Virtru Email Encryption is a commercial email encryption tool by Virtru. Egress Protect is a commercial email encryption tool by Egress. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best email encryption fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
Mid-market and enterprise teams that need email encryption without forcing users through clunky workflows should start with Virtru Email Encryption. The one-click Gmail and Outlook plugin adoption rate beats password-protected PDFs by orders of magnitude, and its data revocation capability,pulling back sent emails after delivery,addresses the real compliance gap competitors ignore. Skip this if your organization treats email encryption as a compliance checkbox rather than a security control; Virtru's granular access controls and audit trails assume you'll actually manage who sees what, not just encrypt and forget.
Mid-market and enterprise teams protecting sensitive data in Microsoft 365 should choose Egress Protect for its post-send message control, which lets you revoke access and restrict forwarding even after recipients open encrypted email. The tool covers three NIST CSF 2.0 functions (PR.DS, PR.AA, DE.CM), with particular strength in access enforcement through granular controls and continuous audit trails that satisfy compliance auditors. Skip this if you need unified DLP across cloud storage, web, and endpoints; Egress Protect is email-centric and won't replace a platform-wide data loss prevention strategy.
End-to-end email encryption for Gmail and Outlook with access controls
End-to-end email encryption with DLP and access controls for Microsoft 365
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Virtru Email Encryption: End-to-end email encryption for Gmail and Outlook with access controls. built by Virtru. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include End-to-end encryption for email messages and attachments, One-click encryption plugin for Gmail and Outlook, Granular access controls including forwarding disable and expiration dates..
Egress Protect: End-to-end email encryption with DLP and access controls for Microsoft 365. built by Egress. headquartered in United Kingdom. Core capabilities include End-to-end email encryption with 256-bit AES, Automatic and sender-initiated encryption based on policies, Granular access controls to restrict forwarding, printing, copying, and downloading..
Both serve the Email Encryption market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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