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We performed a comparison between Fortra's Agari and Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The initial setup was easy.""The basic features are okay and I'm satisfied with the Defender.""Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of various email campaigns, pinpointing where they emanate from, and identifying the individuals within our organization who are affected.""The good part is that you don't have to configure it, which is very convenient.""The two main features that prove most beneficial for us are URL scanning and attachment scanning.""Defender enables us to secure all 365-related activity from a single place. It gives us visibility into everything happening in Outlook, protecting us against phishing and other email-based threats. Defender helps us detect any suspicious behaviors.""Defender helps us prioritize threats across our organization.""Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps people to work remotely. It is a secure solution. We don't need to use our company's computers or get VPN connections to the networks. I can control how they share screens and what they send to the devices. It keeps our organizations confidential and sensitive information safe."

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"I am impressed with the tool's discovery capabilities which help me find out who is sending the emails on the company's behalf. I also find the ability to detect and generate reports on phishing emails a valuable feature.""It comes with a lot of helpful tips for complicated areas.""If spam or some kind of malicious email gets past Mimecast and gets into our email environment, we can go into Agari and we can search for it.""It is really important for large companies to have the brand protection that is provided by Agari."

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"Email encryption, because it fulfills our business needs.""The most valuable feature is the URL relay protection because it protects users from phishing attacks.""This is a stable, scalable product that provides a reliable email protection layer.""The ease of use and the security offered by the solution are its most valuable features. It also offers good information protection.""The solution is very easy to use, especially the cloud version which is very, very simple. There are some good templates already built-in, so we can just select the template, and you will get all the necessary functionality. The only one thing you have to do is point all your traffic in the cloud.""The filtering aspect is the solution's most valuable feature.""The interface makes it really easy to administer and configure."

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"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should improve the troubleshooting tools. It's unclear whether the device is blocked at the firewall level or at the device itself. The granularity needed for troubleshooting is currently lacking. From my perspective, Microsoft should address this issue to benefit many users who likely share the same sentiment.""We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email.""They have moved features from one console to another. Things have been moved around in the interface and it takes me time to find where certain features are.""One area for improvement is support, in terms of being able to reach them and, especially, technical support for configuration.""The XDR dashboard has room for improvement.""There is room for improvement with the UI.""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.""The GUI is sometimes slow to fetch the device report and could be improved."

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"The product's user interface is clunky. We have difficulty in finding what we need. I would also like to see automation in the onboarding processes.""Some customers in the financial sector do not like the cloud solution because they don't want data to be transferred to a US-based cloud.""The protocol is quite complicated, which may not be something that could be improved, but it would be better if it was simplified."

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"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see more user awareness, such as information about phishing email attacks that have been prevented.""More things need to be integrated into this device, like DLP, so we can have a complete solution in one box.""Reporting could have more options for users to customize desired results.""The reporting functionality is in major need of improvement.""In the advanced version, you have DLP, Data Loss Prevention, but when you buy the standard version, you don't have it.""There aren't enough advanced settings. They should offer more advanced options.""There are a few issues with integration that need to be addressed; this would help make deployment easier for new users."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's a user-base subscription."
  • "From the pricing point of view, like any other product in the market, there is scope for negotiation."
  • "Defender is a little bit more expensive as compared to others. We are in the manufacturing environment. So, we don't have a high budget for all of our endpoint devices. Its cost is a major concern for us."
  • "For licensing, it's usually a yearly package for customers who are subscribed to Office 365, but they can also pay on a monthly basis."
  • "Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is an add-on to the Office license. Many customers are purchasing this solution."
  • "Microsoft Defender for Office 365 comes with Microsoft Windows. It is free with the operating system."
  • "The solution saves money so we have seen a return on investment."
  • "Defender for 365 comes in various plans and licenses, along with other Microsoft security solutions. Purchasing this kind of package or security bundle gives good value for money, and that's what I recommend."
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  • "The price of the licensing is based on the volume of email."
  • "The pricing depends on the number of users; per how many mailboxes you have, but they're pretty negotiable with that, too."
  • "The tool is not expensive and I would rate its pricing a four out of ten."
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    Top Answer:Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of various… more »
    Top Answer:The product must provide better malware detection. The detection algorithms don't perform the way I hope they would.
    Top Answer:I am impressed with the tool's discovery capabilities which help me find out who is sending the emails on the company's… more »
    Top Answer:The tool is not expensive and I would rate its pricing a four out of ten.
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    Also Known As
    MS Defender for Office 365
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    Overview

    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect organizations against advanced threats in their email, collaboration, and productivity environments. It combines the power of Microsoft's threat intelligence, machine learning, and behavioral analytics to provide real-time protection against phishing, malware, ransomware, and other malicious attacks.

    With Microsoft Defender for Office 365, organizations can safeguard their email communication by detecting and blocking malicious links, attachments, and unsafe email content. It employs advanced anti-phishing capabilities to identify and prevent sophisticated phishing attacks that attempt to steal sensitive information or compromise user credentials.

    This solution also offers robust protection against malware and ransomware. It leverages machine learning algorithms to analyze email attachments and URLs in real-time, identifying and blocking malicious content before it reaches users' inboxes. Additionally, it provides advanced threat-hunting capabilities, allowing security teams to proactively investigate and respond to potential threats.

    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 goes beyond email protection and extends its security features to other collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. It scans files and documents stored in these platforms, ensuring that they are free from malware and other malicious content. It also provides visibility into user activities, helping organizations detect and mitigate insider threats.

    Furthermore, this solution offers rich reporting and analytics capabilities, providing organizations with insights into their security posture and threat landscape. It enables security administrators to monitor and manage security incidents, track trends, and take proactive measures to enhance their overall security posture.

    Agari Enterprise Protect focuses on stopping identity deception, which is part of every targeted email attack. Using a combination of trust analytics, data science and visibility of the Agari Email Trust Platform into 10 billion emails a day, we allow only email from your unique set of trusted businesses, partners and employees to be delivered. With Agari, you escape the reactive approach of “looking for the bad” to stop different types of email threats. Agari builds a unique model of what is good and trusted that attackers cannot evade.

    Sophos' purpose-built secure email gateway is an all-in-one solution for email encryption, DLP, anti-spam and threat protection. It provides advanced protection from today’s sophisticated spear phishing attacks and gives you full control over data leaving your organization via email.

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    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is trusted by companies such as Ithaca College.
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Media Company7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise43%
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    Fortra's Agari is ranked 27th in Email Security with 4 reviews while Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Email Security. Fortra's Agari is rated 8.6, while Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortra's Agari writes "Helps to detect and generate reports on phishing emails and saves from email compromises ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] writes "An easy to use solution with reasonable pricing and good stability". Fortra's Agari is most compared with Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Valimail Monitor, Abnormal Security and Mimecast Email Security, whereas Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] is most compared with .

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