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Avanan vs Guardz comparison

 

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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

Avanan
Ranking in Email Security
16th
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
28th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Guardz
Ranking in Email Security
31st
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
31st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (50th), Ransomware Protection (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Avanan is 2.9%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Guardz is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Avanan2.9%
Guardz0.5%
Other96.6%
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

Robert Melendez - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Steve Bowtell - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Cyber Active
Exceptionally easy to integrate and covers a multitude of cybersecurity issues
The solution's interface appears very simple, but it is very complicated in the back end. So, it removes all the complications that an MSP or an MSSP would normally have. The solution's maintenance depends on whether you run it like an MDR platform where you provide the detection response part for the customer. That would normally be the MSP part. Sometimes, you have customers who are just happy to get an email and tell them what the problem is, and they fix it themselves. If there's no in-house expertise, the MSP or the MSSP can do the maintenance. If there's in-house expertise, it's just a matter of advising them. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Avanan is a stable software. My company hasn't faced any issues, bugs, or problems with the performance of Avanan."
"It can retract unsafe emails and remove them from the entire communication channel."
"It is simple to deploy this platform and interact with the set features."
"The customizable rules allow you to change aspects."
"The threat detection tools enable us to ascertain malware and phishing messages across the email network infrastructure."
"Spam protection is the most valuable feature."
"The ease of installation and the AI capacity of the product are valuable."
"When we don't understand some functionalities, the customer support staff responds fast to our calls and provides immediate action."
"The solution is exceptionally easy to integrate and covers a multitude of cybersecurity issues."
 

Cons

"Familiarization with performance for new teams may take a long time."
"Integration with various SaaS offerings, who are leading in the SaaS market."
"It should reduce the amount of time needed for thorough scanning."
"The customer service team could come up with clear tutorials on how to use this platform to help new teams."
"The cost can be reviewed to enable SMEs to acquire it and enjoy great security features."
"It is complicated for new users unfamiliar with the modern cloud networking infrastructure."
"The system could be designed to give corporate emails first priority due to demands."
"When sending bulky emails, the system slows down and takes a long time before it responds effectively to our requests."
"The solution's security awareness training and phishing are very United States-focused and don't work very well in Australia."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Good pricing arrangement as an SaaS offering."
"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."
"The product is not the cheapest in the market."
"Avanan’s price is comparable to Barracuda."
"The pricing of Avanan is reasonable."
"I like Guardz's pricing model because it's very cost-effective and has no long-term commitments."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Media Company
8%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise6
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Avanan?
Spam protection is the most valuable feature.
What needs improvement with Avanan?
Avanan doesn't cover certain tool segments. Barracuda provides backup and retention of emails and Microsoft 365’s backup and retention services. I've brought this up with the vendor. They told me t...
What do you like most about Guardz?
The solution is exceptionally easy to integrate and covers a multitude of cybersecurity issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Guardz?
I like Guardz's pricing model because it's very cost-effective and has no long-term commitments. You could run it monthly if you want to and then leave.
What needs improvement with Guardz?
The solution's security awareness training and phishing are very United States-focused and don't work very well in Australia.
 

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Sample Customers

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