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Compare Cloud Email Protection and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (80.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2.00 1 User Per Month
Cloud Email Protection
Star Rating
(10)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (80.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Cloud Email ProtectionMicrosoft 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 plansCloud Email Protection vs Microsoft Defender for Office 365
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Defender for Office 365 easier to use. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up and administer. Finally, reviewers preferred doing business with Cloud Email Protection overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Defender for Office 365 meets the needs of their business better than Cloud Email Protection.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 over Cloud Email Protection.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloud Email Protection
No pricing availableMicrosoft 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
Free Trial
Cloud Email Protection
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
7
9.0
223
Ease of Use
8.8
7
8.9
226
Ease of Setup
8.7
5
8.7
109
Ease of Admin
8.9
6
8.9
99
Quality of Support
7.9
7
8.7
218
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
5
8.8
100
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
5
9.4
215
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
139
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
139
|
Verified
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.7
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.6
135
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
9.0
146
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.9
140
Not enough data
8.8
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
146
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.7
136
|
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
Feature Not Available
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
Agentic AI - Email Anti-spam Features
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloud Email Protection and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 are categorized as Cloud Email Security and Intelligent Email Protection
Unique Categories
Cloud Email Protection has no unique categories
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is categorized as Email Anti-spam
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloud Email Protection
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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
Construction
20.0%
Computer & Network Security
20.0%
Legal Services
10.0%
Law Practice
10.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Other
30.0%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Cloud Email Protection has no discussions with answers
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
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