Head-to-Head

Cloud Email Security

vs Check Point Email Security Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

This report has been produced by SoftwareReviews on behalf of Check Point based on select data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. For a full report please visit SoftwareReviews.com

REPORT GENERATED AUGUST 2024

CLOUD EMAIL SECURITY/HEAD-TO-HEAD REPORT

Overview This page provides a high level summary of product performance within the Cloud Email Security category, comparing some of our top value metrics. Products are ranked by a composite satisfaction score (Composite Score) that averages four different areas of evaluation: Net Emotional Footprint, Vendor Capabilities, Product Features, and Likeliness to Recommend. The Net Emotional Footprint Score measures user emotional response ratings of the vendor (e.g. trustworthy, respectful, fair). Use this data to get a sense of the field, and to see how the products you’re considering stack up.

100% 93%

+100 +93

+98 +94

93% 88%

90% 85%

9.0 8.5

+96 +100

8.8 Check Point Email Security

VS Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

8.2  Plan to Renew

 Love/Hate

 Net Emotional Footprint

 Likeliness to Recommend

 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

 CX Score

Importance to Professional Success 

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

Business Value Created: The ability to bring value to the organization. Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction – or lack thereof – with the product’s business value.

Breadth of Features: The ability of the software to perform a wide variety of tasks. Users prefer feature-rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the diversity of the product’s feature set.

Quality of Features: The ability of the software to perform at or above industry standards. Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you are purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement: Purchasing software can be a significant commitment, so it is important to know if your vendor is serious about the need for constant improvement and deliberate strategic direction. Vendors who do not stay on top of emerging needs and trends will not enable you to meet your business goals. Use the data in this section to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability And Intuitiveness: End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users’ technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase. This data captures how quickly your users will be able to adopt and leverage the platform.

Vendor Support: The ability to receive timely and sufficient support. The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve. Use this data to identify which vendors will be there when you need them.

Ease of Data Integration: The ability to seamlessly integrate the solution with your other applications. Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Administration: Administrative interfaces shouldn’t be clunky or unintuitive. Use the data in this section to determine which vendors make administration easy so that your IT personnel can resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization: Out-of-the-box functionality often isn’t enough, especially for niche or industry-specific software, and the reason you’re buying rather than building is to save time and money in the first place. Don’t get bogged down in a difficult customization; use the data in this section to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training: Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you’ve chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor’s training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation: Choosing the right software is only the first step. Successfully implementing the new solution is necessary in order to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. Use the data in this section to determine which software is easy to implement, and which may jeopardize your goals by causing trouble in this stage.

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Vendor Capability Summary SoftwareReviews examines 11 core vendor capabilities common across all Software Vendors. These capabilities represent table-stakes expectations for any software vendor, and are critical to driving a strong, long-term relationship between a vendor and a customer. This page provides definitions of the 11 core vendor capabilities that have been measured.

Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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Vendor Capability Summary This page summarizes user satisfaction with a variety of vendor capabilities regarding their product offering(s). Look for strong and consistent performance across the board when assembling your shortlist, and follow up on areas of concern during the evaluation and negotiation processes.

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89% Check Point Email Security

VS Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

85%  Ease of Data Integration

 Ease of Customization

 Ease of Implementation

 Usability And Intuitiveness

 Quality of Features

 Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

 Vendor Support

 Breadth of Features  Ease of Administration  Business Value Created 

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

Administrator Email Processing: Contains features to automate the detection and quarantining of suspicious emails and review by human beings, allowing for manual intervention where necessary.

Anti-Spoofing Protection: The service detects when an identity is being spoofed by a false sender and raises an alert, with the option to automatically quarantine the email in question.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning: Use of AI/ML to identify high performers, good cultural fits, etc.

Bulk Remediation: The ability to stop email-related threats such as Phishing, Malware and Spam attacks in mass

Data Loss Prevention: Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Email Account Protection: Security measures preventing your mailboxes from being hijacked or intercepted by third party malicious actors.

Integration with Other Security Software: Service will integrate with existing security systems, such as firewalls, SOAR, SIEM, endpoint security, or other security components.

Malware Blocking: Blocking of emails containing malicious attachments. This may include immediate deletion or quarantining of the emails in question.

Phishing Protection: Scans and alerts to any phishing attempts of incoming emails from external sources, and blocks any attempts if there is click-through.

Threat intelligence Information: Service offers threat intelligence beyond just the scrutiny of customer mailboxes, offering the email administrator full visibility into email-borne threats.

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails: The end-user has the ability to flag suspicious emails in their inbox and junk folders.

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Product Feature Summary SoftwareReviews examines product features specific to the Cloud Email Security software category. Features have been chosen based on market relevancy and typical use within the category. Use this data to compare against your primary use case and identify relative strengths and weaknesses across your shortlisted vendors.

Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

CLOUD EMAIL SECURITY/HEAD-TO-HEAD REPORT

Product Feature Summary This page summarizes user satisfaction with a variety of product features. While strong and consistent performance across the feature set is preferable, you may be willing to tolerate low scores on features that don’t impact your primary use case or core objectives. Use this high-level data to help plan and structure your product evaluation.

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Check Point Email Security

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 Phishing Protection

 Anti-Spoofing Protection

 Malware Blocking

 Email Account Protection

 Data Loss Prevention

 User Flagging of Suspicious Emails

 Threat intelligence Information

 Integration with Other Security Software

 Bulk Remediation

 Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

 Administrator Email Processing 

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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Emotional Footprint Summary Satisfaction with your software vendor is more than strong features at a good price. Your relationship with your vendor will have a significant impact on both your short and long-term satisfaction with the platform. We quantify this relationship in our Emotional Footprint. The information collected represents the emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight- point scale and converted to percentages.

The Emotional Footprint Assesses Five Key Areas to Better Evaluate the Vendor Relationship

1 2 3 4 5 Strategy and Innovation

Service Experience

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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EMOTIONAL FOOTPRINT

Strategy & Innovation Your vendor’s attitude toward innovation is important; if they aren’t at least keeping pace with market directions and trends, they certainly won’t be enabling you to get ahead. Use the data in this section to gauge whether your vendor appreciates the need to innovate and the extent to which they’ll support you to do the same.

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+100 Check Point Email Security

VS Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

+99  Inspiring

 Includes Product Enhancements 

 Helps Innovate 

 Continually Improving 

 Appreciates Incumbent Status 

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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Service Experience Good service matters. The last thing you need is to be disrespected by your software vendor or to get bogged down by their ineptitude or neglect. This section displays data related to quality and effectiveness of service, so you can know whether you’ll be treated well before and after you’ve made the purchase.

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+95 Check Point Email Security

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+86  Caring

 Saves Time

 Respectful

 Effective

 Efficient

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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EMOTIONAL FOOTPRINT

Product Experience Software needs to reliably enable your performance and productivity. Use the data in this section to see which vendors will propel you forward and which will be deadweight you’ll need to carry.

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+100 Check Point Email Security

VS Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

+88  Unique Features

 Security Protects

 Reliable

 Performance Enhancing

 Enables Productivity

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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Negotiation & Contract Negotiation doesn’t have to be adversarial. Both parties are always looking to get the best deal, but finding a vendor who will work with you rather than against makes it more likely you’ll both be happy with the results. Use the data in this section to determine which vendors will negotiate pleasantly and in good faith.

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+100  Transparent 

 Generosity 

 Friendly Negotiation 

Client's Interest First 

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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Conflict Resolution Disagreements are inevitable, but knowing your vendor will handle them reasonably, fairly, and amiably can give you peace of mind. Use the data in this section to understand which vendors will behave professionally when conflict arises.

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+97 Check Point Email Security

VS Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

+97  Trustworthy

 Fair

 Altruistic 

Integrity 

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Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews

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CLOUD EMAIL SECURITY/HEAD-TO-HEAD REPORT

Data from the June 2024 Data Quadrant Award. Built for Check Point by SoftwareReviews