We performed a comparison between Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, SentinelOne, ESET and others in Anti-Malware Tools."It offers great security against malware and other threats."
"The product protects against malware."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection was easy."
"It has a really nice web-based administration console."
"It provides security to both on-premises and Azure infrastructures."
"It is easy to configure, easy to use, easy to add exclusions, easy to track, and easy to add anything else if you want."
"The initial setup was easy. The configuration process is very straightforward."
"You can use the product to create special accounts."
"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 solution must improve the user experience."
"It wasn't easy or intuitive enough for me to start using it. So, the reason was that the solution changed."
"The biggest issue that I experience is that Microsoft keeps moving things around, and it's very inconsistent as to where you find the information when you're trying to work on different pieces."
"The solution can be complex at times. It would be nice to have the on-server version. It needs to improve the stability as well."
"If a company wants to put in line back-to-back anti-spam solutions, they need to work on that part because Microsoft recommends either you use EOP as a front line or you don't use it."
"We would like the solution to have more in-built intelligence in the way that it reviews potential security risks, rather than our team constantly having to update the policies."
"They should specify the difference between Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection."
"When you're using a Microsoft product solution, you can scale it, but if you're not, there are limitations."
"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."
"The solution isn't what I would consider feature-rich."
"WatchGuard technical support requires a license."
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Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is ranked 10th in Anti-Malware Tools with 34 reviews while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is ranked 39th 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, Mimecast Email Security and Fortinet FortiMail, whereas WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection.
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