Perception Point Advanced Email Security vs SonicWall Email Security comparison

Perception Point Advanced Email Security vs. SonicWall Email Security

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Categories and Ranking

Perception Point Advanced E...

Ranking in Email Security

19th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Internet Security (7th)

SonicWall Email Security

Ranking in Email Security

26th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Perception Point Advanced Email Security is 1.3%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonicWall Email Security is 0.9%, up from 0.5% 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	1.3%
SonicWall Email Security	0.9%
Other	97.8%

Email Security

Featured Reviews

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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Mahendra Basera

Sr. Engineer at InterGlobe Technology Quotient

Improved email threat visibility and security posture through adaptive reputation and analytics

I have experience with Cisco and other vendors like Sophos. I have more than 10 years of experience in this field. I worked with the Adaptive Reputation Management feature of SonicWall. Machine learning plays an important role in updating threat intelligence, particularly with SonicWall. The pricing for SonicWall Email Security is reasonable and budget-friendly. My overall rating for SonicWall Email Security is 8 out of 10 because, apart from the areas that need improvement, it was overall good.

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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

"Perception Point Advanced Email Security offers graphical reporting options with strong reporting capabilities, and I can recommend the product and would prioritize it as a first or second choice when recommending to customers or during presales activities."

"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."

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

"The solution’s effectiveness when it comes to detection is very good. It is stopping malicious emails and tagging emails noted as spam. So, we are able to disseminate those emails, get what we need, and block clearly malicious emails. It saves us a lot of valuable time. It keeps our users safe, e.g., the majority of emails that they would have gotten in the past don't even make it into their inbox."

"It really works well on SharePoint when you upload a file or save a file. Advanced Email Security scans if it is malicious and identifies issues. It can do some forensics on its console, which is nice."

"The main benefit to our company is the reduction of risks with the potential to evolve into more complex security events, as the solution stops those risks before they get to the end-user and is much more effective than other solutions we used in the past."

"Perception Point Advanced Email Security has helped to reduce the number of alerts received by our endpoint layer, actually saving on security team management by blocking malicious URLs before they can download payloads to our machines."

"One of the most valuable features is the service provided by the incident response team. There have been cases where we have suspected that emails were fraudulent or something was suspicious. In those cases, we immediately contacted the incident response team through the platform, and we had a response in less than a minute."

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"We always get ROI from the product we are using; it is completely flexible and acceptable according to our security requirements over the last four years and currently."

"SonicWall Email Security uses multi-layer cloud security."

"This solution has been really good for us and I recommend using it."

"Setup was easy. It took about 30 minutes."

"There are no wasted extras and the interface is really simple, so even if you don't have an IT background you can understand the working procedure and how systems are monitored."

"SonicWall Email Security has benefited the company by preventing attacks, protecting us from threats such as ransomware and phishing, and notifying the IT team when phishing emails have been blocked."

"Behind the reason we chose SonicWall for my company is it has excellent packet analysis of normal and SSL encrypted traffic, application intelligence visualization and control, multiple Gigabit Ethernet LAN and WAN ports, flexible configuration and redundancy options."

"It is a very scalable solution."

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Cons

"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."

"Its websites for analysis need to be a bit more approachable for people who are less technical. Technically, it is a fire-and-forget solution. So, you want to be able to implement this solution for a lot of companies who don't have security operation teams (SOCs) behind them. You need to have something where a secretary can jump onto this console and release whatever she needs to release. Therefore, it needs to be written in a very specific non-technical language."

"They just don't do a good job of promoting themselves."

"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."

"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."

"We have had a few false positives, not that many, but a few."

"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."

"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."

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"The reporting needs improvement."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The after-sale support needs improvement. They don't have representation in my country."

"Other than that, really I think the features are perfect, but attachment controls are so important it hurts the usability of the product."

"The technical support from the company is not always very good at solving issues, but they offer access to a good community of users where problems are easily solved."

"SonicWall Email Security is scalable, but the price per license is expensive."

"I am not satisfied with phishing protection, as it falls completely under the email domain security."

"They should integrate the solution with third-party platforms."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing compared to the value Perception Point brings is super-competitive. They're not the cheapest in the market, but the value and the quality of the product are superior to anything else in the market, so we don't mind paying more for it."

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

"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."

"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."

"They are not the most expensive vendor. There are much more expensive vendors. They are not cheap, but they are not the most expensive. They are somewhere in the middle."

"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."

"If a user only wants protection for email, then the price of the product is okay, but if they opt for the collaboration options offered by the product, then it becomes a little expensive."

"Pricing is lower in comparison to Proofpoint."

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"I rate the application’s pricing a five out of ten."

"Our customers purchase the solution's yearly license."

"The platform offers a yearly license."

"The overall price of SonicWall Email Security should be reduced and there should be an option to purchase one or two licenses more instead of their current policy of bulk increases only. There should be more flexibility in the licensing model. Each license cost approximately $33 annually."

"When compared with Cisco, it is very well priced. Cisco is very expensive."

"The cost is cheaper than Sophos. I would rate it as five out of ten."

"We have a two-year license subscription and the price is very high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Perception Point Advanced Email Security?

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...

What advice do you have for others considering Perception Point Advanced Email Security?

Perception Point Advanced Email Security specializes in email security, though it includes different products such as collaboration security and browser security. Customers are also seeking these a...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SonicWall Email Security?

The solution is affordable.

What needs improvement with SonicWall Email Security?

Policy deployment could be time consuming and represents an area for improvement in SonicWall Email Security.

What is your primary use case for SonicWall Email Security?

SonicWall Email Security was used for security purposes, which aligns with the product's core function.

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Dell SonicWALL Email Security Platform, SonicWall Hosted Email Security

Overview

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.

Fortinet

SonicWall Email Security offers comprehensive protection against spam, phishing, and ransomware with features like anti-virus, anti-spoofing, and advanced threat detection.

SonicWall Email Security combines real-time threat intelligence with multi-layer cloud security, enhancing email protection through strong filtering options and packet analysis. Users appreciate its usability and advanced analytics, offering 24/7 detection alerts and flexibility, ideal for mid-sized organizations. Requests for improved phishing protection, analytics integration, and better documentation are common among users. Many seek enhanced outbound HTTP scanning and reporting features, while pricing and support remain prominent areas for improvement.

What are SonicWall Email Security's key features?

Anti-Spam: Effectively filters unwanted emails.
Anti-Phishing: Protects against deceptive threats.
Anti-Virus: Guards against malware transmitted via email.
Anti-Spoofing: Ensures email authenticity.
24/7 Threat Detection: Continuous monitoring for potential threats.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Ease of Use: Intuitive interface simplifies operation.
Advanced Analytics: In-depth insights assist in security management.
Flexibility: Adaptable for diverse organizational structures.
Continuous Updates: Regular feature enhancements and threat data.

SonicWall Email Security is implemented across sectors to guard against spam, phishing, and ransomware. It's used for email scanning, spam filtering, and securing communications both within offices and cloud environments. Security professionals and resellers often deploy it as a critical element in broader security frameworks.

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