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| Product | FortiMail by Fortinet View product | Valimail Align by Valimail 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. | 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 | Secure email gateway and email security platform | Cloud Email Authentication & DMARC Alignment Service |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, E-commerce, Education |
| 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 | United States; European Union |
| 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 | Cloud email domainsDNS infrastructure |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard | Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceSalesforceMarketoSendGridAWS SES |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyE-commerceEducation |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Valimail |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2015 |
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.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
FortiMail
Secure email gateway and email security platformValimail Align
Cloud Email Authentication & DMARC Alignment ServiceBest for
FortiMail
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersValimail Align
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, E-commerce, EducationPricing
Pricing model
FortiMail
Contact VendorValimail Align
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiMail
Free trial: noValimail Align
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiMail
Cloud
Valimail Align
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
FortiMail
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud serviceValimail Align
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
FortiMail
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionValimail Align
United States; European UnionKey features
What it offers
FortiMail
- Anti-spam
- Anti-phishing
- Malware protection
- Email authentication
- DLP
- Content inspection
- Sandbox integration
- Encryption
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
FortiMail
API access: yesValimail Align
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiMail
SSO: yesValimail Align
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiMail
RBAC: yesValimail Align
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiMail
Multi-tenant: yesValimail Align
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiMail
Mobile app: noValimail Align
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiMail
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more
Valimail Align
Cloud email domainsDNS infrastructure
Compliance
FortiMail
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Valimail Align
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiMail
FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard
Valimail Align
Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceSalesforceMarketoSendGridAWS SES
Industries
FortiMail
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Valimail Align
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyE-commerceEducation
Regions
FortiMail
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Valimail Align
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiMail
FortinetValimail Align
ValimailHeadquarters
FortiMail
Sunnyvale, California, USAValimail Align
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
FortiMail
10,000+Valimail Align
201-500Founded
FortiMail
2000Valimail Align
2015