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.

Acronis

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is:

More Caring

More Transparent

More Efficient

Better at Integrating

Better at Support

Easier to Implement

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Exchange Online Protection

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

More Transparent

Less Inspiring

Less Respectful

Worse at Support

Less Reliable

Worse at Training

Cisco Systems

Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense

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

More Transparent

More Efficient

More Caring

More Innovative

Better at Support

More Respectful

IronScales Ltd

IRONSCALES

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, IRONSCALES is:

More Transparent

More Efficient

More Caring

Better at Support

Better at Integrating

Better at Training

Check Point

Check Point Harmony Email

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

Better at Integrating

More Transparent

Easier to Implement

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

TitanHq

SpamTitan

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, SpamTitan is:

More Transparent

More Caring

More Efficient

Less Inspiring

Harder to Customize

Worse at Training

Proofpoint

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

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

More Efficient

More Transparent

Better at Support

Better at Integrating

Harder to Use

Harder to Customize

Broadcom

Symantec Email Security.cloud

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

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Worse at Support

Harder to Customize

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

Hornetsecurity

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection Suite

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection Suite is:

More Efficient

More Caring

More Transparent

More Innovative

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 Transparent

More Efficient

More Caring

More Innovative

Harder to Use

Harder to Customize

Barracuda Networks

Barracuda Email Security Gateway

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

Better at Integrating

More Caring

More Transparent

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Harder to Use

Fortinet

FortiMail

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, FortiMail is:

More Transparent

More Efficient

More Caring

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Harder to Customize

Abnormal Security

Abnormal Security

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Compared to Proofpoint Essentials Email Security, Abnormal Security is:

More Caring

More Transparent

More Efficient

More Innovative

Worse at Support

Worse at Training

Darktrace

Darktrace/Email

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

Less Inspiring

Less Caring

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

Less Innovative

Harder to Customize

Mimecast Services

Mimecast Advance Email Security

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

Harder to Customize

Harder to Use

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Worse at Training

Worse at Support

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