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    FortiMail

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFortiMail is an email messaging security platform, from Fortinet headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.N/A

    Sophos Email

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASophos Email is presented as Predictive Cloud Email Security Powered by Artificial Intelligence designed to block spam and malware, as well as protect employees and block phishing attempts.N/A
    Pricing
    FortiMailSophos Email
    Editions & Modules
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    FortiMailSophos Email
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    FortiMailSophos Email
    Considered Both Products
    Fortinet
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    Sophos
    Chose Sophos Email
    I was not part of selecting Sophos for this organization. I would recommend a full POC before landing on this as your decision. Some things that you should test for are targeted credential harvesting sites, impersonation rules processing, and general consistency in the …
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    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    FortiMailSophos Email
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of FortiMail and Sophos Email
    Feature
    FortiMail
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Sophos Email
    9.2
    21 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Anti-malware10.03 Ratings9.521 Ratings
    Customizability9.04 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection10.04 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Threat Detection10.04 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Sandboxing10.02 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption10.02 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Management Tools10.04 Ratings9.021 Ratings
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    FortiMailSophos Email
    Small Businesses
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Zoho Mail
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Barracuda ESG (discontinued)
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FortiMailSophos Email
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    2.8
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FortiMailSophos Email
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
    FortiMail is useful for small businesses and large companies. If you are looking to filter inbound and outbound email, then it will do an effective job of keeping your network safe. The virus, malware, spam definitions are updated on a daily basis and will help any company that is looking to eliminate spam and malware.
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    Sophos
    Sophos Email is ideal for protecting business email from advanced threats. It comes with features that make it easy to detect and block email threats, such as spam, phishing, ransomware, and data leaks. In addition, Sophos Email is ideal for email encryption and helps train teams to identify phishing threats.
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    Pros
    Fortinet
    • FortiMail earned a AAA rating from SE Labs and a 99.78%.
    • Spam Capture Rate from Virus Bulletin.
    • The solution has an effective Antivirus module that protects from malicious URLs and attachments.
    • It also has an integrated cloud sandbox or can be integrated with a physical or virtual appliance (with an additional license).
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    Sophos
    • We could customize it to have a certain level of workflow. We manage to enforce certain email (based on key-phrases) to be quarantined before send it to the recipient. And the email needs to be approved (manually) before being released.
    • For certain type (using regex) of email, we will encrypt it if it's sent outside our organization domain.
    • Scalable
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    Cons
    Fortinet
    • I would like to see a recommended config come base on the box.
    • I would like to see a secure score type area.
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    Sophos
    • I would love to see tips integrated into the user interface from the management side to allow for easier dissection of email headers. This would allow lower level admins that may work at smaller companies to better understand the information presented.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Sophos
    It was easy to use and easy to implement. You don't need previous knowledge on the products, after we got this up and running, it took us hours to put everything together. The transition was easy and seamless.
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    Usability
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Sophos
    It's mostly great and for policies and features, it does everything we would ask it to and more. The only thing keeping it from being a 10 is the lack of granularity in the reporting, which is actually an issue within Sophos Central as a whole. The ability to drill down from dashboards into accurate, detailed data would be very helpful at times.
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    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    Any time I've had to use the support, it has been great! They always will recommend certain options, as well as explain what they do and why they are there. The support always gets back to me the same day, and are always pleasant to deal with. I never hesitate to call.
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    Sophos
    Support is slow to respond. They call back outside of normal business hours despite clearly being advised when they should call. They try to BS you that the platform is working properly although there is hard evidence to the contrary. Once you get to senior level of support they agree that the product is incapable of performing properly in its current iteration.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    I have used Barracuda Email Security in the past and FortiMail is just as effective. The interface is easy to use, and the configuration is straightforward in setting it up to work with Microsoft Exchange. Spam detection is effective, as well as malware/viruses and phishing attempts. Overall it is a great service.
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    Sophos
    Many other solutions are a complicated setup and take a lot of time for the configuration. With Sophos email we were setup and seeing data/emails within an hour. As I have described the ease of use from a high-level for someone like me a Director just peeking into the system or an analyst that can do a deep dive is one of the best users interfaces I have seen for any product.
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    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • It has been positive since we do not have mail crashes and we protect the information that is transmitted by these means.
    • The costs are very accessible.
    • Easy deployment and implementation.
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    Sophos
    • AI-powered email threat prevention ensures that no threats reach our email system, preventing data contamination.
    • The BEC defense ensures our business reputation remain in place.
    • URL protection protects our users from clicking on malicious links that would otherwise compromise our email systems.
    • Ability to encrypt emails keeps our email data secure which a plus.
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