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

Avanan, a Check Point Company and Check Point Software Technologies are both solutions in the Email Security category. Avanan, a Check Point Company is ranked #22, while Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.0. Avanan, a Check Point Company holds a 2.1% mindshare in Email Security, compared to Check Point Software Technologies’s 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Avanan, a Check Point Company users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 99% of Check Point Software Technologies users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 24, 2026

Avanan and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration both compete in the email security category, focusing on different strengths. Avanan takes the lead in user-friendly malware detection with robust anti-malware capabilities, while Check Point Harmony stands out in AI-driven threat intelligence.

Features: Avanan is known for its effective malware detection, phishing prevention, and seamless platform integration. It provides real-time alert systems that reduce phishing incidents significantly. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration excels with an AI-powered threat intelligence system and offers comprehensive security coverage across email and collaboration tools, integrating effortlessly with Microsoft 365. Its platform includes deep behavioral analysis and proactive phishing protection paired with a detailed analytics dashboard.

Room for Improvement: Avanan could enhance its AI logic to decrease false positives and expand analytics for email threats. It also needs broader SaaS application support and more flexibility for mobile integration. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration could improve reporting flexibility and third-party integration, along with increasing support for additional collaboration suites beyond Microsoft and Google. Users also seek reduced latency, better documentation, and user interface enhancements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Avanan is praised for its easy deployment and flexible SaaS pricing model, offering responsive and proactive customer support. Although Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is a bit more complex to deploy, it provides strong, responsive support, working closely with customers to ensure successful implementation. Both are noted for excellent customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Avanan is viewed as cost-effective with its flexible pricing model that adjusts to varying user numbers, enhancing ROI through reduced phishing incidents and increased user trust. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, while more costly, offers high-quality security features and flexible licensing options, proving to be cost-effective in secure environments over time. Both solutions report improving ROI, reflecting their value in improving email security.

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Avanan vs. Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration)

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Cloudflare One is 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Avanan is 2.1%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration) is 4.2%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Security Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Check Point Email Security (formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration)	4.2%
Cloudflare One	1.7%
Avanan	2.1%
Other	92.0%

Email Security

Featured Reviews

Cobe Van Coller

Network Architect at IP Dimension

Cloud security has improved remote access and has reduced costs for smaller client sites

I have used Cloudflare One's Identity-Aware Proxy, and it is quite straightforward from what I have seen so far. The app registration on the Azure side integrates fully into Cloudflare, and I am very satisfied with that part because it is easy to set up. The integration of Cloudflare One's Secure Web Gateway and Zero Trust Network Access works without any issues. That part is pretty automatic, and if you complete the rest of the setup, it comes together by itself with no issues from my side. What makes it nice is that we can actually start replacing on-site firewalls at this stage for the smaller clients because it does not matter if they go to a coffee shop or work from home; they are still secured by the same connection. The hops get shorter and you get better latency. We have done testing to see if it is better. One thing that we did notice with our proof of concept with our current client is that they have people connecting from the UK. When they used their previous VPN solution, uploading CAD drawings and other files to the server took a long time. They mentioned that it is much quicker on Cloudflare One's solution. I definitely believe that is part of the improved performance, and I am satisfied with that as well. What is nice about Cloudflare One is that it makes the setup easier and also easier to train technicians to maintain it. Compared to legacy systems, we do not need to get fancy firewalls in place that are costly. That is definitely also a cost-saver with Cloudflare One.

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Robert Melendez

Vice President Information Technology at Makeready

Enhances email security and has a very simple and easy-to-use UI

Spam protection is the most valuable feature. We have implemented the tool to enhance our email security. It helps prevent phishing attacks. The anomaly detection capabilities are baked into the security platform. The product integrates wonderfully with Microsoft 365. It's built right on a cloud platform and works almost natively. The solution has a very simple and easy-to-use UI. The tool appears extremely powerful and has a good solid feature set. It catches things that are bad for my environment. The user interface is good the way it is. If the solution continues down that path, I see no problems with the way it is going. It feels like a mature product.

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Harish (Kumar)

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cloudflare is simple to use."

"Cloudflare One has assisted in securing my remote workforce through a SASE solution with Cloudflare One and the Workers part, although I am not currently using the Workers component."

"Cloudflare DDoS mitigates DDoS attacks."

"It will take the blow rather than our applications should an attack occur."

"Cloudflare is by far the most effective solution that I have come across."

"It's the endpoint exposition. We don't need to expose our VPN server to the internet and need a zero-test solution. I can apply some conditional access to the endpoint that's connecting to our network to check their security policies or the security condition of their workstation. Once the workstation is trying to connect to my internal network, then I would like to check the discrete condition of these endpoints that are trying to access my internal network. We created some conditional access. We have CrowdStrike, to check if the CrowdStrike is installed, to check if it's updated, and to check for Windows updates. We created some conditional policies to check it."

"Cloudflare DDoS is better than its competitors for its security, deployment, and scalability."

"Using Cloudflare One makes my work quite easy because for DDoS protection, all I need to do is understand the OSI model and click; it makes it easier than trying to write a command line or use a Linux command."

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"Easy to use for non-technical users."

"In the overall experience, I have come to conclude that Avanan has the best email management tools that can prevent cyber attacks."

"Avanan Cloud Email Security has empowered teams with modern data security management knowledge and provided enough awareness that helps employees to prepare for any outcomes."

"The customizable rules allow you to change aspects."

"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."

"We are grateful for the solution and its great advances in connecting teams under a secure environment that cybercriminals cannot compromise."

"Overall, this tool's cost is fairly cheap given its features and excellent output."

"Avanan is just outstanding on how efficient and effective their learning modules are to pick up on these different pieces."

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"It provides visibility of events, what's going on with the environment, what we're missing with our other solution, and the user behavior."

"We need the phishing detection and email quarantine. Once an email is considered malicious, it stays in the quarantine where we can interrogate it. We can check out why it was quarantined and see if it should be delivered to the individual."

"Check Point is a leader in the market."

"The product's initial setup phase is very simple and automated. Everything can be made ready within a few clicks."

"After the implementation of the solution, email phishing is stopped and gives complete visibility."

"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."

"In terms of technical features, this is the best solution that I have worked with so far."

"For Threat Prevention, I was impressed with this feature and the solution's effectiveness. It has been very good."

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Cons

"The tool should provide on-premise versions. Currently, all versions are cloud-based."

"When there are any dynamic changes in complex applications, the tool takes a lot of time, making its analytics-related area a major matter of concern where improvements are needed."

"The pricing is an area that can be improved. Pricing, as far as I recall, was the source of our problems."

"I would like them to include a VPN feature to provide a secure connection to the data center."

"Cloudflare One is not very powerful, but for what we require, it is basic and sufficient."

"Our customers no longer use Cloudflare because its service is subpar."

"The software has automated alerts, but the automated alerts are not available in the mobile app."

"Cloudflare DDoS has poor technical support."

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"The system could be designed to give corporate emails first priority due to demands."

"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."

"Familiarization with performance for new teams may take a long time."

"There are some things that they can't remediate. The honest thing is nobody can right now because of the nature of how some of the secure email platforms work."

"The response to new threats is sometimes slow and can lead to data compromise."

"The cost can be reviewed to enable SMEs to acquire it and enjoy great security features."

"When sending bulky emails, the system slows down and takes a long time before it responds effectively to our requests."

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"The NAVEX metrics that I have been using on the CloudGuard dashboard cannot be exported. If they were to add report exporting capabilities on each of metric objects on the dashboard, that would be awesome."

"Sometimes they do not provide immediate assistance, and it can take time for them to respond."

"From time to time, the system's administrators notice the increase in the false-positive alerts being reported by CloudGuard SaaS."

"Cloud Guard would be a complete solution if Check Point added a comprehensive data loss solution that included capabilities such as bulk data transfer detection."

"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."

"Expanding third-party integration would be beneficial. When I integrate with Microsoft 365, support for other platforms like Slack or Dropbox is limited."

"The left-hand feature can be made more granular for the implementation of the policy."

"There is always room for improvement and growth."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The prices are slightly expensive."

"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution's pricing lacks transparency."

"Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform's pricing is good."

"The pricing of the solution is cheap. The licensing cost is also very low. I rate the cost and pricing a three out of ten."

"The solution is not that expensive."

"The price tag is no longer $200,000, but rather $300,000 to $400,000. It's twice."

"My company has to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no hidden charges apart from the licensing costs of the solution."

"Having the flexibility and modeling to do the pricing that best fits the needs of the organization is incredibly ideal. That is what Avanan does. They know exactly how many users are using it, etc. We can tune the invoicing associated with how we are using the product so we can charge it back to the shows appropriately."

"Good pricing arrangement as an SaaS offering."

"The product is not the cheapest in the market."

"The pricing of Avanan is reasonable."

"Avanan’s price is comparable to Barracuda."

"Usually, we pay for the licensing part on a yearly basis and not on a monthly basis. If Check Point's team is providing a good amount of discount, then it is very easy for us to select it since its competitors are also giving the best prices or best discounts."

"The pricing is expensive."

"The pricing is in the middle. Check Point's pricing is not the highest in the competitive market."

"The product is expensive compared to some competitors, especially for the SME segment."

"As we are a non-profit organization, we got the tool with a good offer. On a yearly basis, we pay 10,000 Euro for 500 users, which also includes the technical support part."

"This is a very good product if you are on the cloud, but the price is a little more expensive."

"I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"Check Point is more expensive. That's the honest truth. So far, it's a good value for the money."

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Also Known As

Cloudflare Area 1 Email Security, Cloudflare Bot Management, Cloudflare Gateway, Cloudflare Zero Trust Platform, Cloudflare DDoS, Cloudflare SASE & SSE Platform

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Check Point CloudGuard, Check Point CloudGuard SaaS , Check Point Harmony Email & Office

Overview

Cloudflare One is a comprehensive platform for security, performance, and connectivity. It provides features like rate limiting, DDoS protection, and application access, tailored to enhance user experience while securing internet access and accelerating communications.

Designed to integrate security measures with ease of use and scalability, Cloudflare One offers a secure web gateway and zero trust network access. These features ensure seamless setup and operation, making connectivity reliable and protected. Users appreciate its integrated console, intuitive interface, and the ability to manage risk effectively. It offers straightforward deployment, improves latency, and boasts cost-effectiveness. While its onboarding process and documentation need enhancement, its value in content delivery and application shielding is notable. Despite challenges in integrating Cloudflare Access with existing VPNs and the need for better automation and support, it remains vital for DNS and infrastructure protection.

What features make Cloudflare One stand out?

Rate Limiting: Controls the traffic rate to prevent abuse.
DDoS Protection: Shields applications from distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Secure Web Gateway: Provides secure internet access with seamless operation.
Zero Trust Network Access: Ensures secure, application-based connectivity without relying on traditional VPNs.
Access for Connectivity: Facilitates access to internal applications securely.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Security: Robust measures for DNS and browsing protection.
Performance: Enhanced site accessibility and communication speed.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers competitive pricing for its features.
Ease of Deployment: Straightforward and efficient setup process.

In industries like finance, retail, and technology, Cloudflare One is crucial for enabling secure remote access and protecting web applications against dynamic threats. It supports compliance access policies and enhances content delivery, playing a key role in safeguarding digital infrastructure.

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Avanan offers advanced threat detection for protecting against phishing and malware, utilizing strong AI algorithms and seamless integration with platforms like Office 365. Its cloud-based, customizable security rules ensure efficient data protection suitable for diverse organizational sizes.

Avanan's platform is designed for email security across cloud and on-premises environments, protecting against threats like ransomware and DDoS attacks. With features such as real-time threat detection and advanced filtering, it integrates effortlessly with Microsoft 365. Organizations appreciate its user-friendly interface that allows for easy deployment and management. While possessing cost-effective qualities, Avanan might improve in SaaS integration, AI logic, and technical support with Check Point. Some users suggest enhancements like better mobile compatibility and faster threat response. The system's documentation and querying functionalities could also see refinement, addressing concerns for SMEs.

What are Avanan's key features?

Advanced Threat Detection: Quickly identifies phishing and malware.
Anti-Malware: Supports Office 365 and Box.com with strong AI algorithms.
Sandboxing Capability: Quarantines suspicious emails efficiently.
Seamless Integration: Compatible with tools like Office 365 and Slack.
Customizable Security: Offers cloud-based, always-on protection.

What benefits should users consider?

Cost-Effectiveness: Ideal for organizations of all sizes.
Ease of Implementation: Quick and easy setup process.
User-Friendly Management: Simplifies threat management and data protection.
Enhanced Data Protection: Comprehensive security across environments.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Avanan is implemented widely to protect sensitive communications and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. Its flexibility makes it suitable for sectors requiring robust security measures, leveraging cloud-based solutions for real-time threat mitigation and data leak prevention.

Avanan, a Check Point Company

Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration provides AI-powered security features for email and collaboration platforms, integrating with Microsoft 365 for comprehensive protection against phishing and malware threats.

Designed for seamless deployment, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration offers advanced protection with minimal false positives. Users benefit from real-time alerts, granular threat analysis, and intuitive operation. It supports API-based email security, ensuring safe communication channels and data protection. While it integrates smoothly with Microsoft 365, improvements in dashboard usability, stability, false positive reduction, and expanded integrations with non-Microsoft platforms can enhance the experience.

What are the key features of Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration?

AI-Powered Threat Intelligence: Utilizes machine learning to detect and prevent emerging threats.
Seamless Office 365 Integration: Offers easy deployment and integration with Microsoft's suite.
Zero-Day Attack Prevention: Protects against unknown vulnerabilities with advanced sandboxing.
Robust Phishing Protection: Employs comprehensive techniques to block phishing attempts.
Advanced Sandboxing: Analyzes potential threats in a controlled environment to prevent breaches.
Comprehensive Dashboards: Provides insights with real-time threat monitoring and analysis.

What benefits or ROI should be considered?

Ease of Deployment: Simple setup process with minimal disruption to operations.
Cost-Effective Security: Reduces potential breach costs with proactive threat prevention.
Reduced False Positives: Minimizes unnecessary alerts, allowing teams to focus on real threats.
Enhanced Threat Visibility: Real-time analytics offer deeper understanding of security landscape.

In finance, healthcare, and education industries, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is deployed to safeguard sensitive information and ensure unrestricted communication flow. These sectors value its ability to block suspicious emails, prevent data loss, and maintain compliance with industry regulations.

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