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Zix Email Threat Protection vs. Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

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

MetricZix Email Threat Protection

by OpenText

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.64.3
Review count1113
Ease of use9.29.3
Ease of setup8.49.3
Quality of support9.09.4
Meets requirements9.29.5
NPS81.81818246.153846
Small Business36.4%7.7%
Mid-Market45.5%53.8%
Enterprise18.2%38.5%
Total page views90126
Total LLM citations4431

Zix Email Threat Protection

Zix Email Threat Protection takes out the guess work with protection from ransomware, malware, spearphishing, and more to keep your email, employees, and business safe from the latest threats.

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    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.

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