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Categories and Ranking

SonicWall Email Security
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (26th)
Sophos Email Appliance [EOL]
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Swapnil Kulkarni - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
reviewer1279443 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Easy to install and secures users against URL relay attacks, spam, and malicious attachments
The frequency in which this solution receives technical updates should be improved. If they are to be rated as the number one email appliance then they should also be the first to receive updates. It should happen across all of the customers, immeidately. In the next release of this solution, I would like to see more user awareness, such as information about phishing email attacks that have been prevented. The baselining and reporting is better with some of the competing solutions.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"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."
"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."
"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."
"This solution has been really good for us and I recommend using it."
"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."
"According to our customers, the product's most valuable feature is the ability to detect spam and reduce phishing emails."
"There are no wasted extras and the interface is really simple."
"The product is easy to manage in terms of configurations."
"The most valuable feature is the URL relay protection because it protects users from phishing attacks."
"Email encryption, because it fulfills our business needs."
"Sophos Email Appliance provides a layer of security that effectively defends against malicious attacks that arrive via email."
"The solution is very easy to use, especially the cloud version which is very, very simple. There are some good templates already built-in, so we can just select the template, and you will get all the necessary functionality. The only one thing you have to do is point all your traffic in the cloud."
"The ease of use and the security offered by the solution are its most valuable features, and it also offers good information protection."
"Previous issues were resolved as soon as we deployed the solution."
"The filtering aspect is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The solution is scalable; we have about 400 users on it right now."
 

Cons

"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."
"They need well-trained partners in Nigeria."
"SonicWall Email Security could improve by making the file blocking and the release feature easier to use"
"Policy deployment could be time consuming and represents an area for improvement in SonicWall Email Security."
"I am not satisfied with phishing protection, as it falls completely under the email domain security."
"Previously, we had an issue with a faulty appliance and had to wait over two weeks for a replacement."
"The platform's control panel needs enhancement."
"There aren't enough advanced settings. They should offer more advanced options."
"Occasionally the solution doesn't catch spam mail."
"It may be possible for them to improve on the options in reporting."
"More things need to be integrated into this device, like DLP, so we can have a complete solution in one box."
"Reporting could have more options for users to customize desired results."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see more user awareness, such as information about phishing email attacks that have been prevented."
"Sometimes there are issues with exchange and active directory integration."
"The baselining and reporting is better with some of the competing solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the application’s pricing a five out of ten."
"We have a two-year license subscription and the price is very high."
"Our customers purchase the solution's yearly license."
"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."
"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."
"Negotiate as much as you can."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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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Also Known As

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

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