IRONSCALES
IRONSCALES finds and removes phishing and business email compromise inside Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace mailboxes, and adds phishing simulation and training so a small IT team can cover both with one vendor.
CyberReviewed Editorial Team · Updated · ironscales.com
Company details
- Score
- 7.6/10Ranked 5 of 12 (tied)
- Category
- Email security
- Founded
- 2014, Israel
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia, and Tel Aviv, Israel
- Leadership
- Eyal Benishti, founder and CEO
- Funding disclosed
- $64 million Series C in 2021, led by PSG
- Pricing
- From $3.11 per mailbox per month, per the vendor
- Best fit
- SMBs and MSP-managed tenants on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace
Our take
IRONSCALES is a strong pick for small and mid-size organizations, and the managed service providers who run their IT, that want inbox-level phishing detection, removal and simulation training in one tool. Large enterprises with a dedicated email security team will want a vendor with deeper enterprise references.
Scores by criterion
| Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 6 |
| Product scope and fit | 8 |
| Company durability | 7 |
| Evidence of adoption | 9 |
| Ease of adoption | 8 |
| Overall score (average of the five) | 7.6 |
Each criterion is defined on our methodology page.
Detection and training in one product
IRONSCALES connects to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace by API and works at the mailbox level, looking for business email compromise, credential harvesting and account takeover, then pulling malicious messages out of every affected inbox.1 The company says it built mailbox-level anomaly detection in 2015 and that this approach still sits at the center of the platform.2 Phishing simulation and security awareness training are part of the product line, which lets a small IT team cover detection and user education with one vendor.13
A published starting price
IRONSCALES publishes a starting price. Its pricing page lists three business tiers, Email Essentials, Email Protect and Email Protect 360, and the page's own description says plans start at $3.11 per mailbox per month.3 The plan cards still route buyers to a quote, so $3.11 is the floor. At that rate, 200 mailboxes start at about $622 a month. Separate MSP packages add an email incident management service and account takeover protection.3
From Israel to Atlanta
The company was founded in Israel in 2014 by alumni of the Israel Defense Forces' Intelligence Technology unit and opened its Atlanta headquarters in 2017.2 Eyal Benishti is founder and CEO. In December 2021 it raised a $64 million Series C led by PSG, with K1 Investment Management and Jump Capital participating, when it served more than 5,000 organizations.4
In its 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 announcement, the company reported 17,000 customers, 156% revenue growth over the measured three-year period and a fourth consecutive year on the list.5 Its about page cites more than 3,500 managed service provider partners.2
IRONSCALES next to Abnormal and Huntress
Abnormal AI also deploys by API without changing mail flow. IRONSCALES leans toward smaller organizations and the MSP channel, posts a starting price and includes simulation training, while Abnormal reports a larger enterprise base and far higher disclosed revenue. Huntress offers managed security awareness training as part of a wider managed security service; IRONSCALES is the closer fit when email threats are the main concern.
Organizations it suits less
Organizations that need a traditional gateway in the mail path for compliance reasons, and very large enterprises that want a long list of Fortune 500 references, may prefer a gateway vendor or a provider with more enterprise references.
What customers say
Quoted word for word from public reviews and posts on PeerSpot and Reddit, retrieved October 21, 2026. Each quote links to the review or post it comes from.
Where it helps
Their anti-phishing platform is absolutely fantastic. The automated AI piece is amazing, and their technical support is fantastic.
The biggest benefit is that we get fewer phishing and spam emails, so using IRONSCALES has made our environment much safer.
Ironscales is our go-to. Works wonderfully.
We've switched to Ironscales and even though it doesn't have gateway like our prior vendor did, it just works.
Where it falls short
We have had a few incidents where legitimate emails were getting blocked, and we had to manually remove those emails from quarantine.
