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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

    Close CRM

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AClose.io is a customer relationship management (CRM) software with call management and sales workflow automation capabilities.

    $19

    per month includes 1 user

    Pricing
    Check Point Email SecurityClose CRM
    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
    Solo
    $9
    per month (paid annually) per user
    Essentials
    $35
    per month (paid annually) per user
    Growth
    $99
    per month (paid annually) per user
    Scale
    $139
    per month (paid annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Check Point Email SecurityClose CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPrices for fewer than 500 users.The pricing listed here reflects up to a 35% discount for paying annually. Monthly billing is available at of $19 per user for the Solo plan (only 1 user allowed), $49 per user for the Essentials plan, $109 per user for the Growth plan, and $149 per user for the Scale plan.
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    Check Point Email SecurityClose CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Close
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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 SecurityClose CRM
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    8.5
    109 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Close CRM
    -
    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
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings5.45 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings4.44 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.47 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Check Point Email Security and Close CRM
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Check Point Email SecurityClose CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (119 ratings)
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (42 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (35 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 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 SecurityClose CRM
    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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    Close
    Excellent software to increase sales and follow up with existing and new customers. Email and SMS handling are really easy for the sales team, managing leads is really great, and Close merges duplicate leads to help our Data Leads avoid repetitive and unnecessary calls. As mentioned in some comments before, must improve in reports, Close is not appropriate to handle or track agents' hours making it necessary to implement additional software to cover this area.
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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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    Close
    • Email sequences. Create and send a sequence of emails until the sequence finishes or the contact replies to your email. You can also pause the sequence manually.
    • Email sync. Syncs in real time with your email account, which is huge.
    • Zapier integration. We've automated a lot of our pipeline management through the Zapier integration. This saves us soooo much time.
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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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    Close
    • Make it so one can set the time at which the emails go out.
    • Make it easier to set up my workflow.
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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).
    Incentivized
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    Close
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    It's my favorite CRM to recommend to sales organizations. Robust Telephony options including a Power Dialer, SMS, and Voice Drop, are completely integrated into the CRM. The kicker is you can have "Unlimited" contacts where many platforms charge based on the number of users. This can make a huge difference in monthly billing.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Always been available as needed.
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    Close
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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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    Close
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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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    Close
    I haven't really had the need to use their support, but the only time I had an issue with the platform, the Close team was very attentive and responded in a short span of time. Also they take minimal time to solve issues. The only con here is there is no way to reach out to them apart from email.
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    In-Person Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    There was no in person training.
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    Close
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    Online Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Takes a lot to get a 10 out of 10.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Ensure system administration and exchange admin are up to speed on Avanan
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    Close
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    Pipedrive was great for us for a long time. We used it for over 4 years. Our product and process was simple. When things got more complex, we needed something that could handle our growing needs and Pipedrive kept falling short. We built our own custom solution in Airtable and though it worked, we spend a lot of time managing it. Close was able to solve all our issues and save us hours per week in admin work.
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    Scalability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    It does what they claim and then some.
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    Close
    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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    Close
    • Positive - It's much easier now with Close.io to make sure that no deal falls through the cracks. Therefore helping us recover lost revenue.
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    ScreenShots

    Check Point Email Security Screenshots

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    Close CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Close's Inbox, which keeps sales team's emails, calls, and follow-ups in one unified view, so nothing slips through the cracks and every lead gets the attention it deserves.Screenshot of Close's Sales Pipeline, which offers a visual overview of every deal in progress, so your team can track opportunities, forecast revenue, and stay focused on moving deals forward.Screenshot of Close's Predictive Dialer. This automatically connects sales reps to live answers back-to-back, eliminating manual dialing and maximizing talk time to reach more prospects in less time.Screenshot of Close's Lead Profiles, which gives team a complete, centralized view of every contact, communication, and activity.Screenshot of Close's Smart Views, which prioritize leads with dynamic, customizable filters that keep sales teams focused.Screenshot of Close's Workflows, which automate repetitive sales tasks and follow-up sequences.