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Amazon Macie vs Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 24, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Macie
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
21st
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Check Point Email Security ...
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (3rd), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Amazon Macie is 1.3%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) is 2.0%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration)2.0%
Amazon Macie1.3%
Other96.7%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2069877 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Provides real-time alerts and efficient data governance with easy integration
The best features of Amazon Macie include sensitive data identification, particularly for PII, which is pre-built and helpful because we don't have to define it ourselves. Those features are already embedded, which was beneficial. Additionally, some insights and alerts were coming up that were also pre-configured. It's not difficult to do that, but it's more of a build versus buy decision. These features were of great help to us. My experience with Amazon Macie's ability to provide alerts for suspicious activity in real-time has been good. We utilized the alerts for threat detection. Customizable features of Amazon Macie have helped significantly in maintaining fine-grained control over access and usage of sensitive information, offering a good combination of personalized options and out-of-the-box solutions.
Harish (Kumar) - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity And Information Governance Head at Aeren
Email security has blocked sophisticated phishing and now protects inboxes with AI detection
The only challenge with Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) is that it is an API-based solution. In an API-based solution, the major challenge is that it can read email content and Google Drive content. This presents a data privacy challenge, and we had to mitigate it by signing a Data Processing Agreement and other agreements. Because it is not a traditional in-line solution, Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) connects with Google Workspace using API permission and can access email, attachments, sender, recipient information, links, and all metadata is with Check Point. Data storage and everything else is with Check Point, which is the challenge. This solution has a drawback because of API deployment, while other solutions are traditional secure email gateways that are in-line solutions. In those solutions, we need to change the MX record, but with this solution we do not need to change the MX record, which is a pro of API-based deployment. However, there is also a con in that with API solutions, the email is scanned but after delivery in the mailbox.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The detailed reports on data privacy risk provided by Amazon Macie are really good and have contributed positively to our data governance strategies."
"The tool's performance is good."
"The tool gives confidence that our configuration is safe."
"The product offers good and easy integration capabilities with other products."
"Its total protection has been the greatest aspect since it completely protects all the mail from the cloud."
"Email security has improved since we deployed this platform."
"Machine Learning and AI for email security have helped all the organization's members to guard their information against insecure exposure."
"The anti-phishing feature is the solution's best feature."
"The setup is very easy. I haven't faced any complexity with the setup of the solution."
"It is fast and quite effective in terms of preventing any security incidents."
"The initial setup is easy."
 

Cons

"Amazon Macie is expensive."
"My experience with the pricing or licensing of Amazon Macie is that it was good enough to get started with, but as we keep adding, it increases the cost as well."
"The major issue is naturally the budget, as it is expensive."
"Sometimes they do not provide immediate assistance, and it can take time for them to respond."
"There are sometimes leakages of viruses when the system is experiencing network failures."
"I have learned enough to make the product stable. However, the stability has some challenges."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"After updates, the internet connection fails, and I have to restart my desktop to resume initial functionalities."
"Although it has good characteristics, it should improve the graphical interface and the latency that it sometimes presents."
"It would be good to have the option to export the respective record data from dashboards or logs to .csv or other files."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You need to pay per usage."
"I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"I rate the platform’s pricing a seven and a half."
"Cost is the main concern that every customer takes into consideration, and Check Point always negotiates a price that is affordable."
"The pricing and licensing are always negotiable."
"Check Point is more expensive. That's the honest truth. So far, it's a good value for the money."
"The product’s price is very high."
"The pricing is in the middle. Check Point's pricing is not the highest in the competitive market."
"I'm in this business as a system integrator, so I need to suggest Check Point to some customers who are comparing products. I sell Check Point, Fortinet, and Palo Alto solutions. In terms of licensing, this solution is quite competitive but very costly. For someone looking at security as a primary concern, they should only invest in Check Point. For a customer who is looking at security combined with pricing, Check Point might not be the core solution for them. In today's market, customers are looking for effective security with efficient pricing, and Check Point is not suitable for these types of customers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
16%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business73
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise37
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon Macie?
From my perspective, Amazon Macie can be improved by extending PII to make it more collaborative between the customer and the out-of-box features. Not only should it focus on PII information, but d...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Macie?
We are trying to use Amazon Macie for pattern matching, which is one of the things that we are doing, along with sensitive data storage and protection of sensitive data. We use Amazon Macie in the ...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Macie?
I haven't used the automated data discovery feature of Amazon Macie. We wanted to assess the multi-account management feature through AWS Organizations, but unfortunately, we couldn't fully impleme...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
We are not currently using this product. Six months back, we removed that product due to a few issues. The major issue is naturally the budget, as it is expensive. Our organization is expanding and...
What is your primary use case for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
The major use case for Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) was Business Email Compromise, CEO fraud, and vendor impersonation. Phishing attacks were also a major...
What needs improvement with Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
The only challenge with Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) is that it is an API-based solution. In an API-based solution, the major challenge is that it can rea...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Check Point CloudGuard, Check Point CloudGuard SaaS , Check Point Harmony Email & Office
 

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Sample Customers

EDMUNDS, AUTODESK
Helvetia, Denham Capital, Daymark Solutions, Neopharm Group
Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon Macie vs. Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) and other solutions. Updated: November 2026.
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