c.Email vs Secure Message
c.Email
c.emailSecure Message
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| Figure | c.Email | Secure Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $57.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Email Encryption Software | 8.7 (#4) | 8.2 (#13) |
| Spec score · File encryption tools | 8.6 (#8) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Email integrations | c.Email connects with Gmail and Outlook addresses. | The gateway can sit in front of Microsoft 365 or an existing mail server, using MX routing and outbound smart-host relay without mailbox migration. |
Plans
c.Email
- FreeFree
- Business PlusPriced on request
- Business Self-ServePriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
In their own words
Secure Message
Secure Message is a self-hosted inbound email gateway that filters mail before it reaches an existing mail server. Its Community features include Postfix content filtering, spam scoring, DNSBL, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks, quarantine, mail logs and administrator MFA. Professional adds a recipient web portal: recipients open protected messages with a one-time code, without an account or app. Its rules can encrypt, redirect or block sensitive outbound messages, and recipient checks can use SMTP callout, LDAP or directory lookups. Stored messages, attachments and quarantine use Fernet encryption with AES-128-CBC and HMAC-SHA256; the key remains on the customer host. Access controls include TOTP administrator MFA, role-based access and audit logging, with logs exportable to CSV. Enterprise adds AI Autopilot tuning, eDiscovery and archive search, DLP and disclaimers; Autopilot and the classifier are off by default. The gateway can sit in front of Microsoft 365 or an existing mail server without mailbox migration. The single-node appliance runs on Debian 13, with 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM recommended as a starting point.