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| Product | Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway by Fortra View product | Cisco Secure Email by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway: Deep Content Inspection and adaptive DLP redaction. Built for outbound email DLP. Compare Secure Email Gateway alternatives. | Cisco Secure Email delivers dynamic file analysis for phishing prevention. Explore its Email Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. |
| Product type | Secure Email Gateway & Advanced Threat Defense | Secure Email Gateway & Anti-Phishing Platform |
| Best for | Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Defense, Enterprise IT, Government & Defense, Banking, Legal, Critical Infrastructure | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-Premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises Hardware | Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises appliance; Cloud gateway SaaS; Virtual appliance (ESXi, KVM); Physical hardware appliance; Cloud Mailbox Defense API |
| Data residency | Regional cloud infrastructure; On-premises sovereignty | Multi-region cloud options (US, EMEA, APAC); customer-selected data regions |
| 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 | Corporate Email SystemsCloud MessagingOn-Premises Mail Servers | Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeGoogle WorkspaceLinuxCloud |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSSCMMC | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeGoogle WorkspaceSplunkQRadar | Microsoft 365Microsoft ExchangeCisco SecureXCisco Secure EndpointCisco TalosSplunkQRadarServiceNow |
| Industries | GovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareDefenseEnterprise ITGovernment & Defense+3 more | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailTechnology |
| Regions | Global regional data centers | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortra | Cisco |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 3,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway: Deep Content Inspection and adaptive DLP redaction. Built for outbound email DLP. Compare Secure Email Gateway alternatives.Cisco Secure Email
Cisco Secure Email delivers dynamic file analysis for phishing prevention. Explore its Email Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Product type
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Secure Email Gateway & Advanced Threat DefenseCisco Secure Email
Secure Email Gateway & Anti-Phishing PlatformBest for
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Defense, Enterprise IT, Government & Defense, Banking, Legal, Critical InfrastructureCisco Secure Email
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Contact VendorCisco Secure Email
Contact VendorFree trial
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Free trial: yesCisco Secure Email
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Cisco Secure Email
Deployment details
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Cloud SaaS; On-Premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises HardwareCisco Secure Email
Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises appliance; Cloud gateway SaaS; Virtual appliance (ESXi, KVM); Physical hardware appliance; Cloud Mailbox Defense APIData residency
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Regional cloud infrastructure; On-premises sovereigntyCisco Secure Email
Multi-region cloud options (US, EMEA, APAC); customer-selected data regionsKey features
What it offers
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
- Deep Content Inspection
- Adaptive DLP redaction
- Structural sanitization
- Anti-phishing & BEC protection
- DMARC/DKIM validation
- Optical character recognition
- Inbound phishing mitigation
- Outbound email DLP
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
Platform & access
API access
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
API access: yesCisco Secure Email
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
SSO: yesCisco Secure Email
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Email
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Email
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Email
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Cisco Secure Email
Compliance
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Cisco Secure Email
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Cisco Secure Email
Industries
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Cisco Secure Email
Regions
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Cisco Secure Email
Vendor
Company
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
FortraCisco Secure Email
CiscoHeadquarters
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USACisco Secure Email
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
3,000+Cisco Secure Email
80,000+Founded
Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
1984Cisco Secure Email
1984