Abnormal Security vs. Avanan

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Abnormal Security
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Abnormal Security, headquartered in San Francisco, offers a secure email gateway to that protects Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts with AI threat detection. The solution is designed to prevent phishing and scams, high-level account impersonation, or supply chain attacks (i.e. invoice fraud).N/A
Avanan
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Avanan, from Check Point since the August 2021 acquisition, connects security technologies to enterprise cloud applications in order to improve protection of sensitive corporate data and IP. According to the vendor, Avanan's one-click deployment allows customers to deploy a new security solution in seconds. Because it requires no appliance, agent or gateway proxy, Avanan can begin protecting any cloud application immediately, with no effect on users.
$4
per user per month
Pricing
Abnormal SecurityAvanan
Editions & Modules
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Advanced Anti-Phishing
$4.00
per user per month
Complete Malware Protection
$5.00
per user per month
Full-Suite Protection
$8.00
per user per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Abnormal SecurityAvanan
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact vendor for pricing information.Prices for fewer than 500 users.
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Community Pulse
Abnormal SecurityAvanan
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Features
Abnormal SecurityAvanan
Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
Abnormal Security
10.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Avanan
8.5
111 Ratings
2% above category average
Customizability10.01 Ratings8.0107 Ratings
Threat Detection10.01 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
Management Tools10.01 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
Anti-malware00 Ratings10.0106 Ratings
Data Loss Protection00 Ratings8.194 Ratings
Sandboxing00 Ratings6.594 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings7.276 Ratings
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Abnormal SecurityAvanan
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User Ratings
Abnormal SecurityAvanan
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(113 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
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10.0
(34 ratings)
Availability
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
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(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
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(0 ratings)
9.3
(35 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Abnormal SecurityAvanan
Likelihood to Recommend
Abnormal Security
Another local organization was compromised, and we were one of the targets of their further attempts. We were 100% protected because the behavioral analysis protected us, but also allowed me to contact that organization and report their compromise. This has actually happened more than one time since going live.
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Check Point Software Technologies
What it says, it provides. It has the Data leak prevention that is the major help while we have to deal with lot of clients at a time. It has the Secure Click that checks any embedded hyperlink so that when we work on emails we don't have to worry about the hidden security threats inside a email.
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Pros
Abnormal Security
  • Spam filtering...we have been able to turn our spam sensitivity down on Exchange allowing more legitimate messages through to user inboxes.
  • Malicious email filtering...we experienced several successful phishing attacks over the past year. Abnormal Security has prevented hundreds of individual campaigns since going live in August '22. I cannot thank them enough!
  • Automated response for reported emails...my team is small and we do not have enough hours in a day to review and respond to each reported email. Abnormal Security performs additional analysis on those reports and automatically responds for us. If the message is spam or malicious, copies of those emails are looked for throughout the server and deleted.
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Check Point Software Technologies
  • The dashboard for Avanan makes all of the most important information easy to digest.
  • Alerting - specifically, the Geo-Location alerts allow us to see if a user has possibly been compromised.
  • The End-User Email Quarantine experience gives users the ability to request emails be released, which trains them to better spot legitimate emails.
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Cons
Abnormal Security
  • None so far, I have been extremely happy with their service.
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Check Point Software Technologies
  • I only ever had one complaint, we had a few hiccups during the setup process. We have now been a customer for two years and have had no further issues. It is likely that the setup pain points have now been resolved as well. Overall the product does what it claims while providing a very intuitive interface.
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Likelihood to Renew
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
Cost, need to make sure the cost is competitive for how many users are using email protection as we move users to MS Teams and don't rely so much on full access to email accounts (both sending and receiving internal and external).
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Usability
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
The end-users love not having their inboxes fill up with extra useless emails. As an administrator, it is simple to implement and maintain. The ability to put something into test mode before going live makes our life a lot easier and less stressful. Avanan has many different components to make your life easier.
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Reliability and Availability
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
Always been available as needed.
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Performance
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
It's not all the time, on occasion the platform can delay email by seven to ten minutes.
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Support Rating
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
Support has always been there for me, they take on suggestions and product improvements quite seriously. I've spoken to techs and you can tell that they care about the product and the service in which they deliver. Avanan support is always responsive in everything I throw them and in most cases they don't tell me how to build out a widget or custom query, they actually do it for me and send it to me.
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In-Person Training
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
There was no in person training.
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Online Training
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
Takes a lot to get a 10 out of 10.
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Implementation Rating
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
Ensure system administration and exchange admin are up to speed on Avanan
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Alternatives Considered
Abnormal Security
Abnormal Security blocks malicious emails that both PhishER and Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense miss. One thing that PhishER does have is the ability to flip a malicious message into a user education phishing email. That's cool, but I think we can just copy/paste the same info into a custom campaign.
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Check Point Software Technologies
Avanan has a one-click solution, which subscribers or clients use to deploy a new security update. Further, Avanan has the protection of any cloud application, which means, it bypasses any security threat and maintain the set safety processes. Finally, data leakage is a shield that Avanan has deployed, a very smooth process in the firm.
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Scalability
Abnormal Security
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Check Point Software Technologies
It does what they claim and then some.
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Return on Investment
Abnormal Security
  • Preventing compromises that have historically led to payroll or accounts payable threats.
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Check Point Software Technologies
  • Improved risk mitigation by providing additional layer protection for M365.
  • Easy to setup and configure. No expert knowledge required and no downtime required.
  • Customizable license count. No need to buy the same number of mailbox users if you really don't want to protect some unused mailboxes.
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