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| Product | FortiMail by Fortinet View product | Sophos Email by Sophos 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. Sophos Email by Sophos offers predictive AI email defense and anti-phishing. Compare features, use cases and leading Email Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure email gateway and email security platform | Cloud Email Security & Anti-Phishing |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Education, Healthcare |
| 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; API and MX routing |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global; US; EU; APAC |
| 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 | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more | Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceExchange |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard | Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceExchange |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryEducationHealthcare |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Sophos |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 6,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1985 |
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.Sophos Email
Free trial available. Sophos Email by Sophos offers predictive AI email defense and anti-phishing. Compare features, use cases and leading Email Security alternatives.Product type
FortiMail
Secure email gateway and email security platformSophos Email
Cloud Email Security & Anti-PhishingBest for
FortiMail
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersSophos Email
Cross-industry, Education, HealthcarePricing
Pricing model
FortiMail
Contact VendorSophos Email
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiMail
Free trial: noSophos Email
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiMail
Cloud
Sophos Email
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
FortiMail
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud serviceSophos Email
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud SaaS; API and MX routingData residency
FortiMail
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionSophos Email
Global; US; EU; APACKey features
What it offers
FortiMail
- Anti-spam
- Anti-phishing
- Malware protection
- Email authentication
- DLP
- Content inspection
- Sandbox integration
- Encryption
Sophos Email
- Predictive AI email defense
- Anti-phishing
- Malware sandboxing
- Mailbox anomaly detection
- DLP
- Email Security
Platform & access
API access
FortiMail
API access: yesSophos Email
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiMail
SSO: yesSophos Email
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiMail
RBAC: yesSophos Email
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiMail
Multi-tenant: yesSophos Email
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiMail
Mobile app: noSophos Email
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiMail
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more
Sophos Email
Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceExchange
Compliance
FortiMail
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Sophos Email
SOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiMail
FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard
Sophos Email
Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceExchange
Industries
FortiMail
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Sophos Email
Cross-industryEducationHealthcare
Regions
FortiMail
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Sophos Email
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiMail
FortinetSophos Email
SophosHeadquarters
FortiMail
Sunnyvale, California, USASophos Email
Oxford, United KingdomCompany size
FortiMail
10,000+Sophos Email
6,000+Founded
FortiMail
2000Sophos Email
1985