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F-Secure Total vs Sophos Email comparison

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Categories and Ranking

F-Secure Total
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (22nd)
Sophos Email
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Office 365 Protection category, the mindshare of F-Secure Total is 2.8%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Email is 7.6%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Office 365 Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sophos Email7.6%
F-Secure Total2.8%
Other89.6%
Office 365 Protection
 

Featured Reviews

MS
Computer Scientist at Comune di Eraclea
Easy to setup and stable solution
It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us.  There is room for improvement in pricing.  In future releases, I would like to see improvements in EDR protection.  So, the only thing that I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for…
ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Comprehensive detection has protected email traffic and now simplifies endpoint security work
Sophos Email security is the primary product I use. It scans all your inbound and outbound email for malware. It also has a capability for looking for phishing and spear phishing content and blocking it. Email has an extended capability that includes what's called a secure web gateway. All user traffic gets managed through that, making it a combination product. The version of the product you run determines which features are available. Reporting is competent. There is scope for more improvements, which they will do as they do every year regularly. They keep updating the product. Reporting gives you the relevant details of what is happening, so it's mature on that front. The main benefit is security for your email. The beauty of the Sophos system is that the XDR functionality runs across the system. Sophos, Trend Micro, and Microsoft are the only three that have a very strong system with this concept. XDR stands for extended detection and response, and it's a technology where the system automatically exchanges security signals between the endpoint, the email, and other similar products of the same brand. If you have Sophos Endpoint and Sophos Email, you have very good connectivity from the endpoint to the cloud at the email level and to some extent onto the browsing traffic. You have a very rounded security aspect.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us."
"The speed and stability were fine."
"The tool is a good solution for protecting against email attacks and monitoring networks. It supports our compliance efforts and is easy to use and stable."
"Good VIP protection, time of click protection and the Sandstorm feature."
"The anti-spam functionality of Sophos Email is good."
"The solution protects users from phishing links and spam."
"The installation is straightforward."
"The deployment is very easy. It's quite straightforward."
"The feature of Sophos Email that we find most effective for detecting suspicious emails is primarily based on their signatures."
 

Cons

"I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for F-Secure Total."
"Sophos Email can improve mail security."
"Sophos Email needs to increase the number of promos."
"The tool has some performance issues and bugs, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Enhancing rule creation and customization features would provide users with greater control over their email security settings."
"The product could include all the essential features and capabilities, similar to the on-premise, server-based version."
"Sophos lacks real-time support, which would be a help to us."
"Some existing functionality in the product needs better articulation in how data is displayed."
"Sophos Email has few improvements to implement, including the handling of incoming emails in the systems. It needs to add additional feature that helps in enhancing the scanning processes of these emails. While adding these features, it should work towards improving the current features also."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We can easily scale and improve security, but the cost is high for us."
"It is an expensive solution. On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price, I rate the pricing a seven."
"We use exchange licenses, for which we get immediate support from Sophos."
"Most of our clients are on a perpetual license. If there is a budget issue, they can choose a subscription. However, most of the clients choose the perpetual license."
"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 solution is expensive."
"It falls somewhere in the middle—it's not excessively expensive nor very cheap."
"The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."
"I would rate the pricing of Sophos Email as a six. It is considered affordable as a standalone product, and there are no additional costs besides licensing. The pricing is fixed."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
29%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Email?
Regarding Sophos Email pricing, I would rate it between six or seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with Sophos Email?
Some existing functionality in the product needs better articulation in how data is displayed. In one place there is data, but the way the data should be shown is not being shown right now. I have ...
What is your primary use case for Sophos Email?
I work on the endpoints. I work on endpoint, email, and firewall. Email, I use it on my personal domain, so I know what it does.
 

Also Known As

F-Secure Elements for Microsoft 365
Sophos Email Security
 

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Del Monte Foods, Terra Verde, spicerhaart, RIVERLITE, Dataprise, SureBridge, Reed's School, Sayfol International School
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