Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) comparisons
Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) is compared head-to-head with Mimecast Email Security, Sophos Email and Darktrace / EMAIL and more: 7 head-to-heads in Cloud Email Security, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) head-to-head
- Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs Mimecast Email Security
- Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs Sophos Email
- Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs Darktrace / EMAIL
- Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs Check Point Email Security
- Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs Perception Point Advanced Email Security
- Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs Symantec Email Security.cloud
- Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs OpenText Core Email Threat Protection
Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cloudflare Email Security (formerly Area 1) | No | 8.9 | |
| 1 | Mimecast Email Security | No | 9.3 | |
| 2 | Sophos Email | No | 9.2 | |
| 3 | Darktrace / EMAIL | No | 9.1 | |
| 4 | Check Point Email Security | No | 9.0 | |
| 6 | Perception Point Advanced Email Security | 8.8 | ||
| 7 | Symantec Email Security.cloud | 8.7 | ||
| 8 | OpenText Core Email Threat Protection | 8.6 |
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