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AppRiver Email Security vs Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AppRiver Email Security
Ranking in Email Security
38th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Check Point Harmony Email &...
Ranking in Email Security
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (5th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of AppRiver Email Security is 0.9%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is 4.8%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration4.8%
AppRiver Email Security0.9%
Other94.3%
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

John Zupancic - PeerSpot reviewer
Pricing that is competitive, excellent technical support, and email security
They do a better job of distinguishing between what's real and what's not than most of the other solutions we've tried. They are very easy to use. We don't have as many problems with email security. They have some areas that could be improved. For example, we also use Zix email Encryption for email encryption, which was clunky and could be improved, but the email security itself has been excellent.
Nasseer Qureshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Email security effectively detects a wide range of threats and improves productivity
Since we have been using Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration for a year, we haven't encountered significant challenges. However, it would be beneficial if it could support other email security services beyond Microsoft and Google. Integration with other platforms would enhance its appeal since the features are commendable. While the analytics are commendable, they don't provide deep dive insights. They show the overall counts of malware, phishing, and business compromise emails, but there isn't a robust ability to dive deeper into those categories to see specifics. Analytics should allow us to explore which users received malware emails the most or trends among departments. Currently, we have to sift through manually, which is not ideal. A more profound analytical capability would elevate the tool to become the complete email security solution for any user.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"They are very easy to use."
"It's easy to use and user-friendly. Users can also easily release spam emails."
"I can count the number of endpoints, emails, and collaborations being used in the environment."
"The most valuable feature is the sandboxing feature. It provides a sandboxing environment where you can open links and see where they lead. You can see what is presented in the link after opening it."
"The solution is easy to customize and the options available on the portal are easily accessible to all technicians."
"It provides visibility of events, what's going on with the environment, what we're missing with our other solution, and the user behavior."
"It is the collaboration between users inside the company. It is a big advantage with Check Point to be able to work together on the same document."
"The product is a fairly complete and centralized solution accessible through the Infinity Portal."
"The email security solution boasts an exceptional success rate in filtering out junk, spam, and phishing emails while ensuring that legitimate emails reach their intended recipients. The setup process is straightforward and user-friendly"
"Encryption of emails enhances safe communication that ransomware attacks cannot compromise."
 

Cons

"It needs to make sure that the application is up to date with new attacks. They should also send us the demo or introductions for their new incoming features."
"Email security checks contain a small number of false positives."
"Stability has been a pain point. I was going back and forth with my product engineer and project manager for a couple of months. I had the product in a demonstration mode and wasn't satisfied with the results initially. After a few alterations and a few revisions later, it is fine."
"The solution fails to support hybrid deployments."
"We understand that false positives are always there, but sometimes the notifications are more than expected."
"The reporting could be improved."
"Check Point could improve its marketing strategy."
"The next release should focus more on email categorization and provide options for unlocking blocked safe emails."
"Its guides are not great."
"It would be nice to see them expand their collaboration capabilities to include other suites and integrate with lesser-known products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They're fairly inexpensive, but they're right in the ballpark of most of the other online products like that."
"I can rate it five out of ten because there are different platforms that also offer the same services for lower prices. But AppRiver is more flexible."
"Check Point is more expensive. That's the honest truth. So far, it's a good value for the money."
"Cost is the main concern that every customer takes into consideration, and Check Point always negotiates a price that is affordable."
"I rate the platform’s pricing a seven and a half."
"There are absolutely no additional costs to the standard licensing fees. One of the wonderful pieces is that CloudGuard SaaS is all-inclusive in its licensing. There's no a-la-carte functionality. You're getting 100 percent of the product for the licensing that you're paying."
"The product is expensive compared to some competitors, especially for the SME segment."
"Due to its pricing, I would say that Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is more suitable for medium to enterprise organizations."
"One of the nice features is that the licensing model is elastic, so if you go over your license count, you can add users during your billing cycle and true-up later."
"The product is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business45
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is that it's licensed per user, and the price is fair. The pricing is very good and easy.
What is your primary use case for Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
My main use case for Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is stopping phishing attacks and spam coming into our users in our organization. I don't have anything else to add about my main u...
What do you like most about Check Point Harmony Email & Office?
The product offers good and easy integration capabilities with other products.
 

Also Known As

AppRiver Advanced Email Security
Check Point CloudGuard, Check Point CloudGuard SaaS , Check Point Harmony Email & Office
 

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Sample Customers

IHMC
Helvetia, Denham Capital, Daymark Solutions, Neopharm Group
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