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Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade vs Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Anti-Spam and E...
Ranking in Email Security
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortra's Clearswift Secure ...
Ranking in Email Security
41st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade0.8%
Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway1.0%
Other98.2%
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

Abnet Tsegaye Belay - PeerSpot reviewer
Has reduced phishing threats and provided better visibility through detailed dashboards and logging
One thing I noticed with Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is that without configuring the MTA or transfer agent, it cannot work fully. The MTA feature has significant resource needs, and without it, we cannot use the full-fledged features of Anti-Spam and Email Security Blades. Its dependency on MTA is substantial. I chose 8 out of 10 for Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade because of the MTA dependency feature. Disabling MTA is problematic as it is very important for deploying this solution. If you want full content scanning or threat extraction and emulation, you have to enable MTA to work effectively.
PC
Stable, but malware needs improvement and customer support is poor
They need to improve the malware in the product. I am not satisfied with Clearswift because of the lack of customer support. The support is poor, the supplier takes a lot of time and it's expensive. We have some issues here when I contact the supplier, it takes a lot of time for them to get back to us but there's no solution. I am now looking at Symantec as a possible alternative.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We now have better security and fewer false positives."
"Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade has impacted our organization positively by preventing threats early and provides visibility and reporting features, offering logs and dashboards so admins can see spam volumes, blocked items, and trends, including outbreaks."
"It is easy to install, and the deployment is super easy as well."
"Check Point offers us flexibility when it comes to customizing the configurations that we want to manage, thus allowing us to meet the specific needs of our company."
"The most valuable feature for me is real-time detection and remediation."
"One of the standout features of the product is a significant reduction in false positives, achieved through the implementation of artificial intelligence for detecting malware, phishing attempts, and spam emails."
"The tool helps us see the behavior inside our environment, which is important to us. The solution's capacity integration features are great."
"Mail sanitisation features are second to none."
"Ability to create your own content-filtering policies with relative ease."
"A stable solution."
 

Cons

"Improvements could be made to the user interface and reporting because the management console can feel a bit outdated, so a more real-time dashboard would make it easier, and while the detection is strong, false positive tuning is sometimes needed as occasional legitimate emails get flagged as spam and phishing."
"The ease of use with the user interface could be better as it is very static."
"The interface is a bit overwhelming with information overload for someone new to it."
"The pattern used to filter emails could be improved"
"Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade could improve by focusing more on promoting and marketing its products. Despite having a great solution, it hasn't captured a larger market share, possibly due to insufficient promotion. It should also incorporate a module to monitor client identities, similar to CrowdStrike. It could also improve by systemizing and simplifying their documentation to make it easier to find needed information."
"They should upgrade support services and make a more user-friendly database."
"The support language is only English."
"User experience can be improved."
"FTP server and TRUST Manager functionality."
"Malware needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a simple system with a very low cost and basic functions, which surely is ideal for a small company."
"I rate the product pricing a seven out of ten."
"For licensing, my company makes yearly payments, which is expensive."
"The cost is competitive with other security products on the market."
"I rate the pricing as an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."
"Reasonably priced solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Security Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
5%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise18
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade?
There is room for improvement with Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade, particularly with the interface, which is not new people friendly; however, users will learn it, and it's...
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My main use case for Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade includes phishing protection, ransomware protection, and spam protection. The solution helps with compliance and integra...
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Sample Customers

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