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Head-to-head · Email Security Gateways

Darktrace / EMAIL vs Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection

  • 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
Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection #10 in Email Security Gateways 8.3/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Hornetsecurity

Darktrace / EMAIL leads on 1 check, Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection on 0, and 5 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 trialboth
  • Most featuresDarktrace / EMAIL · 5 of 5

Darktrace / EMAIL scores higher on our rubric for email security gateways: 8.9 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #10.

On deployment model, Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection gives you Hybrid where Darktrace / EMAIL offers Cloud. Darktrace / EMAIL offers google workspace support; Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection doesn't.

Darktrace / EMAIL is the better fit for behavioral AI threat detection. Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection is the better fit for microsoft 365 protection suites.

  • Darktrace / EMAIL fits best

    Behavioral AI threat detection

  • Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection fits best

    Microsoft 365 protection suites

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Side by side

Feature Darktrace / EMAIL 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.3
Ranking #4 in Email Security Gateways #10 in Email Security Gateways
Best for Behavioral AI threat detection Microsoft 365 protection suites
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request · 30-day trial —
Free plan — —
Free trial 30 days 14 days
Free trial length 30 days 14 days
Integrations 10 integrations 7 integrations
Features Darktrace / EMAIL 5/5 · Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection 4/5
Outbound filtering ✓ ✓
Impersonation protection ✓ ✓
Malware sandboxing ✓ ✓
Microsoft 365 support ✓ ✓
Google Workspace support ✓ (best) —
Specs
Deployment model Cloud Hybrid
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
  • Combines filtering, sandboxing, URL analysis and BEC detection
  • Adds archiving, continuity, backup and recovery across higher plans
  • Integrates with Microsoft 365, Teams, OneDrive and Entra ID
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 contacting sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its ecosystem focus is Microsoft 365 rather than Google Workspace
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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Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection is a cloud-based security suite for organizations using Microsoft 365. It brings together spam, malware and phishing filtering with advanced threat protection, malware sandboxing, URL rewriting, quishing…

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  1. Darktrace / EMAILEmail Security Gateways 8.9Pricing on request · 30-day trial
  2. Hornetsecurity 365 Total ProtectionEmail Security Gateways 8.3Pricing on request · 14-day trial

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

  • Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection — where it wins

    • Combines filtering, sandboxing, URL analysis and BEC detection
    • Adds archiving, continuity, backup and recovery across higher plans
    • Integrates with Microsoft 365, Teams, OneDrive and Entra ID

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • No free plan is offered
    • Its ecosystem focus is Microsoft 365 rather than Google Workspace
  • Darktrace / EMAIL8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

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

    Visit DarktraceFull verdict →
  • Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection8.3/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

    A broad Microsoft 365 protection suite with layered email security and data recovery.

    Visit HornetsecurityFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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