Why Choose
IRONSCALES over Vade
Choosing the right email and messaging security platform is foundational to the protection of your organization. This page compares two of the top-rated email security platforms, IRONSCALES and Vade, to help you choose the platform that’s right for you and the organizations you protect.
For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), IRONSCALES offers streamlined integration, centralized management, and optimized pricing models, making it an ideal choice for managing multiple clients efficiently.
IRONSCALES is a pure ICES platform, integrating natively with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace via API-only connections. Leveraging NLP and NLU, IRONSCALES creates baselines and social graphs, analyzed by Adaptive AI to detect subtle anomalies and threats. The platform offers AI-based automated remediation and continuously evolves through insights from over 15,000 global organizations and 25,000+ analysts.
Additionally, IRONSCALES includes integrated phishing simulation testing, security awareness training, dynamic alert banners, and report phishing buttons with GenAI Copilot for Outlook. For MSPs, this means speedy, hands-free deployments, centralized management, and customizable security solutions tailored to each client’s needs— with minimal management overhead.
Vade integrates natively with Microsoft 365 through API-based connections and uses AI, machine learning, and computer vision to detect email threats. Its key features include real-time behavioral analysis of emails, URLs, and attachments, and automated post-delivery threat remediation. Vade offers spear phishing protection, insider threat detection, and integrates with tools like Splunk for extended threat analysis.
However, Vade lacks comprehensive account takeover protection and a full-featured Security Awareness Training platform with video content and quizzes, which are offered by IRONSCALES. Additionally, Vade does not offer a native mobile app for incident response or a GenAI Inbox Assistant, both of which are unique to IRONSCALES.
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Inbound Email Protection
Inspect and detect inbound email attacks
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API-Based Cloud Email Integration
Native API integration with M365 & GWS avoiding MX record or SMTP Journaling changes
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AI-Powered Advanced Phishing Protection (ATO, BEC, VIP attacks)
Uses AI and machine learning to create baselines and detect anomalous activity & malicious intent
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Continuous Mailbox Behavioral Analysis
Monitor and analyze email behavior patterns in real-time to detect anomalies and potential threats
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URL/Link Inspection
Automatically analyze links in emails to detect and block malicious content, protecting against malware and ransomware
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Attachment Inspection
Automatically scans attachments in emails to detect and block malicious content, protecting against malware and ransomware
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Adaptive AI (Human-in-the-Loop)
Incorporates human insights and feedback from employees and admins to continuously train and update machine learning models
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Social Graphing
AI machine learning models to learn normal communication patterns of all users for baseline analysis |
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Computer Vision
Uses advanced image recognition to detect phishing by analyzing visual elements of phishing landing pages
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Account Takeover Protection
Detect unauthorized access attempts to Microsoft user accounts to prevent data breaches, internal BEC attacks, and ransomware
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Security Awareness Training
Empower employees with interactive training modules to enhance their understanding of cybersecurity threats and best practices
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Phishing Simulation Testing
Conduct realistic phishing simulations to train employees on recognizing and avoiding phishing attacks
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GPT-Powered Spear Phishing Simulation
Use GPT and behavioral analysis to create personalized phishing simulations for each employee
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Crowdsourced Threat Intelligence
Leverage real-time insights from a global network of security experts to enhance threat detection and stay ahead of emerging email attacks
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Dynamic Inbox Banners (warning/guidance)
Customizable alert banners in emails highlight potential threats, providing visual warnings and enhancing user awareness and security
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Report Phishing Button
Enables users to quickly flag and report suspicious emails for further analysis, enhancing threat detection and response
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GenAI Inbox Assistant
Gen AI security assistant for real-time guidance on email safety and security, helping employees make informed decisions
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Email Archiving
Stores and preserves email data for compliance, legal purposes, and long-term retention (now standard with most M365 plans)
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Email Encryption
Protects email content by converting it into unreadable code (now included with most M365 plans)
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Native Mobile App for Incident Response
Incident investigation & one-click remediation on-the-go
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Multi-Tenant Support
Easily manage multiple sites or clients, ideal for organizations with disparate locations and MSP partners
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Application API Support
Seamlessly integrate with your security stack or ITSM software, enhancing your security posture and workflow efficiency
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Usage-Based Billing
Charges based on the actual volume of usage, allowing flexible and scalable cost management aligned with the level of service consumption
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Monthly Billing
Payment model providing flexibility and the ability to adjust or cancel services as needed
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Customized Packages
Tailored bundles to meet the specific needs of MSPs, accommodating various technology stacks and client requirements
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SOC Automation
Slash the time your team spends remediating email incidents from 30 minutes per incident to 30 seconds.
Our Adaptive AI scans every email for malicious indicators. When it finds a threat, it doesn’t just block it, it automatically finds and remediates all others like it in your environment.
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SIMULATIONS & TRAINING
Triple the email security awareness of your workforce and transform your employees into a crucial line of phishing defense. We make it dead simple to sharpen your employees' understanding of real-world threats with:
- Phishing simulation testing
- Security awareness training (SAT)
- Dynamic email banners
...and a GPT-powered chat assistant
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What our MSP and MSSP Partners Say
"IRONSCALES has completely changed how I manage email security for 28 client. It enables me to efficiently secure their email while offering a centralized platform that provides transparency into my decision-making process.”
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