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Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange vs. Avast Small Office Protection

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSymantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

by Broadcom

Avast Small Office Protection

by Gen Digital

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count1312
Ease of use9.39.9
Ease of setup9.39.7
Quality of support9.49.1
Meets requirements9.59.6
NPS46.15384666.666667
Small Business7.7%75.0%
Mid-Market53.8%16.7%
Enterprise38.5%8.3%
Total page views12695
Total LLM citations3135

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) combines Symantec anti-malware technology with advanced heuristics and file reputation to provide real-time protection for email against viruses, spyware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. For additional protection, SMSMSE offers Symantec Premium AntiSpam (additional license), powered by Brightmail technology. Together, these protections help to stop 99 percent of incoming spam with less than one false positive per million.

Pros

    Avast Small Office Protection

    Reliable protection for your small office Comprehensive online cybersecurity for small offices that want protection against phishing, ransomware, and advanced cyberattacks for all devices.

    Pros

    • Protection
    • Malware Protection
    • Security
    • Reliability
    • Console Management
    • Blocking