We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiMail Cloud and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Email solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."If there is a problem somewhere Fortinet can act on it immediately. That is very important."
"The scanners with FortiMail are valuable."
"FortiMail Cloud is very fast."
"The product's initial setup is straightforward and simple, making it an easy-to-use tool."
"The encryption features are most valuable to us."
"The most valuable features are filtering and sandboxing."
"The most valuable features are the low price and its ability to integrate with other Fortinet products."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to check to see if the email is real."
"We like the holding facility that is available for potentially suspicious URL's. This allows a real-time review to be performed before the email reaches a users inbox."
"It's all running in the backend, so it doesn't affect the app functionality."
"The solution's stability is very, very good. I didn't face any problems in the last year."
"You can use the product to create special accounts."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection are the EOP, ATP, safe links, fishing, and antispam."
"Microsoft Exchange Online Protection has features like DLP (data loss protection), Safe Attachment, and Safe Links."
"I like the product's ZAP feature."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of administration. Other solutions require complex administration, but Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is easier."
"I've not been able to use more than two domains in the back end. I like to view logs for the different domains. If I add any other domain I'm not able to get a proper cPanel for that domain. I am talking about the login factors. I'm not able to see logs for different domains in a different Window. Basically, it's an issue in the login process."
"The URL filtering and handling should be enhanced because it doesn't support all languages. I believe that this would be easy to enhance in the future."
"They could look at strengthening anti-spam with the newly observed domains."
"The tool's UI can be simple since it's cluttered now and you can't understand where you are going. It's not obvious to find out the menus or things that you are looking to find."
"I would like to see more advanced sandbox features, where you can actually download to a machine where you can test."
"This ease of use and user-friendliness is something we believe could be improved in FortiMail."
"Networking should be simplified."
"The dashboard could use improvement."
"If a company wants to put in line back-to-back anti-spam solutions, they need to work on that part because Microsoft recommends either you use EOP as a front line or you don't use it."
"They should specify the difference between Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection."
"It wasn't easy or intuitive enough for me to start using it. So, the reason was that the solution changed."
"The tool's classification for bulk email is cumbersome."
"Some features, like encryption, are not available."
"Microsoft has some training portals, but more could be developed."
"The solution can be complex at times. It would be nice to have the on-server version. It needs to improve the stability as well."
"We have experienced issues while migrating from on-prem to the cloud. The tool needs to improve its stability."
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Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is ranked 6th in Cloud Email with 18 reviews while Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is ranked 11th in Anti-Malware Tools with 34 reviews. Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiMail Cloud writes "A reliable email security solution with deep integration capabilities and exceptionally strong support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) writes "An effective email security solution that provides DLP, Safe Attachment, and Safe Links". Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection and SendGrid, whereas Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Mimecast Email Security and Fortinet FortiMail. See our Fortinet FortiMail Cloud vs. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) report.
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