We performed a comparison between SonicWall Email Security and Trend Micro Email Security 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 email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."
"Defender is a SaaS platform, so it offers more flexibility. Managing the permissions is easier. The solution's automated detection and response features are scalable."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps people to work remotely. It is a secure solution. We don't need to use our company's computers or get VPN connections to the networks. I can control how they share screens and what they send to the devices. It keeps our organizations confidential and sensitive information safe."
"The basic features are okay and I'm satisfied with the Defender."
"Some of the valuable features on the email side are anti-phishing, anti-malware, and Safe Links."
"The two main features that prove most beneficial for us are URL scanning and attachment scanning."
"Safe attachments, safe links, policies, and the ability to protect from zero-day threats are the most valuable features."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable features are the anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-virus, and anti-spoofing."
"The product is easy to manage in terms of configurations."
"The most valuable feature is that it protects from spam."
"There are no wasted extras and the interface is really simple."
"The anti-spam aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"Beside a few issues with specificity in the email protection controls, this product is very good at handling email security."
"Trend Micro constantly releases new versions and patches based on evolving needs."
"Trend Micro Email Security’s most valuable feature is spam filtering."
"Since implementing it, we've seen a significant improvement in security. We no longer receive spam emails, and we're protected from various cyberattacks, including ransomware and social engineering."
"It is mostly stable."
"The most valuable features include email filtering to block spam and phishing attempts, the use of DMARC for email authentication, and robust malware scanning."
"Trend Micro Email Security is a robust solution with quick performance. It works autonomously without the need for an administrator."
"Trend Micro has inter-domain security features that solutions from other vendors like Forcepoint lack."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the antivirus, antispam, and integration with cloud services. This is a multifunctional solution."
"Microsoft wants its well-paying customers to finish testing some of its half-baked products, find bugs, and report bugs back to Microsoft's team, which is a little frustrating for those who have to manage it and roll it up to thousands of people across the organization."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should be more proactive."
"Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features."
"The GUI is sometimes slow to fetch the device report and could be improved."
"We need to be able to whitelist data at the backend."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"Configuration requires going to a lot of places rather than just accessing one tab."
"Too many false positives and lacks an accurate capability to detect malicious SharePoint sites."
"Updates could be released more frequently."
"They should integrate the solution with third-party platforms."
"We would like to see more information on a dashboard about what is happening when it comes to spamming and malware."
"A lot of spoofed emails are still coming to the end-user, so the configuration for this option needs to be improved."
"The protection level for email security isn't 100%. I'm still getting some spam and junk mail."
"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."
"They need well-trained partners in Nigeria."
"The platform's control panel needs enhancement."
"It is a bit expensive than the market price."
"The only negative thing about Trend Micro Email Security is its price. It could be less expensive."
"They need to adjust the spam filtering and make it stronger."
"Trend Micro Email Security could improve by advancing its artificial intelligence in email security. There are rules that have to be configured. There should be less configuring."
"I rate Trend Micro support four out of 10. The support in our region isn't very good. They do not respond quickly when we open up a case."
"There is room for improvement in threat detection, especially for advanced attacks and business email compromise."
"The tool's dashboard is old."
"In our company, we found out that the solution wasn't well-tested by Trend Micro, resulting in a performance and bandwidth problem."
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SonicWall Email Security is ranked 19th in Email Security with 12 reviews while Trend Micro Email Security is ranked 8th in Email Security with 21 reviews. SonicWall Email Security is rated 7.8, while Trend Micro Email Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SonicWall Email Security writes "Effective threat prevention, reliable, and beneficial keyword blocking". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Email Security writes "The solution blocks spam emails from reaching the user’s mailbox but should introduce new features, improvements, and updates". SonicWall Email Security is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Fortinet FortiMail Cloud, Sophos Email and Avanan, whereas Trend Micro Email Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Fortinet FortiMail, Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security and Barracuda Email Security Gateway. See our SonicWall Email Security vs. Trend Micro Email Security report.
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