We performed a comparison between Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade and Sophos Email based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Email Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like its investigation capabilities, as that is what is most important to me. It is fairly simple with a user-friendly interface."
"Some of the valuable features on the email side are anti-phishing, anti-malware, and Safe Links."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The basic features are okay and I'm satisfied with the Defender."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps people to work remotely. It is a secure solution. We don't need to use our company's computers or get VPN connections to the networks. I can control how they share screens and what they send to the devices. It keeps our organizations confidential and sensitive information safe."
"Safe attachments, safe links, policies, and the ability to protect from zero-day threats are the most valuable features."
"The technical support is good and quick to resolve issues."
"Defender is a SaaS platform, so it offers more flexibility. Managing the permissions is easier. The solution's automated detection and response features are scalable."
"Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is quite reliable...It is a very stable solution."
"A scalable, stable solution with good technical support."
"When sharing files with my colleagues, it provides a comprehensive report on the security status of the document."
"It is certainly very beneficial for a small business and works best in combination with other Check Point blades, such as the Data Protection Blade that protects against data loss via email."
"It is easy to install, and the deployment is super easy as well."
"Due to its technology, monitoring, and manufacturer features, we have been able to reduce the intrusion of spam and other threats that can be uploaded via email."
"I like the flexible configuration set, e.g. both the content-based and the IP reputation anti-spam are supported, but you may choose to disable the mechanism you don't like."
"This solution helped us lock down and have our infrastructure easier to manage."
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"I found the user interface friendly."
"It has enhanced our approach to tackling malware and spam. It is a reliable product with a good user interface."
"The speed and stability were fine."
"The most significant aspect is the response filtering concerning attachments and links."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the anti-spam detection filter. Its threat email intelligence features help to identify email data."
"The deployment is very easy. It's quite straightforward."
"I have found Sophos Email to be scalable."
"The best thing about it is the logs."
"The XDR dashboard has room for improvement."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"We noticed that from time to time, Microsoft's stability does have problems. Sometimes the service goes up and down. Sometimes they change without prior notice."
"Microsoft sometimes has downtime, and we'll get several incidents coming in back to back. We have a huge backlog of notifications, many of which may be false positives. However, there might be serious alerts, so we can't risk dismissing all of them at once."
"The only thing they should improve is the licensing model. They should stop changing it. A year ago, the five features I mentioned were included in one product. Now, three of them are bundled into one product, and you have to pay extra for the other two. I don't mind paying extra, but I don't want them to change it every year or every six months. I need to know what I'm looking at and not worry about it next year."
"It would be better if it were more scalable. It depends on the architecture, but we would like to make it more scalable for both data centers."
"The GUI is sometimes slow to fetch the device report and could be improved."
"This product's effectiveness could be improved, in terms of detecting unwanted spam or even malware between the emails, compared to other products."
"There could be an extension of the trial period to 60 days."
"It would be useful to have more logs and in aggregate mode, perhaps through a specific report, that can be more easily used for troubleshooting."
"I would like this solution to be more integrated into other applications that Check Point has so that it could be managed quickly and safely from the Infinity Portal."
"Mobile solutions should be added to Check Point because business email is also used by users on mobile devices."
"The high-end protection of email servers from any advanced foreign agents and malware is not 100% there currently."
"The anti-spam features could be upgraded to be able to detect unnoticeable spam."
"They should upgrade support services and make a more user-friendly database."
"Installation time could be improved as it takes too long to install."
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"The tool's integration becomes an issue when the internet connection is weak."
"Lacks visibility into spam emails."
"The tool’s stability should be improved."
"I would like to see improvements in the initial setup process, ensuring better compatibility with diverse customer infrastructures."
"Enhancing rule creation and customization features would provide users with greater control over their email security settings."
"Their technical support is slow to respond."
"Sophos Email could better detect fake emails, especially when the domain names are similar. It needs to improve spotting spoofed domains, like when one letter differs in a domain name. It also needs to incorporate AI detection. Barracuda detects suspicious emails better. However, malware scanning is better in Sophos Email."
"The product could include all the essential features and capabilities, similar to the on-premise, server-based version."
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Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is ranked 11th in Email Security with 32 reviews while Sophos Email is ranked 10th in Email Security with 25 reviews. Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is rated 8.2, while Sophos Email is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade writes "Effectively secures data centers against various threats, including spam emails and provides policy-based control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Email writes "Ensures that there is maximum security enabled for our communication processes". Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is most compared with Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Abnormal Security, Cisco Secure Email and Fortinet FortiMail, whereas Sophos Email is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Fortinet FortiMail, Proofpoint Email Protection, Barracuda Email Security Gateway and Perception Point Advanced Email Security. See our Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade vs. Sophos Email report.
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