MX Guarddog vs Mailprotector

MX Guarddog7.0Visit Mailprotector6.9Visit

Higher score MX Guarddog #6 in Anti-spam Software 7.0/10 Free plan · paid from $0.25/mo · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit MX Guarddog

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Mailprotector #7 in Anti-spam Software 6.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Mailprotector

• MX Guarddog fits best

  Small teams with their own email servers

• Mailprotector fits best

  Microsoft or Google users needing impersonation controls

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Side by side

Feature	MX Guarddog 7.0/10 Visit ↗	Mailprotector 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.0	6.9
Ranking	#6 in Anti-spam Software	#7 in Anti-spam Software
Best for	Small teams with their own email servers	Microsoft or Google users needing impersonation controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.25/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	3 integrations	6 integrations
Features MX Guarddog 1/5 · Mailprotector 0/5
Phishing protection	Not published	Not published
Malware scanning	✓ (best)	Not published
Quarantine controls	Not published	Not published
API access	Not published	Not published
Email continuity	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Not published	Not published
Users included	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	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	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
Cons	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	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
Our verdict	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 →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• 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 Guarddog7.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $0.25/mo · 30-day trial

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

  Visit MX GuarddogFull verdict →
• Mailprotector6.9/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit MailprotectorFull verdict →