Sophos Intercept X vs. Trend Micro Email Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sophos Intercept X
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Sophos Endpoint Protection (Sophos EPP) with Intercept X is an endpoint security product providing an antivirus / antimalware solution that when upgraded with Intercept X or Intercept X Advanced provides advanced threat detection and EDR capabilities.
$28
per year per user
Trend Micro Email Security
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Trend Micro Email Security stops phishing, ransomware, and BEC attacks, and uses an optimum blend of cross-generational threat techniques, like machine learning, sandbox analysis, data loss prevention (DLP), and other methods to stop email threats. The solution connects with other Trend Micro security layers to share threat intelligence and provide central visibility of threats across the organization. Trend Micro Email Security protects Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office 365, Gmail, and other…N/A
Pricing
Sophos Intercept XTrend Micro Email Security
Editions & Modules
Intercept X Advanced
$28
per year per user
Intercept X Advanced with XDR
$48
per year per user
Sophos Managed Threat Response
$79
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sophos Intercept XTrend Micro Email Security
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPricing is for a 3-year commitment. Government and Education pricing available.
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Features
Sophos Intercept XTrend Micro Email Security
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Sophos Intercept X
8.1
24 Ratings
4% below category average
Trend Micro Email Security
-
Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology8.623 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation7.824 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
Sophos Intercept X
-
Ratings
Trend Micro Email Security
8.5
7 Ratings
2% above category average
Anti-malware00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Data Loss Protection00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Threat Detection00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Sandboxing00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Management Tools00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sophos Intercept XTrend Micro Email Security
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(41 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(8 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(12 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sophos Intercept XTrend Micro Email Security
Likelihood to Recommend
Sophos
To be frank, this product is fairly expensive. So I would recommend this to companies that are mid-sized or larger to condone the cost of the purchase. It does save me a significant amount of time in my day - being able to glance at the dashboard and see if there are any outstanding issues that require my attention, as not much digging must be done to accomplish this. So for our company, with a short-staffed IT department, it's incredibly helpful to us. We also qualify for Educational pricing which brings the cost down - which helps tremendously
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Trend Micro
PRO: all companies that need an antispam, antivirus. It should not be activated if it is not possible to deactivate the anti-spam provided by the provider.
you have to check the in/out of the mail a few days to verify false positives and manage the rules.
CONS: It is too expensive for small companies, it's better to use services offered by the mail provider.
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Pros
Sophos
  • Sophos Intercept X is great at preventing malware infections and rolling back their effects. I have seen this happen hundreds of times since we installed it
  • When combined with Sophos Central, you have an easy to use dashboard where you can manage all installations from a single pane of glass.
  • It's easy to deploy on machines and stays updated.
  • Good reporting features including alerts sent to the admin if there's ever something wrong with it.
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Trend Micro
  • Trend Micro Email Security provides, among email Encryption and it's really helpful to protect the email from hackers.
  • It's very easy to sync with Microsoft™ Office™ 365, just one click to install.
  • Total cloud based security system so it's doesn't affect system memory, with very less memory space it could run very smoothly.
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Cons
Sophos
  • Sophos OOTB policies are very strict and they don't offer anything less strict without you creating new custom policies. I'm sure this is deliberate because the product starts you out in the safest way possible but it means that you will have lots of calls to your tech support desk when you first deploy it unless you do somewhat extensive testing beforehand.
  • Sophos Intercept X is currently broken (at least the DLP component) by having secure boot turned on in the UEFI/BIOS. If any user wants to be able to write data to a USB drive or floppy from their PC (yes we still have a couple users who need to use floppies) we have to turn off secure boot on their PC, even if the DLP policy for that user/PC combination specifies that the user and PC are allowed to write to USB/floppy. This would be a very serious problem if it weren't for the fact that we have very few users who need to write files to USB. For us it's OK but I bet it would be a deal-breaker for others.
  • I don't see a whole lot of evidence that Intercept X is any different than any other anti-virus, so maybe their admin alerts just don't clearly identify when they have identified a zero-day threat or maybe we just haven't had any zero-day threats.
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Trend Micro
  • It would be great if there was a structure where users would approve or rate their own mails.
  • Outlook add-in would be nice.
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Likelihood to Renew
Sophos
We have gotten a great product for the price. Easy to maintain and set up on new devices. Support is great and easy to work with and understand.
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Trend Micro
The product really does everything it can and offers it very simply. In other words, after using it for many years like us, it feels as if the email system could not exist without Trend Micro Email Security. Using email in a corporate structure without this or any other product is the job of brave people.
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Usability
Sophos
The usability has never been a problem. Sophos Intercept X is a program you can install and let protect your company without much intervention. Apart from a few policies, Sophos will keep you protected better than most any product on the market. Sophos Intercept X works quite well when you are looking to "tighten your grip" on user's access to websites, programs, and add-ons.
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Trend Micro
Overall, Trend Micro Email Security does what is designed to do, however, it can be a bit frustrating tweaking the policies to get them just right due to the vagueness of some of the levels of protection available for some of the features (e.g., scales that range from "Low" to "Highest")
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Support Rating
Sophos
Most of the support reps are fantastic. There have been a few though that have had to be escalated via Account Manager when they haven't followed up but this is a rare instance, and often followed up by the Support Manager for APAC.
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Trend Micro
As a reseller, it can be difficult to locate the appropriate support number to call, however, once a case has been opened for a support request, it is generally resolved fairly quickly.
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Implementation Rating
Sophos
Best thing was the help pushing out via group policy and was able to get instructions for that on sophos site
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Trend Micro
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Alternatives Considered
Sophos
Webroot Endpoint Protection is not even in the same league as Sophos Intercept-X. I have tested and compared both sides by side, run simulations and it's not even close. Plus the Sophos central management is so much better. Easier to view user activities and apply policies and remediate threats. Sophos is the clear winner between these two products.
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Trend Micro
I think Trend Micro Email Security gave us the best price along with the best overall features. We felt more comfortable using the Email Security along with the other Trend Micro products. It keeps our environment safe and has been a great way to help our end users through email issues. I would defiantly recommend this Trend Micro Email Security product to IT professionals a like.
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Return on Investment
Sophos
  • Once our technical and commercial areas got certified, the ROI over the time spent, is great. Actual customers, and/or new ones with other tools, feel safe and advised, once they get in touch with us.
  • When Sophos EndPoint is being compared against Web Management Tools (competitors), we have failed to deliver, nevertheless, there is a version of Sophos Central (Cloud) which achieves this requirement at 100% and more, since is Cloud Based (on AWS).
  • We are grateful to be on Sophos "Radar" as a Platinum Partner, and "The Americas" valued partner, we have seen our business grow, thanks to this kind of technology, throughout the years.
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Trend Micro
  • eliminating the threat before it enters the organization makes the network more secure
  • You don't have to check all PCs when a user clicks on a fake link because the email is delete before.
  • eliminate spam and ads
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