Side-by-side compare
Up to 3 solutions, scored on the same value metrics.
ROI categoryrisk compliancerisk compliance
Time-to-ValueDeploys in minutes (no MX changes) (~1d)2-6 weeks (vendor: weeks, not months) (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$0/yr$0/yr
Starting price$0/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNo published seat tiers; pricing and volume terms are quoted per organization and per MSPNo seat tiers: unlimited users on every plan; Advisor/MSP licensing is bought as Assessment-Only or Full Feature Spokes.
Implementation friction1/53/5
Friction meter
Best forOrganizations on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace that need post-delivery phishing, BEC and account-takeover defense alongside an existing gateway; Lean IT and security teams that want agentic AI to auto-remediate reported threats without adding analyst headcount; Managed service providers needing multi-tenant administration, per-client policies and consolidated reporting from one console; Security teams facing AI-generated phishing, QR-code lures and deepfake impersonation in Microsoft Teams meetings; Buyers who value fast, low-friction deployment with no MX or DNS changesGovernment agencies and regulators needing sovereign data residency and AI that runs inside their own boundary.; Defense contractors and critical infrastructure operators with air-gapped, segmented or OT environments.; Complex multi-entity enterprises running many frameworks across distributed business units.; Advisors, MSPs and vCISO providers delivering white-label GRC services to many clients from one hub.; Security, risk and compliance teams that must keep ISO 27001, NIST CSF, DORA, SOC 2, Essential Eight or IRAP obligations audit-ready.
Not forOrganizations running on-premises or non-Microsoft, non-Google mail platforms; compatibility must be confirmed with the vendor; Teams shopping for a perimeter secure email gateway with MX-level filtering, since Ironscales is designed to sit behind or beside one; Buyers who need published list pricing before shortlisting, as all plans are quote-basedStartups and small businesses looking for a cheap self-serve checklist tool.; Teams that only need a single framework and have no multi-entity or sovereign requirements.; Organizations unwilling to run structured onboarding and Hub & Spoke configuration.; Buyers who need a published self-checkout list price before talking to sales.
Stack fit matrix
SalesforceNot supportedNot supported
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNativeNot supported
Microsoft 365NativeNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackIntegrationNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported
Compliance
SOC 2 Not listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Not listed Listed
GDPR Not listed Not listed
HIPAA Not listed Not listed
FedRAMP Not listed Not listed
ISO 42001 Not listed Listed
IAPP AIGPnamed staff Not listed Not listed
Company & support
Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.
Founded2014 (12 yrs)Not recorded
HeadquartersAtlanta, USNot recorded
PhoneAll plansNot listed
EmailAll plansNot listed
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsAll plansPlan not stated
Community forumNot listedAll plans
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedAll plans
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursBusiness hoursNot recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated
AI & MCP readiness
Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.
MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; Agentic workflows; Anomaly detection; NLP automationCopilot / assistant; Document processing; NLP automation; Agentic workflows; AI governance tooling
Built around AI?AI-nativeAI added to an existing product
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNever trains on your data
Runs onAnthropicNot recorded
AI pricingNot recordedIncluded in the plan
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded
Quadrant view
Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.
Quadrant view
Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)
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