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PROS

Avanan has significantly reduced clicks on malicious links, decreasing from multiple clicks per month to just a few per year.
The customizable rules enable users to modify aspects to match their security needs.
Email encryption by Avanan enhances end-to-end security, safeguarding data as it travels through network systems.
Email Attachment Protection by Avanan promptly blocks insecure files, preventing the spread of viruses to secure documents.
The integration capabilities of Avanan with existing and new applications are highly effective.

CONS

Despite using a single sign-on provider, users must have Azure Active Directory for Office 365, which is considered unnecessary.
The creation of allow and block list rules sometimes seems ineffective as they do not always work as expected.
The system often generates false positives and lacks a quick backup for wrongly quarantined or deleted emails to prevent data loss.
Response times on slow computing devices impact performance when sending and receiving emails.
New users unfamiliar with the modern cloud networking infrastructure may find the platform complicated to use.
 

Avanan Pros review quotes

Robert Melendez - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Information Technology at Makeready
Mar 21, 2024
Spam protection is the most valuable feature.
Steve Bowtell - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Cyber Active
Oct 24, 2023
The ease of installation and the AI capacity of the product are valuable.
Sony James - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Head at Quoinx Technologies private Limited
Jul 10, 2023
Avanan is a stable software. My company hasn't faced any issues, bugs, or problems with the performance of Avanan.
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reviewer1593480 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Security Officer at a media company with 201-500 employees
Jun 15, 2021
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.
Sudhir  Parmar - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager / Business consultant at DRC Systems
Aug 9, 2022
The program has reduced the dangers related to phishing, malware, ransomware, and other vulnerabilities.
reviewer1933986 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at DRC Systems India Pvt. Ltd
Aug 6, 2022
Easy to use for non-technical users.
reviewer2008410 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Doddle
Nov 17, 2022
When we don't understand some functionalities, the customer support staff responds fast to our calls and provides immediate action.
reviewer2024712 - PeerSpot reviewer
Planning Analyst at Ovato
Nov 15, 2022
It can retract unsafe emails and remove them from the entire communication channel.
reviewer2005803 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Coordinator at Modis
Nov 4, 2022
Email inspection has saved many employees from spam attacks and viruses from unauthorized sources.
reviewer2119419 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Accountant at SORECO
Mar 2, 2023
It is simple to deploy this platform and interact with the set features.
 

Avanan Cons review quotes

Robert Melendez - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Information Technology at Makeready
Mar 21, 2024
Avanan doesn't cover certain tool segments.
Steve Bowtell - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Cyber Active
Oct 24, 2023
The user experience must be improved.
Sony James - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Head at Quoinx Technologies private Limited
Jul 10, 2023
In Avanan, the email channel is one of the channels where data leakage happens, and they need to consider it from a DLP perspective.
Learn what your peers think about Avanan. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
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reviewer1593480 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Security Officer at a media company with 201-500 employees
Jun 15, 2021
Being cloud first and because we are in the movie business, we use a lot of Macintoshes. So, there is absolutely no reason for us to have Active Directory whatsoever. However, if you are using Office 365, you must have Active Directory in order to reset passwords. Even though we have a single sign-on provider, we must have Azure Active Directory for Office 365, which is really stupid. As a cloud application, you would think that I don't need Active Directory, which I don't need for anything else except Office 365. We have one server inside that space to help us manage Active Directory just for Office 365. This is a very sore point, but it is what it is.
Sudhir  Parmar - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager / Business consultant at DRC Systems
Aug 9, 2022
It should reduce the amount of time needed for thorough scanning.
reviewer1933986 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at DRC Systems India Pvt. Ltd
Aug 6, 2022
It should also offer a quick backup in case any email is wrongly quarantined or deleted to ensure no data loss.
reviewer2008410 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Doddle
Nov 17, 2022
The customer service team could come up with clear tutorials on how to use this platform to help new teams.
reviewer2024712 - PeerSpot reviewer
Planning Analyst at Ovato
Nov 15, 2022
Familiarization with performance for new teams may take a long time.
reviewer2005803 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Coordinator at Modis
Nov 4, 2022
The system response in a slow computing device affects performance when sending and receiving emails.
reviewer2119419 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Accountant at SORECO
Mar 2, 2023
When sending bulky emails, the system slows down and takes a long time before it responds effectively to our requests.