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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 245 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/cisco-secure-email/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: 57
- Proofpoint Email Protection: 51
- Abnormal AI: 19
- SpamTitan: 14
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: 12
- IRONSCALES: 12

## Email security

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

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 10 of those 84
- IRONSCALES: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 7 of those 84
- SpamTitan: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Google Workspace: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 82 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 18 of those 82
- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 8 of those 82
- SpamTitan: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Mimecast Email Security: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 5 of those 82
- IRONSCALES: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Secure Email (Cisco Secure Email is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- Proofpoint Email Protection: first choice in 32 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 16 of those 79
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Mimecast Email Security: first choice in 5 of those 79
- API-Based Integrated Email Cloud Security: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Google Workspace: first choice in 1 of those 79
- IRONSCALES: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Native Microsoft 365: first choice in 1 of those 79

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