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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

    Forcepoint DLP

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AForcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) protects sensitive data everywhere it resides and moves, across endpoints, cloud apps, web, email, and on-premises environments. It delivers unified policy management and centralized control from a single console.N/A
    Pricing
    Check Point Email SecurityForcepoint DLP
    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 SecurityForcepoint DLP
    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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    Community Pulse
    Check Point Email SecurityForcepoint DLP
    Considered Both Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Chose Check Point Email Security
    Avanan is very capable especially in detecting, blocking, and screening email threats. The encryption features come as a plus as well. When compared to other competitors, Avanan wins in all aspects.
    Incentivized
    Chose Check Point Email Security
    We selected Avanan based on compelling evidence and performance. The product simply stands up and does so higher than Mimecast, Barracuda, and other such products with a very reasonable price point. It's the most effective weapon against spammers and phishing that we have used …
    Incentivized
    Forcepoint
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    118 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    115 Answers
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    118 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    102 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    103 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Check Point Email SecurityForcepoint DLP
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Check Point Email Security and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    8.5
    109 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
    -
    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
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Check Point Email Security and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
    Feature
    Check Point Email Security
    -
    Ratings
    Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Data Encryption00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Check Point Email SecurityForcepoint DLP
    Small Businesses
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Symantec Data Loss Prevention
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Symantec Data Loss Prevention
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Check Point Email SecurityForcepoint DLP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (119 ratings)
    7.7
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    7.6
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (42 ratings)
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (35 ratings)
    5.3
    (12 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 SecurityForcepoint DLP
    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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    Forcepoint
    -Where companies need to secure their attachment, which goes outside, means from their company to outside -Where companies need to ensure their client's personal information -Where companies need DLP. They need to look for Forcepoint only, as they have the upper hand over the rest of their competitors.
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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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    Forcepoint
    • It has predominantly protected us from unauthorized parties and has provided us with better visibility and control over our data.
    • This software has also successfully prevented us from both malicious and accidental tasks, which are quite flexible actions when it comes to the violation of data loss prevention policies.
    • This product has been successful in improving compliance and even mitigating compliance violations, which further facilitated IT security.
    • I think there is room for improvement, as the user interface is slightly rough and difficult to adopt in the beginning. The software also hangs up at a few instances, which leads to some wasting of time and annoyance, but other than that, this software is good. The technical staff should work on the complexities for a better user experience.
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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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    Forcepoint
    • Forcepoint technical support--specially for users who go with essential support--is challenging to get support on time. You need the ticket to be raised long beforehand to get support from TAC. However, in the case of enterprise support, its is not like this technical person will come on a priority basis.
    • However it comes with higher prices, especially for SMB, it is allowed to pay that amount for support only.
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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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    Forcepoint
    We have been fairly happy with the product and how it has worked. We have looked at other vendors for url filter and such and have not found one that meets our needs or does what we have been doing with Websense. The product has been fairly stable and we have only had a few issues in the past. We have all seen that it was one of the highest leaders from the Gartner Group Magic Quadrant for Web Gateways.
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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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    Forcepoint
    For us, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention was difficult to administer, did not work well when it did work, was incredibly expensive for the feature set you get, and was difficult to uninstall when we moved on from the software. Once it was fully set up, it worked occasionally for us.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Always been available as needed.
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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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    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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    Forcepoint
    Support from Forcepoint has been lacking. When calling in with a high priority issue we rarely are able to work with a technician immediately. The queue waits are very long and when you get through there are no support engineers available and we need to wait for a call back for hours it seems.
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    In-Person Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    There was no in person training.
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    Forcepoint
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    Online Training
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Takes a lot to get a 10 out of 10.
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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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    Forcepoint
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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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    Forcepoint
    User friendly solution that makes it easy to deploy and manage. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention very effective to protecting our valuable data on endpoints and where data lives like in the Cloud, server and on-premises disk drives and its valuable to just set policies once and start utilizing Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention solution.
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    Scalability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    It does what they claim and then some.
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    Forcepoint
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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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    Forcepoint
    • The exchange of financial documents with customers creates extreme risk as data loss could result in financial and reputation damage to the customer. The cost of deploying Forcepoint is fractions of pennies compared to the potential financial impact of data loss.
    • There is some administrative overhead associated as false positives are inevitable, requiring a manual review and a potential loss of productivity.
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