Fortra Email Security (formerly Agari + PhishLabs)

Name: Fortra Email Security (formerly Agari + PhishLabs)
Brand: Fortra

Fortra Email Security is a portfolio that combines cloud/API-based advanced threat detection and post-delivery remediation, DMARC-based email authentication and anti-spoofing, reported-email triage workflows, threat intelligence services, and an optional on-prem Secure Email Gateway.

Est 1982|Valuation $1.2B|Raised $76.2M|69 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 12K|Website|FTEs 2,000|HQ Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US

MarketsDLP (Data Loss Prevention)Email Security Secure Email Gateway

01Competitive Landscape

| Aspect | Fortra Email Security | Proofpoint Email Protection | Mimecast Advanced Email Security | |--------|---------------|----------------|----------------| | Starting Price | Quote-based; priced by user/mailbox counts; bundles (Core/Advanced/Elite) | Typically quote-based (enterprise) or packaged options depending on offering | Quote-based; packages and add-ons common | | Recommended for | Organizations seeking a combined offering spanning DMARC, cloud post-delivery protection, optional SEG, and triage services under one vendor | Large organizations emphasizing threat intelligence, broad ecosystem, and mature SOC workflows | Organizations seeking gateway and API deployment options, payload protection, and continuity/archiving adjacencies | | Key Strength | Portfolio breadth (DMARC + cloud protection + SEG + services); stated SIEM/SOAR integration focus | Market presence and ecosystem; mature SOC-oriented features | Multi-layer payload protection and deployment flexibility | | Key Weakness | Less transparent public pricing; limited independent public review corpus for newer Cloud Email Protection offerings; product suite assembled via acquisitions may require integration validation | Can be complex and may have higher cost for smaller teams (commonly cited in community discussions) | Support and deployment experiences vary by environment; tuning may be required for BEC/noise | - Narrative analysis - Fortra vs Proofpoint - Proofpoint emphasizes reduced manual work and BEC/phishing detection in its materials; vendor pages reflect competitor positioning and should be interpreted as perspective rather than independent validation. - Fortra differentiates on the Agari DMARC heritage and a combined approach that can include DMARC, post-delivery remediation, and SEG options. - Fortra vs Mimecast - Mimecast highlights multi-layer protection and deployment options (API, inline, gateway) and continuity/archiving adjacencies. - Fortra describes use of machine learning models and threat intelligence to address messages that bypass traditional SEGs; buyers should validate detection approaches and operational impacts in comparative testing. - Fortra vs API-first specialists (Abnormal, Avanan) - Industry commentary frames modern email security as moving toward API-based behavioral detection for BEC (messages without links/attachments). - Fortra documents API-based connectivity and post-delivery remediation; buyers should compare detection efficacy and administrative workflows head-to-head in a pilot. - Customer testimonials comparing products (community-sourced) - Community discussions frequently recommend running comparative evaluations among Proofpoint, Mimecast, Abnormal, and Avanan. These are practitioner opinions and not controlled tests. - Market share and adoption trends - Strong, independently validated market share metrics were not found in the retrieved sources. - Analyst references appear in vendor-hosted assets; buyers should request original analyst reports for independent verification.

01Competitive Landscape

Aspect	Fortra Email Security	Proofpoint Email Protection	Mimecast Advanced Email Security
Starting Price	Quote-based; priced by user/mailbox counts; bundles (Core/Advanced/Elite)	Typically quote-based (enterprise) or packaged options depending on offering	Quote-based; packages and add-ons common
Recommended for	Organizations seeking a combined offering spanning DMARC, cloud post-delivery protection, optional SEG, and triage services under one vendor	Large organizations emphasizing threat intelligence, broad ecosystem, and mature SOC workflows	Organizations seeking gateway and API deployment options, payload protection, and continuity/archiving adjacencies
Key Strength	Portfolio breadth (DMARC + cloud protection + SEG + services); stated SIEM/SOAR integration focus	Market presence and ecosystem; mature SOC-oriented features	Multi-layer payload protection and deployment flexibility
Key Weakness	Less transparent public pricing; limited independent public review corpus for newer Cloud Email Protection offerings; product suite assembled via acquisitions may require integration validation	Can be complex and may have higher cost for smaller teams (commonly cited in community discussions)	Support and deployment experiences vary by environment; tuning may be required for BEC/noise

Narrative analysis
- Fortra vs Proofpoint
  - Proofpoint emphasizes reduced manual work and BEC/phishing detection in its materials; vendor pages reflect competitor positioning and should be interpreted as perspective rather than independent validation.
  - Fortra differentiates on the Agari DMARC heritage and a combined approach that can include DMARC, post-delivery remediation, and SEG options.
- Fortra vs Mimecast
  - Mimecast highlights multi-layer protection and deployment options (API, inline, gateway) and continuity/archiving adjacencies.
  - Fortra describes use of machine learning models and threat intelligence to address messages that bypass traditional SEGs; buyers should validate detection approaches and operational impacts in comparative testing.
- Fortra vs API-first specialists (Abnormal, Avanan)
  - Industry commentary frames modern email security as moving toward API-based behavioral detection for BEC (messages without links/attachments).
  - Fortra documents API-based connectivity and post-delivery remediation; buyers should compare detection efficacy and administrative workflows head-to-head in a pilot.
Customer testimonials comparing products (community-sourced)
- Community discussions frequently recommend running comparative evaluations among Proofpoint, Mimecast, Abnormal, and Avanan. These are practitioner opinions and not controlled tests.
Market share and adoption trends
- Strong, independently validated market share metrics were not found in the retrieved sources.
- Analyst references appear in vendor-hosted assets; buyers should request original analyst reports for independent verification.

Aspect

Fortra Email Security

Proofpoint Email Protection

Mimecast Advanced Email Security

Starting Price

Quote-based; priced by user/mailbox counts; bundles (Core/Advanced/Elite)

Typically quote-based (enterprise) or packaged options depending on offering

Quote-based; packages and add-ons common

Recommended for

Organizations seeking a combined offering spanning DMARC, cloud post-delivery protection, optional SEG, and triage services under one vendor

Large organizations emphasizing threat intelligence, broad ecosystem, and mature SOC workflows

Organizations seeking gateway and API deployment options, payload protection, and continuity/archiving adjacencies

Key Strength

Portfolio breadth (DMARC + cloud protection + SEG + services); stated SIEM/SOAR integration focus

Market presence and ecosystem; mature SOC-oriented features

Multi-layer payload protection and deployment flexibility

Key Weakness

Less transparent public pricing; limited independent public review corpus for newer Cloud Email Protection offerings; product suite assembled via acquisitions may require integration validation

Can be complex and may have higher cost for smaller teams (commonly cited in community discussions)

Support and deployment experiences vary by environment; tuning may be required for BEC/noise