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Head-to-head · Email Security Gateways

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection vs FortiMail Email Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score 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
FortiMail Email Security #11 in Email Security Gateways 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Fortinet

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection leads on 0 checks, FortiMail Email Security on 1, 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 scoreHornetsecurity 365 Total Protection · 8.3/10
  • Free trialonly Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection
  • Most featuresFortiMail Email Security · 5 of 5

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection scores higher on our rubric for email security gateways: 8.3 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #10 and #11.

FortiMail Email Security offers google workspace support; Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection doesn't.

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection is the better fit for microsoft 365 protection suites. FortiMail Email Security is the better fit for fortinet-centered security environments.

  • Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection fits best

    Microsoft 365 protection suites

  • FortiMail Email Security fits best

    Fortinet-centered security environments

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Side by side

Feature Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection 8.3/10 Visit ↗ FortiMail Email Security 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.3 8.2
Ranking #10 in Email Security Gateways #11 in Email Security Gateways
Best for Microsoft 365 protection suites Fortinet-centered security environments
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted
Integrations 7 integrations 6 integrations
Features Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection 4/5 · FortiMail Email Security 5/5
Outbound filtering ✓ ✓
Impersonation protection ✓ ✓
Malware sandboxing ✓ ✓
Microsoft 365 support ✓ ✓
Google Workspace support — ✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model Hybrid Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Protects inbound and outbound email against malware, spam, and impersonation
  • Combines DLP, encryption, sandboxing, clawback, quarantine, and reporting
  • Integrates with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Fortinet Security Fabric
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its ecosystem focus is Microsoft 365 rather than Google Workspace
  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrower email security needs
  • Some deployment options require alignment with Fortinet infrastructure
Our verdict

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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FortiMail Email Security is Fortinet’s email protection platform for organizations managing inbound and outbound email threats across on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. It combines malware and spam protection with impersonation…

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  1. Hornetsecurity 365 Total ProtectionEmail Security Gateways 8.3Pricing on request · 14-day trial
  2. FortiMail Email SecurityEmail Security Gateways 8.2Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • FortiMail Email Security — where it wins

    • Protects inbound and outbound email against malware, spam, and impersonation
    • Combines DLP, encryption, sandboxing, clawback, quarantine, and reporting
    • Integrates with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Fortinet Security Fabric

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contact with sales
    • The broad feature set may exceed narrower email security needs
    • Some deployment options require alignment with Fortinet infrastructure
  • 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 →
  • FortiMail Email Security8.2/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad email security platform suited to Fortinet-centered hybrid environments.

    Visit FortinetFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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