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| Product | FortiMail by Fortinet View product | ESET Mail Security by ESET View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiMail offers anti-spam, anti-phishing and malware protection. Use it for inbound email security and phishing defense. See Secure Email Gateway alternatives. | Free trial available. ESET Mail Security by ESET offers multi-layer anti-spam and anti-phishing. Compare features, use cases and leading Anti-Phishing alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure email gateway and email security platform | Multi-Layer Mail Server Protection |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, SMBs, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service | On-premises Server; Cloud; On-premises server; Cloud relay |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global; US; EU |
| 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: no |
| 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 | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more | Mail serversMicrosoft ExchangeLinux mail |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | ISO 27001GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard | Microsoft ExchangeIBM DominoPostfix |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industrySMBsEnterprise |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | ESET |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1992 |
Overview
What it is
FortiMail
FortiMail offers anti-spam, anti-phishing and malware protection. Use it for inbound email security and phishing defense. See Secure Email Gateway alternatives.ESET Mail Security
Free trial available. ESET Mail Security by ESET offers multi-layer anti-spam and anti-phishing. Compare features, use cases and leading Anti-Phishing alternatives.Product type
FortiMail
Secure email gateway and email security platformESET Mail Security
Multi-Layer Mail Server ProtectionBest for
FortiMail
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersESET Mail Security
Cross-industry, SMBs, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
FortiMail
Contact VendorESET Mail Security
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiMail
Free trial: noESET Mail Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiMail
Cloud
ESET Mail Security
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiMail
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud serviceESET Mail Security
On-premises Server; Cloud; On-premises server; Cloud relayData residency
FortiMail
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionESET Mail Security
Global; US; EUKey features
What it offers
FortiMail
- Anti-spam
- Anti-phishing
- Malware protection
- Email authentication
- DLP
- Content inspection
- Sandbox integration
- Encryption
ESET Mail Security
- Multi-layer anti-spam
- Anti-phishing
- Malware sandboxing
- Mailbox rule inspection
- Quarantined mail portal
- Email Security
- Anti-Spam
Platform & access
API access
FortiMail
API access: yesESET Mail Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiMail
SSO: yesESET Mail Security
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiMail
RBAC: yesESET Mail Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiMail
Multi-tenant: yesESET Mail Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiMail
Mobile app: noESET Mail Security
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiMail
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more
ESET Mail Security
Mail serversMicrosoft ExchangeLinux mail
Compliance
FortiMail
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
ESET Mail Security
ISO 27001GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiMail
FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard
ESET Mail Security
Microsoft ExchangeIBM DominoPostfix
Industries
FortiMail
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
ESET Mail Security
Cross-industrySMBsEnterprise
Regions
FortiMail
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
ESET Mail Security
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiMail
FortinetESET Mail Security
ESETHeadquarters
FortiMail
Sunnyvale, California, USAESET Mail Security
Bratislava, SlovakiaCompany size
FortiMail
10,000+ESET Mail Security
5,000+Founded
FortiMail
2000ESET Mail Security
1992