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Cisco Cloud Email Security vs. SonicWall Email Security Appliances

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Cloud Email Security

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Cloud Email Security platform is a secure email gateway.N/A

    SonicWall Email Security Appliances

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASonicWall Email Security Appliances are for organizations that need a dedicated on-premises solution. SonicWall’s solution can be deployed as a hardened physical appliance, robust virtual appliance or software application. The multi-layered solution provides comprehensive inbound and outbound protection, and defends against advanced email-borne threats such as ransomware, zero-day threats, spear phishing and business email compromise (BEC).N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySonicWall Email Security Appliances
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySonicWall Email Security Appliances
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySonicWall Email Security Appliances
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Cisco Cloud Email Security and SonicWall Email Security Appliances
    Feature
    Cisco Cloud Email Security
    7.4
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    SonicWall Email Security Appliances
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-malware8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sandboxing9.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools4.42 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySonicWall Email Security Appliances
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySonicWall Email Security Appliances
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    The most appropriate scenarios to implement email security is in companies that want to protect the use of electronic mail since it is one of the security breaches that are currently used to perform any type of attack. Very effective integration with Office 365 and it is highly recommended to add the functionality of advanced malware protection
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    SonicWall
    While this solution is capable of managing a smaller environment, I'm weary to install it into a larger customers' environment. This solution does a decent job of basic email security and centrally managed controls. Hardware upgrade options seem limited though if adding a lot more email boxes. Retention options are limited compared to other products.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Cisco Email Security addresses all the major forms of data attacks like phishing, ransomware and malware propagation.
    • Its content encryption capabilities safeguard against any data loss potential through outgoing emails.
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    SonicWall
    • Simple GUI interface where everything is in one location and easy to use.
    • Simple setup, but allows you to be flexible with different security zones.
    • Robust, stays up and running.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Outlook integration in terms of a plug-in would be great. Currently, users can't add something to a blacklist or whitelist directly from Outlook.
    • Management of the platform is done from two portals the ESA and SMA. It would be nice to have it all in one management portal.
    • A quick start management guide would be nice. The manual is over 1,000 pages, so there is definitely a lot of functionality in this service.
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    SonicWall
    • Manufacturer is focused on several solutions (so likely not enough focus in one area)
    • Not the most cost effective solution
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco TAC support is very good since they have engineers available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Important to mention that you must have the support of the solution enabled to be able to receive a response from TAC and that we can be taken care of. The only drawback may be that they will not be able to see settings of the email provider you use.
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    SonicWall
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco was at least better than or equal to the others but within our budget. It provided all of the services of anti-spam, content filtering, anti-virus, DLP, encrypted email service, scalability, and more than the others. Cisco name and reputation were also key in our decision.
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    SonicWall
    We switched from Watchguard to SonicWALL because of the ease of use and everything was located in one place. At the time Watchguard was changing to force you to use a server to manage your VPNs, and we didn't see a reason to have to manage another product when it should have been able to do everything itself. SonicWALL met and exceeded our expectations.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Saves us precious resources by blocking unwanted E-mail right at the edge of our network.
    • Users can work more efficient when all spam and malware is stopped before reaching their inboxes.
    • Enables us to protect our outgoing mail with DKIM signing and validate all incoming mail on the most modern securiry standards.
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    SonicWall
    • Blocks a majority of spam and malicious emails
    • Sandboxing options limited
    • Not the best solution out there that we have seen
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