A PhishLabs / Fortra alternative for smaller teams
nebty is the PhishLabs alternative without a bank-scale retainer. PhishLabs is now Fortra Brand Protection, a quote-only managed platform. At nebty, monitoring is a €99/$119/month subscription and takedowns are billed per case at €400/$450 on success, also without a subscription; smaller teams get visible cases and pay only after a takedown succeeds.
- Best fit
- Lower-volume teams
- Monitoring (subscription)
- €99/month
- Takedown (single case)
- €400 on success
Facts last verified: July 2026
The short version
The PhishLabs brand has been retired.
PhishLabs joined HelpSystems in 2021; HelpSystems became Fortra in 2022. The product is now Fortra Brand Protection.
Retainer economics.
A quote-only retainer can fit constant bank-level volume. nebty charges smaller teams only for successful takedowns.
Your cases, visible.
G2 reviewers report limited self-service. nebty makes each case visible end to end.
Three names in four years
If you search for PhishLabs today, you land on a page titled 'PhishLabs is now Fortra Brand Protection.' Here is how the PhishLabs name got there.
- 2008PhishLabs founded
Digital risk protection with deep roots in financial services.
- 2021Acquired by HelpSystems
October 2021: PhishLabs joins the HelpSystems portfolio.
- 2022HelpSystems becomes Fortra
HelpSystems rebrands itself as Fortra.
- Today"Fortra Brand Protection"
The PhishLabs name is retired; the product lives on inside the Fortra portfolio.
Source: fortra.com/phishlabs ("PhishLabs is now Fortra Brand Protection", "Acquired by Fortra in October 2021"), captured July 2026.
PhishLabs / Fortra Brand Protection vs. nebty at a glance
| Criterion | PhishLabs (Fortra) |  |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Financial institutions and enterprises (community banks and credit unions upward) | SMB and mid-market |
| Core focus | Managed digital risk protection for financial services | Fake websites, phishing, lookalike domains, fake profiles |
| Entry price | Quote-only (as of July 2026); G2 reviewers flag the premium price, hard to justify for smaller teams | Monitoring subscription €99/$119/mo per brand; takedowns also bookable without it |
| Pricing public? | Not published | Public Yes, fully, on one page |
| Takedown billing | Included in the subscription retainer, no per-case billing | €400/$450 per successful takedown, also without a subscription (€300/$340 for monitoring customers) |
| Contract | Annual, by quote | Monthly, cancel anytime; no setup fee |
| Takedown guarantee | None published | No success, no fee Plus stays-offline guarantee (free re-takedown if it returns) |
| Case management | Analyst-dependent; G2 reviewers ask to manage their own incident statuses | Full case visibility, direct contact with the people handling it |
| Service location & languages | US operation, effectively no DACH presence | Munich GmbH; service in English and German; EU data hosting |
PhishLabs' strengths
PhishLabs runs a 24/7 SOC with a one-hour emergency-response commitment, a reported 40,000+ takedowns per month, long-standing registrar relationships, and roots in financial services from community banks and credit unions upward. Frost & Sullivan has named the offering a DRP leader, and inside Fortra it bundles with Agari for email security, which matters if impersonation and email fraud are the same problem for you.
For a bank with continuous phishing volume, an all-inclusive retainer plus a staffed SOC fits; that is PhishLabs' home segment.
Where PhishLabs doesn't fit, and why companies look for alternatives
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The retainer only pays off at volume. An all-inclusive retainer pays off at constant, high volume. For lower SMB incident volume, per-case billing tracks actual usage. G2 reviewers describe the pricing as premium and hard to justify for smaller teams.
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Brand and portal churn. HelpSystems acquisition in 2021, Fortra rebrand in 2022, and now the PhishLabs name itself retired into "Fortra Brand Protection."
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Limited self-service. G2 reviewers report that customers can't manage their own incident statuses and depend on analysts for updates. If you want to see and steer your own cases, that model chafes.
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No EU entity. No EU entity to speak of, and no German-language service. For a company operating in the EU, every escalation runs through a US SOC in English.
Pricing: a retainer vs. pay on success
PhishLabs pricing is quote-only (as of July 2026): a subscription retainer with takedowns included, sized for institutions that use it daily. There is no published entry price; the recurring reviewer complaint is that it's expensive for smaller organizations.
At nebty, monitoring and takedowns are two separate services, bookable individually or together. Monitoring is a subscription: €99/$119 per month per brand, cancellable monthly, no setup fee. Takedowns are ordered per case, with or without a subscription: €400/$450 per successful takedown, €300/$340 as a monitoring customer. No success, no fee, plus the stays-offline guarantee. Full details on one public page. For consistently high weekly volume, an all-inclusive retainer may be cheaper.
The process
How nebty works
Monitoring (a subscription) and takedowns (per case) are two independent services, bookable separately or together. Combined, they interlock like this:
- 01
We monitor 24/7.
Lookalike domains, phishing clones, fake shops and fake profiles targeting your brand. Detection typically within hours of going live.
- 02
You confirm, we act.
Send us the URL, or click once in the dashboard. We handle registrar, host and blocklist escalation, fully managed, in English or German.
- 03
You pay on success.
€400/$450 per takedown, only when the content is down. Free re-takedown if it returns.
Common questions
FAQ
Is PhishLabs going away?
What does PhishLabs / Fortra Brand Protection cost?
Is nebty a direct replacement for PhishLabs?
Can I manage my own cases with nebty?
Can I try nebty while my PhishLabs contract runs?
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