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    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 CloudLock

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACloudLock is a cloud security option acquired by Cisco in August 2016.N/A
    Pricing
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco CloudLock
    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 CloudLock
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPrices for fewer than 500 users.—
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    Check Point Email SecurityCisco CloudLock
    Considered Both Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    118 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    115 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    118 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    102 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    103 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco CloudLock
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Check Point Email Security and Cisco CloudLock
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    8.5
    109 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Cisco CloudLock
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-malware10.0104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability8.0105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection8.092 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection10.0105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sandboxing6.592 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption7.274 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools10.0105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco CloudLock
    Small Businesses
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Check Point Email SecurityCisco CloudLock
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (119 ratings)
    10.0
    (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)
    10.0
    (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 CloudLock
    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
    Cisco Cloudlock is a good fit for my organization consisting of 150 end users. While we have a small office product that can expand to cover any size organization, I would assume the overhead to monitor would increase. While my organization's business is in real estate, I would highly recommend this for all businesses that handle sensitive and private data. Being able to monitor our cloud infrastructure has allowed our security team to be more flexible in allowing approved users access 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
    • Cisco CloudLock offers a remote access options, very efficient and standard.
    • Robust data security and monitoring of the sensitive database.
    • Has an excellent self service, which is an option for quick operational progress.
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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
    • Although alert mechanism is good but it delays a bit.
    • For implementation of DLP we had to hire a expert it took a lot of time to set up.
    • Support [in my experience] is not good.
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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
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    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
    They are very quick to respond and go the extra mile to help address our issues. That said, we've only needed them at the early stages of implementation for support help and occasionally when we want to do a full re-scan of our site. They are very flexible in working with us on the timing of such scans.
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    In-Person Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    There was no in person training.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Amazon Macie is limited to an AWS environment and fulfills some of the same functions that CloudLock does in SaaS products. Both are very valuable tools, so the decision is not really which to use, but whether to use both for their respective environments. In general I feel CloudLock is a more powerful tool because it connects to Microsoft 365, which is more business critical for our organization, but that really is a personal call.
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    Scalability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    It does what they claim and then some.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    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
    • Allowed data to be accessed.
    • Secured data.
    • Meet client security requirements.
    Incentivized
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