SonicWall Hosted Email Security
Secure email gateway software
Email security software
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What is SonicWall Hosted Email Security
SonicWall Hosted Email Security is a cloud-based secure email gateway that filters inbound and outbound email to reduce phishing, malware, spam, and data leakage. It is typically used by small to mid-sized organizations and IT service providers that want email protection without deploying on-premises gateway infrastructure. The service integrates with common email platforms via mail routing and policy controls, and it provides centralized administration, quarantine, and reporting.
Cloud-hosted gateway deployment
The product runs as a hosted service, which reduces the need to deploy and maintain dedicated email security appliances. This model can simplify rollout for organizations that want to protect multiple domains or distributed users. It also supports centralized policy management and quarantine workflows from a web console.
Layered email threat filtering
It provides core secure email gateway controls such as anti-spam, anti-phishing, and malware scanning. Administrators can apply policy rules to control message handling (block, tag, quarantine, allow) based on sender, content, and attachment characteristics. These capabilities align with baseline protections expected in the secure email gateway category.
Administrative controls and reporting
The service includes administrative tools for managing users, domains, allow/block lists, and quarantine release processes. Reporting and message tracking help IT teams investigate delivery issues and suspicious messages. This supports operational needs such as helpdesk troubleshooting and basic auditability.
Limited advanced email features
Compared with more feature-rich email security suites, advanced capabilities such as integrated security awareness, deeper API-based post-delivery remediation, or broad threat intelligence workflows may be less extensive. Organizations with high phishing exposure or strict compliance requirements may need to validate feature depth carefully. Requirements like advanced DLP, encryption, or archiving may require separate products or additional licensing depending on the deployment.
Dependency on mail routing
As a gateway service, protection commonly relies on correct MX/mail routing configuration and ongoing DNS hygiene. Misconfigurations can lead to mail flow issues or gaps in coverage for certain send/receive paths. Organizations using multiple email systems or complex routing should plan for careful implementation and testing.
Console and policy complexity
Secure email gateways can require ongoing tuning to balance false positives and user experience, especially for bulk senders and business-critical automated emails. Policy and exception management can become complex as domains, partners, and use cases grow. Teams should expect initial tuning and periodic review of quarantine and policy rules.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | Not listed publicly on SonicWall product pages; SonicWall documentation confirms a "Hosted Email Security Essentials" bundle but does not publish per-plan prices. (SonicWall has historically stated Hosted Email Security pricing "starts at $20 per user per year" in a SonicWall press release.) | Core email hygiene: anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-phishing, email spooling/continuity, per-user junkbox, LDAP support, data loss prevention (DLP), compliance. Email Encryption sold as an add-on. |
| Advanced | Not listed publicly on SonicWall product pages; SonicWall documentation confirms a "Hosted Email Security Advanced" bundle but does not publish per-plan prices. (SonicWall has historically stated Hosted Email Security pricing "starts at $20 per user per year" and Capture for HES an additional $4 per user per year.) | Includes Essentials features plus advanced threat protection (multi-engine sandboxing / Capture ATP, RTDMI), time-zero/zero-day protection, enhanced URL/file analysis, and 24x7 support. Capture ATP may be offered as an add-on for advanced sandboxing. |
Seller details
SonicWall Inc.
Milpitas, California, USA
1991
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https://www.sonicwall.com/
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