Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Spot-on anti-malware and risk scanning features
Pros and Cons
  • "The anti-malware, risk scanning has been pretty spot on."
  • "Their technical support is slow to respond."

What is our primary use case?

I have a couple of clients who are using this solution. We use this solution to scan email for viruses.

What is most valuable?

The anti-malware, risk scanning has been pretty spot on.

What needs improvement?

They should allow copier release without having to create email accounts.

I've run into situations, especially when I'm using Office 365; if we're actually using copiers to send emails (of course you'd barely actually have to set up an email account, you just set it off to relay). If your exchange environment is only set to accept email from Sophos Email servers, those messages will never get delivered. Sophos flags them as spam and kills them even before they get there.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Sophos Email for two to three years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sophos Email is pretty stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is not relevant because they're on cloud-based servers.

How are customer service and support?

Their technical support is slow to respond.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Years ago, I used to use Symantec for email security. Sophos offers a giant suite through their central managed console, they became MSP friendly. That's why we made the switch. We had a central pane of glass that actually viewed every single Sophos product that we would deploy to our clients.

There is an additional fee for their central managed console.

I haven't looked at the costs of that because I'm in a tier program. The licenses I sell for any Sophos product go into a pool. As long as I'm using a thousand different Sophos products, or a combination of those products, my tier drops.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

If you're thinking about implementing this solution, keep in mind that the tech support Is usually very slow.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Sophos Email a nine.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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CTO at ABM Info. tech
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Top 5Leaderboard
Stable, scalable, but the security could improve
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found Sophos Email to be scalable."
  • "The security of the solution could improve."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily deploy Sophos Email to customers for email phishing prevention.

One of our clients is using Microsoft Exchange and they have their email server on the cloud and they wanted an email phishing email solution to be provided into the cloud. Every email which comes to the endpoint and to the users would have to pass through this support email-based in the cloud.

What needs improvement?

The security of the solution could improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Sophos Email for approximately 18 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have found Sophos Email to be scalable.

We have two customers using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not needed to contact technical support. Everything has been working smoothly.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We have two engineers for the support of Sophos Email; one for the prime contract and the other one as a backup in case the prime contract is unavailability.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Most of our clients are on a perpetual license. If there is a budget issue, they can choose a subscription. However, most of the clients choose the perpetual license.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Sophos Email a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Technical manager at Andalusia Hai Aljamea Hospital
Reseller
Good protection, easy to scale, stable, and has good support, but the security could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "It's easy to use and the configuration is straightforward."
  • "Sophos Email can improve security."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to secure Office 365, and cloud email servers. It scans different platforms from different vendors.

What is most valuable?

It is really good for anti-spam, anti-malware, and especially for ransomware. It's a very good product.

It's easy to use and the configuration is straightforward.

What needs improvement?

Sophos Email can improve security. We would like more security for our customers.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Sophos Email for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of Sophos Email is really, very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Sophos Email is a very scalable product.

How are customer service and technical support?

The support is good, there is no need for improvement.

How was the initial setup?

It's a cloud-based solution. There is no installation.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing is paid on a yearly basis.

There are fees in addition to the licensing fee.

What other advice do I have?

It's a wonderful product, I would recommend it to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Sophos Email a six out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Technical Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Good protection features and easily scalable; lacks visibility into spam emails
Pros and Cons
  • "Good VIP protection, time of click protection and the Sandstorm feature."
  • "Lacks visibility into spam emails."

What is our primary use case?

Most of the time, Sophos is used as a mail room. It sits in front of an email server, either on cloud or on-premise. I'm a technical engineer and we are distributors of Sophos. 

What is most valuable?

There are quite a number of features in this solution. There's VIP protection, there's also time of click protection and the Sandstorm feature. I think these features are all very good. There's also the smart banners, that help us know whether the email has malicious content. Management of the solution is simple because it can be managed at one point. We can also integrate with all other Sophos solutions which gives us visibility in their network. 

What needs improvement?

They're making improvements all the time but I'd like to see visibility into the spam emails so you can easily see them directly on the dashboard. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a very stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a very scalable solution. Depending on the number and size of the environments, you can easily cover every size, almost every small SMB within the market.

How are customer service and technical support?

Sophos lacks real-time support, which would be a help to us. Getting them active and the ability to get a technical person on a chat room immediately, you need that support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward, it is one of the simplest setups you can get. Implementation takes a few minutes, especially on public cloud. It may take extra time if you are using another domain host that Sophos doesn't control. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I think the licensing is reasonable compared to its competitors. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommending deciding on the specific features you need rather than just going for the standard product because you will be missing out on advanced features that take care of advanced threat protection. I recommend the advanced version which protects against threats from hackers and especially when it comes to phishing.

I would rate this solution a seven out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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