MetaDefender Drive vs Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector comparison

The compared OPSWAT and Trend Micro solutions aren't in the same category. OPSWAT is ranked #67 in Anti-Malware Tools , and holds a 0.4% mindshare in the category. Trend Micro is ranked #23 in Email Security , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Trend Micro users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

MetaDefender Drive

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.4

Number of Reviews

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Anti-Malware Tools (67th)

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Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

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Email Security (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

MetaDefender Drive and Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. MetaDefender Drive is designed for Anti-Malware Tools and holds a mindshare of 0.4%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector, on the other hand, focuses on Email Security, holds 0.5% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.

Anti-Malware Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
MetaDefender Drive	0.4%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	9.1%
F-Secure Total	4.4%
Other	86.1%

Anti-Malware Tools

Email Security Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector	0.5%
Microsoft Defender for Office 365	9.6%
Proofpoint Email Protection	7.9%
Other	82.0%

Email Security

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Jasmit Singh Juneja

CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited

Advanced threat scanning has strengthened endpoint security but reporting and hardware reliability still need improvement

The multi-scanning engines feature helps to manage threats effectively.MetaDefender Drive has the same multi-scanning platform as the Opswat endpoint and MFP. The difference is that you will not get as many antimalware engines compared to other solutions, but the main functionality of MetaDefender Drive is to detect threats from your endpoint.Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) works on endpoints, but people typically do not use it for data at rest since the data is not in transit and remains on the asset. It is difficult to define a policy or determine what to sanitize and what not to sanitize. Overall, MetaDefender Drive is widely used for threat prevention with multi-scanning and vulnerability scanning.

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Bilal Saleem

Manager Pre Sales NI at Nera Philippines Inc.

Reliability and threat intelligence make this solution competitive, but AI improvements can further enhance its effectiveness

The best features of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector include its reliability. The second valuable feature is its built-in sandbox feature, allowing for inspection of incoming emails and attachments. The sandbox is an appliance that opens any attachment in an enclosed environment to assess its impact and potential for viruses. This protects the network from harmful threats. Trend Micro has a very large R&D team with excellent threat intel, allowing them to provide better solutions than some competitors. They understand emerging threats based on the information from their EDR. The key strengths can be summarized as reliability, a good integrated one-box solution that includes a sandbox, and their R&D capabilities and good ratings, which lead to better threat intelligence. The detailed threat intelligence provided by Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is valuable in understanding the behavior and tactics of potential email threats.

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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

"MetaDefender Drive is beneficial for organizations where vendors need to be prevented from supply chain attacks."

"I like that it is very user-friendly and easy to install."

"The solution's most valuable features include visibility into the network and fast sandboxing technology for alerts, though response time can vary."

"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is the simple analysis of phishing emails."

"Trend Micro is a very good product."

"The best features of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector include its reliability."

"I highly recommend Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector due to its security and scalability features."

"I find Trend Micro to be a good solution for security purposes."

"It can effectively monitor outbound and inbound devices."

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Cons

"MetaDefender Drive is not particularly stable."

"The dashboard could be improved to match the quality of Check Point Harmony's dashboard."

"It could be more user-friendly, easier to install, and lighter on the network. I would say that for all products because you do not need technical expertise to take care of it. When you have a user-friendly solution, it makes it easier for the vendors or companies like us. We do not have to go to the client's site to attend to issues all the time. Because it is user-friendly, they can take care of it after some training."

"The product's feature for message processing and blocking devices for bulk emails needs improvement."

"Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector could improve by making it easier to use. Microsoft solutions are easier to use."

"The tool needs to incorporate faster response times for issue detection, more detailed reports, and better compatibility with older operating systems (e.g., Windows 7, 8, Server 2012)."

"Trend Micro's technical support has room for improvement. More efficient support should be provided, especially for standard support."

"Trend Micro's technical support has room for improvement."

"I would like to be able to send emails to a specific sandbox. This is a feature I would like to see added to the next release."

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"The price of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is less expensive than Microsoft solutions."

"We pay for an annual subscription for this email security solution."

"The solution's pricing is high, and I would rate it an eight out of ten."

"It's an expensive solution, and you may not see a return on investment in a short period of time. However, you will see a return over a long period of time."

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with MetaDefender Drive?

MetaDefender Drive needs to be more flexible for reporting and administrative purposes. While the operation is straightforward, MetaDefender Drive is not flexible enough in meeting organizational n...

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What is your primary use case for MetaDefender Drive?

MetaDefender Drive's main use case is to scan endpoints for threats with multi-scanning and vulnerability detection across Linux, Mac, or Windows operating systems.MetaDefender Drive is beneficial ...

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What advice do you have for others considering MetaDefender Drive?

MetaDefender Drive is a hardware device designed for scanning laptops and assets at rest for threats, not for file transfer purposes. I am not working on forensic analysis on storage devices. The o...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector?

On the pricing side, Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is not the cheapest, but it's not the highest either. Its prices are around 80%, which is lesser than some vendors but higher than most.

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What needs improvement with Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector?

To improve Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector, it should have updates with better AI and ML-based integration. While it has some capabilities in this area, focusing more on this aspect coul...

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What is your primary use case for Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector?

The main use case for using Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is for the anti-spam solution. Different enterprises get spam emails from multiple sources, so the use case for customers is t...

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Overview

MetaDefender Drive is a durable USB drive that creates a portable perimeter, in any location where maintaining an air-gap is critical.

Once plugged into a USB port, the computer can be booted safely from Drive, by running off of Drive’s own operating system. This separation allows analysis without software installation — a scan of the entire device for malware, vulnerabilities and a determination of the device’s integrity.

Deep forensic analysis is conducted on every possible file, and detailed threat reports pinpoint which files need to be removed and remediated.

The result? Only trusted devices enter your environment.

OPSWAT

Stop spear phishing attacks and targeted ransomware

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Sample Customers

Sophos, IBM, American express, bmc, DISA

Bank Saint Petersburg, CEITEC S.A., Dar Al-Handasah, Mitsubishi Electric Information Systems, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, OKWAVE, Oman Arab Bank, VakifBank

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