We performed a comparison between MetaDefender Email Security Solutions and Sophos Email 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."Threat Explorer is one of the features that I very much like because it is a real-time report that allows you to identify, analyze, and trace security attacks."
"The email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."
"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."
"I like its investigation capabilities, as that is what is most important to me. It is fairly simple with a user-friendly interface."
"There are several features that I consider valuable."
"Microsoft Defender has a feature to protect each and every attachment. Even if it's an encrypted attachment, it will check for any potential threats."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the ease of use."
"It also gives me good visibility because, with Defender, I'm using a Microsoft product to defend Microsoft products. The integration was really seamless and I have wide visibility because it picks up almost everything. Literally, I can see almost every activity that happens, from the e-mail to the workstation itself."
"The sanitization is very good."
"The most valuable feature of MetaDefender Email Security is the CDR. Customers purchase this solution specifically for data communication, as the other features can be obtained through other technologies that most customers already possess. Therefore, data communication serves as the foundation for the platform."
"The most valuable feature is called summary reconstruction which is used to deliver encrypted files to users."
"It has enhanced our approach to tackling malware and spam. It is a reliable product with a good user interface."
"When you say email security, it's about everything, incoming email, outgoing email, spam, phishing emails, unwanted marketing emails. You can set rules, but the main feature of Sophos Email is to make sure you don't get hacked. 95% of people who are hacked do not get hacked by typing the router password. They are hacked from the inside out, which means they send you a document that is a zero-day attack, you open it, nothing happens, but technically the attack is running in the background of your computer. This is how they gain access to your PC."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Email is the sandbox. We're able to scan the file, isolate it, and look at it before it is delivered. It is highly effective."
"It's easy to use and the configuration is straightforward."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the anti-spam detection filter. Its threat email intelligence features help to identify email data."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"I found the user interface friendly."
"The feature of Sophos Email that we find most effective for detecting suspicious emails is primarily based on their signatures."
"There needs to be an improvement in integrating the product to work across multiple operating systems, and to have better support for non-Microsoft file types."
"There is room for improvement with the UI."
"Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"One area for improvement is integration. For example, when it comes to external SaaS platforms, we were not able to get a lot of information on integrations with such apps for security and authentication."
"Configuration requires going to a lot of places rather than just accessing one tab."
"The product must provide better malware detection."
"We need to be able to whitelist data at the backend."
"The DLP should be upgraded and has room for improvement."
"They offer a feature called SmartLink neutralization. I have tried it before. It seemed to work most of the time; however, I had a few users for whom it just wouldn't work. Whenever they click on a link, it stays on the MetaDefender page, saying that it's scanning it and never moves forward."
"Although the number of AV engines is good, it could be better."
"The main drawback is regarding the technical support."
"The product could include all the essential features and capabilities, similar to the on-premise, server-based version."
"The tool’s stability should be improved."
"It was sometimes hard to find the settings in the solution's interface."
"Sophos Email can improve security."
"The installation of Sophos Email could be easier. It's a bit difficult because setting up the email virtually requires some bit of technical knowledge."
"The solution should be able to support the cloud environment."
"Their technical support is slow to respond."
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MetaDefender Email Security Solutions is ranked 24th in Email Security with 3 reviews while Sophos Email is ranked 10th in Email Security with 25 reviews. MetaDefender Email Security Solutions is rated 8.4, while Sophos Email is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of MetaDefender Email Security Solutions writes "Helpful support, and useful dashboards". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Email writes "Ensures that there is maximum security enabled for our communication processes". MetaDefender Email Security Solutions is most compared with Proofpoint Email Protection and Barracuda Email Security Gateway, whereas Sophos Email is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Fortinet FortiMail, Proofpoint Email Protection, Barracuda Email Security Gateway and Perception Point Advanced Email Security. See our MetaDefender Email Security Solutions vs. Sophos Email report.
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