# IRONSCALES alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 207 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IRONSCALES 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/ironscales/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: 66
- Proofpoint Email Protection: 36
- Abnormal AI: 17
- Mimecast Email Security: 8
- Microsoft 365: 7
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: 6

## Email security

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name IRONSCALES (IRONSCALES is #2 of 10 at 12%).

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 24 of those 59
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 5 of those 59
- SpamTitan: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Barracuda Email Protection Service: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name IRONSCALES (IRONSCALES is #5 of 9 at 8%).

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 23 of those 68
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Mimecast Email Security: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Trustifi: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Libraesva: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name IRONSCALES (IRONSCALES is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 30 of those 80
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 19 of those 80
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 11 of those 80
- Mimecast Email Security: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Cisco Secure Email: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Google Workspace: first choice in 1 of those 80

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