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SonicWall Email Security vs Sophos Email comparison

SonicWall and Sophos are both solutions in the Email Security category. SonicWall is ranked #30 with an average rating of 7.7, while Sophos is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.6. SonicWall holds a 0.6% mindshare in Email Security, compared to Sophos’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of SonicWall users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Sophos users who would recommend it.
SonicWall Email Security
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88% willing to recommend
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96% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

SonicWall Email Security and Sophos Email are competing products in the business email protection category. Sophos Email has the upper hand due to its superior features which justify its higher investment.

Features: SonicWall Email Security offers advanced threat protection, anti-phishing, and comprehensive reporting. Sophos Email includes robust threat intelligence, AI-based threat detection, and seamless integration with existing security systems.

Room for Improvement: SonicWall Email Security could enhance its AI-driven capabilities and integration options. It also has a limited ability to block attachments by extension type. Sophos Email can improve its false positive rates and reporting features, and improve its signature-based detection.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SonicWall Email Security supports on-premises, cloud, and hybrid models, with responsive customer service. Sophos Email provides streamlined deployment via its cloud-native platform and offers reliable support.

Pricing and ROI: SonicWall Email Security offers lower upfront costs, delivering good ROI with cost-effective solutions. Sophos Email, despite higher setup costs, provides substantial ROI due to advanced features and long-term security benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

SonicWall Email Security
Ranking in Email Security
30th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sophos Email
Ranking in Email Security
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Office 365 Protection (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of SonicWall Email Security is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Email is 2.0%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sophos Email2.0%
SonicWall Email Security0.6%
Other97.4%
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

Swapnil Kulkarni - PeerSpot reviewer
Swapnil Kulkarni
System Administrator at Ador Powertron Ltd.
Has consistently supported security needs for mid-sized teams with affordable deployment
I do not work with Cloud Secure Edge, CSE, or SMA apart from SonicWall NSA. I am not satisfied with phishing protection, as it falls completely under the email domain security. The customizable policy configuration does not help to tailor email security overall because our systems are not integrated with SonicWall Email Security. We are not using reporting and analytics because it requires completely different software. While all required features are available in SonicWall Email Security for SMBs and startups, we lack analytics features. They provide an option to purchase a complete separate product for analytics, but despite initially having purchased the paper license, due to technical limitations or changes, we cannot use that product. Now they require additional fees to access the analytics feature.
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Kalyan Chowdhury - PeerSpot reviewer
Kalyan Chowdhury
Founder at Computech infosysetm
Stronger email and mobile security has protected users from ransomware and simplified management
Price is obviously a challenging part, and I think it is the biggest problem we have suffered from over the last two or three years due to a 7 to 8% hike per year, twice a year, which is why we have some renewals on Sophos Email, Sophos XDR, EDR, and the firewall, but due to price hike, they are unable to renew it. The price is going to be very high. It would be better if Sophos can provide a more flexible pricing model for different types of businesses. Price could be lower. The main competitor for Sophos in the market is Palo Alto, which has reduced their price by more than 35 to 40%, making it a very challenging part to sell this product. Palo Alto provides the same functionality for email security, which adds to the challenge because the price is going very high.
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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

"Beside a few issues with specificity in the email protection controls, this product is very good at handling email security."
"The pricing for SonicWall Email Security is reasonable and budget-friendly."
"The most valuable features are the anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-virus, and anti-spoofing."
"SonicWall Email Security uses multi-layer cloud security."
"The most valuable feature of SonicWall Email Security is the blocking of emails using keywords. If there are any particular keywords in the subject, that we want to block from receiving from a particular person we can do it. Additionally, the blocking of emails is easy. we can release that one and we can block some of the keywords also like that."
"Setup was easy. It took about 30 minutes."
"SonicWall Email Security uses multi-layer cloud security."
"This solution provides very good email security that protects us against spamming and malware."
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"Our client recently received many emails, and their employees didn't realize these emails were phishing attempts. Consequently, they clicked on them and fell victim to the attack. Therefore, it is important to secure their system with Sophos Email Security."
"When you say email security, it's about everything, incoming email, outgoing email, spam, phishing emails, unwanted marketing emails. You can set rules, but the main feature of Sophos Email is to make sure you don't get hacked. 95% of people who are hacked do not get hacked by typing the router password. They are hacked from the inside out, which means they send you a document that is a zero-day attack, you open it, nothing happens, but technically the attack is running in the background of your computer. This is how they gain access to your PC."
"The tool is a good solution for protecting against email attacks and monitoring networks. It supports our compliance efforts and is easy to use and stable."
"Good VIP protection, time of click protection and the Sandstorm feature."
"I rate Sophos Email nine point five."
"The filtering capabilities are precious and far superior to others I've used. It's intuitive in what it pushes to quarantine, and users can quickly review, free, or delete items without needing an administrator, making it ideal for a multi-user environment."
"There are many features that are important, but among those, the spam protection feature is very valuable. It help us to safeguard the email against phishing and ensures that there is maximum security enabled for our communication processes. It has a huge role in protecting our emails from potential threats."
"Endpoint and server protection are very effective."
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Cons

"They need well-trained partners in Nigeria."
"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."
"The pricing could be improved."
"A lot of spoofed emails are still coming to the end-user, so the configuration for this option needs to be improved."
"Policy deployment could be time consuming and represents an area for improvement in SonicWall Email Security."
"We would like to see more information on a dashboard about what is happening when it comes to spamming and malware."
"The reporting needs improvement."
"SonicWall Email Security could improve by making the file blocking and the release feature easier to use"
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"Enhancing rule creation and customization features would provide users with greater control over their email security settings."
"The tool's pricing is expensive. In its future release, the tool should make reporting easier to view."
"The solution's technical support is slow and unresponsive. You need to book time in order to get support."
"Servicing and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve."
"Sophos Email could improve DLP features."
"Sophos Email could better detect fake emails, especially when the domain names are similar. It needs to improve spotting spoofed domains, like when one letter differs in a domain name. It also needs to incorporate AI detection. Barracuda detects suspicious emails better. However, malware scanning is better in Sophos Email."
"Their technical support is slow to respond."
"The tool’s stability should be improved."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I rate the application’s pricing a five out of ten."
"We have a two-year license subscription and the price is very high."
"The platform offers a yearly license."
"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."
"Our customers purchase the solution's yearly license."
"I rate the price of Sophos Email a four out of five."
"The pricing is affordable, so I’d rate it around a four out of ten on the pricing scale. We pay about fifty pounds a month, including hardware so that costs may differ without it."
"Sophos Email is a little expensive for us, but it's necessary. We have a subscription and renew it every three years."
"The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."
"The solution is expensive."
"The tool's price is reasonable. On a yearly basis, there is a 20 percent increase in prices, but it is not an issue."
"I would rate the pricing of Sophos Email as a six. It is considered affordable as a standalone product, and there are no additional costs besides licensing. The pricing is fixed."
"It falls somewhere in the middle—it's not excessively expensive nor very cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SonicWall Email Security?
The solution is affordable.
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What needs improvement with SonicWall Email Security?
Policy deployment could be time consuming and represents an area for improvement in SonicWall Email Security.
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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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What do you like most about Sophos Email?
The solution's identity proxy feature is very good and reliable.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Email?
Regarding Sophos Email pricing, I would rate it between six or seven out of ten.
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What needs improvement with Sophos Email?
Price is obviously a challenging part, and I think it is the biggest problem we have suffered from over the last two or three years due to a 7 to 8% hike per year, twice a year, which is why we hav...
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Also Known As

Dell SonicWALL Email Security Platform, SonicWall Hosted Email Security
Sophos Email Security
 

Overview

SonicWALL Email Security Platform offers powerful protection to keep email threats out. And sensitive data in. With innovative protection techniques for both inbound and outbound email plus unique management tools, the Email Security platform delivers superior email protection today while standing ready to stop the new attacks of tomorrow.
SonicWall

Sophos Email is a comprehensive email security solution designed to protect organizations from advanced threats and data loss. It offers robust protection against malware, phishing attacks, and spam, ensuring that only legitimate emails reach users' inboxes. 

With advanced threat intelligence and machine learning algorithms, it can detect and block sophisticated attacks in real-time. Additionally, it provides encryption and data loss prevention capabilities to safeguard sensitive information. 

The solution is easy to deploy and manage, with a user-friendly interface and centralized control. Sophos Email offers seamless integration with popular email platforms, ensuring uninterrupted communication while maintaining security. 

With its comprehensive features and proactive approach, Sophos Email is a reliable choice for organizations looking to enhance their email security.

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Sample Customers

Star Kay White, Locala Community Partnerships
Del Monte Foods, Terra Verde, spicerhaart, RIVERLITE, Dataprise, SureBridge, Reed's School, Sayfol International School
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February 2026
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