# Material Security: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/material-security

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/email-security/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 0% | 5 |
| [Security awareness training](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/security-awareness-training/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Abnormal Security or Material Security: Modern, API-first options excelling in BEC and post-delivery response." (Grok 4.20, Email security)
- "modern platforms like Abnormal Security, Material Security, or Microsoft Defender for Office 365" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Email security)
- "In-tenant ICES (Integrated Cloud Email Security): Ironscales, Abnormal Security, Material Security" (Kimi K2, Email security)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Material Security, from 12 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- material.security: 10 (its own site)
- securityboulevard.com: 8
- expertinsights.com: 6
- checkpoint.com: 5
- g2.com: 4
- ironscales.com: 4
- dmarcreport.com: 3
- esecurityplanet.com: 3
- guardiandigital.com: 3
- huntress.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://material.security/top-email-security-tools: 6
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/10/best-enterprise-email-security-platforms-compared-2026-buyers-guide: 6
- https://checkpoint.com/comparison/best-email-security-companies: 4
- https://expertinsights.com/email-security/top-email-security-gateways: 4
- https://dmarcreport.com/blog/best-email-security-services-for-protecting-businesses-from-phishing: 3
- https://esecurityplanet.com/products/best-email-security-software: 3
- https://huntress.com/business-email-compromise-guide/10-best-email-security-providers: 3
- https://material.security/workspace-resources/7-secure-email-gateway-problems-costly-in-2025: 3

## In its own words

What Material Security's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Security for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 (https://material.security/)
- For: teams that need to automate email security plus understand and fix file sharing, connected app inventory, and risky account settings (https://material.security/pricing)
- Price stated: Essentials starts at $4 per user/month, billed annually, plus a fee based on Shared Drive size. Advanced is $6 per user/month, billed annually, plus the same Shared Drive fee. ATO Resilience can be added to either plan for an additional $3 per user/month, or purchased as a standalone license for $5 per user/month. (https://material.security/pricing)
- Starting price: 4 (https://material.security/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Material does offer a self-serve free trial. (https://material.security/pricing)
- Customers named: Lyft, Figma, Mars, Dotmatics, PagerDuty, Headway, Gusto, Collective Health

## What it publishes

Every page material.security exposes, read 2026-09-29: 581 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 185 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 26 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-29
- podcast or video: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-07-29 glossary or explainer: Account takeover resilience https://docs.material.security/getting-started/fundamentals/account-takeover-resilience
- Recent: 2026-06-15 glossary or explainer: Assign issues https://docs.material.security/getting-started/fundamentals/investigate/assign-issues
- Recent: 2026-06-12 glossary or explainer: Export a .csv in the explorer https://docs.material.security/getting-started/fundamentals/explore/export-a-.csv-in-the-explorer
- Recent: 2026-05-19 glossary or explainer: Issue closure and manual classification https://docs.material.security/getting-started/fundamentals/investigate/issue-closure-and-manual-classification
- Recent: 2026-05-18 glossary or explainer: Fundamentals https://docs.material.security/getting-started/fundamentals
- Recent: 2026-05-18 glossary or explainer: Detection severity framework https://docs.material.security/getting-started/fundamentals/detect/detection-severity-framework

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.