# Cisco Secure Email alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco Secure Email holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-secure-email/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: 76
- Proofpoint Email Protection: 33
- Abnormal AI: 20
- IRONSCALES: 14
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: 12
- Mimecast Email Security: 10

## Email security

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Secure Email.

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 35 of those 84
- IRONSCALES: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 3 of those 84
- SpamTitan: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Secure Email (Cisco Secure Email is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 28 of those 80
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Mimecast Email Security: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 5 of those 80
- IRONSCALES: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Trustifi: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Secure Email (Cisco Secure Email is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 25 of those 75
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 13 of those 75
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 12 of those 75
- Mimecast Email Security: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Defender: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Google Workspace: first choice in 1 of those 75

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