We performed a comparison between Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade and Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, TitanHQ and others in Email Security."The technical support is good and quick to resolve issues."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the ease of use."
"Safe attachments, safe links, policies, and the ability to protect from zero-day threats are the most valuable features."
"Does a thorough job of examining email and URLs for malicious content."
"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."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable features are safe attachments and safe links."
"There are several features that I consider valuable."
"Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of various email campaigns, pinpointing where they emanate from, and identifying the individuals within our organization who are affected."
"The solution can be monitored on a single dashboard with actionable insights and reporting."
"This solution helped us lock down and have our infrastructure easier to manage."
"It's a fairly old solution, however, that has been updated over time to become one of the best manufacturers of security solutions."
"Since the engine is made to block by IP, domains, and reputation, we minimized the spam threats that end up in the user's mailbox."
"DLP features can help prevent sensitive information from being leaked via email."
"We now have better security and fewer false positives."
"Check Point Anti-Spam & Email Security software is a modern-day solution for security management and data scrutiny."
"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."
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"The solution is very easy to use, especially the cloud version which is very, very simple. There are some good templates already built-in, so we can just select the template, and you will get all the necessary functionality. The only one thing you have to do is point all your traffic in the cloud."
"The interface makes it really easy to administer and configure."
"This is a stable, scalable product that provides a reliable email protection layer."
"Email encryption, because it fulfills our business needs."
"The ease of use and the security offered by the solution are its most valuable features. It also offers good information protection."
"The filtering aspect is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the URL relay protection because it protects users from phishing attacks."
"The custom alerts have to improve a lot."
"Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features."
"The XDR dashboard has room for improvement."
"The UI needs to be more user-friendly."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"One area for improvement is integration. For example, when it comes to external SaaS platforms, we were not able to get a lot of information on integrations with such apps for security and authentication."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"The GUI is sometimes slow to fetch the device report and could be improved."
"There could be an extension of the trial period to 60 days."
"A major area for improvement is within some of the heavily discounted software blade add-ons on top of the current Next Generation Threat Prevention and SandBlast and Next Generation Threat Prevention offerings."
"While we often take advantage of Check Point's cloud part, including Infinity or Harmony, I would like to see products that directly deal with mobile or native environments or other operating systems that we have within the organization."
"Installation time could be improved as it takes too long to install."
"I think that the pricing for the Check Point products should be reconsidered, as we found it to be quite expensive to purchase and to maintain."
"The support language is only English."
"AI-based threat detection could be enhanced to improve security."
"It is expensive but worth it."
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"There are a few issues with integration that need to be addressed; this would help make deployment easier for new users."
"In the advanced version, you have DLP, Data Loss Prevention, but when you buy the standard version, you don't have it."
"There aren't enough advanced settings. They should offer more advanced options."
"The reporting functionality is in major need of improvement."
"Reporting could have more options for users to customize desired results."
"More things need to be integrated into this device, like DLP, so we can have a complete solution in one box."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see more user awareness, such as information about phishing email attacks that have been prevented."
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Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is ranked 9th in Email Security with 32 reviews while Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Email Security. Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is rated 8.2, while Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] is rated 8.4. 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 Appliance [EOL] writes "An easy to use solution with reasonable pricing and good stability". 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 Appliance [EOL] is most compared with .
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