Cisco Secure Email vs Tessian

Cisco Secure Email and Tessian are both enterprise email gateway solutions. Cisco Secure Email enterprise email security gateway with Cisco Talos threat intelligence integration, 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 Cisco Secure Email if strong malware detection powered by Cisco Talos threat intelligence is your priority and cisco-centric enterprises wanting email security that integrates with their existing Cisco networking and security stack. 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). Cisco Secure Email starts at Custom enterprise pricing / per-user licensing (per-user subscription or appliance license). 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 Cisco Secure Email 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.