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Best GFI MailEssentials Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from email security gateways ranked against GFI MailEssentials on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    GFI MailEssentials vs VM Backup
  2. 2
    Mailprotector Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    GFI MailEssentials vs Mailprotector
  3. 3
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo5.5
    GFI MailEssentials vs Proxmox Backup Server
  4. 4
    Abnormal Email Security apiWeb 5.4
    GFI MailEssentials vs Abnormal Email Security
  5. 5
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    GFI MailEssentials vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  6. 6
    Mimecast Data Leak Prevention Web 5.4
    GFI MailEssentials vs Mimecast Data Leak Prevention
  7. 7
    Symantec IT Management Suite LinuxMacWin 5.4
    GFI MailEssentials vs Symantec IT Management Suite
  8. 8
    Xeams Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $25/mo5.4
    GFI MailEssentials vs Xeams
  9. 9
    Sophos Secure Message 5.3
    GFI MailEssentials vs Sophos Secure Message
  10. 10
    Sublime Security Web 5.3
    GFI MailEssentials vs Sublime Security
  11. 11
    INKY Email Security Web 5.2
    GFI MailEssentials vs INKY Email Security
  12. 12
    Perception Point Advanced Email Security Web 5.2
    GFI MailEssentials vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security
  13. 13
    Rspamd LinuxMac 5.2
    GFI MailEssentials vs Rspamd
  14. 14
    Scrollout F1 LinuxWin 5.2
    GFI MailEssentials vs Scrollout F1
  15. 15
    FortiMail Email Security 5.1
    GFI MailEssentials vs FortiMail Email Security
  16. 16
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway 5.1
    GFI MailEssentials vs Hermes Secure Email Gateway
  17. 17
    IRONSCALES Email Protect Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb 5.1
    GFI MailEssentials vs IRONSCALES Email Protect
  18. 18
    MailScanner Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.1
    GFI MailEssentials vs MailScanner
  19. 19
    Spamihilator Win 5.1
    GFI MailEssentials vs Spamihilator
  20. 20
    Darktrace / EMAIL apiWeb 5.0
    GFI MailEssentials vs Darktrace / EMAIL

GFI MailEssentials alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1VM Backup6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
2Mailprotector6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
3Proxmox Backup Server5.5No€46.67/moLinux, Web
4Abnormal Email Security5.4No—API, Web
5Check Point Harmony SASE5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Mimecast Data Leak Prevention5.4No—Web
7Symantec IT Management Suite5.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
8Xeams5.4Free plan$25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Sophos Secure Message5.3No——
10Sublime Security5.3No—Web
11INKY Email Security5.2No—Web
12Perception Point Advanced Email Security5.2No—Web
13Rspamd5.2No—Linux, Mac
14Scrollout F15.2No—Linux, Windows
15FortiMail Email Security5.1No——
16Hermes Secure Email Gateway5.1No——
17IRONSCALES Email Protect5.1No—Android, API, iOS, Web
18MailScanner5.1Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
19Spamihilator5.1No—Windows
20Darktrace / EMAIL5.0No—API, Web
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Questions about GFI MailEssentials alternatives

What is the best alternative to GFI MailEssentials?

VM Backup, number 1 in email security gateways with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Mailprotector, Proxmox Backup Server, Abnormal Email Security and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to GFI MailEssentials?

VM Backup is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.