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Virtru Email Encryption Reviews & Product Details

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Accounting manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

I like how easy it is to use — I can send encrypted emails directly from my inbox without any complicated steps. It gives me peace of mind knowing my messages are secure, and the recipient doesn’t need to jump through hoops to read them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

Sometimes the user interface can feel a bit clunky, especially when trying to manage permissions or revoke access. Also, recipients who aren't familiar with Virtru occasionally have trouble opening encrypted emails, which can cause delays Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

Virtru helps solve the problem of securely sharing sensitive information over email without risking data breaches or unauthorized access. It ensures that only intended recipients can view the content, and features like access expiration and revocation give me control even after sending. This provides peace of mind, helps maintain compliance with data privacy regulations, and builds trust with clients and colleagues.

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Virtru Email Encryption Overview

What is Virtru Email Encryption?

Secure data directly from your inbox with Virtru. Users can easily encrypt emails and attachments with just one click, protecting sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII), intellectual property, and other regulated information. Seamlessly integrating with platforms like Gmail and Microsoft Outlook, Virtru empowers organizations to meet compliance requirements for HIPAA, GDPR, CJIS, CMMC 2.0, ITAR and other data privacy regulations, without disrupting existing workflows. Virtru provides full control over email content even after it’s been sent. Users can set expiration dates, revoke access, and track where emails are shared, ensuring total visibility and control over sensitive information. With granular access control and audit trails, Virtru simplifies data protection for enterprises and small businesses alike. Ideal for industries such as healthcare, financial services, government, and education, Virtru empowers your teams to confidently share sensitive information without sacrificing security.

Virtru Email Encryption Details
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Product Description

Virtru puts you in charge of how your digital information is shared. Combining control, convenience, and simplicity, Virtru makes it easy to keep your private communications private.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

The top reason our customers choose Virtru is ease of use. Unlike clunky, portal-based data security solutions, Virtru integrates seamlessly within the email clients and apps you already use every day. Virtru is remarkably easy for users, recipients, and admins alike: Recipients don't need to create any new passwords or install any software to access Virtru-protected information that's been shared with them. All they need to do is authenticate with their existing email credentials.

Along with award-winning ease of use, Virtru still delivers military-grade data security to support the world's toughest compliance requirements like CJIS, ITAR, CMMC, and NIST/DFARS frameworks. Virtru is trusted by 6,700 global customers, including some of the world's largest banks and telecom companies, as well as federal government agencies and the intelligence community.


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Virtru
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Year Founded
2012
HQ Location
Washington, DC
Twitter
@virtruprivacy
1,789 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
183 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Virtru is a global leader in data privacy and protection. At Virtru, we equip our customers to take control of their data—everywhere it’s shared—through end-to-end encryption for Google, Microsoft, and other data sharing platforms.Our team is creative, collaborative, and passionate about creating a brighter future for data privacy. Above all, we support our colleagues and empower each other to do our best work. Check out some of our recent initiatives at virtru.com.


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Recent Virtru Email Encryption Reviews

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Ray Y.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Quick way to email safely"
Allows us to get information to vendors safely without worrying about PII being stolen.
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Virtru is very easy to install and user friendly."
It is easy to install, manage and user friendly.
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Easy Secure Email Authentication"
Its very frictionless to set it up. The admin controls are straightforward and I particularly appreciate how it lets you set up a billing invoice e...

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Virtru Email Encryption Pros and Cons

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JS
Family Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

Virtu has been helpful with securing our information as well as the information of our clients. There have been so many articles about hackers and leaks from big companies where personal info is compromised but with Virtu, we feel confident to email sensitive materials. It has been quick to start, easy to use, and working how it is needed so far. Have not needed to contact customer support, which has been great. Personally, I impliment Virtu in 95% of emails sent or received. Simple to use, easy to resolve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

At this time, we have not run into issues with Virtu, as far as I know. The only thing that has come up is when sending emails to outside recipients, there have been a couple of instances where they were unable to read the encripted information. Resending isn't a big hassle but can be an inconvinience at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

HIPAA compliance is the main reason we are using Virtru. Emails must be encripted to secure private information, not only for the users, but also for our clients and partners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KS
IT Director
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

I love that I can manage all of the encrypted emails within my organization by accessing one portal and being able to see if the encrypted emails have attachments or if they have been opened by the recipient.

Review UPDATE:

We had Virtru for along time, but started having issues where people couldn't open legit emails that were sent to a group. We also had problems with multiple users where the email wouldn't go out, we had to involve support and sometimes even they couldn't fix it. We switched to Paubox instead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

Sometimes the chrome extension has a few issues and the encrypted emails don't work as expected, but that is few and far between. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

Confirming that all sensitive emails are encrypted and safe. Yeah sometimes if you "forget" to toggle the encryption to on, something could go out without proper encryption Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Christa Wong of Virtru Email Encryption

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re sorry to hear that our solution didn’t fully meet your needs. We understand your concerns about ensuring emails are encrypted, as security and usability are both priorities for us. If you’re unsure your users will remember to select the “encrypt” button, we recommend leveraging our out-of-the-box security rules which can warn users they’re sending sensitive information, trigger encryption and even block sending, based on the criteria you define. For additional server-side protection, the Virtru Data Protection Gateway acts as a digital safety net by automatically encrypting sensitive information flowing in and out of your organization across email, files and SaaS apps.

While we regret that we couldn’t retain your business, we truly value your insights and hope to have the opportunity to serve you again in the future. If your needs evolve or if you'd like to revisit how Virtru can fit into your workflow, we’d be happy to reconnect.

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Management Associate
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

My most liked feature of Virtru Email Encryption is its user-friendly interface and seamless integration with existing email platforms like Gmail and Outlook, allowing for easy encryption of sensitive information without requiring complex setup or extensive user training, while still providing robust end-to-end encryption and advanced compliance features for sensitive data protection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

What I most disliked about Virtru Email Encryption include its potentially complex user interface, which can be frustrating for both senders and recipients, occasional lagging or non-functionality, and the relatively high cost compared to other email encryption services, leading to some users considering it overpriced for their needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

Virtru Email Encryption primarily solves the problem of securely sharing sensitive information through email by providing end-to-end encryption, allowing users to send and receive encrypted messages and attachments directly within their inbox without requiring recipients to download additional software or create passwords, thus protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access while meeting compliance requirements with ease Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PR
Money Adviser
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

Virtue is really helpful for when I have to send private information to my clients. It allows the data to be sent securely, and means that we don't have any confidentiality issues. It's easy to use, and is all you have to do is add it to your extentions and can press a button to use virtue, simple. I use it daily in my workplace and any issues, customer support have been amazing to help. It's easy to impliment in the workplace and has a number of features. It's easy to intergrate it into our workplace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

I don't think there's any downsides, other than sometimes clients can struggle to open up virtue messages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's solving the issue of breach of data protection if there are any issues with that. It benefits our organisation because our data needs to be protected at all times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BB
IT Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

Virtru is integrated right into our Google Gmail interface and is extremely easy to use for not only the sender but also the recipient of the encrypted email message. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

There's nothing that I dislike about Virtru at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

Virtru allows us to quickly and securely send messages and files with sensitive data in them to external recipients without requiring our users to log into a separate system or open a different browser tab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

Its very frictionless to set it up. The admin controls are straightforward and I particularly appreciate how it lets you set up a billing invoice email so it can go straight to our accountants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

The chrome extension can be a bit buggy. Will need to occassionally toggle it on or off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

While we do have a BAA with Google and gmail when we send emails containing PHI to our customers we do require encryption and Virtru was a straightforward way to enable it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RY
IT Support Engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

Allows us to get information to vendors safely without worrying about PII being stolen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

Sometimes it can get a little confusing for our end-users. But with a little extra support they are good to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

Protecting customer and company information via email. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IM
Referral Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

My favorite aspect about Virtru Email Encryption is that is easy to set up and user friendly. I use it everyday and it makes my job easier to protect sensitive information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

The downsides of using the Virtru Email Encryption is that some emails get overlapped different threads based on the subject line. I repeat my subject lines for uniformity purposes but this would result in miscommunication and confusion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

Virtru allows me to share PHI information securely. I can maintain communication with stakeholders without missing vital information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CJ
Instructional Technology Specialist
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

I like the ease of use when protecting an email. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

The extension will sometimes stop working and you have to delete and reinstall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to send sensitive data via email. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ML
IT Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Virtru Email Encryption?

Virtu provides protection against bad actors. It safeguards sensitive information shared files and emails by offering end-to-end encryption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Virtru Email Encryption?

The only thing I dislike about Virtru is sometimes doesn't sync correctly leaving staff members not being able open emails from other employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Virtru Email Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

The issue you're facing is a serious one: staff members accidentally sending HIPAA-sensitive information without proper protection. This can lead to data breaches, regulatory violations, and potentially harm to patients or clients. On top of that, there's a growing need for secure, mobile-friendly solutions that allow staff to send protected emails while on the go. This makes it clear that ensuring the security of sensitive data, no matter where or how it’s shared, is critical. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.