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Best Hermes Secure Email Gateway Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from email security gateways ranked against Hermes Secure Email Gateway on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Xeams Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $25/mo6.6
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Xeams
  2. 2
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs VM Backup
  3. 3
    Mailprotector Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Mailprotector
  4. 4
    Rspamd Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted £100/mo6.4
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Rspamd
  5. 6
    MailScanner Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs MailScanner
  6. 7
    Mimecast Data Leak Prevention Web 5.5
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Mimecast Data Leak Prevention
  7. 8
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo5.5
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Proxmox Backup Server
  8. 9
    Abnormal Email Security apiWeb 5.4
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Abnormal Email Security
  9. 10
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  10. 11
    Sophos Secure Message Free trial Web 5.4
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Sophos Secure Message
  11. 12
    Symantec IT Management Suite LinuxMacWin 5.4
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Symantec IT Management Suite
  12. 13
    Sublime Security Web 5.3
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Sublime Security
  13. 14
    INKY Email Security Web 5.2
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs INKY Email Security
  14. 15
    Perception Point Advanced Email Security Web 5.2
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security
  15. 16
    Scrollout F1 Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free5.2
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Scrollout F1
  16. 17
    FortiMail Email Security 5.1
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs FortiMail Email Security
  17. 18
    IRONSCALES Email Protect Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb 5.1
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs IRONSCALES Email Protect
  18. 19
    Spamihilator Win 5.1
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Spamihilator
  19. 20
    Darktrace / EMAIL apiWeb 5.0
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Darktrace / EMAIL
  20. 21
    Fortra Data Security Posture Management apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway vs Fortra Data Security Posture Management

Hermes Secure Email Gateway alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Xeams6.6Free plan$25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2VM Backup6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
3Mailprotector6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
4Rspamd6.4Free plan£100/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted
6MailScanner6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
7Mimecast Data Leak Prevention5.5No—Web
8Proxmox Backup Server5.5No€46.67/moLinux, Web
9Abnormal Email Security5.4No—API, Web
10Check Point Harmony SASE5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Sophos Secure Message5.4No—Web
12Symantec IT Management Suite5.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
13Sublime Security5.3No—Web
14INKY Email Security5.2No—Web
15Perception Point Advanced Email Security5.2No—Web
16Scrollout F15.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
17FortiMail Email Security5.1No——
18IRONSCALES Email Protect5.1No—Android, API, iOS, Web
19Spamihilator5.1No—Windows
20Darktrace / EMAIL5.0No—API, Web
21Fortra Data Security Posture Management5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Hermes Secure Email Gateway alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hermes Secure Email Gateway?

Xeams, number 1 in email security gateways with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: VM Backup, Mailprotector, Rspamd and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Hermes Secure Email Gateway?

Xeams is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.