We performed a comparison between Avanan and Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, TitanHQ and others in Email Security."Since we have started using the solution, there have been fewer compromises."
"The benefit that stands out to me is the ability for multiple individuals to collaborate simultaneously within the same document. Additionally, there is the option to save the document directly in the integrated OneDrive or SharePoint."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable feature is its performance."
"I would say that 90% of the spam and phishing attack emails get blocked right off the bat."
"There are several features that I consider valuable."
"The initial setup is straightforward. You just add the license, click it, and then you can set up the rules. It is quite simple."
"The product is not resource-intensive."
"The solution is very easy to use. All you have to do is to assign the license to the end-user and it's done. The customer will only have the feature activated, and the solution will monitor the emails to determine if they are a threat or not."
"This technology is one of Check Point's acquisitions, and it is currently a powerful tool that provides all the protection that is not found in other tools."
"The threat detection tools enable us to ascertain malware and phishing messages across the email network infrastructure."
"Spam protection is the most valuable feature."
"I highly recommend this solution to any prospective buyer."
"It can detect corrupted files and filters out documents with viruses."
"Easy to use for non-technical users."
"It is simple to deploy this platform and interact with the set features."
"The ease of installation and the AI capacity of the product are valuable."
"It has a dynamic runtime engine, which gives it an advantage over Prisma that has a static engine. In Prisma, we have to do additional malware analysis, which is not required in Proofpoint."
"It would be better if it were more scalable. It depends on the architecture, but we would like to make it more scalable for both data centers."
"The company should focus on adding threats that the solution is currently unable to detect."
"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."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email."
"The pre-sales cost calculations could be more transparent."
"We noticed that from time to time, Microsoft's stability does have problems. Sometimes the service goes up and down. Sometimes they change without prior notice."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should be more proactive."
"Avanan doesn't cover certain tool segments."
"It should also offer a quick backup in case any email is wrongly quarantined or deleted to ensure no data loss."
"The user experience must be improved."
"There are times when we have false positives."
"The cost can be reviewed to enable SMEs to acquire it and enjoy great security features."
"Familiarization with performance for new teams may take a long time."
"The system could be designed to give corporate emails first priority due to demands."
"In Avanan, the email channel is one of the channels where data leakage happens, and they need to consider it from a DLP perspective."
"We are using the TRAP console that has a Linux-based UI, which is not user-friendly. The TAP console looks very advanced. Currently, we are maintaining three different consoles, and it is sometimes hard to switch between them or try to grab the data."
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Avanan is ranked 6th in Email Security with 21 reviews while Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is ranked 24th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Avanan is rated 9.2, while Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Avanan writes "We've noticed a significant decline from people accidentally or intentionally clicking on things". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection writes "Dynamic runtime engine and good protection, but needs better support and a single console". Avanan is most compared with Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, IRONSCALES, Perception Point Advanced Email Security, Abnormal Security and Barracuda Email Security Gateway, whereas Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Microsoft Defender for Identity and IRONSCALES.
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