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Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) vs. Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform

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    Overview
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    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AUK headquartered multi-national company Clearswift is the developer of the SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) as a messaging security platform. Clearswift was acquired by HelpSystems in late 2019, and is now a HelpSystems brand.N/A

    Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ATessian Defender automatically prevents business email compromise, spear phishing, account takeover (ATO), and other targeted email attacks. Powered by Tessian’s proprietary Human Layer Security Engine, Defender analyses millions of data points for every inbound email and detects anomalies that indicate security threats. Tessian Defender captures attacks that evade secure email gateways and legacy security controls. These include zero-payload attacks that include no URL or attachment,…N/A
    Pricing
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) and Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Feature
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    6.1
    2 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Anti-malware9.01 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Customizability9.01 Ratings5.42 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection9.01 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Threat Detection7.01 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Management Tools7.01 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortra
    The CS SEG appliances are running as virtual appliances by now. They do need not much power in the ESX environment. I recommend to use at least two peers running in a cluster. The cluster feature is working very well. The CS SEG can process a huge number of emails in a very short time frame.
    Incentivized
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    Tessian Limited
    Tessian Cloud Email Security is well suited for anyone that can afford it. Email is the gateway for the bad guys and having as much security and protection as possible is critical
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Fortra
    • CS SEG is fast in email processing
    • Managing the quarantine is easy
    • Display of the reasons why an email has been processed this is very detailed
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    Tessian Limited
    • simplicity
    • plug-and-play
    • low-hassle
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Fortra
    • Improvement is needed in the area of AV/Antispam update processing (internally)
    • Improvement is needed in the log file processing. Many log file entries are not understandable for an operator or administrator without special insider knowledge
    • Clearswift has recently changed the support provider. Now there are no german supporters anymore.
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    Tessian Limited
    • The Outlook Add-In broke several systems during use.
    • There are many changes to the account reps and engineers assigned to us. As a result, we lost touch with Tessian.
    • Lack of knowledge and help from Support during times when the Add-In was disrupting users.
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    Usability
    Fortra
    No answers on this topic
    Tessian Limited
    Pretty straight forward for the users and admins. Some terminology takes a little time to learn for the admin, functionally seems rock solid.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortra
    The Clearswift Secure Email Gateway (CS SEG) has very low license costs. A two peer cluster is enough to run a complete emailing gateway environment. Compared to the Proofpoint PPS the CS SEG does not need a management appliance. The CS SEG peers can manage the quarantine by themselves. This is easy to use and quite fast.
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    Tessian Limited
    Egress is a very capable product, likely on-par with Tessian as a fraction of the cost. I will be giving them a deep review this year
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    Return on Investment
    Fortra
    • Since this CS SEG environment is operated for a customer, I cannot answer this question
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    Tessian Limited
    • provides additional email security protections for inbound and outbound
    • Helps prevent the mis-direction of outbound email
    Incentivized
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