Cisco Secure Email Defense vs Fortinet Comparison (2025)

What are the differences between Cisco Secure Email Defense and Fortinet?

Written by

Forward Email Team

Published

7/1/25

Time to read

Less than 5 minutes

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Email Service Comparison

20 facts in comparison

Cisco Secure Email Defense	vs.	Fortinet
Cisco Secure Email Defense "Advanced protection to safeguard your inboxes" Website	vs.	Fortinet "Global Leader of Cybersecurity Solutions and Services" Website
Requires you to talk to a sales team	Pricing	Requires you to talk to a sales team
Unknown	Storage	Unknown
100 MB	Attachments	Unknown
No	Open-Source	No
No	Sandboxed Encryption	No
No	Unlimited Domains	No
No	Unlimited Aliases	No
No	TTI	No
❌ Requires 3rd party	SMTP	❌ Requires 3rd party
❌ Requires 3rd party	IMAP	❌ Requires 3rd party
❌ Requires 3rd party	POP3	❌ Requires 3rd party
Yes	API	Yes
No	E2EE	No
No	OpenPGP	No
No	WKD	No