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Fortinet FortiMail Cloud vs Sophos Email comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiMail Cloud
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Email (7th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (6th)
Sophos Email
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (11th), Office 365 Protection (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiMail Cloud is designed for Cloud Email and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 1.5% compared to last year.
Sophos Email, on the other hand, focuses on Email Security, holds 2.4% mindshare, down 2.7% since last year.
Cloud Email
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

Pravin Mandlik - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides enhanced email security with potential agent compatibility issues
There are definitely features that Fortinet should work on. I'm not the right person to implement those features. For a portable cloud solution, a customer has more affinity towards a solution where endpoint security is already in place. In endpoint security, they are not at the latest quadrant. That is why a customer with existing endpoint security solutions like Trend Micro might prefer a main security solution from that vendor. If we go for FortiMail Cloud and have a separate endpoint security solution, there are two agents that have to sit on a customer endpoint. From that perspective, Fortinet policies add an extra load to the endpoint. Maybe other solutions have an advantage when it comes to Fortinet.
NaveedAli - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good identity proxy features, but sandboxing and spam control features could be improved
Sophos gives you a feature set to manage your on-premises firewall on the cloud. I just integrated my on-premises firewall into the cloud, and I can manage the tool through the cloud as well if needed. I recommend using Sophos Email as a proxy. For email gateways, I advise choosing mature products with rich feature sets, like Trend Micro or CrowdStrike. The solution's integration with other tools is very simple. I easily integrated Sophos Email with my Active Directory. My organization needs a WAF with a limited feature set, which we use through Sophos. Purchasing additional WAF will be costly, but I get sandboxing and WAF features free of cost with Sophos, which is included in the license. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This solution is easy to install. The deployment takes about forty-five minutes."
"The scanners with FortiMail are valuable."
"The encryption features are most valuable to us."
"The return on investment for us was achieved since we did not have similar incidents again in our environment."
"Fortinet and other software ensure that my company's email remains safe, helping to avoid access issues at some cost in production."
"It has the best feature for processed mail analysis."
"Fortinet is good at providing security beyond our email solution assets."
"Content disarming and analysis are essential features in our email security setup"
"The feature of Sophos Email that we find most effective for detecting suspicious emails is primarily based on their signatures."
"The platform is scalable when installed on server-based systems."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The anti-spam functionality of Sophos Email is good."
"The most valuable feature is its email security."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the anti-spam detection filter. Its threat email intelligence features help to identify email data."
"The solution protects users from phishing links and spam."
"Good VIP protection, time of click protection and the Sandstorm feature."
 

Cons

"Fortinet FortiMail Cloud doesn't have AI features, making it an outdated tool for me."
"The URL filtering and handling should be enhanced because it doesn't support all languages. I believe that this would be easy to enhance in the future."
"I've not been able to use more than two domains in the back end. I like to view logs for the different domains. If I add any other domain I'm not able to get a proper cPanel for that domain. I am talking about the login factors. I'm not able to see logs for different domains in a different Window. Basically, it's an issue in the login process."
"FortiMail needs to develop further, particularly in integrating AI features, to keep up with rapidly advancing technology."
"The dashboard could use improvement."
"This solution is slow and it should be made faster."
"Email sorting is missing from this solution."
"I can't see the feedback to the FortiMail gateway."
"Sophos Email needs to increase the number of promos."
"Enhancing rule creation and customization features would provide users with greater control over their email security settings."
"It was sometimes hard to find the settings in the solution's interface."
"The tool's integration becomes an issue when the internet connection is weak."
"I would like to see improvements in the initial setup process, ensuring better compatibility with diverse customer infrastructures."
"Sophos Email can improve mail security."
"The installation of Sophos Email could be easier. It's a bit difficult because setting up the email virtually requires some bit of technical knowledge."
"The main drawback is regarding the technical support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"A license for our company using FortiMail and FortiCare (filtering and support) was $4000."
"The price of this solution could be more competitive."
"The pricing depends on various factors, including the type of licenses and subscriptions you have procured"
"I rate the price of Fortinet FortiMail Cloud a five on a one to ten scale, where one is the low price, and ten is the high price. It is an averagely priced product."
"I see how manageable and flexible the licenses are."
"When we're talking about pricing, other products have about the same price. That is normal."
"It's on a subscribed basis."
"It should cost around $60,000. We bought it as a bundle, so everything comes together in the license. That is standard."
"The pricing is fair."
"The tool's price is reasonable. On a yearly basis, there is a 20 percent increase in prices, but it is not an issue."
"It falls somewhere in the middle—it's not excessively expensive nor very cheap."
"I rate the price of Sophos Email a four out of five."
"Sophos Email is neither cheap nor expensive."
"There is an additional fee for their central managed console."
"The pricing is affordable, so I’d rate it around a four out of ten on the pricing scale. We pay about fifty pounds a month, including hardware so that costs may differ without it."
"The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Hospitality Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
7%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?
Content disarming and analysis are essential features in our email security setup
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?
The pricing is optimum. Basically, Fortinet is known to be a good vendor in terms of price performance. From that perspective, they are decent in pricing. They are not cheap, however, they are not ...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiMail Cloud?
There are definitely features that Fortinet should work on. I'm not the right person to implement those features. For a portable cloud solution, a customer has more affinity towards a solution wher...
What do you like most about Sophos Email?
The solution's identity proxy feature is very good and reliable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Email?
Sophos Email pricing is a bit high, especially since I purchase through a partner, and they sell it at a higher price since they also seek to make a profit.
What needs improvement with Sophos Email?
Email installation could be more user-friendly so that it can be done without involving the partner. If made more user-friendly, even a user could do it on their own.
 

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Sample Customers

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