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Head-to-head · Email Security Gateways

Check Point Email Security vs Abnormal Email Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Check Point Email Security #5 in Email Security Gateways 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Check Point
Abnormal Email Security #8 in Email Security Gateways 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Abnormal AI

Check Point Email Security leads on 0 checks, Abnormal Email Security on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCheck Point Email Security · 8.8/10
  • Free trialonly Check Point Email Security
  • Most featuresCheck Point Email Security · 5 of 5

Check Point Email Security scores higher on our rubric for email security gateways: 8.8 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

On deployment model, Check Point Email Security gives you Hybrid where Abnormal Email Security offers Cloud.

Check Point Email Security is the better fit for organizations needing layered email defenses. Abnormal Email Security is the better fit for behavioral BEC and vendor-fraud defense.

  • Check Point Email Security fits best

    Organizations needing layered email defenses

  • Abnormal Email Security fits best

    Behavioral BEC and vendor-fraud defense

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Side by side

Feature Check Point Email Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Abnormal Email Security 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.5
Ranking #5 in Email Security Gateways #8 in Email Security Gateways
Best for Organizations needing layered email defenses Behavioral BEC and vendor-fraud defense
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 10 integrations 2 integrations
Features Check Point Email Security 5/5 · Abnormal Email Security 4/5
Outbound filtering ✓ ✓
Impersonation protection ✓ ✓
Malware sandboxing ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Microsoft 365 support ✓ ✓
Google Workspace support ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Hybrid Cloud
Our review
Pros
  • Protects incoming, internal, and outgoing email
  • Combines URL protection, sandboxing, and attachment sanitization
  • Supports Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and collaboration apps
  • Behavioral AI analyzes identity, relationships, and communication patterns.
  • Automates email triage, investigation workflows, and remediation.
  • Protects Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace through API integrations.
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is available
  • Data Loss Prevention is limited to Complete Protect
  • Pricing requires a demo or custom quote.
  • Cloud deployment is centered on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
  • The strongest focus is socially engineered email threats.
Our verdict

Check Point Email Security is an API-based inline protection service for SaaS email and collaboration applications. It is designed for organizations that need layered defenses across incoming, internal, and outgoing email, including…

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Abnormal Email Security is a cloud-native email security platform for organizations using Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. It connects through APIs and focuses on socially engineered threats that can bypass conventional filtering,…

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  1. Check Point Email SecurityEmail Security Gateways 8.8Pricing on request · 14-day trial
  2. Abnormal Email SecurityEmail Security Gateways 8.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Check Point Email Security — where it wins

    • Protects incoming, internal, and outgoing email
    • Combines URL protection, sandboxing, and attachment sanitization
    • Supports Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and collaboration apps

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • No free plan is available
    • Data Loss Prevention is limited to Complete Protect

  • Abnormal Email Security — where it wins

    • Behavioral AI analyzes identity, relationships, and communication patterns.
    • Automates email triage, investigation workflows, and remediation.
    • Protects Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace through API integrations.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a demo or custom quote.
    • Cloud deployment is centered on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
    • The strongest focus is socially engineered email threats.
  • Check Point Email Security8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

    Layered protection for email, collaboration apps, account takeover, and data loss.

    Visit Check PointFull verdict →
  • Abnormal Email Security8.5/10 · Pricing on request

    A focused cloud gateway for BEC, phishing, vendor fraud, and outbound DLP.

    Visit Abnormal AIFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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