
Cleanmail
Cleanmail is an email security relay that filters unwanted and malicious email traffic for organisations.
What Cleanmail is
Cleanmail is an email security relay that filters unwanted and malicious email traffic for organisations. Alinto says it eliminates 99,9% of spam messages and email viruses, and protects against scams, phishing, spoofing, malware, and ransomware. An outbound scanner checks outgoing mail to help prevent server misuse and domain or IP blocklisting. Administrators can manage allowlists and blocklists at domain and individual-user levels. Its control panel provides real-time tracking, analytics, log files, and self-service log access using the ELK stack. If a standard messaging service is unavailable, an emergency webmail interface is available. Cleanmail can archive non-modifiable copies of incoming and outgoing messages, including attachments, for up to 10 years, subject to business rules and legal requirements. Deployment choices include SaaS, cloud, and on-premises options. Alinto describes compatibility with professional mail servers and says no infrastructure changes are needed. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is offered.
Good
- Filters spam, viruses, phishing, and ransomware
- Provides emergency webmail during service outages
- Offers domain- and user-level list management
- Archives email copies for up to 10 years
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- L2 and L3 support is during office hours
- Archive duration depends on business and legal requirements
Who it suits
Cleanmail is presented for companies, public and health organisations, and managed service providers. It may suit organisations seeking mail filtering, continuity access, and configurable deployment options.
Verdict
Cleanmail combines inbound filtering, outbound scanning, continuity webmail, and administrative monitoring. Organisations should request pricing and consider the stated support hours and archive conditions.
The facts
Each one read from Cleanmail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Allow and block lists
- Blocklist and allowlist management is available at both domain and individual-user levels.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Archiving
- A non-modifiable copy of incoming and outgoing email, including attachments, can be archived for up to 10 years depending on business rules and legal requirements.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The product page presents Cleanmail for companies, public organisations, health organisations, and managed service providers.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Cloud hosting
- Alinto says its private cloud is hosted in the European Union, in France, Switzerland, or another country depending on customer requirements, with infrastructure monitored 24/7.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Cleanmail screens incoming and outgoing messages upstream of the email server and the maker says it requires no changes to existing infrastructure.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker offers SaaS, cloud, and on-premises deployment options.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Email continuity
- An emergency webmail interface is available if the standard messaging service is unavailable.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Emergency access
- An emergency webmail interface is available if the standard messaging service is unavailable.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Alinto says its private cloud is hosted in the European Union, in France, Switzerland, or another country depending on customer requirements.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The maker presents Cleanmail for businesses, health-sector and public organisations, and managed service providers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Lists
- Blocklist and allowlist management is available at domain and individual user levels.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- Its control panel provides real-time tracking, analytics, log files, and self-care log access using the ELK stack.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Outbound scanning
- The outbound scanner filters outgoing mail to help prevent misuse of the mail server and blocklisting of IP addresses and domains.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cleanmail is a professional email security relay that filters business email for spam and other threats.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Alinto offers L2 and L3 support during office hours, with response and resolution times depending on the subscribed SLA; its help desk is reachable by email or phone.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Threat filtering
- The maker says Cleanmail eliminates 99.9% of spam messages and email viruses and also protects against scams, phishing, spoofing, malware, and ransomware.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Tracking
- The control panel provides real-time tracking and analytics, an overview, log files, and self-service log access using the ELK stack.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Alinto says it was founded in 2000, and that it acquired Cleanmail, a Swiss email security specialist, in 2016.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2002checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Lyon, Francechecked 28 Sep 2026
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