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Alex Clerici - PeerSpot reviewer
System Integrator IT Manager at Tecnimex S.r.l.
Real User
Top 5
Dec 8, 2023
Easily integrates into our cloud platform and simplifies backend management
Pros and Cons
  • "I find the comprehensive features of Sophos Email most valuable."
  • "I would like to see improvements in the initial setup process, ensuring better compatibility with diverse customer infrastructures."

What is our primary use case?

I use Sophos Email as part of our corporate cybersecurity solution to protect our servers, both on-premises and in the cloud, including Microsoft 365 servers. 

What is most valuable?

I find the comprehensive features of Sophos Email most valuable. The system easily integrates into our cloud platform and simplifies backend management.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see improvements in the initial setup process, ensuring better compatibility with diverse customer infrastructures. Additionally, in the next release, it would be valuable to have enhanced features for seamless interaction with customer infrastructure, making the setup more user-friendly and efficient.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Sophos Email for two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is good. I would rate it as a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability as a nine out of ten. We have around five customers currently using Sophos Email, with a total user count exceeding 100.

How are customer service and support?

Sophos offers technical support, and while it is generally responsive, the speed can vary as it involves opening a ticket and waiting for assistance. Sophos provides a dedicated response team for faster support, but this service may come with an additional cost depending on the customer's plan. Overall, I would rate the support as a nine out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

Although the setup can be a bit challenging, it is crucial to conduct thorough testing due to the complex environment. I recommend thorough training before use to maximize its effectiveness. The deployment of Sophos Gmail typically takes around a couple of hours, depending on the complexity of the customer's infrastructure. The process involves investigating the customer environment, testing for interoperability, and setting up on the Cloud Platform or on-premises. It is relatively straightforward for a single server, but for cloud environments, careful evaluation of the products involved is necessary. After setup, additional time is spent testing and verifying the system to ensure a smooth operation. 

What about the implementation team?


What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Clients can opt for yearly or monthly payment plans. Recently, Sophos introduced some interesting solutions, especially for those acting as MSPs or resellers with a flexible model. While Sophos provides options through its cloud marketplace, it is often better to rely on another reseller for technical support.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Sophos Email. My advice for those starting to use it is to prepare for training and not hesitate to engage with it. The initial phase might seem challenging, but training is key for a smooth transition. Don't be afraid of the learning process; embrace it for better consolidation with the platform. Overall, I would rate Sophos Email as a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Security Engineer at Mavisco Resources Sdn Bhd
Reseller
Top 20Leaderboard
Nov 24, 2023
The solution performs inbound and outbound filtering and filters out spam emails, but it quarantines legit emails, and the support is quite slow
Pros and Cons
  • "Sophos Email provides both inbound and outbound filtering."
  • "A lot of legit emails get quarantined."

What is our primary use case?

It is an anti-spam solution. It filters out spam emails. It performs inbound and outbound filtering.

What is most valuable?

The price is okay. The on-premise email security solution of Cisco can perform only outbound filtering. Sophos Email provides both inbound and outbound filtering. I also like that the solution is deployed on the cloud.

What needs improvement?

The scanning and filtering must be more detailed. A lot of legit emails get quarantined. The filtering features must be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for a couple of months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool’s stability a seven out of ten. The tool quarantines legit emails.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool supports a lot of endpoints. It's more on a network level. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten. Two of our customers are using the product.

How are customer service and support?

Compared to McAfee, Sophos' technical support is quite slow. The technical support could be faster.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The setup is not that complex. We can fine-tune policies and filtering features. If the product is stable, we need one or two infrastructure engineers to deploy and maintain it. If there’s a software bug, we need a developer.

What was our ROI?

We see an ROI when the solution works perfectly.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have to pay licensing fees yearly or once every two or three years. The product is cheaper compared to other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

If someone's solution is straightforward and they don't have too many proxies, I will advise them to choose Sophos Email. However, I would not advise choosing Sophos if their network or infrastructure is quite complex. They will need some fine-tuning. We will need a principal developer if there is a bug in the software. Overall, I rate the tool seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Network and Infrastructure Manager at Sonysugar
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Nov 1, 2022
Reliable, simple initial setup, and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "Sophos Email is a stable solution."
  • "We have been receiving a lot of spam emails and we are using Sophos Email to help prevent the spam."
  • "Sophos Email can improve mail security."

What is our primary use case?

We have been receiving a lot of spam emails and we are using Sophos Email to help prevent the spam.

What needs improvement?

Sophos Email can improve mail security.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Sophos Email for approximately six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sophos Email is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Sophos Email is good.

We have approximately 450 people using this solution in my company.

How are customer service and support?

We have contacted the support from Sophos Email.

I rate the support from Sophos Email a four out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Sophos Email was easy.

I rate the initial setup of Sophos Email a  four out of five.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the price of Sophos Email a four out of five.

What other advice do I have?

I would encourage others to use this solution.

I rate Sophos Email a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Buthainah Al-Balharith - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Security Engineer at Direct Choice
Real User
Jan 16, 2024
Helps to double-check whether an email is spam or not
Pros and Cons
  • "I cannot guarantee any email by its name. It can be spam. Sophos Email helps to double-check whether an email is spam or not. It has a dashboard which gives an overview of the alerts."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use the product to protect our emails, especially for sensitive information from customers. Some spam messages are clever, and we want to ensure we can identify spam.

    What is most valuable?

    I cannot guarantee any email by its name. It can be spam. Sophos Email helps to double-check whether an email is spam or not. It has a dashboard which gives an overview of the alerts. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the product for over two years. 

    How are customer service and support?

    I haven't contacted the support team yet. 

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We used McAfee before. It took long to connect with the Outlook application. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The tool's deployment was easy and took five hours to complete. You need to connect it from Azure. 

    What was our ROI?

    The tool is worth its money. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The tool's pricing is medium. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Sophos Email a ten out of ten. 

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Microsoft Azure
    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    Wisnu Nursahid - PeerSpot reviewer
    General Manager of Technical Division at VTI
    Real User
    Nov 22, 2023
    A stable solution that needs to work on integrations
    Pros and Cons
    • "Sophos Email is in the cloud and integrated with its firewall."
    • "The tool's integration becomes an issue when the internet connection is weak."

    What is our primary use case?

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    What is most valuable?

    Sophos Email is in the cloud and integrated with its firewall. 

    What needs improvement?

    The tool's integration becomes an issue when the internet connection is weak. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the product for ten years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Sophos Email is stable. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    Sophos Email is priced lower than its competitors. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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    Ishtiyak Surve - PeerSpot reviewer
    Cyber Security Engineer, Pre-sales Engineer at Green Edge
    Reseller
    Oct 17, 2023
    A scalable and innovative solution that protects users from phishing links and spam
    Pros and Cons
    • "The solution protects users from phishing links and spam."
    • "The tool’s stability should be improved."

    What is our primary use case?

    The solution provides security from pristine emails and phishing emails.

    What is most valuable?

    Our customers are happy with the product. The solution protects users from phishing links and spam. The tool is integrated with AI.

    What needs improvement?

    The tool’s stability should be improved.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the solution for two to three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The tool is not very stable. I rate the stability a seven out of ten.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I rate the tool’s scalability a nine out of ten.

    How was the initial setup?

    I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The solution is expensive. Our customers have an issue with the price. I rate the pricing a six or seven out of ten.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    There are other products in the market, like Trend Micro and SpamTitan. If someone wants features similar to Sophos Email on a lower budget, they will choose the other products.

    What other advice do I have?

    My previous organization had medium and enterprise-level customers. Many people like Sophos products and their technology. I like Sophos’ innovation. It develops features that are relevant to the latest attacks. I recommend the solution to a lot of my clients. They completely love the solution. The only issue is price. The product is very innovative. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    Mohammad Mojtaba Sohrabi - PeerSpot reviewer
    Manager at New Outlook Group
    Real User
    Oct 12, 2023
    Provides excellent email security and has strong online forums for information
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable feature is its email security."
    • "It was sometimes hard to find the settings in the solution's interface."

    What is our primary use case?

    My customers use Sophos Email Security with the UTM features of Sophos, and they do not need to buy another product for email security. They have Sophos' full package and use one device for their needs.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature is its email security. Sophos has accounted for Internet access.

    What needs improvement?

    It was sometimes hard to find the settings in the solution's interface. Sophos should make the interface easier to use.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have a customer using the solution for six to seven months.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is scalable. We have about 300 employees in the company, and the device can take a larger number than this.

    How was the initial setup?

    Sophos' initial setup was not easy and not hard. It took one or two days to deploy.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    Customers buy a license along with the hardware. The pricing is fair.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We considered using FortiGate.

    What other advice do I have?

    We haven't contacted support since we use forums to solve our problems.

    I rate Sophos Email an eight out of ten. Sophos is one of the main options we recommend to clients looking for a firewall or email security solution.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    IT Manager at Jabalpur Motors Ltd
    Real User
    Jun 8, 2023
    Though a stable solution for email security and email control, the solution's technical support needs to improve
    Pros and Cons
    • "It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
    • "Servicing and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve."

    What is our primary use case?

    I have been using Sophos Email for a year. My company uses the solution as a customer. Also, I am using the solution's latest version.

    What is most valuable?

    Feature-wise, everything is fine with the solution.

    What needs improvement?

    Servicing and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Sophos Email for a year. My company uses the solution as a customer. Also, I am using the solution's latest version.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is a stable solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is a scalable solution.

    How are customer service and support?

    For support, on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low scale, and ten is the highest scale, I rate the support a six.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Neutral

    How was the initial setup?

    I rate the setup a nine out of ten. So, it is very easy. The deployment can take up to a month.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    It is an expensive solution. On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price, I rate the pricing a seven.

    What other advice do I have?

    I may suggest those planning to use the solution to give it a try. Since the technical support is not comfortable enough, I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    Cliff Matonda - PeerSpot reviewer
    System Administrator at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    Top 10
    May 9, 2022
    Highly effective sandbox feature, highly reliable, and
    Pros and Cons
    • "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."
    • "The installation of Sophos Email could be easier. It's a bit difficult because setting up the email virtually requires some bit of technical knowledge."

    What is our primary use case?

    I am using Sophos Email to protect us from malware. The emails go through the solutions before they come to the email server which protects us.

    What is most valuable?

    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.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Sophos Email one approximately one year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Sophos Email is a stable solution. There is a lot of email activity and it has been working well.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have approximately 150 people in my organization using this solution and they are from the IT department. We do not plan to increase usage.

    How are customer service and support?

    The support from Sophos Email is good.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation of Sophos Email could be easier. It's a bit difficult because setting up the email virtually requires some bit of technical knowledge.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution to others.

    I rate Sophos Email an eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    Faisal Mian - PeerSpot reviewer
    CTO at ABM Info. tech
    Real User
    Nov 21, 2021
    Stable, scalable, but the security could improve
    Pros and Cons
    • "I have found Sophos Email to be scalable."
    • "The installation is straightforward."
    • "The security of the solution could improve."

    What is our primary use case?

    We primarily deploy Sophos Email to customers for email phishing prevention.

    One of our clients is using Microsoft Exchange and they have their email server on the cloud and they wanted an email phishing email solution to be provided into the cloud. Every email which comes to the endpoint and to the users would have to pass through this support email-based in the cloud.

    What needs improvement?

    The security of the solution could improve.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Sophos Email for approximately 18 years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I have found Sophos Email to be scalable.

    We have two customers using this solution.

    How are customer service and support?

    I have not needed to contact technical support. Everything has been working smoothly.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation is straightforward.

    What about the implementation team?

    We have two engineers for the support of Sophos Email; one for the prime contract and the other one as a backup in case the prime contract is unavailability.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    Most of our clients are on a perpetual license. If there is a budget issue, they can choose a subscription. However, most of the clients choose the perpetual license.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution to others.

    I rate Sophos Email a seven out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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