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GravityZone Email Security
Secure the front door. Email is where most attacks arrive — GravityZone Extended Email Security is Bitdefender’s NEW (Apr 2026) email-security product — a secure email gateway PLUS API-based behavioural protection against phishing, BEC, malware and spam,unified with endpoint on one GravityZone platform. Built on Mesh (acquired 2025).
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The Bitdefender platform family
This page covers GravityZone Extended Email Security — the new (Apr 2026) email layer. The rest of the Bitdefender platform:
Quick facts
30-second orientation- Product
- GravityZone Extended Email Security — NEW (Apr 2026)
- Vendor
- Bitdefender (founded 2001 · Bucharest)
- The category
- Email security — API (CAPES/ICES) + gateway (SEG)
- What it does
- Stop phishing, BEC, malware, spam — email + endpoint
- The edge
- Unified with endpoint + top-efficacy engine + value
- Built on
- Mesh Security (acquired 2025; also sold standalone)
- Two layers
- Secure email gateway AND API-based (post-delivery)
- Unified
- Email + endpoint in ONE GravityZone console
- Vs
- Proofpoint, Abnormal AI, MS Defender O365, Mimecast, Barracuda
- In India via
- TechBag — scoping, licensing, local support, GST
Understand modern email security before you buy it
Most product pages skip this. We start here — so you buy a capability, not a buzzword.
What is GravityZone Extended Email Security?
Bitdefender’s NEW email-security product (launched April 2026) — a secure email gateway PLUS API-based behavioural protection (CAPES/ICES), against phishing, BEC, malware and spam, unified with endpoint in one GravityZone console.
Siloed email + endpoint (& gateway-vs-API) vs Bitdefender — the honest table
What consolidation actually replaces, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | Unprotected / signature email | GravityZone Extended Email Security (Bitdefender) |
|---|---|---|
| Email + endpoint | Two vendors, two consoles | One GravityZone platform |
| Coverage | Gateway OR API | Gateway AND API, one product |
| BEC / account takeover | Missed by signatures | Behavioural (post-delivery API) |
| Remediation | Manual mailbox hunt | Automated claw-back, all mailboxes |
| Detection engine | Varies | Bitdefender-grade (top-efficacy) |
| Cost | Premium email brand | Efficacy at value |
| Correlation | Email & endpoint siloed | One incident, seen whole |
| Best fit | (varies) | Email unified with endpoint, at value |
Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Email Security is a NEW (Apr 2026) email-security product — a secure email gateway PLUS API-based behavioural protection (CAPES/ICES) against phishing, BEC, malware and spam, unified with endpoint on one GravityZone platform, built on the Mesh engine (acquired 2025). Honest: it’s newer/narrower than the leaders — Proofpoint has the broadest platform, Abnormal is the AI-native ICES challenger (TechBag sells both), Defender O365 wins on M365 E5. Its edge is unification + value. TechBag scopes it, compares honestly & adds GST.
The five pieces of the platform
Vendors love diagrams; buyers need to know what they’re actually operating. Here’s the whole platform, demystified.
Two Layers, One Product
Extended Email Security protects email TWO ways at once: a secure email gateway (SEG) filters spam, malware and malicious mail inline before delivery, and cloud-native API-based protection (CAPES) connects to Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace to catch phishing, BEC and account takeover post-delivery with behavioural signals. Pre-delivery AND post-delivery. Both layers, one product.
Unified with Endpoint (GravityZone)
Email lives in the SAME GravityZone platform and console as Bitdefender endpoint protection — so a malicious email and the endpoint it lands on are correlated, not siloed in two disconnected tools. One console, one policy surface, one place to look. That correlation is the point.
Behavioural, ICES-Style Detection
The API layer analyses behaviour, identity and content signals (ICES-style) to spot socially-engineered attacks — BEC, impersonation, account takeover — that have no malware and slip past signature filters. Understand intent, not just attachments. Catch the modern, malware-free attacks.
Built on Mesh, Bitdefender-grade
It’s built on Mesh Security, the email-security specialist Bitdefender acquired in 2025 (Mesh is also still sold standalone, MSP-focused), fused with Bitdefender’s top-ranked detection heritage. A focused email engine, backed by a proven security vendor. New product, proven pedigree.
Filter, Detect, Remediate
Across gateway and API it filters bad mail at the edge, detects socially-engineered and post-delivery threats behaviourally, and remediates — clawing back delivered messages across mailboxes when a verdict changes. Filter, detect, remediate — unified with the endpoint. That’s the modern model.
One agent on every machine, one console over all of them — modules attach without a second operational world.
Twelve capabilities. Filter, detect, remediate.
Bitdefender protects email at the gateway AND through the API — unified with the endpoint you already protect — the newest email-security product from portfolio, and paired with the human firewall.
Anti-Spam & Bulk Filtering
High-accuracy spam and graymail filtering at the gateway keeps inboxes clean and productive — the volume layer that stops the obvious noise before it ever lands. Filter the flood. Clean inboxes, less distraction.
Malware & Attachment Scanning
Scan attachments and payloads with Bitdefender’s top-ranked engine — blocking known and novel malware at the gateway before it reaches a mailbox. The efficacy that even rivals OEM, applied to email. Stop the payload early.
URL Protection & Sandboxing
Rewrite and time-of-click check URLs, and detonate suspicious attachments in a sandbox for a verdict before users are exposed — catching weaponised links and unknown files. Test the unknown safely. Verdict before the click.
Secure Email Gateway (Inline)
The inline gateway filters mail pre-delivery — spam, malware, malicious content — so threats are stopped BEFORE they reach the inbox, complementing the post-delivery API layer. Stop it at the edge. The pre-delivery line of defence.
Advanced Phishing Detection
Detect phishing — credential-harvesting pages, lookalike domains, brand impersonation — with content and behavioural analysis, stopping the click that starts most breaches. Catch the lure, not just the malware. Fewer footholds.
Business Email Compromise (BEC)
Spot business email compromise and impersonation — the malware-free, socially-engineered fraud (fake CEO, vendor, invoice) that no attachment scanner sees — by analysing identity, tone and intent. Stop the wire-fraud email. Behaviour, not signatures.
Account Takeover Detection
Detect account-takeover signals — anomalous sends, suspicious logins, internal phishing from a compromised mailbox — via the API layer that sees inside the mailbox, not just at the perimeter. See the inside job. Catch the compromised account.
API-Based Behavioural Analysis (CAPES)
Connect to Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace via API for post-delivery, ICES-style analysis — behaviour, identity and content — catching socially-engineered threats the gateway can’t, without sitting inline. See inside the inbox. Modern, behavioural detection.
Automated Message Remediation
When a verdict changes, automatically claw back and remove delivered malicious messages across every affected mailbox — no manual mailbox-by-mailbox hunt. Pull it back everywhere, fast. Contain post-delivery, automatically.
Unified with Endpoint (GravityZone)
Manage email and endpoint from ONE GravityZone console — correlating an email-borne threat with the endpoint it lands on, so incidents are seen whole, not split across two tools. One pane, email + endpoint. The correlation advantage.
Reporting & Threat Visibility
Clear dashboards and reports on email threats — what was blocked, clawed back and why — giving lean teams visibility across the whole email flow from the same console they run endpoint from. See what it stopped. Visibility without a second tool.
MSP-Ready (Mesh Lineage)
Built on Mesh (still sold standalone, MSP-focused), the email engine suits multi-tenant, MSP delivery — and pairs naturally with Bitdefender’s MSP endpoint story on one platform. One platform for MSPs. Email + endpoint, multi-tenant.
Watch the Bitdefender GravityZone platform
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GravityZone PHASR — Security Tailored to Every User
Per-user hardening — the same platform email joins.
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Here’s what genuinely sets Bitdefender apart (and where a rival leads).
Unified with endpoint — email and the endpoint it lands on, seen together
The single most distinctive reason to consider Bitdefender for email is UNIFICATION: Extended Email Security lives in the SAME GravityZone platform and console as Bitdefender’s endpoint protection — so an email-borne threat and the endpoint it lands on are correlated in one place, not siloed in two disconnected tools. The problem it solves: email is the #1 attack vector, but most organisations run email security and endpoint security as SEPARATE products from separate vendors with separate consoles — so when a phishing email lands and a user clicks, the email tool sees one half and the endpoint tool sees the other, and nobody sees the whole incident. That gap is where attacks succeed. What Bitdefender provides: email security fused into GravityZone — one platform, one console, one policy surface for email AND endpoint — so the malicious message, the click, and what happened on the machine are correlated together. You investigate one incident, not two fragments. Why it matters: attacks that start in email finish on the endpoint; seeing both in one place means faster, more complete detection and response, and far less operational friction for lean teams (very common in India) who don’t want to pivot between two tools during an incident. Honest note: this is a NEW product (launched April 2026, built on the Mesh acquisition) — so it’s the unification and the platform that are the draw, not yet the breadth of the established leaders. The value: Bitdefender puts email and endpoint on ONE platform and console — so email-borne threats and the endpoints they hit are seen and handled together. For joined-up detection, this matters. TechBag helps organisations evaluate the unified GravityZone approach. TechBag helps you protect email and endpoint as one.
API AND gateway in one — pre-delivery and post-delivery together
A defining architectural strength is that Extended Email Security covers TWO layers in one product: a secure email gateway (SEG) that filters inline BEFORE delivery, and cloud-native API-based protection (CAPES) that analyses behaviour AFTER delivery — so you don’t have to choose between the two modern models. The problem it solves: email security has split into two camps — the traditional gateway (great at filtering spam and malware inline, weaker on malware-free social engineering) and the API-based ICES approach (great at behavioural BEC/phishing detection post-delivery, but doesn’t filter at the edge). Buyers are often forced to pick one, or bolt two products together. What Bitdefender provides: BOTH in a single product — the gateway stops spam, malware and malicious mail at the edge, while the API layer connects to Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace to catch BEC, impersonation and account takeover behaviourally, post-delivery, and to claw back messages when a verdict changes. Filter at the edge, detect inside the inbox, remediate across mailboxes. Why it matters: the gateway handles the volume and the obvious payloads; the API layer catches the socially-engineered, malware-free attacks (BEC, ATO) that are now the costliest — and having both in one product means fewer gaps, one vendor, one console, and no stitching two tools together. The value: Extended Email Security combines a secure email gateway AND API-based behavioural protection in one product — pre-delivery filtering and post-delivery detection together. For complete email coverage, this matters. TechBag helps organisations scope both layers. TechBag helps you cover email at the gateway and in the inbox.
Top-efficacy detection at value — Bitdefender-grade, applied to email
Extended Email Security applies Bitdefender’s top-ranked detection heritage to email — the same engine credibility that makes Bitdefender independently #1-class on endpoint — at genuine value, which matters especially in price-sensitive India. The problem it solves: email security is only as good as its detection, but the best-known email-security brands (Proofpoint, Abnormal) are premium-priced — which puts strong, modern email protection out of budget for many mid-market and cost-conscious organisations. What Bitdefender provides: a top-efficacy detection engine (Bitdefender is repeatedly at or near #1 in independent endpoint tests, and its engine is respected enough that other vendors OEM it) now applied to email malware, phishing and behavioural threats — fused with the focused Mesh email engine — delivered at Bitdefender’s characteristic efficacy-at-value price point. Why it matters: you get modern, credible email detection without the premium-brand budget, from a vendor whose detection you may already trust on the endpoint — and if you already run Bitdefender endpoint, adding email is one platform, one console, one relationship. Honest scope: this is a newer, narrower product than Proofpoint’s breadth (see the honest-scope section) — the value proposition is efficacy-at-value and unification, not the widest feature set. The value: Extended Email Security brings Bitdefender’s top-ranked detection heritage to email, at genuine value — modern protection without the premium-brand price. For proven detection at value, this matters. TechBag helps organisations weigh it honestly (including vs its Proofpoint and Abnormal lines). TechBag helps you get credible email detection at value.
Built on Mesh — a focused email engine, backed by a proven vendor
A reassuring strength is the lineage: Extended Email Security is built on Mesh Security, an email-security specialist Bitdefender acquired in 2025, fused with Bitdefender’s scale and detection heritage — so it’s a NEW product with a focused, proven email engine behind it, not something built from scratch overnight. The problem it solves: a brand-new email product from any vendor raises a fair question — is the engine mature, or is it a rushed first attempt? A weak, immature email engine misses the socially-engineered attacks that matter most. What Bitdefender provides: rather than building from zero, Bitdefender acquired Mesh (a real email-security specialist, MSP-focused, still sold standalone) in 2025 and made its engine the core of Extended Email Security — combining Mesh’s focused email detection with Bitdefender’s labs, threat intelligence and top-ranked detection heritage. So the email engine has real specialist pedigree, and the vendor behind it protects 500M+ systems worldwide. Why it matters: you get the focus of a dedicated email-security engine with the backing, longevity and detection strength of a major, independent security vendor — lower risk than a truly greenfield product, and a clear roadmap as Bitdefender invests. Honest note: even so, the UNIFIED product only launched April 2026 — it’s early in its life versus decade-plus incumbents. The value: Extended Email Security is built on the Mesh email engine (acquired 2025) fused with Bitdefender’s scale and detection — a focused engine, backed by a proven vendor. For a credible new entrant, this matters. TechBag helps organisations assess the fit honestly. TechBag helps you evaluate a proven-pedigree new product.
Email is the #1 attack vector — and India feels it acutely; TechBag makes it local
The reason email security matters at all is that email is the #1 attack vector — phishing, BEC and malware overwhelmingly start in the inbox — and that’s especially acute in India; Bitdefender brings a modern, unified answer, and TechBag adds the local layer. The problem it solves: the vast majority of breaches begin with an email — a phishing link, a BEC wire-fraud request, a malicious attachment — and Indian organisations, often lean-teamed and rapidly digitising, are heavily targeted. Legacy or bolt-on email defences miss the modern, malware-free social-engineering attacks. What Bitdefender provides: modern email security — gateway filtering PLUS API-based behavioural detection for BEC, phishing and account takeover — unified with the endpoint, from a top-efficacy vendor, at value. It targets exactly the attacks (BEC, credential phishing) that hit Indian organisations hardest, and does it on a platform lean teams can actually run. India relevance: Bitdefender is well-established in India (distributed via BD Software Distribution, Navi Mumbai); the efficacy-at-value model fits India’s price-sensitivity; and email being the top attack vector makes this genuinely relevant, not a nice-to-have. Where TechBag adds value: Bitdefender lists in USD — so TechBag scopes the fit (including honestly vs its own Proofpoint and Abnormal lines), adds INR/GST invoicing, onboarding and local support. The value: email is the #1 attack vector — Bitdefender brings a modern, unified, value-priced answer, and TechBag makes it local for India. For inbox-borne risk, this matters. TechBag helps Indian organisations defend the #1 attack vector. TechBag provides Bitdefender email, made local for India.
The honest scope
GravityZone Extended Email Security is Bitdefender’s NEW email-security product (launched April 2026, built on the Mesh Security acquisition of 2025) — unifying a secure email gateway (SEG) with cloud-native API-based protection (CAPES/ICES-style), against phishing, BEC, malware and spam, all inside the same GravityZone platform and console as Bitdefender endpoint. The honest framing — strengths, and where rivals lead: Bitdefender’s strengths are unification (email + endpoint on one platform/console — correlate the threat and the endpoint it hits), two layers in one (gateway AND API), a top-efficacy detection engine (Bitdefender-grade, even OEM’d on endpoint), and value. Where rivals genuinely lead: Proofpoint is the email-security Magic Quadrant LEADER with the broadest platform — email protection PLUS data loss prevention (DLP), archiving, compliance and security-awareness training — and for the widest, deepest email-security suite, Proofpoint is ahead (and it’s a TechBag sibling — we sell it too); Abnormal AI is the AI-native, behavioural ICES challenger with a purpose-built API-based BEC/phishing engine and strong momentum (also a TechBag sibling we sell); Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is hard to beat on economics when it’s bundled into M365 E5 licences you already pay for; Mimecast and Barracuda are long-established gateways with mature resilience/continuity features. The candid truth: Bitdefender’s Extended Email Security is NEWER and NARROWER than these established email-security leaders — it doesn’t yet match Proofpoint’s platform breadth or Abnormal’s pure-play behavioural focus. Its edge is being unified with endpoint on one platform, top-efficacy detection, API+gateway in one product, and value. So the honest positioning: for email security UNIFIED with your endpoint on one platform, from a top-efficacy vendor at value — especially if you already run (or are considering) Bitdefender endpoint — Extended Email Security is a compelling new option; for the broadest email-security platform (DLP/archiving/compliance/awareness), Proofpoint; for pure-play AI-native behavioural ICES, Abnormal AI; for M365-bundled economics, Defender for Office 365. TechBag scopes it honestly — candidly comparing it against our own Proofpoint and Abnormal lines — and licenses and supports it locally with GST.
The numbers behind the platform
What your Bitdefender email-security journey looks like
Scoping (& the honest fit)
Your email estate (Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace), whether you already run Bitdefender endpoint, and the fit vs alternatives. TechBag scopes it and compares HONESTLY vs its own Proofpoint (broadest platform) and Abnormal (AI-native ICES) lines, plus Defender O365.
Connect API + gateway
Connect the API layer to Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace for post-delivery behavioural protection, and route mail through the secure email gateway for inline filtering — both layers, one product. Covered pre- and post-delivery.
Unify with endpoint
Manage email alongside Bitdefender endpoint in the SAME GravityZone console — so email threats and the endpoints they land on are correlated in one place, and remediation claws back messages across mailboxes automatically. One incident, seen whole.
Tune & support
Tune policies, watch the reporting, and grow (MSP multi-tenant, more of the GravityZone platform) as you mature. TechBag supports you locally (GST).
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The review scoreboard
Modelled on Gartner Peer Insights structure. *Counts and breakdowns are illustrative pending verified review collection.
Quick poll — what’s driving your evaluation?
Talk to an advisor“We already ran Bitdefender on the endpoint, so adding email on the SAME console was the obvious move — now a phishing email and the machine it lands on are one incident, not two tools. That correlation is the real win.”
“Gateway AND API in one product means we filter spam and malware at the edge, but also catch the BEC and account-takeover stuff behaviourally inside the inbox. We used to need two tools for that.”
“Honest: Proofpoint has the broader platform — DLP, archiving, awareness training — and TechBag told us so (they sell it). For us, unified-with-endpoint at value mattered more than breadth. Different fit, honestly scoped.”
“It’s a new product — launched in 2026 — so it’s narrower than the incumbents, but it’s built on the Mesh engine Bitdefender acquired and backed by their detection. Credible new entrant, and the price is right.”
“Automated remediation clawed back a malicious email across every mailbox that got it, automatically — no manual hunt. Post-delivery containment without the busywork.”
“For our budget, getting modern email security — gateway plus behavioural API — from a top-efficacy vendor at value made sense. In India, that value proposition really matters.”
“As an MSP the Mesh lineage suits us — multi-tenant email, and it pairs with Bitdefender endpoint on one platform. One relationship for both.”
“Bitdefender lists in USD — TechBag scoped it, compared it honestly against their own Proofpoint and Abnormal lines, and added INR/GST and local support. Unified email security, made local.”
Where everyone sits — the grids
Analyst firms bury this view behind paywalls, and G2 retired its Grid. So here’s TechBag’s synthesis of the Email-security market — tap any vendor to see why it sits where it does.
TechBag Email-Security Grid
Execution strength vs product vision — the classic market map, minus the paywall.
Unified w/ endpoint; API + gateway; value. New (Apr 2026). This page's product.
Detection × Portfolio Integration
The grid nobody publishes — how strong the email detection is vs how integrated with the wider security portfolio.
Unification + two layers + value (newer).
Positions are TechBag’s illustrative synthesis of public review-platform data and vendor documentation — not a reproduction of any analyst graphic. Verify before relying on it.
Bitdefender vs the email-security field
Proofpoint, Abnormal AI, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Mimecast and Barracuda — honest lanes; Bitdefender is a NEWER, narrower entrant whose edge is being unified with endpoint + top-efficacy engine + API+gateway in one + value. Broadest platform? Proofpoint (we sell it). Pure-play AI ICES? Abnormal (we sell it). On M365 E5? Defender O365. We say so.
| Dimension | Bitdefender | Proofpoint | Abnormal AI | MS Defender O365 | Mimecast | Barracuda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Unified w/ endpoint; API + gateway (new) | Email-security MQ Leader, broadest | AI-native behavioural ICES | Bundled with M365 E5 | Established gateway + continuity | Established gateway (SMB-strong) |
| Platform breadth (DLP/archive/awareness) | Narrower (newer entrant) | Broadest (DLP, archiving, awareness) | Focused on ICES | Via MS stack | Broad (+ continuity/archiving) | Solid |
| API-based behavioural (ICES) detection | Yes (CAPES, post-delivery) | Yes (adaptive email security) | Yes (purpose-built, AI-native) | Some (Defender O365) | Adding | Adding |
| Secure email gateway (SEG, inline) | Yes (unified with API) | Yes (mature) | API-only (no gateway) | Yes (EOP + Defender O365) | Yes (mature) | Yes (mature) |
| Unified with endpoint (one platform) | Yes — GravityZone (the edge) | Email-focused (separate) | Email-focused (separate) | Yes (MS Defender stack) | Email-focused | Some (broader Barracuda) |
| Detection efficacy (engine) | Bitdefender-grade (OEM’d) | Strong | Strong (AI) | Good (MS-centric) | Good | Good |
| Value / cost | Efficacy at value | Premium | Premium | 'Free' if on E5 | Mid | Competitive (SMB) |
| Best fit | Email unified with endpoint, at value (new) | Broadest email platform (DLP/archive/awareness) | Pure-play AI-native behavioural ICES | Already on M365 E5 | Gateway + continuity/archiving | SMB gateway at value |
Which email-security approach fits you?
Honest fit signals — because the fastest way to lose your trust is to pretend one product wins every scenario.
Choose Bitdefender if…
- ✓You want email security UNIFIED with your endpoint on one GravityZone platform and console — correlate the email threat and the endpoint it hits
- ✓You want API-based behavioural detection AND a secure email gateway in ONE product — pre-delivery filtering plus post-delivery BEC/ATO detection
- ✓You want a top-efficacy detection engine at genuine value — especially if you already run (or are considering) Bitdefender endpoint
- ✓You’re fine with a NEWER, narrower entrant (launched Apr 2026, built on Mesh) whose edge is unification + value, not the widest platform — with TechBag adding scoping and GST
Proofpoint if…
- ✓You want the broadest email-security platform — email protection PLUS DLP, archiving, compliance and security-awareness training (the MQ Leader; TechBag sells it too)
Abnormal AI if…
- ✓You want a pure-play, AI-native behavioural ICES engine focused on BEC and account takeover (also a TechBag sibling we sell)
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 if…
- ✓You’re already on M365 E5 (Defender O365 is bundled) — TechBag has a Microsoft hub
Mimecast / Barracuda if…
- ✓You want a long-established gateway with mature continuity/archiving (Mimecast) or a value SMB gateway (Barracuda)
What do email threats cost you?
Drag the sliders (mailboxes; email incidents per year; hour cost as loaded rate). Estimates contrast siloed email + endpoint tools vs Bitdefender (email unified with endpoint on one platform, gateway AND API, automated remediation) — the wins are one platform instead of two, fewer missed BEC/phishing incidents, and faster remediation. Illustrative — TechBag scopes it and compares on fit AND cost (including vs our Proofpoint and Abnormal lines).
Loaded cost = salary + overheads per productive hour. Illustrative only — your TechBag quote models actual device counts and modules.
Three ways to consume it
Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Email Security is a NEW (Apr 2026) product, priced PER MAILBOX/USER — unifying a secure email gateway with API-based protection, and available unified with GravityZone endpoint. Pricing is generally by quote at launch (the underlying Mesh engine is MSP/per-mailbox oriented); expect value pricing consistent with Bitdefender’s efficacy-at-value model, materially below premium email brands. Bitdefender lists in USD; TechBag scopes it and handles INR/GST.
Extended Email Security (per mailbox)
Best for email unified with endpoint at value
- Secure email gateway + API-based (CAPES/ICES) protection — one product, one console
- Unified with GravityZone endpoint — correlate email threat + endpoint
- New (Apr 2026), built on Mesh; top-efficacy Bitdefender engine at value
+ Platform add-ons
Best for a broader rollout
- Scoped to your estate
- Add-on modules as needed
- Phased, right-sized deployment
+ scoping & local support
Best value with TechBag
- Scoping + HONEST comparison vs our own Proofpoint (broadest) & Abnormal (AI ICES) lines, plus Defender O365
- Bitdefender lists USD; India via BD Software (Navi Mumbai)
- TechBag adds INR/GST invoicing, onboarding & local support
Buy it for less — TechBag pricing beats list
Whatever the list prices above, TechBag negotiates a significantly better deal — with GST-compliant INR invoicing and local support. Ask us for your discounted quote.
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The 8 questions to ask every vendor
Take this into your next vendor call — including ours.
Want email and endpoint on ONE platform? GravityZone correlates the email threat and the endpoint it lands on — one console.
Want gateway AND API? Extended Email Security combines a secure email gateway (inline) with API-based behavioural protection (post-delivery).
Worried about malware-free fraud? The API layer catches BEC, impersonation and account takeover behaviourally — not just signatures.
Cost-conscious? A top-efficacy Bitdefender-grade engine, applied to email, at genuine value — relevant for India.
Comfortable with a new entrant? Launched Apr 2026, built on the Mesh engine (acquired 2025) — focused pedigree, proven vendor.
Want automated containment? Claw back delivered malicious messages across every affected mailbox, automatically.
Weighing Proofpoint/Abnormal? TechBag compares honestly on breadth and focus (it sells them too) — Bitdefender’s edge is unification + value.
Bitdefender lists in USD — TechBag scopes it, adds INR/GST invoicing and local support.
Questions buyers ask
Ready to defend the #1 attack vector — unified with your endpoint?
Scope Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Email Security (a new — Apr 2026 — email-security product: secure email gateway PLUS API-based behavioural protection against phishing, BEC, malware and spam, unified with endpoint on one platform) — and let a TechBag advisor scope the fit, compare it HONESTLY vs our own Proofpoint and Abnormal lines (plus Defender O365), and add INR/GST invoicing and local support.
Stats, ratings, review counts and pricing are illustrative and sourced from public materials; verify before purchase.