We compared Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration and Proofpoint Email Protection across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Features: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration offers exceptional integration through APIs, advanced protection against data leaks, and the ability to detect complex social engineering attacks. Users describe Proofpoint Email Protection as a convenient all-in-one solution that offers effective defense against phishing attempts.
Room for Improvement: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration could improve integration with Exchange and other SaaS clouds while enhancing its threat clouds and AI engines. Proofpoint Email Protection could make its interface clearer and simplify admin management.
Service and Support: Check Point has earned mixed reviews for its customer service. Some customers appreciate the technical support provided, while others are dissatisfied with response times. Proofpoint Email Protection’s customer service is described as responsive, professional, and knowledgeable. However, there are some concerns about availability.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point Harmony Email is considered relatively easy to implement. Proofpoint Email Protection can be set up in a relatively short amount of time. Some users found it simple, while others mentioned that it requires technical skills.
Pricing: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration is a cost-effective option. It offers competitive prices and is suitable for small to medium-sized organizations. The opinions on the cost of Proofpoint Email Protection vary, with some users finding it costly while others find it reasonable.
ROI: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration delivers superior return on investment compared to other options. Proofpoint Email Protection stands out with its robust phishing signature file, surpassing competitors in threat detection.
Comparison Results: Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration is an effective solution for blocking malicious attachments and detecting social engineering attacks. However, there is room for improvement in terms of integration and support, reducing false positives, and enhancing response times. Proofpoint Email Protection provides effective email protection and strong threat-detection features. However, it needs to simplify its user interface and administration.
"The most valuable feature is protection against malicious links, fishing, and impersonation. You can train people to be aware of these threats, but they're not always careful. When they're using their phones between meetings, they click on a link, and it's game over."
"The email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."
"The two main features that prove most beneficial for us are URL scanning and attachment scanning."
"It gives us visibility into threats and, for endpoints, it helps us to prioritize threats. We used to have a lack of visibility, but now our time to detect and respond has decreased."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps people to work remotely. It is a secure solution. We don't need to use our company's computers or get VPN connections to the networks. I can control how they share screens and what they send to the devices. It keeps our organizations confidential and sensitive information safe."
"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."
"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's scalability is good."
"I can count the number of endpoints, emails, and collaborations being used in the environment."
"I like the fact that having granular information about the potential threats is received in email."
"The automated rule cleanups and automated policy installs have improved my customers' organizations."
"The product is reliable and sturdy."
"It is fast and has a very simple, easy integration."
"The ease of management and intuitive administration are excellent."
"The anti-phishing feature is the solution's best feature."
"I appreciate the ease of deployment and the intuitive dashboard. Even someone with basic IT knowledge can easily understand the dashboard and identify potential threats."
"Proofpoint Email Protection is stable enough and does its job of virus, malware, and email scam detection. Setting it up is not too complicated."
"URL scanning and online relay service are the most valuable features of Proofpoint Email Protection."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to remove bad messages that were delivered, prior to being classified as unwanted."
"The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the blocking capabilities, it blocks a lot of potential threats."
"Proofpoint Email Protection is the best solution from the perspective of email security."
"The stability is very good."
"The most valuable features are the business email compromise protection and targeted attack prevention."
"It's very good at identifying threats."
"The custom alerts have to improve a lot."
"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."
"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."
"They have moved features from one console to another. Things have been moved around in the interface and it takes me time to find where certain features are."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should improve the troubleshooting tools. It's unclear whether the device is blocked at the firewall level or at the device itself. The granularity needed for troubleshooting is currently lacking. From my perspective, Microsoft should address this issue to benefit many users who likely share the same sentiment."
"The phishing and spam filters could use some improvement."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in terms of reporting."
"The solution fails to support hybrid deployments."
"I would love it if they would do some work on the Postgres definition on the back-end."
"The next release should focus more on email categorization and provide options for unlocking blocked safe emails."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"It would be nice to see them expand their collaboration capabilities to include other suites and integrate with lesser-known products."
"Cloud Guard would be a complete solution if Check Point added a comprehensive data loss solution that included capabilities such as bulk data transfer detection."
"We have used technical support, but their response time is very slow. It needs to be improved."
"The left-hand feature can be made more granular for the implementation of the policy."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The solution's server console and cluster dashboard have been the same for four years so need to be upgraded."
"I would want better spear phishing protection in the essentials package."
"We'd like to have the ability to create more customized reports."
"There is room for improvement in detecting and preventing phishing attacks. While the solution performs well in some aspects, it struggles with phishing threats."
"The reporting section could be enhanced. I like some reports but if they could allow us to create custom reports with more flexibility it would enhance the reports more."
"Proofpoint Email Protection's interface is confusing and could be improved."
"The email DLP portion could be a bit easier."
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Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is ranked 7th in Email Security with 49 reviews while Proofpoint Email Protection is ranked 1st in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 46 reviews. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is rated 8.6, while Proofpoint Email Protection is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration writes "Has a user-friendly dashboard, a great anti-phishing algorithm, and sandboxing for testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proofpoint Email Protection writes "A reasonably priced product that offers protection to emails, along with spam filters". Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is most compared with Avanan, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Mimecast Email Security, Cisco Secure Email and Barracuda Email Security Gateway, whereas Proofpoint Email Protection is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Cisco Secure Email, Fortinet FortiMail and Fortra's Agari. See our Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs. Proofpoint Email Protection report.
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