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Head-to-head · Email Security Gateways

Darktrace / EMAIL vs Abnormal Email Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Darktrace / EMAIL #4 in Email Security Gateways 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Darktrace
Abnormal Email Security #8 in Email Security Gateways 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Abnormal AI

Darktrace / EMAIL 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 scoreDarktrace / EMAIL · 8.9/10
  • Free trialonly Darktrace / EMAIL
  • Most featuresDarktrace / EMAIL · 5 of 5

Darktrace / EMAIL scores higher on our rubric for email security gateways: 8.9 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Darktrace / EMAIL is the better fit for behavioral AI threat detection. Abnormal Email Security is the better fit for behavioral BEC and vendor-fraud defense.

  • Darktrace / EMAIL fits best

    Behavioral AI threat detection

  • Abnormal Email Security fits best

    Behavioral BEC and vendor-fraud defense

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Side by side

Feature Darktrace / EMAIL 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Abnormal Email Security 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.5
Ranking #4 in Email Security Gateways #8 in Email Security Gateways
Best for Behavioral AI threat detection Behavioral BEC and vendor-fraud defense
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request · 30-day trial Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial 30 days —
Integrations 10 integrations 2 integrations
Features Darktrace / EMAIL 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 Cloud Cloud
Our review
Pros
  • Detects known, novel, impersonation, and business email compromise threats
  • Protects inbound, outbound, and lateral email with automated remediation
  • Connects with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SIEM, and service tools
  • 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 a tailored quote through sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Cloud deployment may not suit organizations seeking on-premises hosting
  • 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

Darktrace / EMAIL is a cloud-hosted email security product for organizations and security teams. Its self-learning behavioral AI analyzes inbound, outbound, and lateral email to identify phishing, impersonation, business email compromise,…

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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. Darktrace / EMAILEmail Security Gateways 8.9Pricing on request · 30-day trial
  2. Abnormal Email SecurityEmail Security Gateways 8.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Darktrace / EMAIL — where it wins

    • Detects known, novel, impersonation, and business email compromise threats
    • Protects inbound, outbound, and lateral email with automated remediation
    • Connects with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SIEM, and service tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a tailored quote through sales
    • No free plan is offered
    • Cloud deployment may not suit organizations seeking on-premises hosting

  • 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.
  • Darktrace / EMAIL8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

    Behavioral AI protection across email, collaboration tools, and connected security systems.

    Visit DarktraceFull 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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