SonicWall Email Security Appliances vs. Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix

Overview
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SonicWall Email Security Appliances
Score 10.0 out of 10
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SonicWall Email Security Appliances are for organizations that need a dedicated on-premises solution. SonicWall’s solution can be deployed as a hardened physical appliance, robust virtual appliance or software application. The multi-layered solution provides comprehensive inbound and outbound protection, and defends against advanced email-borne threats such as ransomware, zero-day threats, spear phishing and business email compromise (BEC).N/A
Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix (formerly Zix Email Threat Protection) solution provides a suite of productivity, email security, and compliance tools built on a secure, easy-to-manage platform designed to help users meet these challenges. It combines Microsoft 365 services, advanced email security, email encryption, large secure file sharing, and unified information archiving. The solution boasts users among more than 80,000 organizations, including institutions in healthcare, finance,…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
SonicWall Email Security Appliances
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Ratings
Webroot Email Security Powered by Zix
9.5
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Customizability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Threat Detection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Management Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
SonicWall Email Security AppliancesWebroot Email Security Powered by Zix
Likelihood to Recommend
4.0
(2 ratings)
9.3
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
7.5
(27 ratings)
Support Rating
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(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
SonicWall Email Security AppliancesWebroot Email Security Powered by Zix
Likelihood to Recommend
SonicWall
While this solution is capable of managing a smaller environment, I'm weary to install it into a larger customers' environment. This solution does a decent job of basic email security and centrally managed controls. Hardware upgrade options seem limited though if adding a lot more email boxes. Retention options are limited compared to other products.
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Webroot, an OpenText company
I have already recommended Zix to a number of our coworkers in the home healthcare industry, and a number of those coworkers also use Zix, which makes it quite simple to connect with one another. Because it pertains to health care, which is an industry in which it is vital to maintain confidentiality and sensitivity, we also utilize it within our own organization to communicate with one another.
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Pros
SonicWall
  • Simple GUI interface where everything is in one location and easy to use.
  • Simple setup, but allows you to be flexible with different security zones.
  • Robust, stays up and running.
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Webroot, an OpenText company
  • Makes it easy for those receiving emails to create an account and retrieve the email.
  • Peace of mind knowing emails are secure, and can be tracked.
  • Monitoring inbound email threats is easy.
  • Support has been very quick resolving or explaining support tickets I've created.
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Cons
SonicWall
  • Manufacturer is focused on several solutions (so likely not enough focus in one area)
  • Not the most cost effective solution
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Webroot, an OpenText company
  • Ease of use. Other competitors platform is WAY easier to use and customize.
  • You have to cover THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION with coverage, even though only a handful will need to use email encryption
  • The Zix Protect platform is a complete joke to customize and use.
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Likelihood to Renew
SonicWall
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Webroot, an OpenText company
It did delivers exactly what is needed, what was promised, is cost effective, and is incredibly easy to use and manage.
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Usability
SonicWall
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Webroot, an OpenText company
It is much simpler to configure and operate in comparison to other anti-spam applications. Zix's customer usage is comparable to that of other spam filters on the market; but, in terms of convenience of use, Zix comes out on top. Daily delivery of logs is provided, and the user is not required to sign in order for an email to be sent.
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Support Rating
SonicWall
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Webroot, an OpenText company
Zix is very good about response times and information. They even proactively e-mail us about known issues. I have never had an issue go unresolved, and the support team tends to answer quickly unless it's a strange, complicated request. The only time that happened was doing a search through logs, and that was entirely on me and my unfamiliarity with their flavor of Linux.
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Alternatives Considered
SonicWall
We switched from Watchguard to SonicWALL because of the ease of use and everything was located in one place. At the time Watchguard was changing to force you to use a server to manage your VPNs, and we didn't see a reason to have to manage another product when it should have been able to do everything itself. SonicWALL met and exceeded our expectations.
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Webroot, an OpenText company
Cost is competitive, but factoring in Office licensing really made sense for my organization. Cost is lower for more features - I was able to move to Zix and get the top of the line package, moving from a mid-tier product at a competitor. Workflows and process have improved, and the filter is more accurate than our previous filter
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Return on Investment
SonicWall
  • Blocks a majority of spam and malicious emails
  • Sandboxing options limited
  • Not the best solution out there that we have seen
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Webroot, an OpenText company
  • Recommended Zix as secure email resource to the salesforce and seems to have been nicely adopted.
  • Peace of mind that some emails are hopefully getting encrypted and that we are more secure than we were before...sometimes. Again, there should be some indication to the sender that their information was sent securely. Even if it is a pop up or something.
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