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Best IRONSCALES Email Protect Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from email security gateways ranked against IRONSCALES Email Protect on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Xeams Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $25/mo6.6
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Xeams
  2. 2
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs VM Backup
  3. 3
    Mailprotector Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Mailprotector
  4. 4
    Rspamd Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted £100/mo6.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Rspamd
  5. 5
    Scrollout F1 Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Scrollout F1
  6. 6
    Hermes Secure Email Gateway Free plan Linuxself-hosted $62.50/mo6.3
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Hermes Secure Email Gateway
  7. 7
    MailScanner Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs MailScanner
  8. 8
    Mimecast Data Leak Prevention Web 5.5
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Mimecast Data Leak Prevention
  9. 9
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo5.5
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Proxmox Backup Server
  10. 10
    Abnormal Email Security apiWeb 5.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Abnormal Email Security
  11. 11
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  12. 12
    INKY Email Security Free trial Web 5.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs INKY Email Security
  13. 13
    Sophos Secure Message Free trial Web 5.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Sophos Secure Message
  14. 14
    Symantec IT Management Suite LinuxMacWin 5.4
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Symantec IT Management Suite
  15. 15
    Sublime Security Web 5.3
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Sublime Security
  16. 16
    Perception Point Advanced Email Security Web 5.2
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security
  17. 17
    FortiMail Email Security 5.1
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs FortiMail Email Security
  18. 19
    Spamihilator Free plan Win Free5.1
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Spamihilator
  19. 20
    Darktrace / EMAIL apiWeb 5.0
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Darktrace / EMAIL
  20. 21
    Fortra Data Security Posture Management apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    IRONSCALES Email Protect vs Fortra Data Security Posture Management

IRONSCALES Email Protect 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
5Scrollout F16.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
6Hermes Secure Email Gateway6.3Free plan$62.50/moLinux, self-hosted
7MailScanner6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
8Mimecast Data Leak Prevention5.5Web
9Proxmox Backup Server5.5€46.67/moLinux, Web
10Abnormal Email Security5.4API, Web
11Check Point Harmony SASE5.4Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12INKY Email Security5.4Web
13Sophos Secure Message5.4Web
14Symantec IT Management Suite5.4Linux, Mac, Windows
15Sublime Security5.3Web
16Perception Point Advanced Email Security5.2Web
17FortiMail Email Security5.1
19Spamihilator5.1Free planFreeWindows
20Darktrace / EMAIL5.0API, Web
21Fortra Data Security Posture Management5.0API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about IRONSCALES Email Protect alternatives

What is the best alternative to IRONSCALES Email Protect?

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 IRONSCALES Email Protect?

Xeams is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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.