FortiMail vs Symantec Email Security.cloud

Likelihood to Recommend

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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Engineer in Information Technology

Airlines/Aviation Company, 51-200 employees

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If you don't want to have any spam or malware in your mailbox, Symantec Email Security.cloud is the solution to choose. Also, if you need to have some security features, like DLP, it has them embedded!

We have also been using reporting a lot to see how many emails have been sent, where they delivered, and so on.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

FortiMail

Symantec Email Security.cloud

Anti-malware

Cusomizability

Data Loss Protection

Threat Detection

Sandboxing

End-to-End Encryption

Management Tools

Pros

Protects email (virus, spam, ransomware).
Webmail is intuitive.
Stable platform.
Integration with other FortiGate products.

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Daniel J. Canto Bonilla

Senior Network Manager

MegamediaNewspapers, 501-1000 employees

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Anti-SPAM protection.
Anti-Virus protection.
Email track and trace functionality.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

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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Cody McNeill

Network and Systems Administrator II

Armour Transportation SystemsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees

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Searching within the console can be slow at times, especially when making small tweaks and refreshing quickly
Features seem to have slowed down since Symantec acquired this formerly "MessageLabs" product
Advanced filtering and scanning is not quite as good as several competitors

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Derek Schroeder

Service Manager

Accellis Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Usability

No score

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Symantec Email Security.cloud 9.0

Based on 2 answers

One of the best products on the market, which offers good value for money; I would like to recommend Symantec Email Security.cloud to everyone looking for a solution with good value for money.

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walter Muhammad

Account Executive

Zones, Inc.Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

FortiMail 9.4

Based on 4 answers

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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Cody McNeill

Network and Systems Administrator II

Armour Transportation SystemsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees

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Symantec Email Security.cloud 8.7

Based on 3 answers

In very tricky cases, it takes time to explain it to the support personnel as they don't get your problem from the first couple of emails.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

FortiMail works much better than the previous product we used, McAfee Email Gateway.

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Tom Parker

Technical Services & Information Security Specialist

Dole Food CompanyFood Production, 10,001+ employees

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Barracuda's ESS is the premier product, it boasts outbound email encryption as an included service as well as all of the security features of Symantec Email Security.cloud. Sophos is on the same level as SES.c but is not quite as feature rich.

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Derek Schroeder

Service Manager

Accellis Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Less virus detected by computer, stopped before.
Way less fishing attempts.
Doesn't need too much resources.

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Tommy Boucher

IT Director

CoveoInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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Our previous solution was very manual. The ROI has been in less manual intervention from the admins and freeing up their already busy schedules.

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bryan hornick

IT Manager

BGI, LLCAirlines/Aviation, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

FortiMail

Symantec Email Security.cloud

FortiMail

Symantec Email Security.cloud

FortiMail

Symantec Email Security.cloud

FortiMail vs Symantec Email Security.cloud

FortiMail

Symantec Email Security.cloud

Feature Rating Comparison

Secure Email Gateway

Anti-malware

Cusomizability

Data Loss Protection

Threat Detection

Sandboxing

End-to-End Encryption

Management Tools

Pros

Cons

Usability

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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