Comparatively with other products, the pricing of Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense is normal. As a technical guide, I am not very aware of the pricing details.
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5
Jul 29, 2025
The pricing for Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense is relatively high. For an organization that already has the legacy system, it makes sense to continue hosting it. However, new organizations might not choose Cisco and instead opt for Microsoft 365 with supplementary tools.
Principal Consulting Engineer, Founder, Own at Jolly Security Inc
Real User
Top 5
Jan 30, 2025
Cisco's closest competition is Proofpoint. Both are in the same range in terms of pricing. Pricing is on the higher side. That said, you get what you pay for.
Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
May 17, 2023
The solution is expensive compared to other vendors. There are additional costs for support apart from the standard licenses. We have purchased the license for three years.
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Cisco Secure Email Cloud Mailbox does not have any competition with Sophos, Trend Micro, or other vendors of the world. However, there is a pricing premium for the solution. One has to look at it from that angle that while they are buying Cisco, there will be a premium, and Cisco justifies that premium value. That's why they're charging a high price. The cost comes from their support and the feature set of the complete portfolio. If somebody is only buying Cloud Email Security from Cisco, and they have many other solutions, which are non-Cisco, he may not see the value, but fully Cisco-based customers, are more than willing to have more solutions from Cisco.
Product Manager-Cyber Security & Networking Active at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Reseller
Dec 14, 2021
The feedback from vendors and customer is that it is expensive. It's expensive, but if customers want the best product they will have to pay for the best product.
Cisco's secure email threat defense is designed to provide comprehensive protection against email-based threats. With the increasing sophistication of cyber attacks, it is crucial for organizations to have a robust solution in place to safeguard their email communications.
The product offers advanced threat detection capabilities, leveraging machine learning algorithms and real-time analysis to identify and block malicious emails. It scans incoming and outgoing emails for suspicious...
Comparatively with other products, the pricing of Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense is normal. As a technical guide, I am not very aware of the pricing details.
The pricing for Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense is relatively high. For an organization that already has the legacy system, it makes sense to continue hosting it. However, new organizations might not choose Cisco and instead opt for Microsoft 365 with supplementary tools.
Cisco's closest competition is Proofpoint. Both are in the same range in terms of pricing. Pricing is on the higher side. That said, you get what you pay for.
The solution’s pricing is manageable.
The solution is expensive compared to other vendors. There are additional costs for support apart from the standard licenses. We have purchased the license for three years.
The license is pretty clear and understandable. It's based on the user base and the subscription base. It could be a bit cheaper.
We'd like the pricing to be lowered. However, I can't speak to the exact cost of the license.
Cisco Secure Email Cloud Mailbox does not have any competition with Sophos, Trend Micro, or other vendors of the world. However, there is a pricing premium for the solution. One has to look at it from that angle that while they are buying Cisco, there will be a premium, and Cisco justifies that premium value. That's why they're charging a high price. The cost comes from their support and the feature set of the complete portfolio. If somebody is only buying Cloud Email Security from Cisco, and they have many other solutions, which are non-Cisco, he may not see the value, but fully Cisco-based customers, are more than willing to have more solutions from Cisco.
The feedback from vendors and customer is that it is expensive. It's expensive, but if customers want the best product they will have to pay for the best product.
My customers pay for a one year license.
Customers pay for licencing based on the number of user mailboxes they have.