Item: Avanan
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Avanan is a good security tool, useful to protect both from external and internal attacks; only few solution on the market can work in this way. It's invisible, is easily deployed, and allows full protection also on mainstream applications like MS 365. Our security now is really better than ever.

Pros and Cons

There are onboarding specialists to help in the configuration process
You can take advantage of cloud potential while also protecting a primary application like MS 365
Spam filter is good, and only in a few cases makes wrong decisions

There were some cases where suspected email where wrongly judged legitimate
Control console can be a little bit easier to use
Maybe reduce time to configure the solution

Most Important Features

Blacklist
Automatic filter
Reporting

Return on Investment

Shot implementation
Low costs

Alternatives Considered

Proofpoint Email Protection

I did web comparison and benchmarking using a website like TrustRadius. I also asked for some advice within my direct work network.

Key Insights

Do you think Avanan delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Avanan's feature set?

Yes

Did Avanan live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Avanan go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Avanan again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Zoho CRM, InVision, IBM Watson Assistant

Likelihood to Recommend

Useful for effective protection and transparent reporting in small and mid-size companies. The support can help you in every step of configuration, even if this can be a little bit long sometimes. You can stop thinking about phishing, even if some spam passes the controls. The white list sometimes has problems.

Effective protection, transparent reporting

Overall Satisfaction with Avanan