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