MX Guarddog vs N-able Mail Assure

MX Guarddog8.7Visit NAN-able Mail Assure8.6Visit

Higher score MX Guarddog #3 in Email Anti-Spam Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit MX Guarddog

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NA N-able Mail Assure #4 in Email Anti-Spam Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit N-able

• MX Guarddog fits best

  Budget-conscious domain owners

• N-able Mail Assure fits best

  MSPs managing multiple protected mail environments

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Side by side

Feature	MX Guarddog 8.7/10 Visit ↗	NAN-able Mail Assure 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Email Anti-Spam Software	#4 in Email Anti-Spam Software
Best for	Budget-conscious domain owners	MSPs managing multiple protected mail environments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.25/unit/mo	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	3 integrations	2 integrations
Features MX Guarddog 2/3 · N-able Mail Assure 0/3
Phishing detection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Malware scanning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Attachment scanning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Quarantine access	User_and_admin	Not checked yet
Supported mail platforms	Standard SMTP email servers for owned domains; not consumer Gmail or Hotmail accounts	Not checked yet
Quarantine retention	7 days	Not checked yet
Deployment type	Cloud_gateway	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Spam, phishing, malware and virus scanning Quarantine access with message release and reports 168-hour outage spooling with TLS encryption	Filters inbound and outbound email with machine learning and threat intelligence Combines continuity, encrypted archiving, quarantine, and authentication controls Supports multitenant management, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and an API
Cons	Does not support consumer Gmail or Hotmail accounts Designed for owned domains using standard SMTP servers Free access requires visible website text links to earn tokens	Pricing requires contacting sales rather than selecting a published numeric plan The 30-day offer is a trial, not a perpetual free plan Cloud deployment may not suit organizations requiring an on-premises model
Our verdict	MX Guarddog is a hosted email security service for organizations, individuals and domain owners operating their own email servers. It routes incoming mail through MX Guarddog data centers, scans messages for spam, phishing, malware and… Read the review →	N-able Mail Assure is a cloud-based email security service designed primarily for managed service providers and their customers. It filters inbound and outbound email against spam, malware, phishing, ransomware, spoofing, and other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• MX Guarddog — where it wins

  • Spam, phishing, malware and virus scanning
  • Quarantine access with message release and reports
  • 168-hour outage spooling with TLS encryption

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not support consumer Gmail or Hotmail accounts
  • Designed for owned domains using standard SMTP servers
  • Free access requires visible website text links to earn tokens

• N-able Mail Assure — where it wins

  • Filters inbound and outbound email with machine learning and threat intelligence
  • Combines continuity, encrypted archiving, quarantine, and authentication controls
  • Supports multitenant management, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and an API

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than selecting a published numeric plan
  • The 30-day offer is a trial, not a perpetual free plan
  • Cloud deployment may not suit organizations requiring an on-premises model

• MX Guarddog8.7/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A low-cost cloud gateway for domain owners who run their own email servers.

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• NAN-able Mail Assure8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad, MSP-focused email security service with filtering, continuity, archiving, and multitenant control.

  Visit N-ableFull verdict →