Darktrace / EMAIL vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security

Darktrace / EMAIL9.1Visit Perception Point Advanced Email Security8.8Visit

Higher score Darktrace / EMAIL #3 in Cloud Email Security 9.1/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Darktrace

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Perception Point Advanced Email Security #6 in Cloud Email Security 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Contact Fortinet

• Darktrace / EMAIL fits best

  Teams seeking behavioral AI and cross-domain protection

• Perception Point Advanced Email Security fits best

  Teams seeking managed advanced email threat response

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Side by side

Feature	Darktrace / EMAIL 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Perception Point Advanced Email Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Cloud Email Security	#6 in Cloud Email Security
Best for	Teams seeking behavioral AI and cross-domain protection	Teams seeking managed advanced email threat response
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	4 integrations
Features Darktrace / EMAIL 0/2 · Perception Point Advanced Email Security 0/2
Post-delivery remediation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data loss prevention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Threat detection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers inbound, outbound, and lateral email, including BEC and impersonation Combines outbound DLP with tagging, quarantine, and remediation actions Connects email signals with identity, SaaS, and collaboration tools	Combines static and dynamic analysis with AI anomaly detection. Scans files and URLs for evasion and protects against phishing and BEC. Includes account-takeover protection and managed 24/7 incident response.
Cons	Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed A 30-day trial is available through a demo request Deployment options include API-only or API-plus-journaling, requiring a fit assessment	Pricing requires contacting sales. Cloud deployment is the stated deployment model. Its stated focus is cloud email security rather than broader security needs.
Our verdict	Darktrace / EMAIL is a cloud-hosted email security product for organizations and security teams looking to detect phishing, impersonation, business email compromise, account takeover, and novel threats. Its self-learning behavioral AI… Read the review →	Perception Point Advanced Email Security is a cloud-based email security product for organizations using services such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Fortinet now presents it as FortiMail Workspace Security, with FortiMail Cloud… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Darktrace / EMAIL — where it wins

  • Covers inbound, outbound, and lateral email, including BEC and impersonation
  • Combines outbound DLP with tagging, quarantine, and remediation actions
  • Connects email signals with identity, SaaS, and collaboration tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
  • A 30-day trial is available through a demo request
  • Deployment options include API-only or API-plus-journaling, requiring a fit assessment

• Perception Point Advanced Email Security — where it wins

  • Combines static and dynamic analysis with AI anomaly detection.
  • Scans files and URLs for evasion and protects against phishing and BEC.
  • Includes account-takeover protection and managed 24/7 incident response.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Cloud deployment is the stated deployment model.
  • Its stated focus is cloud email security rather than broader security needs.

• Darktrace / EMAIL9.1/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad email and collaboration protection with behavioral detection and automated response.

  Visit DarktraceFull verdict →
• Perception Point Advanced Email Security8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Layered cloud email defense with managed 24/7 incident response.

  Contact FortinetFull verdict →