We performed a comparison between Avanan and ESET Cloud Apps Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Email Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I would say that 90% of the spam and phishing attack emails get blocked right off the bat."
"The risk level notifications are most valuable. We get to know what kind of intrusion or attack is there, and we can fix a problem on time."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 has improved my organization's security. It makes it easier to manage the infrastructure without the help of third-party applications."
"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."
"The good part is that you don't have to configure it, which is very convenient."
"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 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."
"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."
"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."
"If we look at four to five years ago, we had close to six or eight people click a link in an email per month. Now, we are probably down to about five or six clicks a year, if not less."
"The program has reduced the dangers related to phishing, malware, ransomware, and other vulnerabilities."
"Email inspection has saved many employees from spam attacks and viruses from unauthorized sources."
"The customizable rules allow you to change aspects."
"It can retract unsafe emails and remove them from the entire communication channel."
"The threat detection tools enable us to ascertain malware and phishing messages across the email network infrastructure."
"The integration with all our existing and new applications is great."
"The most valuable features are the precision of detection and the level of customization of the policy."
"We are close to having 99% or 98% detection."
"I'd like some additional features any product can give me to protect our environment in a better way."
"The company should focus on adding threats that the solution is currently unable to detect."
"The custom alerts have to improve a lot."
"The certification training for Defender for 365 needs to be deeper and incorporate Sentinel. I took all the security courses except one, and Sentinel isn't included."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should be more proactive."
"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."
"Several simulation options are available within 365, and the phishing simulation could be better."
"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 unified dashboard that it displays needs some improvements in terms of the KPIs that they have."
"Integration with various SaaS offerings, who are leading in the SaaS market."
"In Avanan, the email channel is one of the channels where data leakage happens, and they need to consider it from a DLP perspective."
"The user experience must be improved."
"When sending bulky emails, the system slows down and takes a long time before it responds effectively to our requests."
"They should come up with a mobile application so that it can be more flexible."
"It is complicated for new users unfamiliar with the modern cloud networking infrastructure."
"The cost can be reviewed to enable SMEs to acquire it and enjoy great security features."
"It's not easy for an admin to check and decide if the email is good or not."
"The specific domain file for Apache needs to be well-defined."
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Avanan is ranked 6th in Email Security with 21 reviews while ESET Cloud Apps Protection is ranked 22nd in Email Security with 2 reviews. Avanan is rated 9.2, while ESET Cloud Apps Protection is rated 9.6. 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 ESET Cloud Apps Protection writes "Great protection, good privacy, and helpful support". Avanan is most compared with Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, IRONSCALES, Perception Point Advanced Email Security, Abnormal Security and Mimecast Email Security, whereas ESET Cloud Apps Protection is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Perception Point Advanced Email Security. See our Avanan vs. ESET Cloud Apps Protection report.
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