The product's price falls on the higher side when compared to the other products on the market. Whether the product would be worth the money for a business is something that depends on what a company is trying to do with the solution. If you are looking at the profitability angle, the new can get cheaply priced solutions in the market. I work in a government organization where profit alone is not our goal, and we need a product that offers security.
Cisco Secure Email is more expensive than other products. I rate it a five out of ten. There are no additional costs. You only need to pay the subscription amounts.
Technical Presales Consultant : Cisco Security at Inflow Technologies
Reseller
Top 20
2023-11-01T08:52:00Z
Nov 1, 2023
Cisco's price point is good. When we talk about Cisco to our customers, they already have the mindset that Cisco has a particular price point. It beats other competitors when it comes to the quality of the product.
The solution has very good pricing. I rate the pricing a ten out of ten on a scale where one means it is less cost-effective, and ten means it is the most cost-effective solution.
Information Security Specialist at City Of Hamilton
Real User
Top 20
2023-06-15T10:23:00Z
Jun 15, 2023
Cisco Secure Email is expensive, but we get what we pay for. Many organizations consistently make this mistake—they don't want to invest in top-notch solutions. However, it is crucial to consider the cost of a breach. An organization could end up spending far more due to a breach caused by using an inferior solution, compared to the expense of implementing Cisco Secure Email. Personally, I am satisfied with the pricing because Cisco Secure Email is a superior solution.
It's adapted to the market. It's similar to other vendors. We at least don't have many problems regarding that because Cisco is adaptable on that side. When we present the solutions to the customers, we tend to achieve the goals that the customer has in terms of the budget for such implementations. We offer the best solution for what customers intend to do and the type of problems that their business may have. When a solution is adaptable and customizable to the customer environment, customers tend to go ahead with it. Even if it requires more investment, we find a way of getting it to the budget and getting a good return on investment.
Network Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2023-02-21T14:51:00Z
Feb 21, 2023
My opinion on the licensing of this solution is that it is a mess that needs sorting out. I am not particularly bothered by pricing as I administer it and make recommendations for people to buy or not to buy.
At times, we feel the pricing is a bit too high, but then, there is also room for discounts. We enjoy a lot of discounts, and that is why we are still with them. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
IT Admin / Manager at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2021-03-03T20:09:00Z
Mar 3, 2021
With respect to transferring policies and licenses, Smart Licensing has really improved the overall licensing model for Cisco. We've been really happy with Smart Licensing. There are additional fees for adding features. For example, things like AMP are additional licenses. Because it's all done via the Smart Licensing portal, when new licenses are acquired they're dropped in our bucket, so to speak, and then the solution just grabs those licenses. There is no back and forth required. The license ends up in the bucket and then the solution syncs with Smart Licensing and we're good to go.
Email Adminstrator at Merchants Capital Resources, Inc.
Real User
2021-01-26T23:13:00Z
Jan 26, 2021
The licensing was all transferred. A fair amount of the configuration had to be done by hand. We didn't transfer the people safe list and block lists. There were a number of things that we didn't transfer because they were in the cloud. It was a matter of going through and reconfiguring.
Sr Infrastructure Engineer at Delta Plastics of the South
Real User
2020-05-31T10:37:00Z
May 31, 2020
You're going to get what you pay for. If you're not willing to pay the price of Cisco, you're not going to get a product that's as good as Cisco. I don't think Cisco is overpriced, because for the last two years I've been comparing it to Microsoft and Cisco has been cheaper and given us more features. It really comes down to analyzing what you are actually getting. You might find something at half the price, but what are they not giving you that Cisco's giving you, and do you think that that matters to your company or not? It's an individual thing, but that was what we looked at. Does that make a difference to Revolution as a company or is it something we can do without? Cisco gave us the best overall package.
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
2019-04-11T10:03:00Z
Apr 11, 2019
The licensing was not per user, the licensing model was per feature. You could choose anti-virus, anti-spam, etc. It was feature-based and charged yearly. Aside from the standard licensing fees, you have to pay for support.
Licensing costs depend on how many users there are. It could range between $5 and $7 per month, per user. There are no costs other than the standard licensing fees.
Network Engineer at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-04-03T08:39:00Z
Apr 3, 2019
We took a three-year license. In addition to the standard licensing, there is a cost for SMARTnet as well. That is necessary because the hardware device is not stable at all. So if anything goes wrong we have two appliances to use. With SMARTnet, Cisco will send a new device within a week.
Senior Email Engineer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-03-31T09:41:00Z
Mar 31, 2019
We do annual licensing for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and SMA together, and possibly SmartNet support. Packaged together, the cost is just under $38,000.
Cisco Secure Email is an email security solution that provides advanced protection to safeguard inboxes. The solution includes comprehensive defense from the most damaging threats so your employees and organization can remain secure at all times. In addition, it includes advanced threat defense capabilities that detect, block, and remediate threats in incoming email faster. Simultaneously, it protects an organization’s brand, prevents data loss, and secures important information in transit...
The product's price falls on the higher side when compared to the other products on the market. Whether the product would be worth the money for a business is something that depends on what a company is trying to do with the solution. If you are looking at the profitability angle, the new can get cheaply priced solutions in the market. I work in a government organization where profit alone is not our goal, and we need a product that offers security.
Cisco Secure Email is more expensive than other products. I rate it a five out of ten. There are no additional costs. You only need to pay the subscription amounts.
The price is significantly high.
I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
I rate the product a seven out of ten on a scale where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
Cisco's price point is good. When we talk about Cisco to our customers, they already have the mindset that Cisco has a particular price point. It beats other competitors when it comes to the quality of the product.
It is an expensive product. I rate its pricing an eight or nine.
Cisco Secure Email is not expensive, and licensing costs are yearly.
As per market availability, this solution is more expensive than other vendors.
It is a reasonably priced solution. I rate its pricing as a seven out of ten.
The solution has very good pricing. I rate the pricing a ten out of ten on a scale where one means it is less cost-effective, and ten means it is the most cost-effective solution.
Cisco Secure Email is expensive, but we get what we pay for. Many organizations consistently make this mistake—they don't want to invest in top-notch solutions. However, it is crucial to consider the cost of a breach. An organization could end up spending far more due to a breach caused by using an inferior solution, compared to the expense of implementing Cisco Secure Email. Personally, I am satisfied with the pricing because Cisco Secure Email is a superior solution.
I don't have the insights into it, but compared to different products, it seems to have a medium level of pricing.
It's adapted to the market. It's similar to other vendors. We at least don't have many problems regarding that because Cisco is adaptable on that side. When we present the solutions to the customers, we tend to achieve the goals that the customer has in terms of the budget for such implementations. We offer the best solution for what customers intend to do and the type of problems that their business may have. When a solution is adaptable and customizable to the customer environment, customers tend to go ahead with it. Even if it requires more investment, we find a way of getting it to the budget and getting a good return on investment.
My opinion on the licensing of this solution is that it is a mess that needs sorting out. I am not particularly bothered by pricing as I administer it and make recommendations for people to buy or not to buy.
It is a super big router that costs a few hundred thousand dollars.
Pricing is okay. There are no additional charges.
At times, we feel the pricing is a bit too high, but then, there is also room for discounts. We enjoy a lot of discounts, and that is why we are still with them. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
With respect to transferring policies and licenses, Smart Licensing has really improved the overall licensing model for Cisco. We've been really happy with Smart Licensing. There are additional fees for adding features. For example, things like AMP are additional licenses. Because it's all done via the Smart Licensing portal, when new licenses are acquired they're dropped in our bucket, so to speak, and then the solution just grabs those licenses. There is no back and forth required. The license ends up in the bucket and then the solution syncs with Smart Licensing and we're good to go.
The licensing was all transferred. A fair amount of the configuration had to be done by hand. We didn't transfer the people safe list and block lists. There were a number of things that we didn't transfer because they were in the cloud. It was a matter of going through and reconfiguring.
You're going to get what you pay for. If you're not willing to pay the price of Cisco, you're not going to get a product that's as good as Cisco. I don't think Cisco is overpriced, because for the last two years I've been comparing it to Microsoft and Cisco has been cheaper and given us more features. It really comes down to analyzing what you are actually getting. You might find something at half the price, but what are they not giving you that Cisco's giving you, and do you think that that matters to your company or not? It's an individual thing, but that was what we looked at. Does that make a difference to Revolution as a company or is it something we can do without? Cisco gave us the best overall package.
Licensing is done yearly, but I am not involved with purchasing side of things.
It is not that costly. We pay for the solution through a contractor and pay an annual fee.
There were no other costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
The licensing was not per user, the licensing model was per feature. You could choose anti-virus, anti-spam, etc. It was feature-based and charged yearly. Aside from the standard licensing fees, you have to pay for support.
Licensing costs depend on how many users there are. It could range between $5 and $7 per month, per user. There are no costs other than the standard licensing fees.
Pricing depends on your environment and which model you want to buy.
We took a three-year license. In addition to the standard licensing, there is a cost for SMARTnet as well. That is necessary because the hardware device is not stable at all. So if anything goes wrong we have two appliances to use. With SMARTnet, Cisco will send a new device within a week.
We do annual licensing for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and SMA together, and possibly SmartNet support. Packaged together, the cost is just under $38,000.