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AppRiver from OpenText

Overview

What is AppRiver from OpenText?

AppRiver from OpenText (formerly from Zix from 2019, which was acquired by OpenText), is a hosted messaging gateway and security platform featuring anti-spam and email encryption / data loss capability.

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Recent Reviews

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AppRiver is a versatile solution that addresses various needs for companies and organizations. One key use case is its ability to provide …
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AppRiver by Zix

1 out of 10
October 28, 2022
We reseller exchange email services from Microsoft through AppRiver. This includes domain emails, exchange, and 365 apps.
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Customer Review

10 out of 10
July 30, 2021
Incentivized
Zix is being used across the whole organization and was recommended to us for use by a former employee. We are currently subscribed to …
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AppRiver Review

8 out of 10
August 11, 2020
Incentivized
Our IT suggested we migrate our emails to Microsoft, so we started utilizing AppRiver when we migrated the whole company. We have had so …
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Popular Features

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  • Anti-malware (6)
    9.8
    98%
  • Threat Detection (7)
    9.8
    98%
  • End-to-End Encryption (7)
    9.0
    90%
  • Management Tools (7)
    8.7
    87%
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Pricing

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What is AppRiver from OpenText?

AppRiver from OpenText (formerly from Zix from 2019, which was acquired by OpenText), is a hosted messaging gateway and security platform featuring anti-spam and email encryption / data loss capability.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Details

What is AppRiver from OpenText?

AppRiver from OpenText (formerly from Zix from 2019, which was acquired by OpenText), is a hosted messaging gateway and security platform featuring anti-spam and email encryption / data loss capability.

AppRiver from OpenText Features

  • Supported: Policy-based email protection and data loss prevention
  • Supported: Gold standard email encryption
  • Supported: Unlimited cloud-based storage and eDiscovery for over 50+ data sources
  • Supported: Secure transmission and indefinite storage, sharing any file type up to 100 GB
  • Supported: Advanced threat protection with adaptive, machine learning capabilities and multi-layer filtering
  • Supported: Microsoft 365 access backed by 24/7/365 live support

AppRiver from OpenText Video

AppRiver Advanced Email Security (Short Version)

AppRiver from OpenText Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported Languages16 languages supported

Frequently Asked Questions

AppRiver from OpenText (formerly from Zix from 2019, which was acquired by OpenText), is a hosted messaging gateway and security platform featuring anti-spam and email encryption / data loss capability.

Reviewers rate Anti-malware and Threat Detection highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of AppRiver from OpenText are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

AppRiver is a versatile solution that addresses various needs for companies and organizations. One key use case is its ability to provide company-wide inbound email filtering, effectively quarantining suspicious emails. This feature ensures that employees and users are protected from potential email threats and allows for a safer email environment. Another important use case is the filtering of email for both the company and its Managed Services Clients through AppRiver SecureTide. This effectively stops the majority of spam and summarizes questionable emails for review by end users, reducing the risk of malicious content reaching the recipient's inbox.

For businesses looking to resell Office 365 and encrypted email services, AppRiver is an ideal choice. It simplifies license management for Microsoft products, ensuring that licenses are assigned and removed appropriately without any hassle. Additionally, AppRiver serves as a cloud-based solution across multiple locations, providing a reseller with collective experience and support.

AppRiver proves to be valuable beyond just email filtering and Microsoft products. Users appreciate its intuitive interface that simplifies management, reducing the amount of basic user support required. Its support team is highly regarded, offering thorough guidance during implementation and assisting with various tasks. Moreover, AppRiver enables users to enhance their offerings by deploying and managing Microsoft Office products and other cloud and email solutions. Overall, AppRiver is a trusted solution that solves a range of problems such as spam filtering, email encryption, license management, secure file sharing, archiving, and more.

Useful Daily Quarantine List: The daily quarantine list emailed to users has proven to be a valuable tool for staying organized and ensuring the validity of suspicious emails, according to many reviewers. This feature helps users efficiently manage their email flow by providing a centralized location for reviewing and releasing potentially harmful messages. By allowing users to proactively verify the legitimacy of quarantined emails before release, it adds an extra layer of security to their communication workflow.

Multiple Email Filtering Options: Users appreciate the ability to filter emails in various ways, including by domain, email address, or text. This versatile filtering functionality enables users to easily sort and prioritize their incoming messages based on specific criteria. Whether they need to focus on certain senders or search for specific content within their inbox, this feature allows for efficient email management and quick access to relevant information.

Effective Link Protection: Users highly praise the inclusion of link protection as one of the newest options in AppRiver's services. With increasing concerns about phishing attacks and malicious links, this feature provides peace of mind by safeguarding users against potential threats. By scanning and analyzing URLs embedded in emails, it actively prevents users from accessing harmful websites that could compromise their security or privacy. This additional layer of protection is considered invaluable by reviewers who rely on AppRiver's services for secure communication.

Difficult Mail Rule Setup: Setting up mail rules in the software has been challenging for users due to the absence of operators to filter emails based on multiple criteria. Some users have expressed a need for the ability to filter emails based on both subject and header information.

Inconvenient Billing Process: The billing process is found to be inconvenient by several users as it is not integrated into their PSA tool, ConnectWise. They suggest that integrating billing into the PSA tool would make it easier to manage and track billing for Office 365 clients.

Complicated Microsoft 365 Tenant Setup: Users have mentioned that the setup of a Microsoft 365 Tenant in an automated manner lacks streamlining and room for improvement. They suggest that making the user interface more user-friendly would simplify the process.

Based on the user reviews, there are three common recommendations for the product:

  1. Consider AppRiver for simplicity and ease of use. Users highly recommend AppRiver for its user-friendly interface and straightforward implementation process. It is praised for offering an easy-to-use solution for antispam and antimalware needs.

  2. Look elsewhere as the product is just okay. Some users express that the product is average and suggest exploring alternative options. The product's performance might not meet the expectations of these users, prompting them to seek alternatives.

  3. Explore more expensive options with additional features. Some users mention that there are pricier alternatives available that offer a wider range of features. These users believe that investing in a more feature-rich solution could provide better protection against malicious actors.

Overall, while many users highly recommend AppRiver for its simplicity and ease of use, there are also suggestions to look elsewhere due to average performance or consider more advanced options.

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Reviews

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October 28, 2022

AppRiver by Zix

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
At the time, Rackspace was too expensive, and Microsoft only sold to partners. AppRiver was reasonable and easy to work with. Now AppRiver from Zix, will only host our clients: They will not handle any support for our customers, as they use to.
Kelly M Bennett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
From AppRiver to Office 365, the support crew was exceptionally detailed and helpful. For new users, distribution groups, members on lists, and adding supplementary email addresses to current profiles for my teams, they led me through the process.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AppRiver takes Microsoft 365 and simplifies the billing, provisioning, and support, to the point that we no longer have to deal with Microsoft directly, are able to simply focus on the product, rather than all the settings, setup, and all the other headaches typically associated with setting up a Microsoft365 Tenant.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AppRiver's securetide spam filter is good, but I will say, it's the one product we moved away from. We switched to ProofPoint for email threat protection, and ProofPoint's quarantine notice and some other advanced features, at the time of our switch, were clear improvements over AppRiver's secure tide spam filter. Having said that, it was a couple years ago that we made the change, and if AppRiver's other improvements are any indication, then SecureTide has probably enjoyed a massive upgrade.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Many clients use GoDaddy for their email hosting. If you want to see a night and day difference in support, AppRiver is the way to go. I hate waiting on hold with GoDaddy, transferring through their automated menus, finding clients trapped in year-long commitments for email hosting...the list goes on and on with my complaints about GoDaddy. AppRiver makes it as easy as possible to have someone on the phone right away for support. They have month-to-month pricing so if you aren't happy you can always leave.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At the time, 5 years ago, we switched from Intermedia to Appriver based on price and portal features. AppRiver had better pricing, did support themselves, and integrated Office 365 into their own customer portal for easy management. They were the only ones at the time. I cannot speak on how Intermedia is now, but I am so happy with Appriver, I would never recommend the switch.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
In the past, we have just gone directly through Microsoft. This was generally easy, and the support Techs knowledgeable, but could take an hour to get to a tech and the tech was often difficult to understand. Microsoft is trying to discourage going directly through them now, which is why we went to AppRiver.

We had one client that was using CDW for their O365 provider, and I hated working with them. It was difficult to get anything done and often took 24 hours to get a requested license.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Initially we were using Microsoft Office 365 for licensing, an on-premise Exchange server for e-mail, and The E-mail Laundry for spam filtering. After months of unsuccessful attempts to migrate our e-mail to Office 365, AppRiver was the only solution that successfully performed the migration, had a better anti-spam solution, and had support throughout the process.
Dale Johnson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used Postini as our email filtering for a couple of years until it was purchased by Google. We continued on with Google because we didn't want to have the pain of migrating to another platform. But, we research and decided on AppRiver. The migration over was very simple and quite painless. Very happy with the decision. I just hope they keep the same path they are on and don't sell out to another vendor. I like the product!
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As Trend Micros WFBS is a whole suite I don't expect it to have the same capabilities and or performance as a dedicated service.
Scanning times are greatly reduced using a cloud-based service as I don't have to provide CPU and Ram to a VM to sit scanning emails or relegate my exchange server to this task as well as handling all the rest of what exchange does.

It has been so long since I have used WFBS that I am not really sure how great it is now or how bad it is either.
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