Kiteworks vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security comparison

Kiteworks and Fortinet are both solutions in the Email Security category. Kiteworks is ranked #26 with an average rating of 8.0, while Fortinet is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.7. Kiteworks holds a 0.8% mindshare in Email Security, compared to Fortinet’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Kiteworks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Kiteworks and Perception Point Advanced Email Security compete in secure communication and email security solutions. Kiteworks excels in privacy control and secure file sharing, while Perception Point offers superior email threat protection, making them suitable for different needs.

Features: Kiteworks offers secure file sharing, robust data governance, and user-friendly data management. It enables private content networks and two-factor authentication, providing tools for compliance and tracking sensitive information. Perception Point Advanced Email Security provides advanced threat detection, impersonation attack prevention, and malware scanning, utilizing a multi-engine architecture for comprehensive email protection.

Room for Improvement: Kiteworks could enhance its administrative access features and streamline user experience to reduce reliance on technical support for complex management tasks. It may also improve collaboration features for better integration with third-party tools. Perception Point Advanced Email Security could benefit from reducing false positives and enhancing incident response speed. Additionally, simplifying configuration options would improve user experience for non-technical users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Kiteworks offers straightforward deployment with dedicated customer support, ensuring seamless integration. Its support experiences are consistent and reliable. Perception Point Advanced Email Security features a cloud-based model simplifying deployment but may require extra support for complex setups. Its emphasis is on ease of cloud deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Kiteworks generally has a higher setup cost due to robust governance capabilities, yet offers significant ROI through enhanced compliance and data security. Perception Point Advanced Email Security presents a more cost-effective option with low upfront costs due to its cloud-based nature. For customers prioritizing email threat protection, Perception Point strikes a balance between cost and security, potentially yielding higher ROI in email threat mitigation.

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Categories and Ranking

Kiteworks

Ranking in Email Security

26th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Content Management (17th), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (8th), Content Collaboration Platforms (14th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (9th)

Perception Point Advanced E...

Ranking in Email Security

18th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Internet Security (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Kiteworks is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Perception Point Advanced Email Security is 1.4%, 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	1.4%
Kiteworks	0.8%
Other	97.8%

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KishoreT-Review

Associate Consultant at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

Streamlined global file sharing with user-friendly interface and self-service capabilities

I'm not a network expert, however, there must be some room for improvement. Perhaps there could be a notification to users about their bandwidth or network packet loss. If users receive such notifications, they can understand any disruptions are due to issues with their network or bandwidth rather than the site or Kiteworks. Additionally, I work from offshore India, and I told my client manager to communicate with the Kiteworks forum salesman regarding one feature. I noticed the Kiteworks login UI is very basic, lacking customization. Allowing more HTML tags to add hyperlinks or user-friendly information on the home page would be very useful.

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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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Pros

"Kiteworks is easy to manage and maintain with a user-friendly interface and I recommend it to anyone that requires a file-sharing system that supports SFTP."

"The solution can be used remotely, including from mobiles, and it's easy to upload and share files."

"The most useful feature of this solution is to share files with external parties and we can use this functionality to share files internally too."

"It’s a great product that you should seriously consider and take the first step by training."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to send a large file of 30 GB in size and more. In Outlook and other email applications, you cannot send files that are larger than 20 MB. But with Kiteworks, 30 GB is transferable by default and, with the proper approval, a file of up to 100 GB can be sent. It makes file transfer very easy and smooth."

"I can identify from which region our users are uploading or downloading files."

"The benefits that Kiteworks has provided to its customers in terms of data sovereignty."

"We can see when people are sending things. We can definitely see who is sending to whom. From the administrative logs, we can see who is sending to an outside entity, and those logs are retained for quite a while."

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"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."

"Perception Point is really worth in terms of holistic protection without compromising the user experience."

"Perception Point performs a really important part of what our vision is for email security."

"The most valuable feature I have found is the speed of scanning emails."

"The most valuable feature of Perception Point Advanced Email Security is the filtering and securing of emails."

"By the end of the year, I gave the company some reports, and we didn't have any issues or malicious activities from any point of view, especially from email."

"It has modules to detect malware and that is a strong point. It has a very nice way of showing you, directly in the product, a lot of details about certain pieces of malware. It goes very deep and even shows you the assembly code. It also does detonations on files and shows you the results in different operating systems. That is very useful."

"It pretty much gives us the perfect solution for our requirements."

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Cons

"There is one particular thing that is a nuisance."

"I would like to see immediate releases of fixes because now it takes at least a week. If that time span can be reduced to one day or two days, that would be very helpful for users so that things are sorted and transactions work smoothly."

"We have experienced a few hiccups and bugs when using the admin console and from a user perspective."

"The system is extremely stable, but because it is a "COTS" system access is restricted and you must use the solution's support to make even simple changes, which increases the downtime."

"There is no offboarding process for end-users in Kiteworks. It's a manual process. There is no automated syncing with LDAP and checking to see if the account is still active. It's a manual process to get people out of here, which isn't the best way."

"It would be nice if Kiteworks could provide a free version of the platform so that it could be used for a certain number of file transfers. We could be charged a fee if we exceeded the number of allotted file transfers."

"We mainly had stability issues with kiteworks, where we were pushing the limits of its capability."

"Kiteworks could benefit from enhancing the proposal knowledge base section, specifically regarding the type of work involved. Currently, the knowledge base seems insufficiently dedicated to this topic, making it challenging for new users to access the relevant administrative law. Improving the visual aids and providing clearer explanations could alleviate this issue."

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"They need more customer engagement. The product works very well. The IR works very well when we contact them. However, day-to-day, they should have more in communication with their customers explaining new products and features. There is possibly something that if I would know about it, then I would buy and use it. Maybe I need it. They need to improve their communications."

"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."

"It would be helpful for Perception Point Advanced Email Security to have more integration with other solutions."

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

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

"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."

"Email alerts should be available in real-time."

"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

"It is not really expensive. I mean, to me it's obviously expensive, but it's worth it."

"The license management is changing and confusing. If I could make one change to it, it would be better license management through the API."

"They changed it midstream. We were being charged a certain flat rate for SFTP traffic. For whatever reason, at the beginning of the year, our pricing changed, and we are now being charged more for using a feature of the product than we were when we first bought it. That has been our experience with billing. It turned out to be more expensive than when we started with it."

"The solution is very expensive because we are buying with Malaysian Ringgit and it's sold in US dollars."

"The price of Kiteworks is reasonable."

"I believe it's a little costly, but given the faith that we put into it from a security perspective to maintain the integrity of our patient information that is being transferred through this system, that's a small price to pay. So, on the surface, it might look like a lot of money, but depending on the need for security, which is where we feel it shines, it's okay price-wise."

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

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

"It has very reasonable pricing. Normally, the end user is paying. Perception Point is already in the Amazon marketplace, so we cannot sell it as a distribution partner. For example, we cannot take more than that margin of what they offer in the marketplace. Whatever the end user is paying, it is definitely worth it and it is not that high."

"Pricing is lower in comparison to Proofpoint."

"The solution is neither cheap nor expensive. There are no additional costs to the standard license."

"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."

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

"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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	11

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What is Kiteworks?

Kiteworks is a secured file sharing platform that enables users to collaborate with different parties across a robust offering of secured protected channels. Users have the option of virtual privat...

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What needs improvement with Kiteworks?

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What advice do you have for others considering Kiteworks?

Scalability is impressive. It can be highly available, resilient, and scalable infrastructure. I can confidently give it a nine. It suits any level of organization, whether a small setup with two a...

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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?

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What is your primary use case for Perception Point Advanced Email Security?

Perception Point Advanced Email Security specializes in email security, though it includes different products like collaboration security and browser security. Customers are looking for these addit...

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Overview

Kiteworks provides secure enterprise file sharing with mobile access and collaboration tools, supporting up to 100 GB transfers. It ensures data safety with encryption and offers a smooth interface for independent data management.

Kiteworks is tailored for effective large-scale data transfers using SFTP, email, and web. It supports two-factor authentication, antivirus scanning, and seamless integration with SSO to minimize administrative tasks. Users benefit from a centralized platform that offers visibility and control over data exchanges, receiving activity notifications and managing encryption keys independently. Despite its strengths, technical support and interface stability need improvement, along with the introduction of automated LDAP syncing and expanded knowledge resources.

What features make Kiteworks stand out?

Mobile Access: Facilitates secure data handling on-the-go.
Enterprise File Sharing: Enables large file transfers with up to 100 GB limit.
Collaboration Tools: Streamlines team efforts and file sharing.
Enhanced Security: Includes two-factor authentication and antivirus scanning.
SSO Integration: Reduces administrative tasks for efficient user management.

What ROI benefits should users seek in reviews?

Data Security: High level of encryption ensures sensitive data protection.
Efficient Management: Independent data handling and activity alerts improve workflow.
Administrative Ease: SSO and centralized logs simplify oversight and reduce complexity.

Organizations in sectors like healthcare and finance utilize Kiteworks to securely share and transfer sensitive data, from medical records to credit card information, ensuring compliance and data integrity. Industries benefit from its automated data transfer and secure communication capabilities, critical for operations ranging from air quality monitoring to banking transactions.

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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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United States Securities and Exchange Commission, National Health Service, Husch Blackwell LLP, NYC Health + Hospitals, Viatris, MITRE Corporation, Chubb, Kraft Heinz, KPMG, Kohler, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Purdue Pharma, AVL

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