We performed a comparison between Darktrace and Fortinet FortiMail Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Email Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There are several features that I consider valuable."
"Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of various email campaigns, pinpointing where they emanate from, and identifying the individuals within our organization who are affected."
"The email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."
"At the moment we are satisfied with this product. It's a stable, scalable, and resilient solution for us."
"The product's scalability is good."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a stable solution."
"The deployment capability is a great feature."
"Threat Explorer is one of the features that I very much like because it is a real-time report that allows you to identify, analyze, and trace security attacks."
"I have found the automation and AI features to be valuable. If someone were to come in to the office at midnight and log in, Darktrace would flag it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it does not require human intervention to eliminate a threat."
"It provides a comprehensive, detailed view of network activity and whatever is happening inside it."
"One thing I appreciate is Antigena Email, which is for email protection."
"The most valuable features of Darktrace are the tracing of unusual external emails and monitoring the local network."
"The product can scale."
"We have found the product to be stable and issue-free."
"Its AI technology supports cybersecurity by learning my environment and accurately responding to threats."
"It has the best feature for processed mail analysis."
"FortiMail Cloud is very fast."
"This is a solid email monitoring and security system that learns and maintains a two-way dialog with email system administrators."
"The implementation was very professional. There are a lot of features I can get through Fortinet and FortiMail, such as security. FortiGuard is the most reliable and professional mitigation center to handle incidents and risk that I have to face."
"The most valuable features are the low price and its ability to integrate with other Fortinet products."
"The scanners with FortiMail are valuable."
"Content disarming and analysis are essential features in our email security setup"
"If there is a problem somewhere Fortinet can act on it immediately. That is very important."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"The XDR dashboard has room for improvement."
"We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"One area for improvement is support, in terms of being able to reach them and, especially, technical support for configuration."
"You should be able to deploy Defender for every subscription without the need to add servers."
"Several simulation options are available within 365, and the phishing simulation could be better."
"Microsoft sometimes has downtime, and we'll get several incidents coming in back to back. We have a huge backlog of notifications, many of which may be false positives. However, there might be serious alerts, so we can't risk dismissing all of them at once."
"It's quite expensive to have."
"I think there is some MSSP missing."
"The pricing model is a little too high and could be more flexible."
"The solution can improve the reporting."
"The module can improve so that every time it's more intelligent."
"Darktrace requires numerous configurations. It would be beneficial if the configuration could be made simpler."
"Darktrace could improve by being more user-friendly."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"Email sorting is missing from this solution."
"This ease of use and user-friendliness is something we believe could be improved in FortiMail."
"The downside of this solution is that it is difficult to implement policies on FortiMail."
"The product could be improved by extending reporting tools and adding options for notification."
"They could look at strengthening anti-spam with the newly observed domains."
"The dashboard could use improvement."
"The setup of the rules can be improved. I think it should be simplified and would be the best improvement in the system."
"I can't see the feedback to the FortiMail gateway."
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Darktrace is ranked 12th in Email Security with 66 reviews while Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is ranked 6th in Cloud Email with 18 reviews. Darktrace is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiMail Cloud writes "A reliable email security solution with deep integration capabilities and exceptionally strong support". Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and ExtraHop Reveal(x), whereas Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiMail, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Proofpoint Email Protection and SonicWall Email Security. See our Darktrace vs. Fortinet FortiMail Cloud report.
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