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| Product | FortiMail by Fortinet View product | Hornetsecurity Email Security 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. | Hornetsecurity Email Security: sandboxing ATP engine and automated email encryption. Built for business email compromise defense. Compare Email Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure email gateway and email security platform | Cloud-Native Email Security & Microsoft 365 Cyber Protection |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Enterprise IT, MSPs, Small & Medium Enterprises, Healthcare, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | European Union; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Australia |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more | Corporate Email SystemsCloud MailboxesM365 Tenants |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACyber Essentials |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard | Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDConnectWiseDatto |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Enterprise ITMSPsSmall & Medium EnterprisesHealthcareFinancial Services |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Hornetsecurity |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Hanover, Germany |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2007 |
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.Hornetsecurity Email Security
Hornetsecurity Email Security: sandboxing ATP engine and automated email encryption. Built for business email compromise defense. Compare Email Security alternatives.Product type
FortiMail
Secure email gateway and email security platformHornetsecurity Email Security
Cloud-Native Email Security & Microsoft 365 Cyber ProtectionBest for
FortiMail
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersHornetsecurity Email Security
Enterprise IT, MSPs, Small & Medium Enterprises, Healthcare, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
FortiMail
Contact VendorHornetsecurity Email Security
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiMail
Free trial: noHornetsecurity Email Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiMail
Hornetsecurity Email Security
Deployment details
FortiMail
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud serviceHornetsecurity Email Security
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
FortiMail
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionHornetsecurity Email Security
European Union; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; AustraliaKey features
What it offers
FortiMail
- Anti-spam
- Anti-phishing
- Malware protection
- Email authentication
- DLP
- Content inspection
- Sandbox integration
- Encryption
Hornetsecurity Email Security
- Multi-layered spam and malware filtering
- Sandboxing ATP engine
- Time-of-click URL inspection
- AI-powered BEC fraud detection
- Automated email encryption
- Business email compromise defense
- Phishing and ransomware interception
- Microsoft 365 cloud backup and archiving
Platform & access
API access
FortiMail
API access: yesHornetsecurity Email Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiMail
SSO: yesHornetsecurity Email Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiMail
RBAC: yesHornetsecurity Email Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiMail
Multi-tenant: yesHornetsecurity Email Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiMail
Mobile app: noHornetsecurity Email Security
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiMail
Hornetsecurity Email Security
Compliance
FortiMail
Hornetsecurity Email Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiMail
Hornetsecurity Email Security
Industries
FortiMail
Hornetsecurity Email Security
Regions
FortiMail
Hornetsecurity Email Security
Vendor
Company
FortiMail
FortinetHornetsecurity Email Security
HornetsecurityHeadquarters
FortiMail
Sunnyvale, California, USAHornetsecurity Email Security
Hanover, GermanyCompany size
FortiMail
10,000+Hornetsecurity Email Security
1,000+Founded
FortiMail
2000Hornetsecurity Email Security
2007