Mailprotector vs MX Guarddog

Mailprotector8.2Visit MX Guarddog7.8Visit

Higher score Mailprotector #6 in Anti-spam Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Mailprotector

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MX Guarddog #8 in Anti-spam Software 7.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 5 features Visit MX Guarddog

• Mailprotector fits best

  Microsoft or Google users needing impersonation controls

• MX Guarddog fits best

  Small teams with their own email servers

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Side by side

Feature	Mailprotector 8.2/10 Visit ↗	MX Guarddog 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.8
Ranking	#6 in Anti-spam Software	#8 in Anti-spam Software
Best for	Microsoft or Google users needing impersonation controls	Small teams with their own email servers
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$0.25/unit/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	3 integrations
Features Mailprotector 0/5 · MX Guarddog 1/5
Phishing protection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Malware scanning	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Quarantine controls	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email continuity	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Users included	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Filters inbound spam, phishing, and malware, plus outbound messages Detects impersonation and enforces DMARC across supported email environments Quarantine tools include safe previews and one-click release or blocking	Filters spam, phishing, malware and viruses before forwarding clean mail Includes quarantine review and message release for users and administrators Synchronizes accounts with Windows AD, LDAP and cPanel
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales rather than choosing a published plan Gateway deployment may be more than teams seeking basic spam filtering need Malware sandboxing is not established in the product description	Does not support consumer Gmail or Hotmail accounts Requires DNS mail routing through its cloud gateway Free access requires visible website text links to earn tokens
Our verdict	Mailprotector’s CloudFilter is a secure email gateway for managed service providers and the organizations they support. It filters inbound messages for spam, phishing, and malware, and also applies outbound filtering. Microsoft 365 and… Read the review →	MX Guarddog is a hosted email security service for organizations, individuals and domain owners using their own email servers. Incoming mail is routed through its data centers for spam, phishing, malware and virus scanning; clean messages… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Mailprotector — where it wins

  • Filters inbound spam, phishing, and malware, plus outbound messages
  • Detects impersonation and enforces DMARC across supported email environments
  • Quarantine tools include safe previews and one-click release or blocking

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than choosing a published plan
  • Gateway deployment may be more than teams seeking basic spam filtering need
  • Malware sandboxing is not established in the product description

• MX Guarddog — where it wins

  • Filters spam, phishing, malware and viruses before forwarding clean mail
  • Includes quarantine review and message release for users and administrators
  • Synchronizes accounts with Windows AD, LDAP and cPanel

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not support consumer Gmail or Hotmail accounts
  • Requires DNS mail routing through its cloud gateway
  • Free access requires visible website text links to earn tokens

• Mailprotector8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad inbound and outbound controls for mixed email environments, with sales-led pricing.

  Visit MailprotectorFull verdict →
• MX Guarddog7.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  An affordable cloud gateway for filtering mail on your own domain and server.

  Visit MX GuarddogFull verdict →