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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.4 /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

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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.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+93 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

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy
Inspires Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Phishing Protection

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Malware Blocking

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails

Email Account Protection

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software

O365 integration

Managed Services Offering

Administrator Email Processing

Anti-Spoofing Protection

Tagging

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Reviews

Ryan A.

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

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Submitted May 2025

Technical Support Engineer

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

I find it is extremely easy to release quarantined emails along with checking that integrity of emails, it works very smoothly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of access to add trusted mail domains along with ensuring potentially harmful domains are easily blocked.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I feel the GUI could be more user friendly and it seems a bit outdated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Very reliable and stable product which will benefit any business and ensure users are protected.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Daniel G.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Security and Ease of Use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

Proofpoint Essentials stands apart from all other services because of its specialized threat detection capabilities that happen in real-time. The complex reporting system and analytical capabilities enable us to both identify the risks affecting us and track their developing patterns. The proactive features enable us to take evidence-based decisions that enhance our security framework.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The most outstanding advantage of Proofpoint Essentials comes from its user-friendly capabilities. The setup process took little time to complete before we mastered the user-friendly interface of the dashboard. The reduced learning curve makes our team focus more effectively on their everyday tasks because of this system implementation.

What do you dislike most about this product?

However, not everything is perfect. There is a minor problem with the time required to produce some reports from Proofpoint Essentials. Our team sometimes waited briefly beyond the desired time span to receive detailed information. Even though this drawback exists I maintain that its many advantages cover this minor negative aspect.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Proofpoint Essentials provides complete reliable security that will serve any organization requiring a user-friendly security solution. The three features of advanced protection along with ease of use and customization options make Proofpoint Essentials stand out as an exceptional tool for securing our communications.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Kiran R.

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

Validated Review

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

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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Proofpoint Essentials Email Security?

Pros

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

Phishing Protection Scans and alerts to any phishing attempts of incoming emails from external sources, and blocks any attempts if there is click-through.

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting Web-based interface containing real-time data on threats intercepted or blocked by the service.

Malware Blocking Blocking of emails containing malicious attachments. This may include immediate deletion or quarantining of the emails in question.

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails The end-user has the ability to flag suspicious emails in their inbox and junk folders.

Email Account Protection Security measures preventing your mailboxes from being hijacked or intercepted by third party malicious actors.

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software Service will place a banner in the email message warning of a possible hazard, if an email passes the software's security scrutiny but still looks suspicious.

O365 integration Integrates directly and seamlessly with Microsoft's cloud email service without the need for redirection or change to MX records or SPF entries.

Managed Services Offering In addition to the software service, managed services can be purchased from the vendor, such as incident response or active monitoring.

Administrator Email Processing Contains features to automate the detection and quarantining of suspicious emails and review by human beings, allowing for manual intervention where necessary.

Anti-Spoofing Protection The service detects when an identity is being spoofed by a false sender and raises an alert, with the option to automatically quarantine the email in question.

Tagging Service offers the ability to tag or flag emails that appear suspicious, alerting the email administrator to review the email manually.

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Reviews

Ryan A.

Technical Support Engineer

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Daniel G.

Security and Ease of Use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kiran R.

Fantastic product for email security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Phishing Protection

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Malware Blocking

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails

Email Account Protection

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software

O365 integration

Managed Services Offering

Administrator Email Processing

Anti-Spoofing Protection

Tagging

Vendor Capability Ratings

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support