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Compare Perception Point and Proofpoint Email Security and Protection 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (66.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$7 User/month
No pricing available
Perception Point
Star Rating
(6)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$7 User/month
Learn more about Perception PointProofpoint Email Security and Protection
Star Rating
(548)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Proofpoint Email Security and ProtectionPricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Perception Point
Advanced Email Security
$7
User/month
SaaS solution - Monthly or Yearly Plans
Proofpoint Email Security and Protection
No pricing availableFree Trial
Perception Point
Free Trial is available
Proofpoint Email Security and Protection
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
9.3
239
Ease of Use
Not enough data
8.4
480
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.3
425
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
214
Quality of Support
Not enough data
8.8
236
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.1
212
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
9.2
227
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
66
|
Verified
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.7
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
109
Feature Not Available
8.1
84
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
9.3
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
9.3
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
69
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
8.8
71
Detection
Not enough data
8.3
64
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
9.1
78
Protection
Not enough data
9.1
76
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
9.2
80
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
8.2
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Encryption Techniques - Email Encryption
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Authentication, Verification, and Access Controls - Email Encryption
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Security Enhancements and Auditing - Email Encryption
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Integration, Compatibility, and Usability - Email Encryption
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
7.5
12
Advanced Security - Secure Enterprise Browser
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Protection and Governance - Secure Enterprise Browser
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Controlled Access - Secure Enterprise Browser
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Perception Point and Proofpoint Email Security and Protection are categorized as Cloud Email Security and Secure Email Gateway
Unique Categories
Perception Point is categorized as Secure Enterprise Browser
Proofpoint Email Security and Protection is categorized as Intelligent Email Protection, Email Anti-spam, and Email Encryption
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Perception Point
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Proofpoint Email Security and Protection
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer & Network Security
60.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Financial Services
20.0%
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Other
0.0%
Financial Services
9.7%
Hospital & Health Care
8.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Banking
4.3%
Manufacturing
4.1%
Other
66.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Perception Point
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Financial Services
Before Perception Point, our Outlook365 emails were getting a lot of spam and phishing emails. After implementing Perception Point, this went to practically zero. Perception Point has a dedicated incident response team, which we can tap into in case of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Omkar S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
not so easy of implementation and the integration there are many features which are difficuld to remember
Proofpoint Email Security and Protection
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jeff L.
Verified User in Utilities
Proofpoint offers a comprehensive solution covering all aspects of email protection, privacy protection, and litigation protection (through their archiving solution). The ability to deploy the Proofpoint email security and privacy suite on-premise or...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Earl W.
Verified User in Banking
The entire interface is too much. Display admin stuff to admins and else to respective teams
Verified User in Financial Services
Before Perception Point, our Outlook365 emails were getting a lot of spam and phishing emails. After implementing Perception Point, this went to practically zero. Perception Point has a dedicated incident response team, which we can tap into in case of...
Jeff L.
Verified User in Utilities
Proofpoint offers a comprehensive solution covering all aspects of email protection, privacy protection, and litigation protection (through their archiving solution). The ability to deploy the Proofpoint email security and privacy suite on-premise or...
Omkar S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
not so easy of implementation and the integration there are many features which are difficuld to remember
Earl W.
Verified User in Banking
The entire interface is too much. Display admin stuff to admins and else to respective teams
Alternatives
Discussions
Perception Point has no discussions with answers
What is the best way to allow users to safely release quarantined emails to their inbox ?
3 comments
MM
Hi Kadeem, this is Merry from G2. Sorry to hear you're having these difficulties. Perhaps you have the "Require Admin Privileges to Release" setting on? When...Read more
How is it possible to limit the quaratine folder. I still have too many mails quarantined.
2 comments
MM
Hi Patrick - this is Merry from G2. Sounds like you get at ton of emails per day! Proofpoint has a ton of tutorials on their YouTube channel & several videos...Read more
Is there a road map to enhance the Smart Search feature?
1 comment
NC
The Smartserarch tool, is seen more as a troubleshooting tool, the actions you want to do are inside the quarantine folders. But in my opinion, putting some...Read more
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