Fortinet FortiMail Cloud vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security comparison

The compared Fortinet and Perception Point solutions aren't in the same category. Fortinet is ranked #6 in CE , with an average rating of 7.4, and holds a 3.1% mindshare in the category. Perception Point is ranked #15 in Email Security , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Perception Point users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiMail Cloud and Perception Point Advanced Email Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Email solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiMail Cloud vs. Perception Point Advanced Email Security Report (Updated: January 2024).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiMail Cloud

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Email (6th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (7th)

Perception Point Advanced E...

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Security (15th), Internet Security (8th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is designed for Cloud Email and holds a mindshare of 3.1%, up 1.5% compared to last year.
Perception Point Advanced Email Security, on the other hand, focuses on Email Security, holds 2.2% mindshare, up 2.1% since last year.

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Pravin Mandlik

Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Provides enhanced email security with potential agent compatibility issues

There are definitely features that Fortinet should work on. I'm not the right person to implement those features. For a portable cloud solution, a customer has more affinity towards a solution where endpoint security is already in place. In endpoint security, they are not at the latest quadrant. That is why a customer with existing endpoint security solutions like Trend Micro might prefer a main security solution from that vendor. If we go for FortiMail Cloud and have a separate endpoint security solution, there are two agents that have to sit on a customer endpoint. From that perspective, Fortinet policies add an extra load to the endpoint. Maybe other solutions have an advantage when it comes to Fortinet.

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Fabio Amorim Araujo

Founder at Envisionare Solucoes em Tecnologia

Has good detection and response capabilities

The solution is very easy to use. We don't have any difficulty with transactions. Finding information, customizing configurations, and getting support or documentation is simple. I don't have any negative points to mention. I would recommend this solution to others. On a scale of one to ten, I'd give it a ten. It's amazing for us—the protection, the analysis time compared to Microsoft 365, and the pricing are all good. We're using both solutions—spam and protection channels. Recently, we presented two-week results to a customer, and they liked them and wanted to buy the solution. Our feedback is positive. We're developing a strategy to increase sales of the solution. When we deliver executive summaries to customers, we present good news about our company and discuss how Perception Point Advanced Email Security can help improve their security.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The deployment is simple."

"Fortinet is good at providing security beyond our email solution assets."

"The implementation was very professional. There are a lot of features I can get through Fortinet and FortiMail, such as security. FortiGuard is the most reliable and professional mitigation center to handle incidents and risk that I have to face."

"The most valuable features are filtering and sandboxing."

"The scanners with FortiMail are valuable."

"The return on investment for us was achieved since we did not have similar incidents again in our environment."

"If there is a problem somewhere Fortinet can act on it immediately. That is very important."

"Fortinet and other software ensure that my company's email remains safe, helping to avoid access issues at some cost in production."

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

"It really works well on SharePoint when you upload a file or save a file. Advanced Email Security scans if it is malicious and identifies issues. It can do some forensics on its console, which is nice."

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"Another feature that we really like, one that was introduced a few months back, is the way it categorizes threats into groups, such as Emotet, Qbot, Formbook, and the like. It's not only telling you that something is malware, but it's also giving you insight into what kind of malware... You understand what you are facing and whether you are a target for a specific group of threats..."

"Perception Point Advanced Email Security has a correct price point and offers very good email filtering capabilities."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to identify malicious content and phishing emails and reduce the workload we have to do in terms of security."

"What's really good about this platform is that you have full visibility, it has a very nice and very friendly UI, it's quick, and there's no latency in the scanning."

"The solution is used to block malicious items hidden inside a document or PDF file."

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Cons

"We can't import files into the Fortinet FortiMail Cloud sensors. That's a drawback, as they need to provide a feature to import files."

"The downside of this solution is that it is difficult to implement policies on FortiMail."

"I've not been able to use more than two domains in the back end. I like to view logs for the different domains. If I add any other domain I'm not able to get a proper cPanel for that domain. I am talking about the login factors. I'm not able to see logs for different domains in a different Window. Basically, it's an issue in the login process."

"I would like to see more advanced sandbox features, where you can actually download to a machine where you can test."

"Its GUI needs improvement."

"In endpoint security, they are not at the latest quadrant. That is why a customer with existing endpoint security solutions like Trend Micro might prefer a main security solution from that vendor."

"Fortinet policies add an extra load to the endpoint."

"This ease of use and user-friendliness is something we believe could be improved in FortiMail."

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"Maybe a couple of improvements on their portal would be good, but other than that, I think it is good."

"They could improve their anti-spam engine a little bit, because there are a lot of false positives. Sometimes, emails pass through their system but are spam. In terms of security and engines for malicious emails and antivirus, they're doing a good job. Their other engines can be improved."

"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."

"In terms of architecture, and I know that they're going to improve this, the solution needs to be much more redundant. There was an outage a month ago in AWS, and that basically stopped the service for two or three hours. Although in two years, this was the first time that something like that happened, our expectation from a company like Perception Point is that it should work with either a multi-cloud or multi-region architecture, to improve the resilience."

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

"Its websites for analysis need to be a bit more approachable for people who are less technical. Technically, it is a fire-and-forget solution. So, you want to be able to implement this solution for a lot of companies who don't have security operation teams (SOCs) behind them. You need to have something where a secretary can jump onto this console and release whatever she needs to release. Therefore, it needs to be written in a very specific non-technical language."

"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 provide additional data loss prevention features as we encounter different kinds of attacks in today's scenario."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is for three years. In the beginning, we did not pay monthly, it was paid once for three years."

"The price of this solution could be more competitive."

"I rate the price of Fortinet FortiMail Cloud a five on a one to ten scale, where one is the low price, and ten is the high price. It is an averagely priced product."

"The product's price is reasonable."

"You only have to purchase one license for multiple participants."

"The pricing depends on various factors, including the type of licenses and subscriptions you have procured"

"A license for our company using FortiMail and FortiCare (filtering and support) was $4000."

"It's on a subscribed basis."

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

"They are not the most expensive vendor. There are much more expensive vendors. They are not cheap, but they are not the most expensive. They are somewhere in the middle."

"The price of the solution is high."

"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."

"The pricing was fair in comparison with the other solutions. We have received good value for what we paid."

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

"It fits every budget. It has a low price. I can't go ahead and sell it for any price I want. They are quite strict. They say, "This is the price that you can sell it for and this is the price for you as a reseller." That is it. It is not a lot of money. I will not become rich from it, but I like that they keep a standard for everyone. They are a fair company."

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Computer Software Company

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Computer Software Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?

Content disarming and analysis are essential features in our email security setup

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?

The pricing for Fortinet FortiMail Cloud seems a bit high, although it is considered acceptable for the product's value. The solution provides cost-saving and scalable options, especially in a clou...

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?

The flexibility of the product is an area that could be improved. It would be beneficial to enhance flexibility for better adaptation to various customer environments.

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What do you like most about Perception Point Advanced Email Security?

The most valuable feature is the technical support services.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Perception Point Advanced Email Security?

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

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What needs improvement with Perception Point Advanced Email Security?

There are always places for improvement, but this needs deeper thought and planning. Integration and end-user interaction can be improved as the current system does not allow end-users to send back...

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Overview

Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is a comprehensive email security solution that protects organizations from advanced threats and ensures secure email communication. It offers robust features such as anti-spam, anti-malware, and data loss prevention to safeguard against email-borne attacks. With its cloud-based deployment, FortiMail Cloud provides scalable and flexible email security without the need for additional hardware or software.

It offers real-time threat intelligence and advanced analytics to detect and block sophisticated threats, including zero-day attacks. FortiMail Cloud also includes encryption capabilities to secure sensitive data and comply with regulatory requirements. With its user-friendly interface and centralized management, organizations can easily configure and monitor email security policies across multiple domains.

FortiMail Cloud provides comprehensive protection against email threats, ensuring business continuity and peace of mind.

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Perception Point Advanced Email Security is a comprehensive solution designed to protect organizations from advanced email threats. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, it offers multi-layered defense mechanisms to detect and block sophisticated attacks such as phishing, malware, and ransomware.

With its advanced threat intelligence capabilities, it can identify and neutralize zero-day threats in real-time. The solution also provides robust data loss prevention features, ensuring sensitive information remains secure. Its user-friendly interface allows for easy management and monitoring of email security, while its seamless integration with existing email platforms ensures a hassle-free deployment process.

Perception Point Advanced Email Security is a reliable and efficient solution that safeguards organizations against the ever-evolving landscape of email-based threats.

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Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data

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