Menlo Protect vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security comparison

Menlo Security and Fortinet are both solutions in the Email Security category. Menlo Security is ranked #58, while Fortinet is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.7. Menlo Security holds a 0.4% mindshare in Email Security, compared to Fortinet’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Menlo Security 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

Menlo Protect and Perception Point Advanced Email Security compete in cybersecurity, with Perception Point potentially superior due to its advanced threat detection capabilities.

Features: Menlo Protect offers granular cloud access controls, robust cloud security, and threat isolation to prevent attacks from malicious sources. Perception Point specializes in advanced threat detection using dynamic analysis, multi-layered security, and effective response to complex email threats.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Menlo Protect presents a streamlined deployment with easy integration and responsive customer service. Perception Point's deployment is comprehensive with higher technical demands but offers dedicated support for complex issues.

Pricing and ROI: Menlo Protect provides competitive pricing focused on long-term value through reduced management overhead. Perception Point, despite higher initial setup costs, offers enhanced threat protection to reduce incident response expenses, potentially providing better ROI for organizations with significant email security needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Menlo Protect

Ranking in Email Security

58th

Ranking in Internet Security

15th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Browsers (5th), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) (4th)

Perception Point Advanced E...

Ranking in Email Security

18th

Ranking in Internet Security

12th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Menlo Protect is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Perception Point Advanced Email Security is 2.2%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Security Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Perception Point Advanced Email Security	2.2%
Menlo Protect	0.4%
Other	97.4%

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reviewer1991553

Information Security Specialist at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Decreased our security alerts without impacting employees' work

I can't say that there is one specific feature that is most valuable. It's the overall platform that is well-suited to our needs. It's something that is different from a lot of other products or platforms in the marketplace. It provides a single console for security policy and management. That is somewhat important because we used to have other products where you would have to log in to individual appliances, devices, or clusters. Having one spot to log in to or one area to go to for doing different tasks and viewing data sources, just makes it easier from a user perspective. Also, the fact that it's invisible to our end-users and doesn't affect their work is very important. Most companies don't want to have added friction or impact on their users. In addition, the combination of user-friendliness for admins, and security for the organization, works well. As a cloud-hosted solution, it provides ease of use.

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GraftonCole

IT at a retailer with 11-50 employees

Provides strong email protection and accurate threat detection with effective multi-layer defense mechanisms

They run us through about seven layers of protection, and the reporting is excellent. I found it to be very effective. It has a very high level of protection with Perception Point Advanced Email Security. They continually modernize their surveillance. They use a lot of AI. They run it through several layers of detection, deep packet inspection, which takes a lot of horsepower. I just think it is a good system. Perception Point Advanced Email Security has helped address specific email threats within my organization. I get weekly reporting, and by doing that, I can go and talk to these people directly and make them aware of how many attacks they had and where the attacks are coming from and not only the source of the email, but what category of emails that they are receiving. With the combination of KnowBe4 PhishER, I think it is a good security process that we have in place.

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Pros

"Menlo Security RBI's best feature is its threat isolation engine."

"I can't say that there is one specific feature that is most valuable. It's the overall platform that is well-suited to our needs. It's something that is different from a lot of other products or platforms in the marketplace."

"Perception Point Advanced Email Security has positively impacted my organization by reducing risk, improving operational efficiency, and creating a better end-user experience."

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

"We can use it to perform detection and analysis of emails. For any malicious content found in emails, it gives in-depth analysis reports to end users. If you log into the console, you can see in-depth detection and how it happens."

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

"After integration, the tool is very easy to use. I had a problem with scripts for one customer, but my team did the integration for other customers without issues. So, I think I made a mistake in my integration. Both inline and API work fine."

"I see from time to time that Perception Point is being proactive. They approach us, and say, "Can you check this, and this?" So, it does seem that they are an extension of my incident response."

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

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

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Cons

"Menlo Security RBI could be more cloud-friendly, and its mobility could be improved."

"There are several features, such as supporting web technologies, that the company is working on implementing in the platform. There are a lot of backend web technologies in use on various websites, for example, two-way audio/video and WebGL, for which support may not be fully implemented in the product."

"From a forensics point of view, it could improve a bit more from a threat intelligence aspect. So, if I find a malicious email, they could have more investigations about sources, headers, where it comes from, if they have seen it in other campaigns before, etc. I would like a little bit more from a threat intelligence point of view so I can understand who else might be affected and attacked as well as the vectors of attack."

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

"We have had a few false positives, not that many, but a few... they have a feature where someone from the Incident Response team can look at an email and mark it as 'verified malicious.' You might think that if an engine detects it is malicious, and an IR team member has flagged it as malicious, it will definitely be malicious. But that's not always the case."

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

"There is still room for improvement with BEC. There is more work to be done by Perception Point on machine learning and neuro language as well. BEC is very difficult if you don't have a computer language looking into the content of the email and trying to make a determination through that. With BEC you often don't have an attachment or a URL."

"They just don't do a good job of promoting themselves. They seem like a typical busy IT company who is just working on fixing problems and making technology better. However, they are not fantastic at marketing themselves to existing partners, which is not a bad thing. It is just something for improvement."

"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."

"They can do better on the spam. Today, Perception Point is not our only solution. We have two solutions, and they are the second in line because the spam filtering is not yet the best."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Menlo Security RBI can be very costly."

"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."

"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."

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

"When compared to other solutions on the market, it is relatively fair."

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

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

"The pricing is not cheap, but I can see the value. In security, if you are trying to save by giving up quality, that's a very bad decision."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	6

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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?

Perception Point Advanced Email Security can be improved by increasing the speed of analysis and delivery. In some cases, we have trouble with multi-factor authentication emails, which take more th...

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My main use case for Perception Point Advanced Email Security is proactive defense against advanced threats, particularly phishing, zero-day attacks, and malware that a standard filter might miss. ...

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Also Known As

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Overview

Menlo Secure Cloud Browser

The Menlo Secure Cloud Browser works with HEAT Shield and the Menlo Posture Manager to transform any browser into a secure enterprise browser. By fetching and processing web content within a cloud-native platform, it protects endpoints from internet-borne threats like phishing and evasive malware. AI-powered cloud content inspection, coupled with a wide range of protective features, enables administrators to enforce granular usage policies based on user, content, or website categories, ensuring a secure and risk-free browsing experience across the enterprise.

Menlo Security HEAT Shield

Menlo Security HEAT Shield detects and protects against highly evasive advanced malware threats and targeted zero-day phishing attacks. HEAT Shield puts AI-powered “eyes” on browser and dynamic web content, so users can focus on work, not threats. Working in tandem with Menlo Secure Cloud Browser, HEAT Shield provides an additional layer of security, enabling real-time threat detection and prevention. Through a combination of object detection, URL risk scoring, and correlated analysis of web page elements, HEAT Shield effectively identifies and neutralizes evasive threats, significantly reducing the exposure window compared to traditional security solutions. Menlo HEAT Shield can catch zero-day threats and brings modern protections to every single user, no matter where they work.

Remote Browser Isolation

Menlo Security Remote Browser Isolation provides a prevention-first approach, allowing users to work without worry by protecting them against targeted phishing and evasive malware threats. Menlo Security gives IT teams peace of mind without sacrificing speed for security and provides a seamless browsing experience for users, allowing them to work across any website, SaaS platform or private application. Menlo Security Remote Browser Isolation provides unmatched scalability for any size organization and fluctuating traffic loads for remote browsing sessions, applications, or digital documents. It doesn’t matter if you have 300 or 3 million users. Menlo scales across all users, entire organizations and all applications with zero impact to end user performance or the native browser experience.

Menlo Security

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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