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Email Security Software · Rank #7 of 10

Avanan

Cloud-anchored API-integrated email security; tight Check Point Infinity integration.

By Check Point Software Technologies (Avanan) · Founded 2015 · Tel Aviv, IL / New York, NY · public

Avanan is the cloud-anchored email security platform Check Point Software Technologies acquired in August 2021 for ~$300M. The product was an early API-integrated email security pioneer (founded 2015), inserting between Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace and the inbox via API to provide post-delivery detection without changing MX records. Now branded as Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration. Best fit for organizations already committed to Check Point's Infinity security platform wanting unified threat prevention across email, network, and endpoint. Trade-offs: outside Check Point-anchored stacks the value proposition is weaker, behavioral AI lags Abnormal materially, and the post-acquisition product velocity has been steady rather than aggressive.

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Best for

Organizations on Check Point Infinity / Harmony stacks (firewall, endpoint, SASE) wanting unified email security as part of a single Check Point platform.

Worst for

Non-Check Point shops (Defender for O365 or Abnormal better), modern AI-behavioral leadership buyers (Abnormal wins), or buyers wanting transparent pricing.

Vendor Trust Score

Is Avanan a trustworthy vendor?

7.3/10
Mixed
Pricing transparency
Published rates; no hidden fees
5.5
Contract fairness
Reasonable terms; no auto-renew traps
7.0
Incident response
How they handle outages and breaches
8.0
Post-acquisition behavior
Customer treatment after M&A or PE
7.5
Executive stability
Leadership churn over 24 months
8.0
Roadmap honesty
Public commitments held
7.5
Trust signal log
  • 2021-08-30
    Check Point Software acquired Avanan for ~$300M
    Foundation of current Harmony Email & Collaboration product
  • 2024-06-12
    Harmony Email & Collaboration unified into Infinity platform billing for consolidated buyers
  • 2025-09-15
    API-integrated detection capability expanded with ThreatCloud integration
  • 2026-01-22
    Brand visibility flagged as lower than Abnormal in net-new email security evaluations
Vendor Trust is scored independently of product quality. A great product from an unfair vendor still earns a low trust score.
Review Intelligence

What 880 reviews actually say

Synthesized from G2, Capterra, Reddit, Trustpilot. Patterns >15% prevalence shown.

Last synthesized
2026-04-30

Praise patterns

  • Tight Check Point Infinity integration
    78% →
  • API-integrated deployment fast and clean
    64% →
  • Built for Check Point-anchored stacks
    51% →
  • ThreatCloud threat intelligence valuable
    47% →

Complaint patterns

  • Outside Check Point stacks value proposition weaker
    41% →
  • Behavioral AI lags Abnormal
    38% →
  • Innovation pace steady rather than aggressive
    31% →
  • Brand visibility lower than Abnormal in evaluations
    31% ↑
Sentiment trend (6 months)
82/100 +1 pts
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Patterns are extracted from review corpus and human-verified. We surface trends, not anecdotes.
Verified Pricing

What buyers actually pay

124 anonymized deal disclosures · last updated 2026-04-30

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Company size Median annual
500-2,500 mailboxes $36,000
2,500-10,000 mailboxes $132,000
10,000+ mailboxes $480,000
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Editorial: Strengths

  • Tight Check Point Infinity / Harmony platform integration
  • API-integrated deployment via Microsoft Graph / Google Workspace
  • Works for Check Point-anchored security stacks
  • Mature anti-phishing with Check Point ThreatCloud intelligence
  • Cloud, on-prem, and hybrid mail protection
  • Public company financial transparency

Editorial: Weaknesses

  • Outside Check Point-anchored stacks the value proposition is weaker
  • Behavioral AI lags Abnormal materially
  • Innovation pace steady rather than aggressive post-Check Point
  • Management UX functional but not best-in-class
  • Support inconsistency reported
  • Brand visibility lower than Abnormal in net-new evaluations

Key features & integrations

  • +API-integrated deployment via Microsoft Graph / Google Workspace
  • +Pre-delivery and post-delivery hybrid mode option
  • +Check Point ThreatCloud threat intelligence
  • +Anti-phishing with URL and attachment sandbox
  • +DLP and encryption
  • +SaaS app protection (Slack, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint)
  • +Account takeover detection
  • +Automated remediation across the tenant
150+ integrations
Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceCheck Point InfinityCheck Point HarmonyMicrosoft SentinelSplunk
Geography supported
Global; strongest in US, EU, UK, IL
Best fit
500–50,000+ employees · Check Point-anchored enterprise security stacks
Editorial deep-dive

Read our full ranking of Email Security Software

Avanan ranks #7 in our editorial review of 10 email security software platforms. The deep-dive covers methodology, comparison tables, decision matrix, migration scoring, and FAQs.

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