight into the threat scenarios. And the other is their instant response team's availability, 24/7, for identifying and responding to incidents. These are the two main things that everyone likes."

"Their security engines are very effective at stopping malware and potential attacks before they reach a user's mailbox. They have the best detection engine."

"Since implementing Perception Point, we have had zero suspicious emails coming into our inbox, we have seen a 100 percent decrease in attempts, and there have been no false positives."

"The most valuable feature is the hardware-assisted platform module."

"After integration, the tool is very easy to use. I had a problem with scripts for one customer, but my team did the integration for other customers without issues. So, I think I made a mistake in my integration. Both inline and API work fine."

"Perception Point Advanced Email Security has helped to reduce the number of alerts received by our endpoint layer, actually saving on security team management by blocking malicious URLs before they can download payloads to our machines."

"The solution’s effectiveness when it comes to detection is very good. It has a very good mechanism. It scans our emails. It identifies any threat or phishing attempts and phishing campaigns as well as any bad reputation, servers, or links, then it blocks them. This is what I find to be very good about this system."

"For specific incidents coming via email, we have reduced our SOC team time dealing with problems by 99 percent."

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Cons

"Cloudflare One is not very powerful, but for what we require, it is basic and sufficient."

"Automation could be improved where you can easily add a TLS and SSL certificate to an application or web app if the developer did not include it."

"The initial onboarding was causing us some confusion."

"I would like them to include a VPN feature to provide a secure connection to the data center."

"Cloudflare DDoS has poor technical support."

"From a logging perspective, it is still a bit difficult to see exactly what users are being blocked with the current views."

"Feedback could be enhanced. While I work efficiently with Clover as a partner in Mexico City, sometimes the information and requests are easier to manage with more concrete solutions."

"The software has automated alerts, but the automated alerts are not available in the mobile app."

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"When sending bulky emails, the system slows down and takes a long time before it responds effectively to our requests."

"In Avanan, the email channel is one of the channels where data leakage happens, and they need to consider it from a DLP perspective."

"The customer service team could come up with clear tutorials on how to use this platform to help new teams."

"The cost is higher for SMEs, however, the pricing and billing criteria can be lessened to accommodate more willing customers."

"The response to new threats is sometimes slow and can lead to data compromise."

"The cost can be reviewed to enable SMEs to acquire it and enjoy great security features."

"There are some things that they can't remediate. The honest thing is nobody can right now because of the nature of how some of the secure email platforms work."

"The system could be designed to give corporate emails first priority due to demands."

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"Integration and end-user interaction can be improved as the current system does not allow end-users to send back information to the platform, unlike Google Workspace or competitive tools like Ironscales."

"To improve the solution, maybe a portal for end users to consult their emails would be helpful. The end user could access the portal and see their emails or events. They could also refresh the names."

"Perception Point Advanced Email Security can be improved by increasing the speed of analysis and delivery."

"Dashboard is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required."

"Coming from products in the Microsoft stack, Perception Point doesn't really give you, as an admin, a lot of options to make changes yourself. It's more on their side to make changes in the back end. That's something they could improve on in the future."

"They could improve their anti-spam engine a little bit, because there are a lot of false positives."

"The only thing that can be improved in Perception Point is the in-depth analysis and attribution to cyberattack groups."

"Perception Point Advanced Email Security should make available more use cases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform's pricing is good."

"The solution's pricing lacks transparency."

"The solution is not that expensive."

"My company has to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no hidden charges apart from the licensing costs of the solution."

"The pricing of the solution is cheap. The licensing cost is also very low. I rate the cost and pricing a three out of ten."

"The prices are slightly expensive."

"The price tag is no longer $200,000, but rather $300,000 to $400,000. It's twice."

"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten."

"Having the flexibility and modeling to do the pricing that best fits the needs of the organization is incredibly ideal. That is what Avanan does. They know exactly how many users are using it, etc. We can tune the invoicing associated with how we are using the product so we can charge it back to the shows appropriately."

"Avanan’s price is comparable to Barracuda."

"Good pricing arrangement as an SaaS offering."

"The product is not the cheapest in the market."

"The pricing of Avanan is reasonable."

"There is room for improvement for them with an MSP partner. The pricing is good and fair. Our customers don't complain. The only thing is that it's a little bit old school. They don't have a system that automatically checks the number of users that our customers have so we can just update the licenses ourselves through a website. It is still done manually. They have a person who checks invoicing monthly to determine if there have been any changes. A nice improvement would be if they could get automated licensing counts."

"We would always like it to be cheaper and save more money. However, we are getting the value from it."

"The price of the solution is high."

"The pricing and licensing are very fair compared to competing companies in the same field."

"The pricing compared to the value Perception Point brings is super-competitive. They're not the cheapest in the market, but the value and the quality of the product are superior to anything else in the market, so we don't mind paying more for it."

"Pricing is lower in comparison to Proofpoint."

"In Brazil, the dollar price affects the cost. Perception Point Advanced Email Security is about 50 percent less expensive."

"We were able to get reasonable pricing that matches the ROI we want, so I think that it is the correct price point."

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Also Known As

Cloudflare Area 1 Email Security, Cloudflare Bot Management, Cloudflare Gateway, Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform, Cloudflare DDoS, Cloudflare SASE & SSE Platform

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Overview

Cloudflare One is a comprehensive platform for security, performance, and connectivity. It provides features like rate limiting, DDoS protection, and application access, tailored to enhance user experience while securing internet access and accelerating communications.

Designed to integrate security measures with ease of use and scalability, Cloudflare One offers a secure web gateway and zero trust network access. These features ensure seamless setup and operation, making connectivity reliable and protected. Users appreciate its integrated console, intuitive interface, and the ability to manage risk effectively. It offers straightforward deployment, improves latency, and boasts cost-effectiveness. While its onboarding process and documentation need enhancement, its value in content delivery and application shielding is notable. Despite challenges in integrating Cloudflare Access with existing VPNs and the need for better automation and support, it remains vital for DNS and infrastructure protection.

What features make Cloudflare One stand out?

Rate Limiting: Controls the traffic rate to prevent abuse.
DDoS Protection: Shields applications from distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Secure Web Gateway: Provides secure internet access with seamless operation.
Zero Trust Network Access: Ensures secure, application-based connectivity without relying on traditional VPNs.
Access for Connectivity: Facilitates access to internal applications securely.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Security: Robust measures for DNS and browsing protection.
Performance: Enhanced site accessibility and communication speed.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers competitive pricing for its features.
Ease of Deployment: Straightforward and efficient setup process.

In industries like finance, retail, and technology, Cloudflare One is crucial for enabling secure remote access and protecting web applications against dynamic threats. It supports compliance access policies and enhances content delivery, playing a key role in safeguarding digital infrastructure.

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Avanan offers advanced threat detection for protecting against phishing and malware, utilizing strong AI algorithms and seamless integration with platforms like Office 365. Its cloud-based, customizable security rules ensure efficient data protection suitable for diverse organizational sizes.

Avanan's platform is designed for email security across cloud and on-premises environments, protecting against threats like ransomware and DDoS attacks. With features such as real-time threat detection and advanced filtering, it integrates effortlessly with Microsoft 365. Organizations appreciate its user-friendly interface that allows for easy deployment and management. While possessing cost-effective qualities, Avanan might improve in SaaS integration, AI logic, and technical support with Check Point. Some users suggest enhancements like better mobile compatibility and faster threat response. The system's documentation and querying functionalities could also see refinement, addressing concerns for SMEs.

What are Avanan's key features?

Advanced Threat Detection: Quickly identifies phishing and malware.
Anti-Malware: Supports Office 365 and Box.com with strong AI algorithms.
Sandboxing Capability: Quarantines suspicious emails efficiently.
Seamless Integration: Compatible with tools like Office 365 and Slack.
Customizable Security: Offers cloud-based, always-on protection.

What benefits should users consider?

Cost-Effectiveness: Ideal for organizations of all sizes.
Ease of Implementation: Quick and easy setup process.
User-Friendly Management: Simplifies threat management and data protection.
Enhanced Data Protection: Comprehensive security across environments.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Avanan is implemented widely to protect sensitive communications and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. Its flexibility makes it suitable for sectors requiring robust security measures, leveraging cloud-based solutions for real-time threat mitigation and data leak prevention.

Avanan, a Check Point Company

Perception Point Advanced Email Security is a cutting-edge platform designed to safeguard email communications with extensive threat detection and efficient response capabilities, leveraging AI and machine learning for advanced protection against email threats.

Focusing on dynamic multi-layer threat detection, Perception Point Advanced Email Security provides robust protection against phishing, spam, and malicious content. Its powerful anti-phishing capabilities, account takeover protection, and AI-driven analysis enhance email security in both hybrid and cloud-based environments. The platform offers real-time scanning, detailed threat analysis, and low false positives, further augmented by an efficient incident response team. While the solution excels at improving operational efficiency and user experience, it seeks enhancements in reporting, policy customization, integration with tools like XDR and SIEM, and spam filtering. Organizations benefit from Perception Point's strong reporting capabilities and easy integration options, though improvements in analysis speed, spam filtering, and more intuitive interfaces are desired.

What are the key features of Perception Point Advanced Email Security?

Dynamic Multi-layer Threat Detection: Advanced AI and ML-driven systems for comprehensive threat analysis.
Real-time Scanning: Continuous scanning to detect and neutralize threats instantly.
Account Takeover Protection: Safeguards against unauthorized account access and compromise.
AI-driven Anti-phishing: Employs AI to identify and block phishing attempts effectively.
Incident Response Team: Provides immediate support and quick resolution of security incidents.

What benefits should users consider when evaluating this solution?

Improved Efficiency: Streamlines email security operations with real-time threat detection.
Enhanced User Experience: Reduces false positives for accurate threat detection.
Strong Reporting: Offers in-depth insights into threat landscapes and security status.
Easy Integration: Seamlessly connects with existing systems for improved security posture.

Organizations in compliance-focused industries, especially those utilizing cloud-based platforms like Office 365, benefit significantly from Perception Point's comprehensive scanning and filtering features. Leveraging its sandboxing and API capabilities, they achieve deeper threat analysis, meeting regulatory requirements while exploring additional features for collaboration and file-sharing security.

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