Compare Forcepoint Email Security vs. Fortinet FortiMail
Forcepoint Email Security is ranked 8th in Messaging Security with 3 reviews while Fortinet FortiMail is ranked 2nd in Messaging Security with 11 reviews. Forcepoint Email Security is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiMail is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Email Security writes "Efficiently protects against malicious email contents, but the reporting and dashboards need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiMail writes "User-friendly, multi-platform, easy to setup and troubleshoot". Forcepoint Email Security is most compared with Cisco Email Security (ESA), Proofpoint Email Protection and Fortinet FortiMail, whereas Fortinet FortiMail is most compared with Cisco Email Security (ESA), Barracuda Email Security Gateway and Proofpoint Email Protection. See our Forcepoint Email Security vs. Fortinet FortiMail report.
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The filtering of the solution is very good. You can do URL filtering and, while you need a custom URL to filter under other solutions like Symantec, here the solution covers most categories and the database. All of the filtering features are very nice. The feature I find most valuable is the web, email and DLP integration. | Troubleshooting is very simple because you can see where the email was not delivered and why it would be considered as spam. I think the spamming feature is very valuable. The most valuable feature of this solution is the spam filter. Technical support is great. They are able to look at their patches and offer quick responses. We even have an account manager in the Middle East. They are very good. Technical support is great. They're available 24/7 and their response time is typically within the hour. The solution is very reliable and very stable. A full-featured email gateway solution that contains security threats reliably. This excellent email gateway minimizes spam, inspects suspicious emails and isolates infected attachments with little administrative effort. |
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We've fixed a couple of issues on the solution so far. It doesn't work perfectly all the time. The reporting functionality needs to be improved, as it is not customizable. I would like to see some improvement like cloud application and integration capabilities and the classification part is missing from the DLP. | An additional feature that could be added is a pop-up screen notifying you that an email has been blocked, without having to double click on it to take you there it could provide you with a summary explaining why it was on hold or why was it spam when you hover over it with your cursor. Online support sometimes takes up to a week to get back to you. The only drawback to this solution is that the firmware is frequently updated, and each update results in downtime. There are features that other solutions have that this one is lacking, such as reporting options. I hope in future releases they advance their features list. It would be nice if we could manage the solution from the cloud so I could handle things off-site if necessary. Limited ability to upgrade hardware may lead to some performance issues that might otherwise be improved. The product could incorporate even more artificial intelligence to enhance the functionality, but it is a competetive and intelligent product as it. The biggest room for improvement would be the deployment. It will be hard for someone who doesn't understand the interface to deploy. If you understand it, you can find your way around the problems. |
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Licensing is a yearly subscription that is based on the number of users. | If you don't need the full bundle that includes everything, you have options for the small or medium enterprise environments. This is a good solution and value for the money. In the future I would like it if there's a possibility to lower the price of the bandwidth and UTM. It is quite expensive. Pricing is based on initial license purchase and use volume. Pricing is straight-forward and renewable without complicated pricing structures. The annual cost is $55,000. It is an expensive product. The licensing model for this solution is better because it is based on the box and not the number of users. |
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| Websense Email Security | FortiMail |
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| Forcepoint | Fortinet |
Overview | |
Forcepoint Email Security gives you the security you need by protecting you against multi-stage advanced threats that often exploit email to penetrate your IT environment. It applies real-time behavioral sandboxing, enterprise-grade DLP and other advanced defense technologies to identify targeted attacks, high-risk users and insider threats. Forcepoint Email Security monitors outbound email to prevent leaks of sensitive information, and it empowers your workers — in the office or on the road — to safely adopt technologies like Microsoft Office 365. | FortiMail appliances and virtual appliances are proven, powerful email security platforms for any size organization — from small businesses to carriers, service providers, and large enterprises. Purpose-built for the most demanding messaging systems, FortiMail appliances employ Fortinet’s years of experience in protecting networks against spam, malware, and other message-borne threats. |
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Learn more about Forcepoint Email Security | Learn more about Fortinet FortiMail |
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| Alphawest, Amadori, AudioNova, Betsson, Confartigianato Vicenza, Davies Turner, iGATE, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Landa Digital Printing, Northern California Bank, Scavolini, Toyota | Magromer Cueros y Pieles S.A. |
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No Data Available | Software R&D Company22% Comms Service Provider16% Government14% Media Company11% |
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