We performed a comparison between Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Email Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The policies and port blocking are the most valuable features. We have a significant amount of spam emails passing through our network."
"It refreshes the dynamic database regularly to ensure IP addresses that no longer misbehave are not blocked by mistake."
"This solution is very efficient."
"The robust Smart Dashboard enables to us fetch important and accurate data insights concerning the blocking of spammers and malware attacks on the system."
"It's a fairly old solution, however, that has been updated over time to become one of the best manufacturers of security solutions."
"When sharing files with my colleagues, it provides a comprehensive report on the security status of the document."
"Since the engine is made to block by IP, domains, and reputation, we minimized the spam threats that end up in the user's mailbox."
"This solution helped us lock down and have our infrastructure easier to manage."
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"There are several features that I consider valuable."
"The email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."
"The deployment capability is a great feature."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the ease of use."
"The initial setup is straightforward. You just add the license, click it, and then you can set up the rules. It is quite simple."
"Does a thorough job of examining email and URLs for malicious content."
"The basic features are okay and I'm satisfied with the Defender."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 has improved my organization's security. It makes it easier to manage the infrastructure without the help of third-party applications."
"The solution's technical support is an area with shortcomings that need to be improved for the better."
"Mobile solutions should be added to Check Point because business email is also used by users on mobile devices."
"The ease of use with the user interface could be better as it is very static."
"The pattern used to filter emails could be improved"
"The user should be able to perform a real-time search of the objects and see the messages."
"The UX/UI could be more friendly."
"If you face any configuration problems, Check Point is the only solution."
"The high-end protection of email servers from any advanced foreign agents and malware is not 100% there currently."
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"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should be more proactive."
"The phishing and spam filters could use some improvement."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 could improve by giving customers information on techniques to prevent threats. For example, information about best practices on how to protect their own devices against hackers and scammers, such as educational information or training. This would help others have a better understanding of cyber security. Additionally, there can be more security features added."
"We noticed that from time to time, Microsoft's stability does have problems. Sometimes the service goes up and down. Sometimes they change without prior notice."
"The XDR dashboard has room for improvement."
"We need a separate license and we don't know how to get the license that is required."
"The product must provide better malware detection."
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Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is ranked 9th in Email Security with 33 reviews while Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is ranked 1st in Email Security with 41 reviews. Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade writes "Effectively secures data centers against various threats, including spam emails and provides policy-based control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 writes "Allows for easy reporting of problems, valuable anti-phishing, and anti-malware support". Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is most compared with Abnormal Security, Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Cisco Secure Email and Fortinet FortiMail, whereas Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is most compared with Proofpoint Email Protection, Mimecast Email Security, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Cisco Secure Email and Barracuda Email Security Gateway. See our Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade vs. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 report.
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