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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is Proofpoint Essentials Email Security?

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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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

94 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

100

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 97%
Negotiation and Contract:: 96%
Conflict Resolution:: 100%
Strategy & Innovation:: 93%
Service Experience:: 93%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Proofpoint Essentials Email Security?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

100

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

URL and Malware Detection

Hosted Email Support

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Email Retention and Archiving

Encryption and Decryption

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Reporting Components

Data Loss Prevention

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Reviews

Punnareddy p.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Mar 2025

As name says it is proof point for secure emails

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

Without any doubt we can send emails and makes those are secured.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Identifying the email domains

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not effective in phishing emails

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We can consider for emails security

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service
Caring
Respectful

Kiran R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Fantastic product for email security

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

Its Threat Intel is great and DLP compliant.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Multi layered protection detects phishing attacks and defensive.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing at this moment

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great product that satisfies security needs for email. And integration is seamless.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Daniel M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Excellent product. Very easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

It's very easy to use. Adminsitrative functions are also pretty straightforward.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Reducing spam and phishing emails from hitting user's inboxes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Honestly I don't really dislike anything.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure that you educate your users in advance of rolling it out.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security

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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Ratings

94 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection Basic inbound blocking using multitude of triggers: IP address, content, header, and other reputation-based identifiers.

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing Heuristic detection techniques that recognize common characteristics of phishing attacks.

URL and Malware Detection Live detection and following of URL embedded links and execution of active content.

Hosted Email Support Integration and support capabilities with third-party hosted email providers.

End User Spam Visibility and Controls End-user email digest release capability and client integration for fine tuning.

Email Retention and Archiving Inbound and outbound logging capabilities.

Encryption and Decryption Advanced capabilities to encode data and information with visibility and controls.

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection Active code detection and execution.

Anti Malware Signature Detection Comprehensive signature malware detection capabilities through threat intelligence sourcing.

Reporting Components Lightweight controls and components that are easily embeddable and reusable. Integration with common apps such as Word, Excel, etc.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Reviews

Punnareddy p.

As name says it is proof point for secure emails

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kiran R.

Fantastic product for email security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Daniel M.

Excellent product. Very easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Anti Spam and Bulk Email Detection

Anti Phishing and Spear Phishing

URL and Malware Detection

Hosted Email Support

End User Spam Visibility and Controls

Email Retention and Archiving

Encryption and Decryption

Anti Malware Behavioral Detection

Anti Malware Signature Detection

Reporting Components

Data Loss Prevention

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration