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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Cisco Secure Email by Cisco View product | FortiMail by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure Email delivers dynamic file analysis for phishing prevention. Explore its Email Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | FortiMail offers anti-spam, anti-phishing and malware protection. Use it for inbound email security and phishing defense. See Secure Email Gateway alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure Email Gateway & Anti-Phishing Platform | Secure email gateway and email security platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Technology | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises appliance; Cloud gateway SaaS; Virtual appliance (ESXi, KVM); Physical hardware appliance; Cloud Mailbox Defense API | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service |
| Data residency | Multi-region cloud options (US, EMEA, APAC); customer-selected data regions | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeGoogle WorkspaceLinuxCloud | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeCisco SecureXCisco Secure EndpointCisco TalosSplunkQRadarServiceNow | FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailTechnology | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Fortinet |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Secure Email
Cisco Secure Email delivers dynamic file analysis for phishing prevention. Explore its Email Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.FortiMail
FortiMail offers anti-spam, anti-phishing and malware protection. Use it for inbound email security and phishing defense. See Secure Email Gateway alternatives.Product type
Cisco Secure Email
Secure Email Gateway & Anti-Phishing PlatformFortiMail
Secure email gateway and email security platformBest for
Cisco Secure Email
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, TechnologyFortiMail
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Email
Contact VendorFortiMail
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Email
Free trial: yesFortiMail
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Email
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
FortiMail
Cloud
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Email
Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises appliance; Cloud gateway SaaS; Virtual appliance (ESXi, KVM); Physical hardware appliance; Cloud Mailbox Defense APIFortiMail
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud serviceData residency
Cisco Secure Email
Multi-region cloud options (US, EMEA, APAC); customer-selected data regionsFortiMail
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Email
- Multi-layered anti-phishing
- Talos threat intelligence
- DMARC/DKIM authentication
- URL rewrite and analysis
- Dynamic file analysis
- Cloud mailbox defense
- Email encryption
- Data loss prevention
FortiMail
- Anti-spam
- Anti-phishing
- Malware protection
- Email authentication
- DLP
- Content inspection
- Sandbox integration
- Encryption
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Email
API access: yesFortiMail
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Email
SSO: yesFortiMail
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Email
RBAC: yesFortiMail
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Email
Multi-tenant: yesFortiMail
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Email
Mobile app: noFortiMail
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Email
Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeGoogle WorkspaceLinuxCloud
FortiMail
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more
Compliance
Cisco Secure Email
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR
FortiMail
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Email
Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeCisco SecureXCisco Secure EndpointCisco TalosSplunkQRadarServiceNow
FortiMail
FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard
Industries
Cisco Secure Email
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailTechnology
FortiMail
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions
Cisco Secure Email
Global
FortiMail
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Email
CiscoFortiMail
FortinetHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Email
San Jose, California, USAFortiMail
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Email
80,000+FortiMail
10,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Email
1984FortiMail
2000