We performed a comparison between Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Anti-Malware Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We use the solution in all our environments. We use it for remedy tickets and give them updates. It was our main communication point."
"It provides security to both on-premises and Azure infrastructures."
"The initial setup is just a standard process."
"Microsoft Exchange Online Protection has features like DLP (data loss protection), Safe Attachment, and Safe Links."
"It is an easy solution."
"The product protects against malware."
"The solution's stability is very, very good. I didn't face any problems in the last year."
"The threat management feature includes policies and alerts that are valuable."
"The pricing of the solution is okay. It's not the most expensive option."
"I haven't a problem with anti-virus stability using WatchGuard for over two years."
"It is the most effective on non-encrypted traffic and it is able to determine some threats through deep packet inspection."
"The tool is not 100% stable."
"The security compliance features need to be improved. Sometimes, a client's mailbox becomes full because of retained information and not because of mail. I would like to see improvement in block rules as well."
"Some features, like encryption, are not available."
"The product could be more stable. Microsoft products could be more stable because sometimes, even though they are updating some things, we cannot find those updates."
"When the product is being updated, it changes some of the setups. The support team is also not good."
"Our company faces difficulty with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) because it's too big, clunky, and difficult for a small client to implement quickly and easily."
"Performance and speed should continue to be improved."
"The solution needs to improve its backup."
"The solution isn't what I would consider feature-rich."
"WatchGuard technical support requires a license."
"It doesn't offer the best protection and it's incompatible with a lot of China's websites. It makes a lot of mistakes when it is detecting items as it's not recognizing items correctly."
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Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is ranked 11th in Anti-Malware Tools with 34 reviews while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is ranked 44th in Anti-Malware Tools. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is rated 8.2, while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) writes "An effective email security solution that provides DLP, Safe Attachment, and Safe Links". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus writes "A fully complete suite with VPN, firewall, and anti-virus agents for network management". Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Fortinet FortiMail and Mimecast Email Security, whereas WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection. See our Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) vs. WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus report.
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