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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FortiMail

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFortiMail is an email messaging security platform, from Fortinet headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.N/A

    Smarsh

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AThe Smarsh Enterprise Platform is a unified, cloud-native solution designed to future-proof enterprise communications data strategies. Its technologies include elastic compute, natural language processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence.N/A
    Pricing
    FortiMailSmarsh
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FortiMailSmarsh
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    FortiMailSmarsh
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of FortiMail and Smarsh
    Feature
    FortiMail
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Smarsh
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-malware10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sandboxing10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Google Vault
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FortiMailSmarsh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FortiMailSmarsh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
    FortiMail is useful for small businesses and large companies. If you are looking to filter inbound and outbound email, then it will do an effective job of keeping your network safe. The virus, malware, spam definitions are updated on a daily basis and will help any company that is looking to eliminate spam and malware.
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    Smarsh
    This appliance is well suited for organizations that have a need to monitor, moderate, or log social networking site use or the use of any website. It is a very solid tool for any information security department to have at their disposal.
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    Pros
    Fortinet
    • FortiMail earned a AAA rating from SE Labs and a 99.78%.
    • Spam Capture Rate from Virus Bulletin.
    • The solution has an effective Antivirus module that protects from malicious URLs and attachments.
    • It also has an integrated cloud sandbox or can be integrated with a physical or virtual appliance (with an additional license).
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    Smarsh
    • Discovery: It allows for easy discoveries by the compliance and cyber security departments.
    • Ethical walls: This keeps certain departments from talking to each other.
    • Very granular control. This is a big product meaning you can get very detailed with it.
    • Once it's configured and running, we hardly ever have any issues.
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    Cons
    Fortinet
    • I would like to see a recommended config come base on the box.
    • I would like to see a secure score type area.
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    Smarsh
    • Its configuration options were very large and required a good deal of time to learn all of the various settings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Smarsh
    It's the only product at this time that meets all of our requirements.
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    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    Any time I've had to use the support, it has been great! They always will recommend certain options, as well as explain what they do and why they are there. The support always gets back to me the same day, and are always pleasant to deal with. I never hesitate to call.
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    Smarsh
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    I have used Barracuda Email Security in the past and FortiMail is just as effective. The interface is easy to use, and the configuration is straightforward in setting it up to work with Microsoft Exchange. Spam detection is effective, as well as malware/viruses and phishing attempts. Overall it is a great service.
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    Smarsh
    This was the only appliance of its kind that I have used. Other devices have different capabilities for web filtering such as the checkpoint firewalls, but none of them offered the overall solution that was deployed with this product at that time.
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    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • It has been positive since we do not have mail crashes and we protect the information that is transmitted by these means.
    • The costs are very accessible.
    • Easy deployment and implementation.
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    Smarsh
    • Faster investigative work has led to increased employee efficiency when working on security investigations.
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