Ironscales review

Ironscales is built for teams that cannot staff a full email security desk. It connects to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace by API, so there is no MX change or gateway, and its agentic AI removes phishing, spam and graymail on its own. Email Essentials already includes detection for phishing, BEC and VIP impersonation, dynamic warning banners inside messages, a Report Phishing add-in for Outlook, crowdsourced threat intelligence and URL scanning. Email Protect adds multi-engine scanning of links and attachments, advanced spam handling and control over how far remediation runs on its own. Email Protect 360 adds encryption and data loss prevention for outbound mail. Domain lookalike detection and protection against QR code and image-based phishing round out the detection set. Ironscales also runs a partner program for MSPs. The catch is that no tier has a public price, and attachment sandboxing is not in the entry plan, so compare tiers carefully before you request a quote.

Who it is for

Lean IT teams and MSPs that want hands-off phishing remediation and in-inbox warnings without an MX change.

Price

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Key features

• AI-powered phishing, BEC and VIP impersonation detection
• Agentic AI that remediates phishing, spam and graymail automatically
• Dynamic email alert banners and a Report Phishing add-in for Outlook
• Domain lookalike detection and protection against QR code and image-based phishing
• Email Protect 360 tier adds email encryption and data loss prevention

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Deploys in minutes with no MX changes and no gateway
• Strength: Crowdsourced intelligence feeds user reports back into detection
• Strength: Clear three-tier path from Email Essentials to Email Protect 360
• Weakness: Every tier is quote only
• Weakness: Malicious attachment scanning starts on Email Protect, not Email Essentials
• Weakness: Encryption and DLP only in the top tier

Key facts

• Plans: Email Essentials, Email Protect, Email Protect 360
• Deployment: API, no MX change
• Platforms: Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
• Pricing: Quote based

Where it ranks

Ironscales is No. 5 in our Best Email Security Software verdict.