Cleanmail vs Mailprotector

Cleanmail is Alinto’s email security relay for filtering unwanted and malicious messages. Alinto says it eliminates 99,9% of spam messages and email viruses, and protects against scams, phishing, spoofing, malware, and ransomware. An outbound scanner checks outgoing mail to help prevent server misuse and domain or IP blocklisting. Administrators can manage allowlists and blocklists at the domain and individual-user levels. The control panel provides real-time tracking, analytics, and log files, with self-service log access using the ELK stack. If the standard messaging service is unavailable, an emergency webmail interface provides another way to access email. Cleanmail can archive non-modifiable copies of incoming and outgoing mail, including attachments, for up to 10 years, subject to business rules and legal requirements. Alinto describes it as compatible with professional mail servers and says it does not require changes to existing infrastructure. Deployment choices include SaaS, cloud, and on-premises options, including dedicated platforms and customer-selected private or public clouds. Alinto says its private cloud is hosted in the EU, France, Switzerland, or another country according to customer requirements. Pricing is on request, and a free trial is available.

Mailprotector makes email security and management products exclusively for managed service providers. Shield combines a secure email gateway with an API integration for Microsoft 365 environments; the company says Google Workspace support is on the horizon. CloudFilter filters email where customers control MX records, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, on-premises servers, hosted environments and POP/IMAP. Bracket encrypts messages when a subject contains square brackets, without requiring apps, plugins or passwords from senders or recipients. It uses AES-256, and its one-time sign-in links expire after 15 minutes or become invalid if opened from another device. SecureStore captures messages going forward and has a seven-year default retention period, which can be adjusted. Mailprotector states that it holds the HIPAA Seal of Compliance from Compliancy Group and is SOC 2 Type 2 certified. ConnectWise, Autotask and Gradient integrations support licensing or service-count synchronization and billing workflows, and are free. Radar is a free email security check; current product pricing is available from an account manager.