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Cisco Secure Email

by Cisco

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Valimail Align

by Valimail

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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.

Valimail Align

Valimail Align from Valimail focuses on SPF 10-lookup limit remediation. Key capabilities: guided DKIM alignment. Compare it with the leading Email Security alternatives.

Product type

Cisco Secure Email

Secure Email Gateway & Anti-Phishing Platform

Valimail Align

Cloud Email Authentication & DMARC Alignment Service

Best for

Cisco Secure Email

Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Technology

Valimail Align

Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, E-commerce, Education

Pricing

Pricing model

Cisco Secure Email

Contact Vendor

Valimail Align

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cisco Secure Email

Free trial: yes

Valimail Align

Free trial: yes

Deployment

Deployment options

Cisco Secure Email

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Valimail Align

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Cisco Secure Email

Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises appliance; Cloud gateway SaaS; Virtual appliance (ESXi, KVM); Physical hardware appliance; Cloud Mailbox Defense API

Valimail Align

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS

Data residency

Cisco Secure Email

Multi-region cloud options (US, EMEA, APAC); customer-selected data regions

Valimail Align

United States; European Union

Key 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

Valimail Align

  • Automated SPF flattening
  • Cloud-based SPF technology (bypassing 10-lookup limit)
  • Guided DKIM alignment
  • Third-party sender discovery
  • Continuous DNS monitoring
  • SPF 10-lookup limit remediation
  • DKIM key alignment
  • Email deliverability optimization

Platform & access

API access

Cisco Secure Email

API access: yes

Valimail Align

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cisco Secure Email

SSO: yes

Valimail Align

SSO: yes

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cisco Secure Email

RBAC: yes

Valimail Align

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

Cisco Secure Email

Multi-tenant: yes

Valimail Align

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

Cisco Secure Email

Mobile app: no

Valimail Align

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

Cisco Secure Email

Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeGoogle WorkspaceLinuxCloud

Valimail Align

Cloud email domainsDNS infrastructure

Compliance

Cisco Secure Email

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR

Valimail Align

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cisco Secure Email

Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeCisco SecureXCisco Secure EndpointCisco TalosSplunkQRadarServiceNow

Valimail Align

Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceSalesforceMarketoSendGridAWS SES

Industries

Cisco Secure Email

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailTechnology

Valimail Align

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyE-commerceEducation

Regions

Cisco Secure Email

Global

Valimail Align

Global

Vendor

Company

Cisco Secure Email

Cisco

Valimail Align

Valimail

Headquarters

Cisco Secure Email

San Jose, California, USA

Valimail Align

San Francisco, California, USA

Company size

Cisco Secure Email

80,000+

Valimail Align

201-500

Founded

Cisco Secure Email

1984

Valimail Align

2015

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