We performed a comparison between Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Anti-Malware Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has a really nice web-based administration console."
"It is scalable."
"Microsoft Exchange Online Protection has features like DLP (data loss protection), Safe Attachment, and Safe Links."
"It offers great security against malware and other threats."
"It is easy to configure, easy to use, easy to add exclusions, easy to track, and easy to add anything else if you want."
"The pre-set policies and configuration analyzer are the most valuable features."
"The threat management feature includes policies and alerts that are valuable."
"We can migrate seamlessly without any disruptions to our operations."
"It is the most effective on non-encrypted traffic and it is able to determine some threats through deep packet inspection."
"I haven't a problem with anti-virus stability using WatchGuard for over two years."
"The pricing of the solution is okay. It's not the most expensive option."
"Having orchestration features added to Microsoft Exchange Online Protection, particularly automation and remediation, would be quite useful."
"I would like to get reports about vulnerable connections from our clients with information about domains, public IPs, etc. That would be highly useful."
"Online Protection has an issue in that it doesn't provide an option to stop impersonation."
"The tool's classification for bulk email is cumbersome."
"We have experienced issues while migrating from on-prem to the cloud. The tool needs to improve its stability."
"They should specify the difference between Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection."
"The security features could be better."
"When you're using a Microsoft product solution, you can scale it, but if you're not, there are limitations."
"WatchGuard technical support requires a license."
"It doesn't offer the best protection and it's incompatible with a lot of China's websites. It makes a lot of mistakes when it is detecting items as it's not recognizing items correctly."
"The solution isn't what I would consider feature-rich."
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Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is ranked 11th in Anti-Malware Tools with 34 reviews while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is ranked 44th in Anti-Malware Tools. Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is rated 8.2, while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) writes "An effective email security solution that provides DLP, Safe Attachment, and Safe Links". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus writes "A fully complete suite with VPN, firewall, and anti-virus agents for network management". Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Fortinet FortiMail and Mimecast Email Security, whereas WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection. See our Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) vs. WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus report.
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