Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) vs. MX Layer

Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)

MX Layer

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)	Score7.1 out of 10	N/A	UK headquartered multi-national company Clearswift is the developer of the SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) as a messaging security platform. Clearswift was acquired by HelpSystems in late 2019, and is now a HelpSystems brand.	N/A
MX Layer	Score9 out of 10	N/A	MX Layer is an enterprise security company based in the United States, focusing on providing cloud-based solutions for email security, business continuity, data loss prevention and email archiving services. MX Layer aims to ensure that their comprehensive email security platform protects company's critical communications at all times. Its web-based interface is used to control inbound and outbound email traffic, protecting employees and customers from ever-evolving threats such as spam,…	$0.10 per month per user

Pricing

Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)

MX Layer

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Pricing Offerings
Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)	MX Layer
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

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- Essentials (free): For professionals or companies looking for a convenient and easy to use security solution. - Pro (30 days free trial): For small and medium size businesses with less than 100 employees with outbound features. - Business (30 days free trial): For organizations need advanced security and management features with outbound.

Features

Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)

MX Layer

Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) and MX Layer
Feature	Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) 8.2 1 Ratings 3% below category average	MX Layer 9.4 1 Ratings 11% above category average
Anti-malware	9.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Customizability	9.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Data Loss Protection	9.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Threat Detection	7.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Management Tools	7.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Sandboxing	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)	MX Layer
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Medium-sized Companies	Barracuda ESG (discontinued) Score6.2 out of 10	Barracuda ESG (discontinued) Score6.2 out of 10
Enterprises	Microsoft Exchange Score8.6 out of 10	Microsoft Exchange Score8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)	MX Layer
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)	MX Layer
Likelihood to Recommend	Fortra The CS SEG appliances are running as virtual appliances by now. They do need not much power in the ESX environment. I recommend to use at least two peers running in a cluster. The cluster feature is working very well. The CS SEG can process a huge number of emails in a very short time frame. Incentivized Frank Haarmann Senior Consultant Read full review	MX Layer Its modules predominantly function via the cloud, rendering it exceptionally convenient for users. Its design based on the cloud liberates us from the burden of upkeeping the infrastructure. Burkay Yapagcioglu Consultant Read full review
Pros	Fortra CS SEG is fast in email processing Managing the quarantine is easy Display of the reasons why an email has been processed this is very detailed Incentivized Frank Haarmann Senior Consultant Read full review	MX Layer No answers on this topic
Cons	Fortra Improvement is needed in the area of AV/Antispam update processing (internally) Improvement is needed in the log file processing. Many log file entries are not understandable for an operator or administrator without special insider knowledge Clearswift has recently changed the support provider. Now there are no german supporters anymore. Incentivized Frank Haarmann Senior Consultant Read full review	MX Layer No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Fortra The Clearswift Secure Email Gateway (CS SEG) has very low license costs. A two peer cluster is enough to run a complete emailing gateway environment. Compared to the Proofpoint PPS the CS SEG does not need a management appliance. The CS SEG peers can manage the quarantine by themselves. This is easy to use and quite fast. Incentivized Frank Haarmann Senior Consultant Read full review	MX Layer No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Fortra Since this CS SEG environment is operated for a customer, I cannot answer this question Incentivized Frank Haarmann Senior Consultant Read full review	MX Layer No answers on this topic
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