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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89 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+92 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?
Pros
- Effective Service
- Fair
- Helps Innovate
- Trustworthy
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Feature Ratings
URL and Malware Detection
Data Loss Prevention
Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection
Anti Malware Signature Detection
Reporting Components
Email Retention and Archiving
Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing
End User Spam Visibility and Controls
Anti Malware Behavioral Detection
Encryption and Decryption
Hosted Email Support
Vendor Capability Ratings
Quality of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Implementation
Breadth of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
Business Value Created
Ease of Data Integration
Vendor Support
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
FortiMail Reviews
Celestine M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2021
Control of incoming and outgoing email traffic
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates FortiMail from other similar products?
FortiMail differs from other solutions because it is functional with any existing investment in email infrastructure, be it local like Exchange or hosted in the cloud, like M365 or G-Suite, it has the ability to deal with both inbound and outbound traffic , integrates with FortiGuard Labs giving the advantage of being able to obtain a great visibility of threats in real time, it also guarantees the identification and detection against spam and phishing attacks.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like that it has a simple and easy to use control panel, which is capable of stopping in real time any threat that wishes to enter through email, since in this way the theft of data, threats based on incoming email, which includes spam, ransomware, business email compromise, advanced and zero-day exploits, which is capable of protecting not only inbound but outbound traffic as well, no matter what infrastructure the email is in electronic, it integrates with FortiIsolator to isolate the traffic coming from the URLs so that you can interact with the URL but not take the dangerous step of downloading the content and running it in the browser.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Its updates are not taking place constantly so some functions are not improved yet, in addition its UI for mobile devices is not so friendly and efficient so it is not very effective when you are out of the office.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is a suitable software for companies that are frequently found with the presence of threats in their emails, since this software with its powerful functions helps prevent and stop said vulnerabilities, in addition to its integration with other Fortinet software reinforces its protection .
Pros
- Saves Time
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
Davis C.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2020
Simple interface and ideal for email protection
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates FortiMail from other similar products?
FortiMail differs from other software because it provides the user with great potential features such as the fact that it not only runs as an antispam but also acts as an antivirus and antimalware so that emails handled at the enterprise level are not affected by Some malicious email that can generate data loss, its configuration is fast, its interface is simple and intuitive so it can be handled by any user without having to go to training, it also guarantees reports that allow you to have at hand any information that shows any suspicion and its integration with other Fortinet products guarantee a more stable and powerful protection.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect is that it quarantines the emails that are in the spam tray so that it evaluates if they are really malicious emails and avoids having false positives, how easy it is to handle it thanks to its intuitive interface , its administration does not require too much effort as it evaluates what is infected and what is not and isolates them in a way that avoids having to manually manage which emails can be entered and what not, thus protecting from the identity of each user who receives the emails as well as the massive influx of spam at the business level.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Knowing that email is good or not slow, which can be annoying when you want to have access to some important email, also does not have constant updates.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
FortiMail is ideal to avoid the constant threats via email that can affect both the company and its clients and this is thanks to the fact that it is able to recognize malicious emails from those that are not, in addition to avoiding the manual labor of having to verify it, this saves time.
Pros
- Saves Time
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
Bonnie G.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2020
Spam filtering and virus or malware removal
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates FortiMail from other similar products?
FortiMail differs from other products for several reasons because it gives its users protection against threats from email to prevent company users and their data from being affected by it, makes it possible to filter spam through a process Quarantine of each email that arrives in the inbox so that suspicious emails are separated and those that cannot reach there, it has a simple and fast installation process, in addition its spam definition is updated daily so that the entry of any illegitimate mail is not possible.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of FortiMail is that it allows the filtering of spam mail effectively, not only does it do this, but even potential spam is quarantined to ensure that false positives do not occur, its implementation is simple and avoids the manual task of having to check each email to know what you can enter and what not, in addition, if it is integrated with other Fortinet products, better protection results are obtained, which helps to avoid unwanted mass emails.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Its quarantine process sometimes sends emails that are not really spam, so if it is an important email it can be a problem, also its updates are not usually so continuous.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is an ideal software for organizations that need to stop illegitimate mass mail because in this way they protect their users and their confidential data, in addition to integrating it with other products generates greater protection.
Pros
- Saves Time
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable