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Head-to-head · Cloud Email Security

Check Point Email Security vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Check Point Email Security #4 in Cloud Email Security 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Check Point

Check Point Email Security leads on 0 checks, Perception Point Advanced Email Security on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check 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

Check Point Email Security scores higher on our rubric for cloud email security: 9.0 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

Check Point Email Security is the better fit for email and collaboration threat protection. Perception Point Advanced Email Security is the better fit for teams seeking managed advanced email threat response.

  • Check Point Email Security fits best

    Email and collaboration threat protection

  • Perception Point Advanced Email Security fits best

    Teams seeking managed advanced email threat response

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Side by side

Feature Check Point Email Security 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Perception Point Advanced Email Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.8
Ranking #4 in Cloud Email Security #6 in Cloud Email Security
Best for Email and collaboration threat protection Teams seeking managed advanced email threat response
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 4 integrations
Features Check Point Email Security 0/2 · Perception Point Advanced Email Security 0/2
Post-delivery remediation Not checked yet Not checked yet
Data loss prevention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model Hybrid Not checked yet
Threat detection Not checked yet Not checked yet
Email platforms Not checked yet Not checked yet
Maximum users Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Protects incoming, internal, and outgoing email
  • Covers phishing, malware, URLs, account takeover, and attachments
  • Integrates with major email, storage, and collaboration apps
  • Combines static and dynamic analysis with AI anomaly detection.
  • Scans files and URLs for evasion and protects against phishing and BEC.
  • Includes account-takeover protection and managed 24/7 incident response.
Cons
  • Quote-based pricing requires a sales conversation
  • No free plan is available
  • Data Loss Prevention requires the Complete Protect plan
  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Cloud deployment is the stated deployment model.
  • Its stated focus is cloud email security rather than broader security needs.
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…

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Perception Point Advanced Email Security is a cloud-based email security product for organizations using services such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Fortinet now presents it as FortiMail Workspace Security, with FortiMail Cloud…

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  1. Check Point Email SecurityCloud Email Security 9.0Pricing on request · 14-day trial
  2. Perception Point Advanced Email SecurityCloud Email Security 8.8Pricing on request

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
  • Perception Point Advanced Email Security — where it wins

    • Combines static and dynamic analysis with AI anomaly detection.
    • Scans files and URLs for evasion and protects against phishing and BEC.
    • Includes account-takeover protection and managed 24/7 incident response.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales.
    • Cloud deployment is the stated deployment model.
    • Its stated focus is cloud email security rather than broader security needs.
  • 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 →
  • Perception Point Advanced Email Security8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    Layered cloud email defense with managed 24/7 incident response.

    Contact FortinetFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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