We performed a comparison between Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Sophos Email based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Email Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"The solution is very easy to use. All you have to do is to assign the license to the end-user and it's done. The customer will only have the feature activated, and the solution will monitor the emails to determine if they are a threat or not."
"The two main features that prove most beneficial for us are URL scanning and attachment scanning."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 has improved my organization's security. It makes it easier to manage the infrastructure without the help of third-party applications."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a stable solution."
"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."
"Defender for Office 365 has helped eliminate having to look at multiple dashboards and that is the aspect I like most about it. It is simpler, effective, and convenient. The users like the process efficiency."
"The most valuable feature is the integration. It's a single console, so we don't have to switch around between multiple products. Another valuable feature is the ease of operations and maintenance."
"I would say that 90% of the spam and phishing attack emails get blocked right off the bat."
"The scalability is pretty good; it does what it is supposed to do."
"The initial setup was easy. The configuration process is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of administration. Other solutions require complex administration, but Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is easier."
"We use the solution to receive emails. We do not use the calendar function as our clients are slow adaptors to the latest features."
"It is scalable."
"In general, my company is happy with Microsoft support...My company hasn't faced any stability issues with the solution."
"The solution uses artificial intelligence and machine learning, so you don't need train it to detect something. The detection and response times are short. It's an excellent product."
"I like the product's ZAP feature."
"It has enhanced our approach to tackling malware and spam. It is a reliable product with a good user interface."
"The speed and stability were fine."
"The platform is scalable when installed on server-based systems."
"The feature of Sophos Email that we find most effective for detecting suspicious emails is primarily based on their signatures."
"Sophos Email is in the cloud and integrated with its firewall."
"I found the user interface friendly."
"I find the comprehensive features of Sophos Email most valuable."
"The deployment is very easy. It's quite straightforward."
"We need to be able to whitelist data at the backend."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"We need a separate license and we don't know how to get the license that is required."
"There needs to be an improvement in integrating the product to work across multiple operating systems, and to have better support for non-Microsoft file types."
"It would be better if it were more scalable. It depends on the architecture, but we would like to make it more scalable for both data centers."
"They can improve their security in a way where a customer can know if all their attachments are safe or not to open through a report. The solution does its job perfectly, but it never reports to the customer whether those attachments have been stopped before or not."
"Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features."
"I would like to get reports about vulnerable connections from our clients with information about domains, public IPs, etc. That would be highly useful."
"Performance and speed should continue to be improved."
"Microsoft 365 Defender and EOP policies are stable with the proper license. However, with the basic policy, it's hard to say it's stable due to configuration limitations."
"We have experienced issues while migrating from on-prem to the cloud. The tool needs to improve its stability."
"The tool is not 100% stable."
"The reporting needs a little bit of improvement."
"It wasn't easy or intuitive enough for me to start using it. So, the reason was that the solution changed."
"Microsoft has some training portals, but more could be developed."
"Sophos Email can improve mail security."
"The solution has not found a way to block certain kinds of phishing emails."
"The tool’s stability should be improved."
"The tool's integration becomes an issue when the internet connection is weak."
"I would like to see improvements in the initial setup process, ensuring better compatibility with diverse customer infrastructures."
"Enhancing rule creation and customization features would provide users with greater control over their email security settings."
"The installation of Sophos Email could be easier. It's a bit difficult because setting up the email virtually requires some bit of technical knowledge."
"Sophos Email has few improvements to implement, including the handling of incoming emails in the systems. It needs to add additional feature that helps in enhancing the scanning processes of these emails. While adding these features, it should work towards improving the current features also."
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Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is ranked 4th in Email Security with 34 reviews while Sophos Email is ranked 10th in Email Security with 26 reviews. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is rated 8.2, while Sophos Email is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) writes "An effective email security solution that provides DLP, Safe Attachment, and Safe Links". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Email writes "Ensures that there is maximum security enabled for our communication processes". Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is most compared with Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Mimecast Email Security, Fortinet FortiMail and Abnormal Security, whereas Sophos Email is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Proofpoint Email Protection, Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Perception Point Advanced Email Security and Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection. See our Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) vs. Sophos Email report.
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