Item: Avanan
Rating: 8
Author: Sandeep Reyyi

Overall Satisfaction with Avanan

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Avanan is advanced email security that protects from any kind of cyber attack. It's directly integrated into Outlook and blocks any kind of phishing and spam emails. It detects spam emails very effectively and reduces the risk of data leakage. It also offers very great data loss protection functionalities. It reports the threats to the system admin and sends immediate alerts. It offers protection to Office 365 apps as well.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Office 365 integration
DLP functionality
Effectively blocks phishing and spam mails
Reports threats to system admins
Dashboard view

Cons

UI needs to be improved and more polished
Blocks some legit mails sometimes

Most Important Features

DLP functionality
Blocks phishing mails
Dashboards and system admin alerts

Return on Investment

Data loss protection
Feels more secure
End to end encryption for better privacy

Alternatives Considered

Nothing. We haven't considered any other tool.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Avanan go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Avanan again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Google Analytics, Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller, Zoho Connect, Amazon Chime, BrowserStack, Blue Prism Intelligent RPA

Likelihood to Recommend

Avanan is well suited for Office 365 users and works great with Outlook Exchange. It effectively blocks any kind of phishing emails to protect from data leakage. It also offers data loss protection functionalities and works well as intended. However, the UI seems outdated and should be modernized. The UI lags sometimes.

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Best email security with great privacy features