Cloud Email Security
Top Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Alternatives and Competitors

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Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) are targeted with the same cyber attacks as large enterprises. Proofpoint Essentials is a cybersecurity platform that provides your SMB with enterprise-class protection, security awareness training, and visibility. And it gives you a modern, simplified management experience. This is Enterprise-Class Cybersecurity for SMBs. Essentials Email Security leverages the same enterprise-class security that powers some of the world’s largest and most security-conscious companies. This visibility and security gives you the protection you need for your greatest security risk—your people.

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security

Compare how Proofpoint Essentials Email Security stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Check Point

Check Point Email Security

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Check Point Email Security is:

More Efficient

More Innovative

Better at Integrating

More Caring

Better at Support

Easier to Implement

IronScales Ltd

IRONSCALES

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, IRONSCALES is:

More Efficient

Better at Support

More Innovative

More Respectful

More Caring

Easier to Implement

TitanHq

SpamTitan

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, SpamTitan is:

More Efficient

More Innovative

More Respectful

More Caring

Better at Support

Less Inspiring

Proofpoint

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection is:

More Efficient

Better at Support

Harder to Use

Less Transparent

Harder to Customize

Less Caring

Vade Secure

Vade Secure for Microsoft 365

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Vade Secure for Microsoft 365 is:

More Efficient

More Innovative

Better at Support

More Respectful

More Caring

Less Transparent

Barracuda Networks

Barracuda Email Security Gateway

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Barracuda Email Security Gateway is:

More Efficient

More Respectful

More Caring

Better at Integrating

Better at Support

Harder to Customize

Perception Point Ltd

Perception Point

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Perception Point is:

More Efficient

More Innovative

Less Inspiring

Harder to Customize

Harder to Use

Less Transparent

Broadcom

Symantec Email Security.cloud

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Symantec Email Security.cloud is:

More Innovative

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Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

Harder to Customize

Abnormal Security

Abnormal Security

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Abnormal Security is:

More Efficient

More Innovative

More Respectful

More Caring

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Cisco Systems

Cisco Secure Email

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Cisco Secure Email is:

More Efficient

Better at Support

More Innovative

More Respectful

Better at Integrating

Less Inspiring

Trend Micro

Trend Micro Cloud App Security

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Trend Micro Cloud App Security is:

More Efficient

More Innovative

More Respectful

Better at Support

Harder to Use

Harder to Customize

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is:

More Innovative

Less Reliable

Less Caring

Less Inspiring

Less Respectful

Harder to Customize

Cisco Systems

Armorblox

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Armorblox is:

More Efficient

More Respectful

More Caring

More Innovative

Harder to Customize

Worse at Training

Mimecast Services

Mimecast Advance Email Security

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Mimecast Advance Email Security is:

Less Transparent

Harder to Customize

Harder to Use

Less Inspiring

Harder to Implement

Worse at Training

Darktrace

Darktrace/Email

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Darktrace/Email is:

Less Inspiring

Less Transparent

Less Caring

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

Less Innovative

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