Compare Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Security Gateway 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2.00 1 User Per Month
Starting at $150.00 5 users Per Year
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Star Rating
(288)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansSecurity Gateway
Star Rating
(35)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $150.00 5 users Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 vs Security Gateway
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Security Gateway easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Security Gateway overall.
- Reviewers felt that Security Gateway meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Security Gateway is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 over Security Gateway.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Office Plan 1
$2.00
1 User Per Month
Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 offers protection against advanced attacks across email and collaboration tools in Office 365.
- Protection against advanced attacks, such as phishing, malware, spam, and business email compromise
- Protection beyond email (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Office apps)
- Internal email protection
Security Gateway
On-Prem Security Gateway
Starting at $150.00
5 users Per Year
Security Gateway's simple and easy-to-use features analyze, manage, and report on the inbound and outbound email traffic patterns of Microsoft Exchange Server or any other SMTP email server.
- Easy Administration
- Comprehensive Reporting
- User Quarantine Reports
Free Trial
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
No trial information availableSecurity Gateway
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
223
9.3
31
Ease of Use
8.9
226
9.2
31
Ease of Setup
8.7
109
8.8
23
Ease of Admin
8.9
99
9.2
23
Quality of Support
8.7
218
9.0
28
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
100
9.4
21
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
215
8.8
30
Features by Category
Administration
8.8
145
|
Verified
9.4
11
|
Verified
9.0
143
|
Verified
9.2
10
|
Verified
8.8
139
|
Verified
9.2
12
|
Verified
8.5
139
|
Verified
9.0
5
Maintenance
8.7
137
|
Verified
9.0
12
|
Verified
8.8
144
|
Verified
9.6
12
|
Verified
8.8
140
9.5
11
8.6
135
|
Verified
9.5
11
|
Verified
Security
9.0
146
|
Verified
9.6
12
|
Verified
8.9
140
9.4
11
8.8
143
|
Verified
9.2
11
|
Verified
9.0
143
|
Verified
9.0
5
9.0
146
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.7
136
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Intelligent Email Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.1
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
7
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Secure Email Gateway
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Anti-spam Features
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Security Gateway are categorized as Cloud Email Security and Email Anti-spam
Unique Categories
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is categorized as Intelligent Email Protection
Security Gateway is categorized as Secure Email Gateway
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Security Gateway
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.1%
Computer Software
12.9%
Computer & Network Security
12.9%
Financial Services
5.5%
Consulting
2.9%
Other
39.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Retail
8.6%
Computer & Network Security
8.6%
Accounting
8.6%
Telecommunications
5.7%
Other
57.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
What are the security features of Microsoft 365?
2 Comments
EF
Multi Factor authentication. data encryption, threat protection, data protection, identity and access management are major features of MS Office 365,Read more
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 has no more discussions with answers
there was an integration with AD for autoname population
1 Comment
AC
Are you asking for AD verification? Name is being populated after SG verified the account.
Your account must be GLOBAL ADMINISTRATOR
It's in SETUP/USERS...Read more
What does a security gateway do?
1 Comment
EW
Hi, thanks for your question! SecurityGateway is an email gateway you can place in front of your email server that offers protection from external email...Read more
What is a USG router?
1 Comment
EW
Hi! SecurityGateway for Email is a software that delivers email threat detection technology to protect email servers from viruses, spam, phishing, data...Read more
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