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."It also gives the vulnerability status according to the versions you have selected. Let's say you have Google Chrome. It mentions the versions it has, and it updates. Within two hours of an update, it is reflected in the dashboard. That's really nice to have."
"Defender for 365 is a comprehensive cloud-based solution. The value of the cloud is that you aren't alone. Threat intelligence and analytics are shared in the cloud. We don't have to find the solution alone. If you face an unknown threat with traditional solutions like Trend Micro and Symantec, you need to open a case and send your information to them to analyze forensically and identify the source of the attack."
"The basic features are okay and I'm satisfied with the Defender."
"The risk level notifications are most valuable. We get to know what kind of intrusion or attack is there, and we can fix a problem on time."
"At the moment we are satisfied with this product. It's a stable, scalable, and resilient solution for us."
"The initial setup was easy."
"It also gives me good visibility because, with Defender, I'm using a Microsoft product to defend Microsoft products. The integration was really seamless and I have wide visibility because it picks up almost everything. Literally, I can see almost every activity that happens, from the e-mail to the workstation itself."
"Defender helps us prioritize threats across our organization."
"The pre-set policies and configuration analyzer are the most valuable features."
"It has a really nice web-based administration console."
"The solution's stability is very, very good. I didn't face any problems in the last year."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection are the EOP, ATP, safe links, fishing, and antispam."
"It provides security to both on-premises and Azure infrastructures."
"The threat management feature includes policies and alerts that are valuable."
"We can migrate seamlessly without any disruptions to our operations."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of administration. Other solutions require complex administration, but Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is easier."
"Sophos Email provides both inbound and outbound filtering."
"The feature of Sophos Email that we find most effective for detecting suspicious emails is primarily based on their signatures."
"I have found Sophos Email to be scalable."
"The best thing about it is the logs."
"The most significant aspect is the response filtering concerning attachments and links."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Email is the sandbox. We're able to scan the file, isolate it, and look at it before it is delivered. It is highly effective."
"I find the comprehensive features of Sophos Email most valuable."
"The deployment is very easy. It's quite straightforward."
"One area for improvement is support, in terms of being able to reach them and, especially, technical support for configuration."
"We noticed that from time to time, Microsoft's stability does have problems. Sometimes the service goes up and down. Sometimes they change without prior notice."
"The product must provide better malware detection."
"We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in terms of reporting."
"The pre-sales cost calculations could be more transparent."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"Not all settings can be configured automatically and most still require manual configuration. However, there is an automation tool available that can be used to input all the configurations either as a script or a tool it would be helpful."
"They should specify the difference between Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection."
"If a company wants to put in line back-to-back anti-spam solutions, they need to work on that part because Microsoft recommends either you use EOP as a front line or you don't use it."
"Online Protection has an issue in that it doesn't provide an option to stop impersonation."
"The tool is not 100% stable."
"Microsoft has some training portals, but more could be developed."
"Our company faces difficulty with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) because it's too big, clunky, and difficult for a small client to implement quickly and easily."
"The solution can be complex at times. It would be nice to have the on-server version. It needs to improve the stability as well."
"Servicing and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve."
"The tool's integration becomes an issue when the internet connection is weak."
"Sophos Email can improve mail security."
"The product could include all the essential features and capabilities, similar to the on-premise, server-based version."
"Sophos Email needs to increase the number of promos."
"Sophos Email can improve security."
"It was sometimes hard to find the settings in the solution's interface."
"The solution should be able to support the cloud environment."
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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 25 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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