We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiMail Cloud and MailChimp based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Email solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The deployment is simple."
"The scanners with FortiMail are valuable."
"If there is a problem somewhere Fortinet can act on it immediately. That is very important."
"The product's initial setup is straightforward and simple, making it an easy-to-use tool."
"I am impressed with the tool's ability to setup rules and destinations. It also helps to monitor suspicious items."
"The most valuable feature is the advanced threat protection."
"The most valuable features are email ATB and Malware Analysis."
"FortiMail Cloud is very fast."
"It allows for dragging and dropping, which is much faster than writing HTML and CSS."
"I use Mailchimp for digital marketing purposes, such as creating and managing email campaigns, collecting data, and integrating with WordPress websites."
"The email scheduling has been quite useful."
"Running email campaigns is easy and straightforward."
"MailChimp has many capabilities."
"MailChimp's most important functionality is its automation feature."
"This ease of use and user-friendliness is something we believe could be improved in FortiMail."
"I've not been able to use more than two domains in the back end. I like to view logs for the different domains. If I add any other domain I'm not able to get a proper cPanel for that domain. I am talking about the login factors. I'm not able to see logs for different domains in a different Window. Basically, it's an issue in the login process."
"Fortinet FortiMail Cloud doesn't have AI features, making it an outdated tool for me."
"The downside of this solution is that it is difficult to implement policies on FortiMail."
"The URL filtering and handling should be enhanced because it doesn't support all languages. I believe that this would be easy to enhance in the future."
"I would like to see more advanced sandbox features, where you can actually download to a machine where you can test."
"It is slightly difficult to configure FortiMail in the cloud with Exchange on-premise, especially the quarantine mailbox access for end-users."
"Email sorting is missing from this solution."
"The solution could be easier to use."
"It needs more formatting flexibility, such as the ability to wrap text around photos."
"A standalone system for private servers would be ideal."
"I don't have any issues with the service."
"The solution should improve its reporting feature. There should be more transparency around API development. At the moment, the clients are pushing custom API into the mail, so we don't have too much visibility regarding what endpoints they're pushing the data into."
"Mailchimp could be more user-friendly for setting up WordPress websites. Some of the complex settings can be time-consuming to configure. So, setting up Mailchimp for WordPress websites can be time-consuming for an average user."
Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is ranked 6th in Cloud Email with 18 reviews while MailChimp is ranked 2nd in Cloud Email with 32 reviews. Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is rated 8.2, while MailChimp is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiMail Cloud writes "A reliable email security solution with deep integration capabilities and exceptionally strong support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MailChimp writes "Great templates, easy to configure and offers A/B testing functionality". Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Proofpoint Email Protection, whereas MailChimp is most compared with Mandrill, Zoho Campaigns, Mailgun, SendGrid and Amazon WorkMail. See our Fortinet FortiMail Cloud vs. MailChimp report.
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