Abnormal Security vs Tessian

Abnormal Security and Tessian are both ai email security solutions. Abnormal Security aI-powered email security platform specializing in behavioral detection of social engineering attacks, while Tessian human layer security platform preventing inbound threats and outbound misdirected emails. The best choice depends on your organization's size, technical requirements, and budget.

Choose Abnormal Security if superior detection of socially-engineered attacks with no malicious payload is your priority and organizations facing sophisticated social engineering and BEC attacks that bypass traditional email gateways. Choose Tessian if unique misdirected email prevention addresses a gap no other tool covers well matters most and organizations concerned about both inbound email threats and accidental data loss from misdirected emails and human error.

Tessian starts at Custom pricing / per-user licensing (per-user subscription). Abnormal Security starts at Custom pricing / per-user licensing (per-user subscription). As always, the sticker price only tells part of the story. Factor in add-ons, implementation costs, and what's actually included at each tier.

It depends on how deeply Abnormal Security is embedded in your stack. Most teams run both in parallel for a few weeks before cutting over. Check whether Tessian supports importing your existing configs or policies. That's usually the biggest time sink.