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Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange vs. IRONSCALES

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSymantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

by Broadcom

IRONSCALES

by IRONSCALES

Overall rating4.34.7
Review count1371
Ease of use9.39.6
Ease of setup9.39.6
Quality of support9.49.4
Meets requirements9.59.3
NPS46.15384691.044776
Small Business7.7%35.7%
Mid-Market53.8%47.1%
Enterprise38.5%17.1%
Total page views126601
Total LLM citations314,350

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) combines Symantec anti-malware technology with advanced heuristics and file reputation to provide real-time protection for email against viruses, spyware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. For additional protection, SMSMSE offers Symantec Premium AntiSpam (additional license), powered by Brightmail technology. Together, these protections help to stop 99 percent of incoming spam with less than one false positive per million.

Pros

    IRONSCALES

    IRONSCALES is a cloud-native email security platform that helps enterprises and MSPs close gaps with mailbox-level detection, autonomous remediation, and built-in user training. It combines AI and human insights that continuously learn from user behavior, message context, and analyst feedback to identify advanced threats like BEC, account takeovers, impersonation, and other advanced phishing attacks. IRONSCALES is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is proud to serve more than 18,000 customers globally.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Phishing Protection
    • Email Security
    • Easy Setup
    • Customer Support
    • Security