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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Check Point Email Security

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACheck Point Email Security, formerly Avanan, which was acquired by Check Point in August 2021, connects security technologies to enterprise cloud applications in order to improve protection of sensitive corporate data and IP. Its one-click deployment allows customers to deploy a new security solution in seconds. Because it requires no appliance, agent or gateway proxy, it can begin protecting any cloud application immediately, with no effect on users.

    $4

    per user per month

    Cisco Cloud Email Security

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Cloud Email Security platform is a secure email gateway.N/A
    Pricing
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco Cloud Email Security
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco Cloud Email Security
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices for fewer than 500 users.—
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    Check Point Email SecurityCisco Cloud Email Security
    Considered Both Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Chose Check Point Email Security
    Avanan comes with many advanced features which can be very user-friendly. The overall cost is slightly cheaper than Proofpoint Email Protection. Technical support from Avanan is quite responsive and able to resolve the reported issue in timely manners. Anomaly detections are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Check Point Email Security
    What makes Avanan special is that it is affordable. In addition, it not only protects [the] email system from threats but also makes email encryption easy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Check Point Email Security
    Unlike other competitors that only offer the basic features, Avanan offers much more including data leakage prevention and post-delivery protection among other helpful features. What's more, all these features come at an affordable cost.
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    118 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    115 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    118 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    102 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    103 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco Cloud Email Security
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Check Point Email Security and Cisco Cloud Email Security
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    8.5
    109 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Cisco Cloud Email Security
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Anti-malware10.0104 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Customizability8.0105 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection8.092 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Threat Detection10.0105 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Sandboxing6.592 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption7.274 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Management Tools10.0105 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco Cloud Email Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (119 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (42 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (35 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco Cloud Email Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Cisco
    It's suitable for content filtering applications using regex, hash, domain, or email... It's particularly perfect for a Cisco infrastructure. It's also perfect for a hybrid environment, such as on-prem/cloud. It's less appropriate for small- to mid-sized infrastructure because it's too complex for basic use. The UI can be improved as well.
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    Pros
    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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    Cisco
    • Advanced malware protection.
    • Integration with Office365.
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    Cons
    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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    Cisco
    • On certain client machines, we found that the software prevented the opening of innocuous email attachments flagging them as potentially harmful.
    • Emails with large attachment sizes can sometimes slow down the email loading process.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Cisco
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    Usability
    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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    Cisco
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    Reliability and Availability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Always been available as needed.
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    Cisco
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    Performance
    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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    Cisco
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    Support Rating
    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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    Cisco
    Cisco TAC support is very good since they have engineers available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Important to mention that you must have the support of the solution enabled to be able to receive a response from TAC and that we can be taken care of. The only drawback may be that they will not be able to see settings of the email provider you use.
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    In-Person Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    There was no in person training.
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    Cisco
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    Online Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Takes a lot to get a 10 out of 10.
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    Cisco
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    Implementation Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Ensure system administration and exchange admin are up to speed on Avanan
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    Cisco
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Cisco
    Cisco was at least better than or equal to the others but within our budget. It provided all of the services of anti-spam, content filtering, anti-virus, DLP, encrypted email service, scalability, and more than the others. Cisco name and reputation were also key in our decision.
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    Scalability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    It does what they claim and then some.
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    Cisco
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Cisco
    • Saves us precious resources by blocking unwanted E-mail right at the edge of our network.
    • Users can work more efficient when all spam and malware is stopped before reaching their inboxes.
    • Enables us to protect our outgoing mail with DKIM signing and validate all incoming mail on the most modern securiry standards.
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