Who AI recommends, and when it changes.
Data as of Apr 11, 2026 · Based on 50 AI answers · A buyer need in Email Phishing Defense & Awareness Platforms. · See how Parse measures this
Between March and April, held a narrow lead in AI recommendations for email attachment sandboxing, with close behind. Secure Cloud Analytics, , and were also frequently mentioned, making the top two positions contested by a small margin.
Recommendation share
Mimecast Targeted Threat Protection leads at 16% of AI recommendations; Barracuda follows at 14%.
Representative prompts behind this market ranking, and how AI tends to answer.
Buyer needs that sit next to this one in the same market.
Why here: Cited for Attachment Protect, which sandboxes files then converts them to safe formats or blocks delivery. · 3 sources
Why here: Praised for CPU-emulation sandboxing that makes evasive malware detection harder, part of Barracuda Email Protection. · 3 sources
Why here: Bitdefender-powered sandbox focused on zero-day threat detection and AI-driven analysis of files and links. · 3 sources
Why here: FortiMail cloud sandbox integrates with Office 365, available in enterprise subscriptions. · 3 sources
Why here: Predictive sandboxing with URL extraction and behavioral analysis to stop zero-day exploits. · 3 sources
Why here: Uses Proofpoint technology for sandboxing, behavioral analysis, and attachment filtering. · 3 sources
“Which email security gateways offer sandboxing for malicious attachments?”
AI consistently answers by listing several top gateways, most often Mimecast Targeted Threat Protection, 
