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Fortinet FortiMail vs Trellix Collaboration Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiMail
Ranking in Email Security
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trellix Collaboration Security
Ranking in Email Security
18th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Instant Communications Security and Compliance (7th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiMail is 4.6%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Collaboration Security is 2.0%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MOHAN SUKUMAR - PeerSpot reviewer
Secure email management improves through advanced filtering and dynamic virus scanning
Fortinet FortiMail offers capabilities like settings for mail delivery, mail filtering, spam controls, and email bursting prevention. It also allows for email forwarding, dynamic filtering, and scanning based on virus signatures. I can set varying levels of security. The tool is flexible and provides essential features for mail security and management.
BernardLugalia - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides strong data protection with virtual patching and vulnerability assessments
I primarily use it to monitor database access, particularly in banking and similar environments. It ensures that IT personnel and others do not create unauthorized accounts or users. Collaboration security assists in tracking database access and alerts in case of suspicious activity One of the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It actually filters the compromised emails when on a network layer itself."
"The product's initial setup phase was very easy."
"The important feature is the application control, which makes administration much easier. It also has an intrusion prevention feature. There's also the wireless functionality, which works well with Huawei devices."
"A full-featured email gateway solution that contains security threats reliably."
"Fortinet FortiMail's most valuable features are antispam, antivirus, database, and data loss prevention (DLP)."
"The GUI isn't hard to use. When we do a demo and explain the features of Fortinet products to our customers, they understand very quickly. They can easily manage their systems without us."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiMail are its virus outbreak prevention and FortiSandbox integration."
"The solution is very reliable and very stable."
"One of the most valuable features is the protection against vulnerabilities, particularly through virtual patching."
"We have had very good results from the use of FireEye Email Security. We are very comfortable with this technology, but I don't know if it's necessary to move into the cloud, we will check other technologies and study them. Additionally, the solution has good integration."
"The auto-remediation feature is valuable."
"The product protects my email."
"Trellix Collaboration Security is valued for being a stable and comprehensive solution that fulfills customer needs."
"FireEye Email Security helps us prevent spam and phishing emails and all other business-compromised email attacks."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its simplicity. It's very user-friendly."
"The product helps reduce the number of malicious emails reaching the user's inbox."
 

Cons

"Fortinet FortiMail's pricing could be improved."
"The logging information is sometimes not clear or easy to understand."
"FortiMail's dashboard is somewhat complex and could be made simpler."
"Fortinet FortiMail should allow more flexibility with the content rules."
"The infrastructure could be improved."
"The tool needs to improve its pricing policy. Also, it needs to be more user-friendly. I would want it to improve email security as well."
"It can be easier to configure or connect to the cloud to report on the attachments."
"My customers frequently ask to have detailed documentation for FortiMail and FortiWeb as they have in FortiGate. What they currently have is not enough."
"The reporting aspect of the solution needs improvement."
"There is a need for improved integration with totally different products, such as a rapid server."
"Sometimes especially zero-day spam emails can be passed to the user's inbox."
"The custom tailoring is limited."
"If they want to be the primary or best solution, they need to have better email management features."
"I would like the solution to be able to automatically quarantine the malicious emails before getting to the user's mailbox and continue with regular email operations. This could result in the user clicking the email before the purge operation is completed."
"In general, our company should make the tool more robust to protect our systems."
"The solution must provide features to scan QR codes for threats."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's not as that expensive with the competitive different brands. The products sell a lot."
"I find Fortinet FortiMail pricing reasonable. There's no additional cost apart from its standard licensing fees."
"Pricing is based on initial license purchase and use volume."
"Price-wise, the solution is not far from Microsoft ATP. So, it is affordable."
"It is an expensive product."
"The pricing is good."
"Fortinet FortiMail has an annual license agreement."
"You need to pay additional fees for premium support."
"I rate the product price as nine out of ten, where ten is the most expensive, and one is the cheapest. There is no need to pay any extra charges apart from the licensing costs."
"The solution requires a license to be purchased for every user."
"The licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The cost is very high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiMail?
Fortinet FortiMail is considered overpriced by Indian rupee standards. My organization is not profit-making, and academic pricing is required, but it may not be available for security products like...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiMail?
Fortinet FortiMail should keep pace with features offered by cloud-based services like Google and Microsoft Outlook. Additionally, the transition from on-premises devices to virtual appliances may ...
What do you like most about FireEye Email Security?
One of the valuable features of the product stems from the fact that it is easy to implement the tool in our environment.
What needs improvement with FireEye Email Security?
I would like to see the addition of email digital protection features, such as anti-spam and antivirus, not just sandboxing, in the on-premises solution.
What is your primary use case for FireEye Email Security?
I have worked on Email Security ( /categories/email-security ) both on-premises and in the cloud, Web Security, and also on MDR, which is called HX endpoint security for Trellix Collaboration Secur...
 

Also Known As

FortiMail
FireEye Email Security
 

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Sample Customers

Magromer Cueros y Pieles S.A.
Northshore Utility District, Luz Technologies, Air Academy Federal Credit Union, Bank Gutmann, Bank of Thailand, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, State of Missouri, City and County of San Francisco, Denver Public Schools, Vodafone, Go Auto, Stater Bros. Market
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