Virtru 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Virtru

4.6

(38)

Pricing

Starting at $119.00 per month

About Virtru

Virtru is a cloud-based data privacy and security platform that helps businesses of all sizes across education, IT, manufacturing, finance and various other industries manage and encrypt emails.

The application enables supervisors to set up access control for files, folders and attachments in Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Google Drive and several other platforms. Employees can define expiration dates, disable the forwarding feature and insert watermarks in attachments. Virtru also allows administrators to generate audit reports and conduct forensic analysis on incoming and outgoing emails to maintain compliance across the organization. Users can also revoke access to messages and identify sensitive data by implementing DLP rules while encrypting emails.

Virtru offers mobile applications for iOS and Android. Pricing is available on request and support is offered via documentation.

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Virtru Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $119.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Starter

$119.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Virtru for Google Gmail
Virtru for Microsoft Outlook
Email Data Protection
File Data Protection
Administrator Control Center
Advanced Security Access Controls
Data Loss Protection (DLP) Rules
Split Knowledge Architecture Key Management
Integration with Google Workspace: (Gmail and Drive)
Integration with Microsoft 365: (Outlook)

Business

$219.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Virtru Secure Share
Virtru Secure Share for Google Drive
Receive sensitive files of virtually any size
Bulk Decryption
Integration with Google Workspace CSE: (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet)
Integration with Confluence & Zendesk
Google Vault for eDiscovery
Single Sign-On (SSO)
99.90% Guaranteed Uptime SLA

Enterprise

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Audit Log API with SIEM Integration
Deployment Support
Designated Customer Success Team

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Virtru Features

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Alerts/Notifications
Audit Trail
Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
Dashboard
Document Management
Document Storage
Forms Management
Inspection Management
Issue Management
Risk Assessment
Task Management
Workflow Management
More features of Virtru
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Escalation
Audit Management
Audit Planning
Cloud Encryption
Compliance Management
Compliance Tracking
Customizable Branding
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Data Visualization
Email Attachment Protection
Email Filtering
Encryption
File Encryption
For Healthcare
GDPR Compliance
HIPAA Compliant
Identity Verification
Key Management
Microsoft Outlook Integration
Policy Management
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Risk Management
Role-Based Permissions
Secure Data Storage
Security Auditing
Sensitive Data Identification
Single Sign On
Third-Party Integration
Third-Party Integrations
Threat Protection
Threat Response
Vendor Management
Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Virtru Integrations

Microsoft Outlook

Google Drive

Gmail

Virtru User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

66%

32%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.5

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.5

Functionality

4.4

Kyle F.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Encrypted emails all from your inbox!

Overall Virtru is my go to email encryption solution. It really give peace of mind when you need to send sensitive information

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Alows you to send encrypted emails natively inside gmail inbox. This will also encrypt any attachments you add also!

Cons:

Since this is essentially a browser extension there are some weird bugs that happen, but most of these are dealt with a simple off and on of your browser.

Sheena L.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Program Manager

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

protecting emails from scammers, it helps alot

Cons:

turning it on and off, makes for mistakes

Maricel G.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

10000+ employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2019

Not that Functional

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

It’s function to secure privacy of my email was not relevant for me. Other recipients (does not have virtru) outside my company is having hard time accesing my email though my email is intended for all the recipients. There are still other software which is better than this.

Cons:

I don’t like that when virtru is enabled I still have to click another botton in order to send my email. It took longer to load the email before I can read which is not helping for me.

Erica J.

Verified reviewer

Biotechnology

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed December 2020

Pleased - so far so good

I have been using Virtru for 3 years and primarily send medical records to patients. Overall, it's been very positive but as I mentioned, we have had to develop clear instructions to make it more user friendly for our patients and partners.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Pros: - it's easy to set up and train new team members to use. - when toggled on/off it's very clear with the color change which setting you have it on - it is a simple process to revoke an email. I like that you don't need to visit the dashboard to do so - I reached out for customer support and received timely responses

Cons:

Cons: - Sometimes there is an issue with attachments. I have heard from many recipients that they have difficulty accessing them and it's not obvious to me as the sender why this happens - the messages often go to a spam or junk folder - it's not always clear when an email has been accessed - there isn't an option to export or easily filter messages in the dashboard - once you have accessed a secure message it's easy after that, but it can be confusing for first time users. I have had to start sending instructions about how to retrieve the passcode, but it results in frustration from time to time. patients just want to read their message. they don't want to jump through hoops to do it. - if sending from an alias, you cannot tell which person read it

Christian M.

Verified reviewer

Mental Health Care

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed November 2020

Protection Made Easy

We are in the mental health business and have the confines of HIPAA to pay attention to. Virtru is a product that allows staff to deliver sensitive reports to other medical providers in our area in a secure manner. I also value this added layer of protection for email within the agency - to protect information at all times.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The extension into Chrome and working seamlessly with Gmail is wonderful. The ability to set controls and even making sent mail disappear after 10 days is outstanding. I value that everyone receiving can easily open our encrypted email and not have to deal with another user ID and password. This product is very sophisticated.

Cons:

Once in a while the extension disappears from Chrome. I have had a number of employees suddenly no longer have Virtru installed and wondering how to get it back. While not that hard to "reinstall", it is bothersome that this occurs.

Reasons for choosing Virtru

The ease of use to apply encryption and the controls that give even more control over the email (e.g. blocking any forwarding). I also wanted something easy for receiving clients that would not require an "account".

Matthew C.

Verified reviewer

Legal Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed December 2020

User friendly encryption

It has been a pretty solid product. There are some hiccups here and there, as is the case with anything, but I am happy with the experience.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is very easy to use. All you need to do is click a button and you are good to go. It seems pretty secure and, by and large, it is a reliable program.

Cons:

Occasionally, Virtu will lag or not work at all. I was ready to write this off as me having issues with my own bandwidth, but my colleagues working from home would tell me they were having similar issues at the same time. Another is issue is people to whom I send encrypted emails who do not have a Virtu account sometimes have difficulty opening emails. I don't know if this is because of user error on their end, software error, or if the instructions for non-account holders are difficult to follow.

Heather L.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2021

Virtru gives us peace of mind when sharing patients private information!

My overall experience with Virtru has been a good one. I would recommend to any medical facility to use Virtru to protect their patients private information.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Virtru is very user friendly. I have not had any problems at all with this software. I love that it allows for us to send our patients private information safely and securely.

Cons:

Every once in a while we will have a recipient state that they cannot open up the attachment that we have sent through Virtru but that is not very often.

Lakesha H.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed June 2020

Virtu Power User Review

My overall experience with Virtu has been good. The huge benefit that I get from this feature is the ease of encrypting my e-mails.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The Virtu icon feature that’s contained within the composed e-mail is most impactful. With a click of a button, I’m able to encrypt my e-mails. I enjoy the reminder to secure or not secure before sending my e-mails.

Cons:

The feature that I least like about the software is when I’m replying to a sender’s e-mail, as soon as I hit reply the message from the sender disappears. It’s annoying because I like to see the message from the sender below my reply message so that I can respond to all their questions without having unlock the message from the sender, wait to receive an e-mail for verify myself, then receive a pop-up of the sender’s e-mail again. So I’m opening the same e-mail twice.

Heather H.

Verified reviewer

Machinery

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2021

Convenient and easy

I love virtru because it is so easy and accessible and secure.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I love that this is integrated directly into my outlook so when I create a new email all I have to do is click the virtru button and it sends my email encrypted. I can also search for previous emails specifically sent with virtru within outlook.

Cons:

There have been a few instances when I have used virtru to send emails outside of the organization and the recipients were for whatever reason unable to open the message or attachment. I'm not sure if it was due to user error or not though.

Verified

Reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Excellent Software, Questionable Terms of Service

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The software performed its job well using our Google Apps account and allowed us to sign sensitive HR emails and documents. We recently discovered, however, that there is a free version they offer that meets all our basic emailing needs.

Cons:

You need to cancel with 30 days notice or they force you into another year of service. So if you're paying be careful with giving proper notice. We never received the "reminder" email and only received the actual invoice once the term expired. Kinda convenient, right? Because of this experience, I can only recommend their free solution.

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