Head-to-head · Cloud Email Security
Check Point Email Security vs OpenText Core Email Threat Protection
Check Point Email Security leads on 0 checks, OpenText Core Email Threat Protection on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreCheck Point Email Security · 9.0/10
- Free trialonly Check Point Email Security
- Most featuresOpenText Core Email Threat Protection · 1 of 2
Check Point Email Security scores higher on our rubric for cloud email security: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.
On deployment model, Check Point Email Security gives you Hybrid where OpenText Core Email Threat Protection offers Gateway.
Check Point Email Security is the better fit for email and collaboration threat protection. OpenText Core Email Threat Protection is the better fit for microsoft 365-focused email security.
- Check Point Email Security fits best
Email and collaboration threat protection
- OpenText Core Email Threat Protection fits best
Microsoft 365-focused email security
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Side by side
| Feature | Check Point Email Security 9.0/10 Visit ↗ | OpenText Core Email Threat Protection 8.6/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.0 | 8.6 |
| Ranking | #4 in Cloud Email Security | #8 in Cloud Email Security |
| Best for | Email and collaboration threat protection | Microsoft 365-focused email security |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | — | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | — | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Integrations | 10 integrations | 2 integrations |
| Features Check Point Email Security 0/2 · OpenText Core Email Threat Protection 1/2 | ||
| Post-delivery remediation | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Data loss prevention | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Deployment model | Hybrid | Gateway |
| Threat detection | Not checked yet | phishing, ransomware, zero-day malware, viruses, impersonation, business email compromise, spoofing, spam |
| Email platforms | Not checked yet | Microsoft 365 |
| Maximum users | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Check Point Email Security protects email and collaboration applications through API-based inline analysis. It is aimed at organizations using Microsoft Exchange Online or Gmail that need coverage for incoming, internal, and outgoing… Read the review → |
OpenText Core Email Threat Protection is a cloud-deployed gateway service for businesses of all sizes, including MSPs and VARs, that use Microsoft 365. It filters inbound, outbound and internal email, detecting phishing, ransomware,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Check Point Email Security — where it wins
- Protects incoming, internal, and outgoing email
- Covers phishing, malware, URLs, account takeover, and attachments
- Integrates with major email, storage, and collaboration apps
Where it doesn't
- Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation
- No free plan is available
- Data Loss Prevention requires the Complete Protect plan
OpenText Core Email Threat Protection — where it wins
- Filters inbound, outbound and internal messages with multilayer threat detection
- Click-time link scanning plus attachment disarming and sandbox analysis
- Retracts delivered Microsoft 365 messages and protects against impersonation
Where it doesn't
- Subscription pricing requires contacting OpenText or a partner
- Email platform coverage centers on Microsoft 365
- Support is provided through tickets, even with 24/7 availability
- Check Point Email Security9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial
Layered email and collaboration protection with quote-based plans and a 14-day trial.
Visit Check PointFull verdict → - OpenText Core Email Threat Protection8.6/10 · Pricing on request
A Microsoft 365-focused gateway combining filtering, remediation and centralized oversight.
Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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