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SonicWall Email Security vs Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

SonicWall Email Security
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (26th)
Sophos Email Appliance [EOL]
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Mahendra Basera - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Engineer at InterGlobe Technology Quotient
Improved email threat visibility and security posture through adaptive reputation and analytics
I have experience with Cisco and other vendors like Sophos. I have more than 10 years of experience in this field. I worked with the Adaptive Reputation Management feature of SonicWall. Machine learning plays an important role in updating threat intelligence, particularly with SonicWall. The pricing for SonicWall Email Security is reasonable and budget-friendly. My overall rating for SonicWall Email Security is 8 out of 10 because, apart from the areas that need improvement, it was overall good.
reviewer1279443 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Easy to install and secures users against URL relay attacks, spam, and malicious attachments
The frequency in which this solution receives technical updates should be improved. If they are to be rated as the number one email appliance then they should also be the first to receive updates. It should happen across all of the customers, immeidately. In the next release of this solution, I would like to see more user awareness, such as information about phishing email attacks that have been prevented. The baselining and reporting is better with some of the competing solutions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a very scalable solution."
"Behind the reason we chose SonicWall for my company is it has excellent packet analysis of normal and SSL encrypted traffic, application intelligence visualization and control, multiple Gigabit Ethernet LAN and WAN ports, flexible configuration and redundancy options."
"SonicWall Email Security has benefited the company by preventing attacks, protecting us from threats such as ransomware and phishing, and notifying the IT team when phishing emails have been blocked."
"The most valuable feature is that it protects from spam."
"The most valuable feature of SonicWall Email Security is the blocking of emails using keywords. If there are any particular keywords in the subject, that we want to block from receiving from a particular person we can do it. Additionally, the blocking of emails is easy. we can release that one and we can block some of the keywords also like that."
"This solution provides very good email security that protects us against spamming and malware."
"The pricing for SonicWall Email Security is reasonable and budget-friendly."
"We always get ROI from the product we are using; it is completely flexible and acceptable according to our security requirements over the last four years and currently."
"The filtering aspect is the solution's most valuable feature."
"Previous issues were resolved as soon as we deployed the solution."
"Sophos Email Appliance provides a layer of security that effectively defends against malicious attacks that arrive via email."
"Email encryption, because it fulfills our business needs."
"The solution is very easy to use, especially the cloud version which is very, very simple. There are some good templates already built-in, so we can just select the template, and you will get all the necessary functionality. The only one thing you have to do is point all your traffic in the cloud."
"Using this solution, they are no longer able to manipulate emails."
"The solution is scalable; we have about 400 users on it right now."
"The interface makes it really easy to administer and configure."
 

Cons

"The pricing could be improved."
"Previously, we had an issue with a faulty appliance and had to wait over two weeks for a replacement."
"We would like to see more information on a dashboard about what is happening when it comes to spamming and malware."
"A lot of spoofed emails are still coming to the end-user, so the configuration for this option needs to be improved."
"The technical support from the company is not always very good at solving issues, but they offer access to a good community of users where problems are easily solved."
"They should integrate the solution with third-party platforms."
"Updates could be released more frequently."
"Policy deployment could be time consuming and represents an area for improvement in SonicWall Email Security."
"Sometimes there are issues with exchange and active directory integration."
"Occasionally the solution doesn't catch spam mail."
"The reporting functionality is in major need of improvement."
"It may be possible for them to improve on the options in reporting."
"The baselining and reporting is better with some of the competing solutions."
"There are a few issues with integration that need to be addressed; this would help make deployment easier for new users."
"There aren't enough advanced settings. They should offer more advanced options."
"Reporting could have more options for users to customize desired results."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is cheaper than Sophos. I would rate it as five out of ten."
"The overall price of SonicWall Email Security should be reduced and there should be an option to purchase one or two licenses more instead of their current policy of bulk increases only. There should be more flexibility in the licensing model. Each license cost approximately $33 annually."
"When compared with Cisco, it is very well priced. Cisco is very expensive."
"We have a two-year license subscription and the price is very high."
"I rate the application’s pricing a five out of ten."
"Our customers purchase the solution's yearly license."
"The platform offers a yearly license."
"Negotiate as much as you can."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
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Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
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Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SonicWall Email Security?
Policy deployment could be time consuming and represents an area for improvement in SonicWall Email Security.
What is your primary use case for SonicWall Email Security?
SonicWall Email Security was used for security purposes, which aligns with the product's core function.
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Also Known As

Dell SonicWALL Email Security Platform, SonicWall Hosted Email Security
Email Appliance
 

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