Avanan vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | TrustRadius

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Score 9.2 out of 10

Based on 128 reviews and ratings

Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 21 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Anti-malware

Cusomizability

Data Loss Protection

Threat Detection

Sandboxing

End-to-End Encryption

Management Tools

Pros

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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Nathaniel Roebuck

Information Technology Administrator

AA Metals IncLogistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees

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Detect threats based on user activity logs.
Set manual and automatic alert remediation.
Implement activity policies.
Detect threats based on user activity logs.

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Sai karthik Satyavarapu

Senior Technical Specialist

HCL SoftwareInformation Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

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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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cloud discovery throws away found services not found in the MCAS database of SaaS apps.
Many panes of glass required for a fully enabled implementation to administer, configure and utilize 100% of the product.
Room for improvement in the reporting realm - not enough records are visible and exportable for high record count policy reports.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Avanan 9.0

Based on 5 answers

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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Verified User

Strategist in Information Technology

Retail Company, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Usability

Avanan 8.8

Based on 33 answers

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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Systems Engineer

Tax AnalystsNon-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees

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No score

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Reliability and Availability

Avanan 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Always been available as needed.

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Network System Administrator

Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees

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No score

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Performance

Avanan 6.4

Based on 1 answer

It's not all the time, on occasion the platform can delay email by seven to ten minutes.

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Network System Administrator

Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees

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Support Rating

Avanan 9.2

Based on 34 answers

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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Technical Director

National IT SolutionsComputer Networking, 1001-5000 employees

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps 5.0

Based on 2 answers

I have not utilized actual support but the Sales and Product teams have been super helpful in moving our implementation forward and showing us the best practices.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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In-Person Training

Avanan 1.0

Based on 1 answer

There was no in person training.

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Network System Administrator

Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees

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No score

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Online Training

Avanan 8.2

Based on 1 answer

Takes a lot to get a 10 out of 10.

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Network System Administrator

Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation Rating

Avanan 8.6

Based on 2 answers

Ensure system administration and exchange admin are up to speed on Avanan

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

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Alternatives Considered

Because the features and professional options of Avanan are really different and unique from others. They all work smoothly and anyone can secure his email platform. Avanan offers amazing options that can protect emails from cyber attacks. This platform has advanced security tools and these can protect your complete collaboration suite.

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Director

Butt IT SolutionsInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps acts as an additional security layer for all SaaS applications our organizations uses to do business and helps providing detailed information about this Apps that we normally use across the entire organizations on a single dashboard, enabling us to monitor user activity and block risky SaaS App and configure policies on granular level.

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Restaurant Manager

HiltonHospitality, 10,001+ employees

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Scalability

Avanan 9.1

Based on 1 answer

It does what they claim and then some.

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Network System Administrator

Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Return on Investment

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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Kishor Kumar TB

Senior Systems Engineer

Cell Information TechnologyInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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Cloud App Security saves us thousands of dollars finding and rectifying apps security issues
Identity Security Posture helps the organization identity stay in shape, saving thousands of dollars on security consultations
The cost of suffering a breach cannot be quantified, CAS helps minimize the chances of the attackers succeeding, with excellent historical logging for most operations

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$4 per user per month

Avanan Editions & Modules

Edition

Advanced Anti-Phishing	$4.00¹
Complete Malware Protection	$5.00¹
Full-Suite Protection	$8.00¹

per user per month

Additional Pricing Details

Prices for fewer than 500 users.

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

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