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MetaDefender Email Security Solutions vs Trend Micro Email Security [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

MetaDefender Email Security...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (34th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (13th)
Trend Micro Email Security ...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

RM
Senior Information Systems Engineer at Liberty Pumps, Inc.
Helpful support, and useful dashboards
They offer a feature called SmartLink neutralization. I have tried it before. It seemed to work most of the time; however, I had a few users for whom it just wouldn't work. Whenever they click on a link, it stays on the MetaDefender page, saying that it's scanning it and never moves forward. I haven't tried it in a while since then. Since I can't turn it off on a per-user basis, I had to turn it off globally. I have certain exceptions for not doing the sanitization, and how to set those up is not intuitive. It would be useful if there were a better way of doing that. Using digital certificates is hard. It would be better if it used Windows Servers' built-in certificate management.
AsadAli - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc Team Lead at Super Secure
Centralized protection has transformed email security and incident investigations by reducing false positives and improving behavioral threat detection
The challenges include the challenge of finalizing a product that has all the security features or capabilities that are usually required. For example, if there is an EDR platform that's just monitoring IDS signatures, it won't be as beneficial as one with behavioral monitoring and other critical aspects required according to the best practices of the industry. Additionally, if there is a product that can provide a centralized view Trend Vision One does, it really grabs the customer's interest because customers usually don't have to buy separate EDR, XDR, or SIEM solutions or a console for their SOC analyst or email security team. These challenges consist of managing multiple teams and products. Trend Micro Email Security comes in and solves these problems.Trend Micro Email Security is generally a bit more difficult to implement compared to the rest of the solutions such as network security modules or EDR modules, which are much easier. Trend Micro Email Security has some complexities in implementation, but there aren't any significant shortcomings that require Trend Micro to improve.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is called summary reconstruction which is used to deliver encrypted files to users."
"The sanitization is very good."
"The most valuable feature of MetaDefender Email Security is the CDR. Customers purchase this solution specifically for data communication, as the other features can be obtained through other technologies that most customers already possess. Therefore, data communication serves as the foundation for the platform."
"Trend Micro Email Security [EOL] prevents that from happening with its advanced detection mechanisms."
"Trend Micro Email Security [EOL] is a money-saving solution, protecting the company data and the company employees, so I think it is saving money."
"Since implementing it, we've seen a significant improvement in security. We no longer receive spam emails, and we're protected from various cyberattacks, including ransomware and social engineering."
"Trend Vision One is one of the best XDRs that has been introduced to the market, with almost 14 applications integrated into a single console, including mobile device management, network security, endpoint security, and cloud app security, all with a really good GUI."
"Trend Micro Email Security is a great point and a great advantage for us."
"I find the anti-phishing and anti-spam features most valuable because they reduce false positives and enhance security."
"Trend Micro Email Security [EOL] has positively impacted my organization by helping to stop spam emails and identify malicious emails."
"Trend Micro Email Security [EOL] has positively impacted my organization as the digital user experience is good."
 

Cons

"Although the number of AV engines is good, it could be better."
"The DLP should be upgraded and has room for improvement."
"They offer a feature called SmartLink neutralization. I have tried it before. It seemed to work most of the time; however, I had a few users for whom it just wouldn't work. Whenever they click on a link, it stays on the MetaDefender page, saying that it's scanning it and never moves forward."
"Sometimes malicious email gets past the email gateway."
"The solution's configuration policy should be easier."
"There needs to be more documentation for the product."
"I rate Trend Micro support four out of 10. The support in our region isn't very good. They do not respond quickly when we open up a case."
"The solution does not check scam emails which is a critical need for our customers."
"There is room for improvement in threat detection, especially for advanced attacks and business email compromise."
"The management interface of Trend Micro Email Security [EOL] looks a bit more legacy, and it can have a little bit more improvements in terms of modernizing the UI."
"In terms of improvement, reducing false positives would improve the system."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"According to our customers, the price of MetaDefender is high and it continues to increase by almost 15 percent each year."
"It's a VPN solution. Trend Micro is reasonably priced."
"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Trend Micro Email Security's pricing is reasonable."
"The solution's pricing is very optimum, given its quality, features, and stability."
"The solution is inexpensive so we recommend it to small to mid-sized businesses."
"The price of Trend Micro Email Security is more than Sophos' similar solution."
"It is expensive. The cost is per box, and it depends on how big your environment is. Prices range from 11 to 12 dollars for licenses and can fluctuate up and down, but for environments with 4,000 to 5,000 users, it can be between 6 to 8 dollars."
"The cost is about $6,000 for 300 users for one year."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
7%
Pharma/Biotech Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise12
 

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What needs improvement with Trend Micro Email Security?
Trend Micro Email Security reduces noise from false positives by deploying the solution in staging mode or learning mode to learn all traffic and compare it with signatures in the database. Sometim...
What advice do you have for others considering Trend Micro Email Security?
I am using Trend Vision One sensors. I am using the cyber risk exposure management, CREM capability. CREM is a solution called Splunk, which I use with XDR, Trend Micro, along with different securi...
What is your primary use case for Trend Micro Email Security?
I work with Trend Micro Email Security as a customer, and I also worked with an integrator. I use Trend Micro Email Security to secure all access for all endpoints, for example, for enterprise or f...
 

Also Known As

OPSWAT MetaDefender Email Security, MetaDefender Email Gateway Security, MetaDefender Email Security
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Sample Customers

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MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Air21, Azra Solutions, CBOSS, De Montfort University, Depaeuw, DHR Health, Fukui University Hospital
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