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| Product | SonicWall Email Security by SonicWall View product | FortiMail by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | SonicWall Email Security is a secure email gateway & anti-phishing for secure email filtering and spear-phishing heuristics. See features and Email Security alternatives. | FortiMail offers anti-spam, anti-phishing and malware protection. Use it for inbound email security and phishing defense. See Secure Email Gateway alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure Email Gateway & Anti-Phishing | Secure email gateway and email security platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Healthcare, Education | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Virtual; Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Virtual appliance; Hardware appliance | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service |
| Data residency | Global; US; EU; APAC | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region |
| 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 | Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceExchange | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001HIPAA | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceMicrosoft ExchangeCapture Cloud | FortiSandboxFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiAuthenticatorFortiGateFortiGuard |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseHealthcareEducation | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | SonicWall | Fortinet |
| Headquarters | Milpitas, California, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 1991 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
SonicWall Email Security
SonicWall Email Security is a secure email gateway & anti-phishing for secure email filtering and spear-phishing heuristics. See features and Email Security alternatives.FortiMail
FortiMail offers anti-spam, anti-phishing and malware protection. Use it for inbound email security and phishing defense. See Secure Email Gateway alternatives.Product type
SonicWall Email Security
Secure Email Gateway & Anti-PhishingFortiMail
Secure email gateway and email security platformBest for
SonicWall Email Security
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Healthcare, EducationFortiMail
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
SonicWall Email Security
Contact VendorFortiMail
Contact VendorFree trial
SonicWall Email Security
Free trial: yesFortiMail
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
SonicWall Email Security
FortiMail
Deployment details
SonicWall Email Security
Cloud SaaS; Virtual; Appliance; Cloud SaaS; Virtual appliance; Hardware applianceFortiMail
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud service; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud serviceData residency
SonicWall Email Security
Global; US; EU; APACFortiMail
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
SonicWall Email Security
- Inbound/outbound email filtering
- Spear-phishing heuristics
- Capture ATP sandboxing
- Click-time protection
- Secure email filtering
FortiMail
- Anti-spam
- Anti-phishing
- Malware protection
- Email authentication
- DLP
- Content inspection
- Sandbox integration
- Encryption
Platform & access
API access
SonicWall Email Security
API access: yesFortiMail
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonicWall Email Security
SSO: yesFortiMail
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonicWall Email Security
RBAC: yesFortiMail
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonicWall Email Security
Multi-tenant: yesFortiMail
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonicWall Email Security
Mobile app: noFortiMail
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
SonicWall Email Security
FortiMail
Compliance
SonicWall Email Security
FortiMail
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonicWall Email Security
FortiMail
Industries
SonicWall Email Security
FortiMail
Regions
SonicWall Email Security
FortiMail
Vendor
Company
SonicWall Email Security
SonicWallFortiMail
FortinetHeadquarters
SonicWall Email Security
Milpitas, California, USAFortiMail
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
SonicWall Email Security
1,000+FortiMail
10,000+Founded
SonicWall Email Security
1991FortiMail
2000