WASHINGTON, D.C. — February 18, 2026 – Virtru, the leader in data-centric security, today announced it has been named to G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards, landing two spots on the Best Healthcare Software Products list. Virtru's Email Encryption and Secure Share were both included in the annual rankings, which are determined by timely reviews from real users. As the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace, G2 reaches over 100 million buyers annually.
Virtru serves a multitude of customers in the healthcare space, including hospital systems, health technology vendors, and care providers. These organizations are increasingly seeking solutions that secure protected health information (PHI) that must be shared externally, and Virtru’s Data Security Platform makes that process easy and HIPAA compliant.
“It is an honor to earn this recognition from G2. Our inclusion on the Best Software list validates all of the hard work the Virtru team puts into servicing healthcare customers who must securely share sensitive data,” said John Ackerly, CEO and Co-Founder of Virtru. “The Virtru Data Security Platform was engineered to be easy to use and seamlessly integrate into existing systems, so that organizations can focus on their day-to-day business operations. The healthcare industry deals with tangible, real-world outcomes, so it is imperative that these organizations can execute their missions smoothly. By facilitating data governance and easy compliance, Virtru is happy to play a role in safeguarding sensitive information for this sector.”
A few examples of Virtru’s work in the healthcare industry include:
“As buyers increasingly shift to AI-driven research to discover software solutions, being recommended in the ‘answer moment’ must be earned with credible proof,” said Godard Abel, co-founder and CEO at G2. “Our Best Software Awards are grounded in trusted data from authentic customer reviews. They not only give buyers an objective, reliable guide to the products that help teams do their best work, but they’re also the proof AI search platforms rely on when sourcing answers. Congratulations to this year’s winners, including Virtru. Earning a spot on these lists signals real customer impact.”
For more information on Virtru’s offerings for healthcare, visit https://www.virtru.com/industry-solutions/healthcare/
About G2’s Best Software Awards
G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards feature dozens of award lists, ranking software vendors and products using G2’s proprietary algorithm. The results are based on G2’s verified user reviews and publicly available market presence data. To be eligible for the Best Software Awards, a software company or product must have received at least 10 approved reviews during the 2025 calendar year. Scores reflect only data from reviews submitted during this evaluation period.
To learn more, view G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards and read more about G2’s methodology.
About G2
G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 100 million people annually — including employees at all Fortune 500 companies — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of software and services companies of all sizes partner with G2 to build their reputation and grow their business — including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, and Adobe. To learn more about where you go for software, visit www.g2.com and follow G2 on LinkedIn.
About Virtru
Virtru empowers organizations to unlock the power of data while maintaining control wherever it's stored and shared. Trusted by over 6,000 organizations across the public and private sectors—including JPMorganChase, Equifax, Capital One, Salesforce, and the U.S. Department of Defense—Virtru’s Data Security Platform has created a new paradigm in data-centric security, where protection travels with the data itself rather than relying on traditional perimeter defenses. From global enterprises to national defense and intelligence agencies, Virtru’s award-winning solutions provide simple, powerful data-centric security, built on the Trusted Data Format (TDF), an open standard for data protection created by Virtru Co-Founder and Chief Architect Will Ackerly.
