We performed a comparison between SonicWall Email Security and Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, TitanHQ and others in Email Security."I would say that 90% of the spam and phishing attack emails get blocked right off the bat."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable features are safe attachments and safe links."
"Since we have started using the solution, there have been fewer compromises."
"Defender is a SaaS platform, so it offers more flexibility. Managing the permissions is easier. The solution's automated detection and response features are scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the ease of use."
"Safe attachments, safe links, policies, and the ability to protect from zero-day threats are the most valuable features."
"The product is not resource-intensive."
"It also gives the vulnerability status according to the versions you have selected. Let's say you have Google Chrome. It mentions the versions it has, and it updates. Within two hours of an update, it is reflected in the dashboard. That's really nice to have."
"Beside a few issues with specificity in the email protection controls, this product is very good at handling email security."
"There are no wasted extras and the interface is really simple."
"The product is easy to manage in terms of configurations."
"Setup was easy. It took about 30 minutes."
"The anti-spam aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"This solution provides very good email security that protects us against spamming and malware."
"The most valuable feature of SonicWall Email Security is the blocking of emails using keywords. If there are any particular keywords in the subject, that we want to block from receiving from a particular person we can do it. Additionally, the blocking of emails is easy. we can release that one and we can block some of the keywords also like that."
"They do a better job of determining what's real and what's not than most of the other solutions we have tried, and it's been very painless to use."
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"The product must provide better malware detection."
"Configuration requires going to a lot of places rather than just accessing one tab."
"Microsoft security solutions work as expected. They are constantly updating the solutions to make them better. At the same time, the changes can impact a customer's environment, and we need to adjust settings. Sometimes we aren't aware of the changes, and nothing is pushed from the backend automatically."
"The phishing and spam filters could use some improvement."
"We need to be able to whitelist data at the backend."
"The XDR dashboard has room for 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."
"In one of the reports I can get the exact place where a vulnerable file resides. But for that, I need to explicitly go into the device and check. If they could include that file part in the report, without my having to go to the device itself, that would help."
"The platform's control panel needs enhancement."
"The technical support from the company is not always very good at solving issues, but they offer access to a good community of users where problems are easily solved."
"They need well-trained partners in Nigeria."
"The protection level for email security isn't 100%. I'm still getting some spam and junk mail."
"We would like to see more information on a dashboard about what is happening when it comes to spamming and malware."
"They should integrate the solution with third-party platforms."
"The reporting needs improvement."
"There could be definition updates included in the subscription."
"They have some areas that could be improved. For example, we also use this solution for email encryption, which was clunky and could be improved, but the email security itself has been excellent."
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SonicWall Email Security is ranked 19th in Email Security with 12 reviews while Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is ranked 13th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG). SonicWall Email Security is rated 7.8, while Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of SonicWall Email Security writes "Effective threat prevention, reliable, and beneficial keyword blocking". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix writes "Inexpensive, with good email security, but the technical support could be improved". SonicWall Email Security is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Sophos Email, Fortinet FortiMail Cloud and Avanan, whereas Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is most compared with Proofpoint Email Protection and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
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