IRONSCALES vs Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector comparison

IRONSCALES and TrendAI are both solutions in the Email Security category. IRONSCALES is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0, while TrendAI is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.7. IRONSCALES holds a 2.0% mindshare in Email Security, compared to TrendAI’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IRONSCALES users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of TrendAI users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector and IRONSCALES compete in the email security category. IRONSCALES appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced threat detection features and automation capabilities.

Features: Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector integrates advanced analytics, custom sandboxing capabilities, and robust threat detection for sophisticated cyber threats. Its solution provides visibility into the network and fast sandboxing for alerts. IRONSCALES offers AI-driven phishing protection, comprehensive threat intelligence, and exceptional automated detection and response capabilities, significantly reducing manual email event review time.

Room for Improvement: Trend Micro could improve its automation and cloud-integration capabilities to match industry standards. Enhancing the speed of sandboxing and response time would benefit users. IRONSCALES might consider improving user interface intuitiveness and expanding integration options with other security platforms, while refining AI to further reduce false positives.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Trend Micro provides a straightforward deployment with extensive customer support and documentation. IRONSCALES, with its cloud-based deployment model, simplifies integration across environments and offers proactive customer support, enhancing service with more integrated support solutions.

Pricing and ROI: Trend Micro offers competitive pricing, providing a solid return on investment over time through cost-effective mechanisms. IRONSCALES requires a higher initial investment but is favored for its rapid ROI facilitated by automated processes reducing manual interventions, justifying the cost in efficiencies gained.

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Categories and Ranking

IRONSCALES

Ranking in Email Security

14th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (16th), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (6th)

Trend Micro Deep Discovery ...

Ranking in Email Security

25th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Email Security category, the mindshare of IRONSCALES is 2.0%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Email Security Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IRONSCALES	2.0%
Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector	0.5%
Other	97.5%

Email Security

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reviewer2770017

Email Security Analyst at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Has improved threat analysis by providing clear email correspondence history and reporting tools

The best features IRONSCALES offers are the investigation tabs, headers, and correspondence history, which stand out the most for me. The investigation tabs are valuable for my work because reporting goes a long way in terms of playbooks and having a full investigation. The investigation tab knows exactly how to put the information in a way that makes it very easy for reports to get done fast. Security awareness training is a big part of IRONSCALES. The platform offers a broad spectrum in terms of what campaigns can be run for security awareness for users as well as reporting back on how users interact with their mails and understanding where the vulnerabilities lie. IRONSCALES has positively impacted my organization by making email security simple in terms of controlling mails, understanding where the threats are, and protecting the organization itself.

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Bilal Saleem

Manager Pre Sales NI at Nera Philippines Inc.

Reliability and threat intelligence make this solution competitive, but AI improvements can further enhance its effectiveness

The best features of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector include its reliability. The second valuable feature is its built-in sandbox feature, allowing for inspection of incoming emails and attachments. The sandbox is an appliance that opens any attachment in an enclosed environment to assess its impact and potential for viruses. This protects the network from harmful threats. Trend Micro has a very large R&D team with excellent threat intel, allowing them to provide better solutions than some competitors. They understand emerging threats based on the information from their EDR. The key strengths can be summarized as reliability, a good integrated one-box solution that includes a sandbox, and their R&D capabilities and good ratings, which lead to better threat intelligence. The detailed threat intelligence provided by Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is valuable in understanding the behavior and tactics of potential email threats.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would say the most valuable feature is what they call Themis. It's like a virtual analyst that uses the decisions that system admins make to generate a score for whether an email is legitimate, spam, or phishing. It gets better based on the decisions that we make over time. The automation piece is great as well. The integrated approach of email security combined with employee awareness training is excellent."

"The best features of IRONSCALES are that most alerts are validated through AI, which reduces the fatigue of alerts that need to be worked on by the team handling the alerts investigation part."

"For me, the mobile app is most valuable. All other features are also very useful, but the mobile app makes it really easy for me to manage on the go. I don't have to be at my desk. I could be at the shops, or it could be in the evening when I am out, and I can get a notification on my phone that there is an incident that has been raised. I can sort it out very quickly without having to be at my work PC."

"The biggest benefit is that we get fewer phishing and spam emails, so using IRONSCALES has made our environment much safer."

"There is buzz around phishing awareness training. When I make a campaign, all of a sudden people in our organization are talking, thinking, and wondering about it. Therefore, it keeps people on their toes. That is perfect because it does exactly what we want it to do."

"The fact that it is set-and-forget is valuable. Once you turn it on, you very rarely have to micromanage it, whereas, with a lot of spam filters, you have to go in very often."

"IRONSCALES has positively impacted my organization by making email security simple in terms of controlling mails, understanding where the threats are, and protecting the organization itself."

"The report function through Gmail is probably the most valuable feature. The next most valuable features are simulation and training."

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"The best features of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector include its reliability."

"I find Trend Micro to be a good solution for security purposes."

"Trend Micro is a very good product."

"It can effectively monitor outbound and inbound devices."

"I like that it is very user-friendly and easy to install."

"The solution's most valuable features include visibility into the network and fast sandboxing technology for alerts, though response time can vary."

"I would rate the solution's stability at ten out of ten."

"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is the simple analysis of phishing emails."

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Cons

"There's room for improvement in the campaign management. IRONSCALES has many built-in templates that I use, but you can also build templates from scratch. However, the interface for creating custom templates needs to be updated."

"The integration with Google Suite needs to be better. it's something they can work on."

"I would love to see the indication of compromise and how the solution utilizes open source resources. It would be good to see that included in the paid versions. It would be a small addition but add a lot of value for clients."

"I would like it if IRONSCALES had some sort of reminder mechanism, meaning IRONSCALES knows if a user completed the training or not. As long as it hasn't been completed, it keeps reminding every so often, alerts the manager, etc. Right now, it is all in the hands of the employee, and not all of them continue the process, which is a shame."

"Its UI could be improved. My pet peeve with a lot of these cloud-based systems is that a lot of times, the interface for the management is a little clunky. If you live and breathe IRONSCALES all day long, you'll obviously know where everything is just from muscle memory, but the system is not designed for people to be in it all day long. You're only supposed to occasionally look at it. When things get moved around, it is not necessarily that intuitive. I'm an IT guy, and I can pretty much take the worst UI and figure it out, but the menus and the options in the interface could be a little cleaner graphically. If you have a quick problem that you want to resolve, it takes a little bit of digging in the admin console, whereas it should take a few clicks up front."

"Even though they have been continuously improving it, it is not 100% there. We have had a few incidents where legitimate emails were getting blocked, and we had to manually remove those emails from quarantine. It is 90% effective or accurate because, on rare occasions, some emails from customers were not getting delivered. In one or two instances, their emails got blocked by IRONSCALES, and we had to manually remove the emails from quarantine. I would like them to improve their algorithm to avoid flagging genuine emails as malicious. I would also like to be able to whitelist certain email addresses. I'd love to be able to whitelist a particular customer."

"The user interface could be more attractive to users. The UI is not brightened or appealing."

"The tool supports 15 to 16 languages, but the content it uses in the training in Spanish has certain limitations."

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"It could be more user-friendly, easier to install, and lighter on the network. I would say that for all products because you do not need technical expertise to take care of it. When you have a user-friendly solution, it makes it easier for the vendors or companies like us. We do not have to go to the client's site to attend to issues all the time. Because it is user-friendly, they can take care of it after some training."

"The product's feature for message processing and blocking devices for bulk emails needs improvement."

"Trend Micro's technical support has room for improvement."

"Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector could improve by making it easier to use. Microsoft solutions are easier to use."

"I would like to be able to send emails to a specific sandbox. This is a feature I would like to see added to the next release."

"To improve Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector, it should have updates with better AI and ML-based integration."

"Trend Micro's technical support has room for improvement. More efficient support should be provided, especially for standard support."

"The dashboard could be improved to match the quality of Check Point Harmony's dashboard."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"IRONSCALES is an expensive solution."

"They are pretty much the same as all the other competitors in the market."

"There is an installation cost. Since we have this as a managed service, we pay for licensing and the managed service itself. Other than that, there are no additional costs."

"Considering the value it provides, it is definitely worth the cost. We don't have to do manual analysis and remediation of phishing emails, which saves us a lot of hours. Its licensing is based on the number of users being supported and the number of email addresses being protected. I'm not aware of any additional costs."

"The product is available as a middle-priced tool. I think it is not the cheapest solution."

"As compared to everything else we looked at, it was good. It was the best value for the dollars."

"The tool is not very cheap, but it is affordable."

"I don't know about its pricing because I don't run the budget or pay the bills, but if it was extortionate, we probably would be looking to scrap it, and because we are not, I assume its price is okay."

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"It's an expensive solution, and you may not see a return on investment in a short period of time. However, you will see a return over a long period of time."

"The solution's pricing is high, and I would rate it an eight out of ten."

"The price of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is less expensive than Microsoft solutions."

"We pay for an annual subscription for this email security solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Government

Performing Arts

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	4

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Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IRONSCALES?

The solution captures a bit more of the unknown, quantifies it, and applies intelligence to it to pick out and stop a lot of phishing emails that come through.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IRONSCALES?

While I don't specifically oversee the pricing details, I understand that IRONSCALES is in the range of similar solutions while offering better results.

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What needs improvement with IRONSCALES?

I would really prefer to drill down more on correspondence history. It provides detailed background information to actually understand what's going on. If there were clickable drill downs on specif...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector?

On the pricing side, Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is not the cheapest, but it's not the highest either. Its prices are around 80%, which is lesser than some vendors but higher than most.

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What needs improvement with Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector?

To improve Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector, it should have updates with better AI and ML-based integration. While it has some capabilities in this area, focusing more on this aspect coul...

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What is your primary use case for Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector?

The main use case for using Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector is for the anti-spam solution. Different enterprises get spam emails from multiple sources, so the use case for customers is t...

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Overview

IRONSCALES delivers cutting-edge AI-driven email phishing detection and prevention, seamlessly integrating with Microsoft 365 for enhanced security.

IRONSCALES, with its advanced AI capabilities, focuses on email security by detecting phishing threats, mitigating business email compromises, and preventing impersonation. Its integration with Microsoft 365 strengthens spam filters, automatically responding to suspicious emails. The platform is used globally for threat inspection, quarantine, and end-user incident reporting. Staff training is enhanced through simulated phishing campaigns, offering an extra layer of protection beyond Microsoft's spam filters. Areas for improvement include better Google Suite integration, pricing adjustments, and enhanced reporting features.

What features make IRONSCALES stand out?

AI Phishing Detection: Advanced algorithms for identifying phishing threats.
Microsoft 365 Integration: Seamless enhancement of email security within Microsoft systems.
Mobile App: Manage email threats on the go.
Anti-Phishing Training: Simulated campaigns for staff education.
Multi-Organization Management: Centralized administration for multiple entities.

What benefits and ROI should you consider?

Time-Saving: Automated detection and response to threats improve efficiency.
Comprehensive Security: Offers an additional protection layer beyond standard spam filters.
Ease of Use: Intuitive integration and user-friendly design streamline operations.
Risk Reduction: Minimizes potential email security breaches through proactive threat management.

In finance, IRONSCALES plays an essential role in safeguarding sensitive data from phishing attacks, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Educational institutions use IRONSCALES for training faculty and students on recognizing phishing attempts, thereby enhancing overall cybersecurity awareness. IT sectors leverage its capabilities for managing complex threat landscapes.

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Sample Customers

Allegheny Millwork, Ayrshire College, Nium, Orris, Paramount School District, Pres Les, PRT Staffing, Recovery Unplugged, Telit, WebHelp

Bank Saint Petersburg, CEITEC S.A., Dar Al-Handasah, Mitsubishi Electric Information Systems, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, OKWAVE, Oman Arab Bank, VakifBank

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