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Cofense Managed PDR (Phishing Defense Center) vs. Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform

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    Cofense Managed PDR

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Cofense Managed PDR (formerly Phishing Defense Center, or PDC) is a security service designed to relieve security operators of the repetitive tasks needed to qualify, investigate, and document alerts. With it the user can focus on responding to verified threats, instead of spending limited time and resources on data gathering. Cofense aims to take the workload off staff, giving them support qualifying and investigating threats, and understand their severity, so in-house security teams can focus…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
    Cofense Managed PDRTessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Cofense Managed PDRTessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$40 Custom quotationNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe Cofense Phishing Defense Center is available to all customers of Cofense Triage. The Triage solution is a pre-requisite for Cofense PDC services.—
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    Community Pulse
    Cofense Managed PDRTessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Cofense
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    Tessian Limited
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cofense Managed PDRTessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Cofense Managed PDR (Phishing Defense Center) and Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Feature
    Cofense Managed PDR (Phishing Defense Center)
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    Ratings
    Tessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    6.1
    2 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Anti-malware00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings5.42 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Threat Detection00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Management Tools00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cofense Managed PDRTessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (6 ratings)
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    Cofense Managed PDRTessian Cloud Email Security Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cofense
    Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) has saved our team copious amounts of time that we would usually have to spend sifting through all of the hundreds of emails that are reported each day. Having a dedicated team to sort the true positives from the false positives gives ample amount of time to triage the more severe threats that have been reported.
    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
    Cofense
    • Instant detection and elimination of phishing email boxes.
    • Easy to set up.
    • Intuitive and complete GUI interface, being able to create rules, configure exceptions, and generate reports.
    • Optimizes time to eliminate phishing and prevent users from being targeted by internet scams.
    • Good artificial intelligence.
    Incentivized
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    Tessian Limited
    • simplicity
    • plug-and-play
    • low-hassle
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cofense
    • Better integration with established ticketing systems
    • Ability to determine if there were any other recipients of the same email
    • Technical issues when logging into the tool
    Incentivized
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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
    Cofense
    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
    Cofense
    This product just successfully conquers its competitors and alternatives. This is because upgrades and improvement in software play a very important role, as with upgrades, a user feels connected with the platform. No one likes using outdated software, so [...] I find this product to be the best option out of all, as it is continuously in the race [to become] the best. I always see some upgrades [...] which makes me a happy user, unlike other alternatives.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cofense
    • Reduced volume to support teams.
    • Provided in-house resources time to work on other projects.
    • Provides a clean and effective interface with teammates.
    Incentivized
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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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