We compared Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration and Proofpoint Email Protection across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Features: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration offers exceptional integration through APIs, advanced protection against data leaks, and the ability to detect complex social engineering attacks. Users describe Proofpoint Email Protection as a convenient all-in-one solution that offers effective defense against phishing attempts.
Room for Improvement: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration could improve integration with Exchange and other SaaS clouds while enhancing its threat clouds and AI engines. Proofpoint Email Protection could make its interface clearer and simplify admin management.
Service and Support: Check Point has earned mixed reviews for its customer service. Some customers appreciate the technical support provided, while others are dissatisfied with response times. Proofpoint Email Protection’s customer service is described as responsive, professional, and knowledgeable. However, there are some concerns about availability.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point Harmony Email is considered relatively easy to implement. Proofpoint Email Protection can be set up in a relatively short amount of time. Some users found it simple, while others mentioned that it requires technical skills.
Pricing: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration is a cost-effective option. It offers competitive prices and is suitable for small to medium-sized organizations. The opinions on the cost of Proofpoint Email Protection vary, with some users finding it costly while others find it reasonable.
ROI: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration delivers superior return on investment compared to other options. Proofpoint Email Protection stands out with its robust phishing signature file, surpassing competitors in threat detection.
Comparison Results: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration is an effective solution for blocking malicious attachments and detecting social engineering attacks. However, there is room for improvement in terms of integration and support, reducing false positives, and enhancing response times. Proofpoint Email Protection provides effective email protection and strong threat-detection features. However, it needs to simplify its user interface and administration.
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"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a stable solution."
"The email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."
"Microsoft Defender has a feature to protect each and every attachment. Even if it's an encrypted attachment, it will check for any potential threats."
"The two main features that prove most beneficial for us are URL scanning and attachment scanning."
"The benefit that stands out to me is the ability for multiple individuals to collaborate simultaneously within the same document. Additionally, there is the option to save the document directly in the integrated OneDrive or SharePoint."
"Defender for Office 365 has helped eliminate having to look at multiple dashboards and that is the aspect I like most about it. It is simpler, effective, and convenient. The users like the process efficiency."
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"The product is reliable and sturdy."
"I appreciate the ease of deployment and the intuitive dashboard. Even someone with basic IT knowledge can easily understand the dashboard and identify potential threats."
"Email security has improved since we deployed this platform."
"It fully protects colleagues from visiting insecure sites and browsing in unhealthy environments."
"Check Point's technical support is very good."
"Getting reports and finding threats in the console is easy."
"The API is its most valuable feature. On the API side, relative to the rest of the market, Check Point is decades ahead of its competitors."
"The anti-spam features are excellent on the email firewalls."
"It was easy to set up."
"The solution scales well."
"The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the blocking capabilities, it blocks a lot of potential threats."
"Its anti-phishing functionality is the most valuable. Certainly, the biggest problem I have is phishing."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to remove bad messages that were delivered, prior to being classified as unwanted."
"The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the TAP Dashboard. It provides more detailed information that can be used for forensic analysis. This is an advantage that other email security providers, such as Cisco, IronPort, or Microsoft do not offer in their dashboards."
"They have customized security rules, mature rules, anti-virus protection, as well as email authentication similar to SPF, DKIM, and DMARC."
"The phishing and spam filters could use some improvement."
"The product must provide better malware detection."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should be more proactive."
"You should be able to deploy Defender for every subscription without the need to add servers."
"The XDR dashboard has room for improvement."
"The custom alerts have to improve a lot."
"Microsoft security solutions work as expected. They are constantly updating the solutions to make them better. At the same time, the changes can impact a customer's environment, and we need to adjust settings. Sometimes we aren't aware of the changes, and nothing is pushed from the backend automatically."
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"There could be more automation features included for it."
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"We understand that false positives are always there, but sometimes the notifications are more than expected."
"We have used technical support, but their response time is very slow. It needs to be improved."
"The solution should add post-sales training."
"Sometimes it detects false positives."
"Proofpoint Email Protection could improve by allowing more customization of the reports, such as exceptions and black-and-white lists."
"I would want better spear phishing protection in the essentials package."
"The Secure Mail aspect should have an Outlook add-in, instead of an external dashboard that outside users have to access."
"The solution's server console and cluster dashboard have been the same for four years so need to be upgraded."
"The price could be improved."
"The product's deployment is complex and requires technical knowledge."
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Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is ranked 7th in Email Security with 49 reviews while Proofpoint Email Protection is ranked 1st in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 46 reviews. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is rated 8.6, while Proofpoint Email Protection is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration writes "Has a user-friendly dashboard, a great anti-phishing algorithm, and sandboxing for testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proofpoint Email Protection writes "A reasonably priced product that offers protection to emails, along with spam filters". Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is most compared with Avanan, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Mimecast Email Security, Cisco Secure Email and Barracuda Email Security Gateway, whereas Proofpoint Email Protection is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Cisco Secure Email, Fortinet FortiMail and Fortra's Agari. See our Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs. Proofpoint Email Protection report.
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