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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft 365

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.

    $5

    Per User Per Month

    Proofpoint Email Protection

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AProofpoint Email Protection is available as an on-premise or cloud based solution and blocks unwanted, malicious and impostor emails with granular search capabilities and visibility into all messages. Outbound controls include encryption and data loss prevention, while continuity capabilities ensure business communications can continue as normal in the event of an email outage. With Proofpoint's Email Protection, you can protect your people, data, and brand from today’s threats…N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft 365Proofpoint Email Protection
    Editions & Modules
    Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per User Per Month
    Individual
    $5.84
    *Per Month
    Business - Apps
    $8.25
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - F3
    $10.00
    Per User Per Month
    Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per User Per Month
    Business Premium
    $20.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E3
    $32.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E5
    $57.00
    Per User Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft 365Proofpoint Email Protection
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details*When billed annually.—
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    Microsoft 365Proofpoint Email Protection
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Proofpoint
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    Microsoft Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection needs to improve a lot to catch up to Proofpoint's abilities and features. We used ATP for a year but malicious emails were slipping through. Proofpoint was much more efficient in catching malicious emails. With ATP the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    As a previous Exchange administrator, ProofPoint allowed us to move many security-based mail flow rules into the system. This simplified our Exchange mail flow and allowed for more detailed and concise rules.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    Works very well - probably much better in terms of feature set and customisability. The quality of message filtering is fantastic. But from an administrative perspective it is more difficult to manage than the others.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    We currently have Microsoft ATP turned on behind Proofpoint and Proofpoint's TAP. ATP almost never alerts us to any issues due to the filtering by Proofpoint.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    It's definitely better and more robust and reliable than our previous solution (McAfee Email Gateway), but when compared to Mimecast they are pretty much on par. Both solutions offer a very good solution to email security.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    I have used Symantec Brightmail, Cisco Ironport, and Trend Micro Email Security.
    We selected Trend's product due to the price, but it failed miserably at clustering and overall email delivery. Proofpoint came in second as it checked off a lot of the boxes that we required in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    Sandboxing, TAP, TRAP along with on-premise device and cloud capability.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    EOP (Exchange online protection)
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    We have not used any other product so far apart from Proofpoint.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    We didn't look at any other alternatives. Proofpoint reached out to us via cold call, the guys seemed really nice so we met with them for lunch and loved their showing of the product and in the end purchased it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    I would trade it for Office 365 in a heartbeat.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    Proofpoint gives you a better feature set, with more comprehensive tools, and much better visibility and reporting than you can get with an out of the box deployment of Office 365 Online protection. We needed more visibility into what was happening and why and that is something …
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    Proofpoint > Microsoft Office 365 protection (we did not utilize 365 ATP).
    The tools within Microsoft Office365 are time-consuming to use and are in different locations in the portal. It was such a hassle trying to track threats.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    We used to rely on Google's Gmail built-in protection which is limited. For example, there is not much administration control around the spam filter and how it detects spam. We cannot make a custom rule or policy to handle spam. Proofpoint provides more control to the email …
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    This is the only product we have used.
    Incentivized
    Chose Proofpoint Email Protection
    Most recently we've looked at Microsoft's Email protection services associated with Office 365, but they are still not quite ready for prime time. Proofpoint's logging, search and threat analysis capabilities are literally years ahead of Microsoft in this product space. …
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    96%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    121 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    128 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft 365Proofpoint Email Protection
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Microsoft 365 and Proofpoint Email Protection
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
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    Ratings
    Proofpoint Email Protection
    8.0
    79 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Anti-malware00 Ratings10.077 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings7.076 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection00 Ratings6.049 Ratings
    Threat Detection00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings7.058 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Management Tools00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Barracuda Email Protection
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Avanan
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Avanan
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft 365Proofpoint Email Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (240 ratings)
    10.0
    (96 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (54 ratings)
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft 365Proofpoint Email Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Office everyday things since time immemorial. It's hard for Google Suite or any other to compete with Microsoft. They have everything, and it all works great, with incredible tools and capabilities. The new integrations work seamlessly most of the time, such as embedding a Power BI in a PPT. Expecting too much AI, like note taking, or LLM-based PPT, is not available in my tier at least, so depending on the budget, you won't get all you may expect from an AI leader. For diagramming and process maps, you're better off with other tools like those above.
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    Proofpoint
    Well suited: Proofpoint does a pretty good job at protecting us from spam emails. I was able to block a lot of emails coming from SendGrid by blocking SendGrid emails with a custom spam filter. However, SendGrid has a lot of legit emails too so I was able to create another rule to allow those emails from certain people, then block the rest. That way business need was met but spam emails are blocked. Less Appropriate If you are trying to monitor internal to internal emails Proofpoint is probably a little over featured for that.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • It allows us to keep our email organized. I like the fact that I can create folders in Outlook, and they replicate on my mail server.
    • Excellent for drafting and saving those documents as PDFs without needing PDF editing software.
    • Spreadsheets - what more is there to say?
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    Proofpoint
    • Spam - catches these emails before hitting the inbox.
    • Daily digest - provides users with a list of the emails that were blocked and allows them to choose to release them if they are legitimate emails.
    • Ensures that emails coming into our organization is safe for our users and verifies the email is coming from stated senders email server.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft 365 really needs to work on protection part. In complex environment it is not reliable as compared to its competitors like Proofpoint. There are many instances where it fails to perform effectively.
    • In SharePoint Online the versioning feature of the document needs to be improved by Microsoft. Sometimes when we have to roll back to the previous version it does not work as expected.
    • In Teams messaging and app permission policies can be improved. There are some settings where we have to add a lot of things manually.
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    Proofpoint
    • Proofpoint could offer more frequent training opportunities to customers at all levels of expertise.
    • Proofpoint can always continue to strive to keep its product a leader in the industry.
    • Proofpoint's support site could be overhauled to provide a more logical flow.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    There are many features of Office that we cannot replicate in any other tool. Plus people know it already. It's not going away anytime soon.
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    Proofpoint
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It being the default office suite means it's user experience and idioms are things that everyone is generally very used to and fluent with.
    The sharing is relatively simple, being directly hooked into Entra AD, and expiry being a first class concern.
    It's usability decreases at scale, with multiple people simultaneously making edits can make documents unusable.
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    Proofpoint
    Very robust and solid product in protecting our emails. The engineers who assisted with our implementation was very knowledgable and great to work with. Easy to use by end-users. Administration and management are also easy for IT. Great dashboard and reporting tools for business reviews.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Proofpoint
    There were no appliance errors or unplanned outages during five years of operation.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Proofpoint
    Most important thing is the performance of processing mails. Even in a complex environment the system keeps performing on a very high Level.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Over the past 8 years of using Microsoft 365, I have noticed that they change vendors often. This always leads to a poor experience in the beginning, then levels out after some time for the company to get things worked out. As a customer, it is really frustrating because I don't have time when something isn't working to have them "look into my issue" and get back with me. They have even closed a ticket I specifically told them to keep open. Your applications are only as good as the support.
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    Proofpoint
    We use ProofPoint support quite often to fix issues and assist with setting up features and rules. Each time we have created a ticket, they have been very helpful and respectful. Each ticket has been treated with the appropriate SLA time and attention. We also enjoy the regular check-ins from the engineers when tickets are open but we get busy with other tasks.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    Everything works and I use it all the time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Its very user-friendly, collaborative and efficient that boosts productivity using cloud tools. their security is strong and it provides data protection. There are regular updates that shields us from attackers too. It offers a wealth of learning resources, including tutorials, help articles and video guide to help users make the most of the application and personally upgrade their skills.
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    Proofpoint
    We previously used halon anti-spam, which lasted us well until our organization really started to grow and it was not able to keep up with the amount of mail we were receiving. The support is also nothing compared to Proofpoint's professional services offering. Halon was also not able to have the complex rules that Proofpoint can offer.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Proofpoint
    You can add a lot of agents to your environment if you need them. And you can operate hardware appliances and virtual appliances in the same cluster.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • It has helped keep the high-energy culture my company has since it allows easy communication and calls.
    • Positively impacts responses from clients, since we can see how many times they have been contacted. (the more someone is contacted, the less likely they are to respond. Microsoft helps make sure we all know who and who not to contact)
    • positively impacts my ability to focus, since you can mute notifications. Since I look at my computer all day, it is helpful to lock in and not get distracted by the many emails I receive a day. You can also change preferences, so emails with high urgency are still seen.
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    Proofpoint
    • Having easy-to-reach backups of all employee emails has made Proofpoint worth it by itself. That plus the countless times that spam/malicious emails did not make it through to the intended person that could have potentially cost the organization a lot of money.
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