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Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway vs Trend Micro Email Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Clearswift Secure ...
Ranking in Email Security
40th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trend Micro Email Security
Ranking in Email Security
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Email Security is 2.5%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Stable, but malware needs improvement and customer support is poor
They need to improve the malware in the product. I am not satisfied with Clearswift because of the lack of customer support. The support is poor, the supplier takes a lot of time and it's expensive. We have some issues here when I contact the supplier, it takes a lot of time for them to get back to us but there's no solution. I am now looking at Symantec as a possible alternative.
Nadeem Syed - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers comprehensive security, easy integration, and good support
It integrated easily. About 99% of the time, we do not face any challenges in integrating any product of Trend Micro with the existing network. It is usually compatible with all kinds of networks. They have recently added AI to all Trend Micro products. It makes life a little bit easier by catching viruses, providing solutions, and helping out whenever you are stuck somewhere. It is one of the very good features they have right now. For example, one of our clients experienced a network attack and became confused about resolving the issues. The AI was helpful by suggesting initial steps to solve the problem.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"A stable solution."
"Ability to create your own content-filtering policies with relative ease."
"Trend Vision One has helped to reduce my time to detect and respond to threats; it was our gateway for almost 12 years."
"I find the anti-phishing and anti-spam features most valuable because they reduce false positives and enhance security."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the antivirus, antispam, and integration with cloud services. This is a multifunctional solution."
"The solution's initial setup process was easy since it was deployed on the cloud."
"Since implementing it, we've seen a significant improvement in security. We no longer receive spam emails, and we're protected from various cyberattacks, including ransomware and social engineering."
"Trend Micro Email Security scans all email attachments because, nowadays, ransomware or malware files are sent through email attachments."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Email Security is the security level it provides. The solution is efficient."
"The best features are that it is very convenient to configure new rules onto it and it gives very good insight on what has entered my system and what the email security solution has taken action upon."
 

Cons

"FTP server and TRUST Manager functionality."
"Malware needs improvement."
"Sometimes malicious email gets past the email gateway."
"There is a limitation when customers are using their email from a third-party solution that isn't from Trend Micro."
"In terms of improvement, reducing false positives would improve the system."
"There is a lot of room for improvement towards the phishing kind of email filtering, with the different hijacking attacks, and with the kind of password attacks which these phisher attackers do."
"Trend Micro Email Security should introduce new features, improvements, and updates which are cost-effective and easy to deploy."
"The company also needs to work on pricing because it is quite costly compared to other products."
"I would like to see more integration of Trend Micro Email Security with different platforms."
"They need to adjust the spam filtering and make it stronger."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Price-wise, it is a cheap solution. I rate the solution's pricing a one on a scale of one to ten, where ten is expensive. Annual payments are made for the licensing."
"The solution is inexpensive so we recommend it to small to mid-sized businesses."
"Trend Micro Email Security's pricing is reasonable."
"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"The price of Trend Micro Email Security is annual. There are no additional fees."
"The solution's pricing is very optimum, given its quality, features, and stability."
"It is expensive. The cost is per box, and it depends on how big your environment is. Prices range from 11 to 12 dollars for licenses and can fluctuate up and down, but for environments with 4,000 to 5,000 users, it can be between 6 to 8 dollars."
"The cost is about $6,000 for 300 users for one year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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What do you like most about Trend Micro Email Security?
The tool provides a strong defense against attacks. It is also easy to use. Trend Micro Email Security's integration capabilities are great.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Email Security?
They need to improve the dashboard in the future to make the product more effective.
What advice do you have for others considering Trend Micro Email Security?
There's not much difference between similar products; almost everything is the same, but the dashboard was a very deciding factor for us. I would definitely recommend this product to others, but it...
 

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Sample Customers

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MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Air21, Azra Solutions, CBOSS, De Montfort University, Depaeuw, DHR Health, Fukui University Hospital
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