Fortinet

FortiMail

8.0 /10

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What is FortiMail?

FortiMail delivers advanced multi-layered protection against the full spectrum of email-borne threats. Powered by FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence and integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric, FortiMail helps your organization prevent, detect, and respond to email-based threats including spam, phishing, malware, zero-day threats, impersonation, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks.

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Awards & Recognition

FortiMail won the following awards in the Secure Email Gateway - Enterprise category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2023

10 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021

FortiMail Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

91 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love FortiMail?

2% Negative

7% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Effective Service
Client Friendly Policies
Fair
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 89

Data Loss Prevention

Email Retention and Archiving

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Reporting Components

URL and Malware Detection

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Hosted Email Support

Encryption and Decryption

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 87

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

FortiMail Reviews

Alon S.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2022

Decent Email Security with tons of features

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates FortiMail from other similar products?

Powerful antispam, antivirus and antimalware is a key part of Fortinet innovative advanced threat protection solution. Excellent real time dashboards, reporting, central quarantines and end user controls.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It helps filter out spam effectively, in addition to quarantining potential spam for later review.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Reports can be extensive when you'd like to filter out one specific type of misuse to flag

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

FortiMail is an awesome spam filter that prevents our company from receiving massive amounts of unwanted emails

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Banking
Involvement: End User of Application

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

A Brilliant Email Security Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Jorge L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Best Secure Email Gateway, Good Bye Spam

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates FortiMail from other similar products?

Its the best secure email gateway, it definitely blocks 99% of the spam you are receiving and protects your organization against malware effectively.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of customization and actions against spam

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some smaller models are not fit for company use

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider using VMs or Cloud Gateway better than on-premise solutions.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

FortiMail Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

91 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love FortiMail?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Email Retention and Archiving Inbound and outbound logging capabilities.

Anti Malware Signature Detection Comprehensive signature malware detection capabilities through threat intelligence sourcing.

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing Heuristic detection techniques that recognize common characteristics of phishing attacks.

Reporting Components Lightweight controls and components that are easily embeddable and reusable. Integration with common apps such as Word, Excel, etc.

URL and Malware Detection Live detection and following of URL embedded links and execution of active content.

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection Basic inbound blocking using multitude of triggers: IP address, content, header, and other reputation-based identifiers.

End User Spam Visibility and Controls End-user email digest release capability and client integration for fine tuning.

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection Active code detection and execution.

Hosted Email Support Integration and support capabilities with third-party hosted email providers.

Encryption and Decryption Advanced capabilities to encode data and information with visibility and controls.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

FortiMail Reviews

Alon S.

Decent Email Security with tons of features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

A Brilliant Email Security Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jorge L.

Best Secure Email Gateway, Good Bye Spam

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Loss Prevention

Email Retention and Archiving

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

Reporting Components

URL and Malware Detection

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Hosted Email Support

Encryption and Decryption

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support