We performed a comparison between Sophos Email and Vade for M365 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"Defender for 365 is a comprehensive cloud-based solution. The value of the cloud is that you aren't alone. Threat intelligence and analytics are shared in the cloud. We don't have to find the solution alone. If you face an unknown threat with traditional solutions like Trend Micro and Symantec, you need to open a case and send your information to them to analyze forensically and identify the source of the attack."
"The solution is very easy to use. All you have to do is to assign the license to the end-user and it's done. The customer will only have the feature activated, and the solution will monitor the emails to determine if they are a threat or not."
"The good part is that you don't have to configure it, which is very convenient."
"The most valuable feature is protection against malicious links, fishing, and impersonation. You can train people to be aware of these threats, but they're not always careful. When they're using their phones between meetings, they click on a link, and it's game over."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps people to work remotely. It is a secure solution. We don't need to use our company's computers or get VPN connections to the networks. I can control how they share screens and what they send to the devices. It keeps our organizations confidential and sensitive information safe."
"Some of the valuable features on the email side are anti-phishing, anti-malware, and Safe Links."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 has improved my organization's security. It makes it easier to manage the infrastructure without the help of third-party applications."
"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 platform is scalable when installed on server-based systems."
"The feature of Sophos Email that we find most effective for detecting suspicious emails is primarily based on their signatures."
"I found the user interface friendly."
"The solution's identity proxy feature is very good and reliable."
"I have found Sophos Email to be scalable."
"Our client recently received many emails, and their employees didn't realize these emails were phishing attempts. Consequently, they clicked on them and fell victim to the attack. Therefore, it is important to secure their system with Sophos Email Security."
"It has enhanced our approach to tackling malware and spam. It is a reliable product with a good user interface."
"Sophos Email offers encryption and malware protection, provides visibility into emails, has 99% accuracy in catching spam, enhances organizational safety, integrates with various vendors like Microsoft, is deployable with any email service, prevents data loss, features authentication rules, synchronizes with Active Directory and Azure, and includes a self-service portal. The product is very flexible."
"It is a stable solution...My company has no worries about the deployment phase of Vade for Office 365."
"The only thing they should improve is the licensing model. They should stop changing it. A year ago, the five features I mentioned were included in one product. Now, three of them are bundled into one product, and you have to pay extra for the other two. I don't mind paying extra, but I don't want them to change it every year or every six months. I need to know what I'm looking at and not worry about it next year."
"This product's effectiveness could be improved, in terms of detecting unwanted spam or even malware between the emails, compared to other products."
"There is room for improvement in terms of reporting."
"The pre-sales cost calculations could be more transparent."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 should be more proactive."
"Microsoft wants its well-paying customers to finish testing some of its half-baked products, find bugs, and report bugs back to Microsoft's team, which is a little frustrating for those who have to manage it and roll it up to thousands of people across the organization."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"Configuration requires going to a lot of places rather than just accessing one tab."
"The solution's technical support is slow and unresponsive. You need to book time in order to get support."
"The product could include all the essential features and capabilities, similar to the on-premise, server-based version."
"The solution should be able to support the cloud environment."
"I would like to see improvements in the initial setup process, ensuring better compatibility with diverse customer infrastructures."
"There have been some issues with compatibility and effectiveness, particularly when integrating it with our firewall. The main challenge has been email protection, especially due to compatibility issues and difficulties with log access and email relay configuration."
"Sophos Email can improve mail security."
"Sophos Email could better detect fake emails, especially when the domain names are similar. It needs to improve spotting spoofed domains, like when one letter differs in a domain name. It also needs to incorporate AI detection. Barracuda detects suspicious emails better. However, malware scanning is better in Sophos Email."
"Enhancing rule creation and customization features would provide users with greater control over their email security settings."
"Concerning a bank, data can be confidential, and when a bank needs to transfer such data, it has to be specific to a certain level of conformity, which I did not see in the product."
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Sophos Email is ranked 4th in Office 365 Protection with 28 reviews while Vade for M365 is ranked 8th in Office 365 Protection with 1 review. Sophos Email is rated 8.0, while Vade for M365 is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Sophos Email writes "Provides good identity proxy features, but sandboxing and spam control features could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Vade for M365 writes "A stable tool capable of detecting malware while focusing on anti-phishing to protect its users". Sophos Email is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Fortinet FortiMail, Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Perception Point Advanced Email Security and Proofpoint Email Protection, whereas Vade for M365 is most compared with Hornetsecurity Hornet.email, Mailinblack, Fortinet FortiMail, Avanan and Perception Point Advanced Email Security.
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