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Fortinet FortiMail vs Trend Micro Email Security comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender for Offi...
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Ranking in Email Security
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (10th)
Fortinet FortiMail
Ranking in Email Security
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trend Micro Email Security
Ranking in Email Security
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is 15.9%, down from 20.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiMail is 7.2%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Email Security is 4.0%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Security
 

Featured Reviews

Luis-Brown - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows for easy reporting of problems, valuable anti-phishing, and anti-malware support
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 lacks proactivity in assisting us with preparing for potential threats before they occur. While they employ a substantial amount of threat intelligence to preemptively prevent incidents, their effectiveness diminishes when it comes to delivering proactive threat intelligence alerts from Microsoft. Their focus primarily revolves around managing the internal environment. On the other hand, my other vendor, Check Point, along with my membership in MS-ISAC, supplements me with this type of information. The phishing and spam filters could use some improvement. It is adequate, but it doesn't match the quality of Proofpoint or Mimecast. However, it comes close in effectiveness. Plus, if we're obtaining it for free, investing in the other products seems impractical.
Andras Solt - PeerSpot reviewer
Reasonable pricing and good spam filtering but does not offer robust gatekeeping
It's mainly suited for mid-size companies, not for bigger companies like us. We are more than 1,000 people. In fact, we're over 2000 users, so that's why we investigated some other products, and Clearswift, for example. We likely won't increase usage. We're looking at GFI in a year or so.
Bruno Obata - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides effective filtering for spam, phishing, and suspicious emails
In terms of improvement, reducing false positives would improve the system. If there were fewer false positives, it would be nearly perfect. In the next release, I would like to see improved detection for emails containing only text, especially if they seem suspicious but lack links or attachments. Currently, Trend Micro Email Security is effective with emails containing links or attachments, but those with only text can slip through unnoticed.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Does a thorough job of examining email and URLs for malicious content."
"Defender for Office 365 has helped eliminate having to look at multiple dashboards and that is the aspect I like most about it. It is simpler, effective, and convenient. The users like the process efficiency."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is data backups that we can provide through ticket requests."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable features are safe attachments and safe links."
"It’s easy to handle integrations, and we don't need a lot of people in our IT team."
"It also gives the vulnerability status according to the versions you have selected. Let's say you have Google Chrome. It mentions the versions it has, and it updates. Within two hours of an update, it is reflected in the dashboard. That's really nice to have."
"It gives us visibility into threats and, for endpoints, it helps us to prioritize threats. We used to have a lack of visibility, but now our time to detect and respond has decreased."
"The product's scalability is good."
"One major benefit of the Fortinet FortiMail product is its ease of management."
"The integration with FortiSandbox is good, and something that we utilize often."
"The solution has a user-friendly interface. It is easy to deploy and handle. You can easily troubleshoot the issues of the solution."
"I like the anti-spam and security features of Fortinet FortiMail, and that its features complement each other."
"Troubleshooting is very simple because you can see where the email was not delivered and why it would be considered as spam."
"The solution is very reliable and very stable."
"The spam filtering is great."
"The antiphishing capabilities are very good."
"The initial setup is not overly complex."
"The interface is really good."
"Some people can hack our system by sending emails from our domain to our domain. This is blocked completely by Trend Micro."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Email Security is the security level it provides. The solution is efficient."
"Trend Micro has inter-domain security features that solutions from other vendors like Forcepoint lack."
"It is mostly stable."
"Trend Micro Email Security’s most valuable feature is spam filtering."
"The most valuable features include email filtering to block spam and phishing attempts, the use of DMARC for email authentication, and robust malware scanning."
 

Cons

"The custom alerts have to improve a lot."
"There is room for improvement in terms of reporting."
"About eight months ago, we started to measure the quantity of phishing and spam that we have been receiving, and it has been increasing a lot. That means that protection for our email is not as good as we were expecting."
"One area for improvement is integration. For example, when it comes to external SaaS platforms, we were not able to get a lot of information on integrations with such apps for security and authentication."
"Several simulation options are available within 365, and the phishing simulation could be better."
"Configuration at the mid-level could be improved for the support team."
"There is room for improvement with the UI."
"We need a separate license and we don't know how to get the license that is required."
"Sometimes, authentic emails get blocked by the solution's firewall."
"The only drawback to this solution is that the firmware is frequently updated, and each update results in downtime."
"ortiMail has some latency issues and sometimes takes time to receive emails."
"What's missing in Fortinet FortiMail is some sandbox information for some of the emails. It's probably configuration-based, where it could be configured on some emails. For example, there was malware in some emails that weren't detected in some of the Fortinet FortiMail sessions, but it should have been configured from my company's end to better catch scam emails, but overall, the solution is okay. At the moment, my company is okay with the current Fortinet FortiMail offerings, but in the past, because of a lack of understanding, my team wasn't able to quickly implement the geographical IP blocking feature. It was time-consuming to implement that feature, but that wasn't a fault of Fortinet FortiMail. The issue was from my team's end, but just by emailing the support team, that issue was resolved, so right now, there isn't any additional feature I'd like added to Fortinet FortiMail."
"Online support sometimes takes up to a week to get back to you."
"The solution doesn't scale easily."
"I would like it if the solution could be more affordable."
"The solution lacks to provide more visibility when there is a problem, and it needs to be tracked."
"The product must provide better customization features."
"There is room for improvement in threat detection, especially for advanced attacks and business email compromise."
"Trend Micro Email Security could improve by advancing its artificial intelligence in email security. There are rules that have to be configured. There should be less configuring."
"I would like to see more integration of Trend Micro Email Security with different platforms."
"The patch management could improve in Trend Micro Email Security."
"Trend Micro Email Security can improve on scam detection. It could use AI in this area."
"The capacity handling and the scalability of the solution need to be improved since I feel Trend Micro lacks in such areas."
"In terms of improvement, reducing false positives would improve the system."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution saves money so we have seen a return on investment."
"Microsoft Defender is expensive. I typically recommend it only if clients have the budget. Otherwise, I would suggest an alternative."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 comes with Microsoft Windows. It is free with the operating system."
"Defender is a little bit more expensive as compared to others. We are in the manufacturing environment. So, we don't have a high budget for all of our endpoint devices. Its cost is a major concern for us."
"I was working in the government and it was too expensive for us to use our Microsoft products."
"The solution could be better by simplifying the business model of their licensing. It was hard to figure out how to get the licensing done for the environment, initially."
"The product is very expensive."
"Defender for 365 comes in various plans and licenses, along with other Microsoft security solutions. Purchasing this kind of package or security bundle gives good value for money, and that's what I recommend."
"The solution is quite pricey compared to other competitors in the market."
"Pricing is straight-forward and renewable without complicated pricing structures."
"This is a good solution and value for the money."
"My company has a three-year license for Fortinet FortiMail, including the support, but I'm not so sure of how much the solution costs because I'm not part of the procurement team. What's more important to me is the functionality and stability of Fortinet FortiMail. In terms of Fortinet FortiMail licensing, the cost is calculated based on company requirements. For example, it's based on the features you need for your environment, on capacity, how many CPUs you have, etc."
"If you don't need the full bundle that includes everything, you have options for the small or medium enterprise environments."
"The pricing is good."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The solution is reasonably priced compared to one of its competitors."
"The price is more accessible compared to some other solutions, like FortiMail. It offers excellent value for the price."
"Trend Micro Email Security's pricing is reasonable."
"The price of Trend Micro Email Security is more than Sophos' similar solution."
"It's a VPN solution. Trend Micro is reasonably priced."
"The tool must improve its pricing."
"The solution is inexpensive so we recommend it to small to mid-sized businesses."
"The price of Trend Micro Email Security is annual. There are no additional fees."
"The solution's pricing is very optimum, given its quality, features, and stability."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
49%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Defender for Office 365?
Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of variou...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Defender for Office 365?
The pricing is reasonable since it comes integrated with our Office 365 license.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender for Office 365?
Sometimes, phishing emails manage to pass through the filter, so the system needs to enhance its phishing email detec...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiMail?
Barracuda is less expensive compared to FortiMail. FortiMail is mid-range, and Cisco is priced higher.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiMail?
There are multiple areas for improvement, such as user visibility, which is less compared to Cisco's secure appliance...
What do you like most about Trend Micro Email Security?
The tool provides a strong defense against attacks. It is also easy to use. Trend Micro Email Security's integration ...
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Email Security?
Trend Micro Email Security can improve on scam detection. It could use AI in this area. For example, there is a norma...
What advice do you have for others considering Trend Micro Email Security?
The features of such security software are all very similar, and very close to each other. But if you would like to s...
 

Also Known As

MS Defender for Office 365
FortiMail
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Sample Customers

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is trusted by companies such as Ithaca College.
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