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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Abnormal Security

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AAbnormal Security, headquartered in San Francisco, offers a secure email gateway to that protects Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts with AI threat detection. The solution is designed to prevent phishing and scams, high-level account impersonation, or supply chain attacks (i.e. invoice fraud).N/A

    Proofpoint Essentials

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AProofpoint Essentials provides protection against spam, phishing and other email threats, as well as social media protection, user roles and restrictions, and other protections oriented around the needs of small business.N/A
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    Abnormal SecurityProofpoint Essentials
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    Pricing Offerings
    Abnormal SecurityProofpoint Essentials
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Abnormal SecurityProofpoint Essentials
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Abnormal Security and Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    Feature
    Abnormal Security
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Anti-malware8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Customizability8.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Detection8.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Sandboxing7.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Management Tools8.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    Abnormal SecurityProofpoint Essentials
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    Enterprises
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Abnormal SecurityProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Abnormal SecurityProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Abnormal Security
    Another local organization was compromised, and we were one of the targets of their further attempts. We were 100% protected because the behavioral analysis protected us, but also allowed me to contact that organization and report their compromise. This has actually happened more than one time since going live.
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    Proofpoint
    I would definitely recommend it for fast and easy deployment with no need of constant managing solution. It is a solid solution that will do all what you need for the email security. Especially when you have a small IT team or even do not have enough experienced specialists to handle email security questions - Proofpoint is what I would recommend to use. I gave it 9 of 10 points only because of the price, you can find find more cheap solutions on the market.
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    Pros
    Abnormal Security
    • Spam filtering...we have been able to turn our spam sensitivity down on Exchange allowing more legitimate messages through to user inboxes.
    • Malicious email filtering...we experienced several successful phishing attacks over the past year. Abnormal Security has prevented hundreds of individual campaigns since going live in August '22. I cannot thank them enough!
    • Automated response for reported emails...my team is small and we do not have enough hours in a day to review and respond to each reported email. Abnormal Security performs additional analysis on those reports and automatically responds for us. If the message is spam or malicious, copies of those emails are looked for throughout the server and deleted.
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    Proofpoint
    • For basic protection, the Solution has an Antivirus, Zero hours Filtering, and Impostor protection.
    • Targeted attacks - URL and Attachment Defense.
    • Content filtering.
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    Cons
    Abnormal Security
    • None so far, I have been extremely happy with their service.
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    Proofpoint
    • I don't have [a lot] of bad things to say about the software its all positives in my book
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    Usability
    Abnormal Security
    It is pretty easy to setup and use along with being a learning AI model that continues to work without much interaction from the end user.
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    Proofpoint
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    Alternatives Considered
    Abnormal Security
    KnowBe4 was a close second and only because it has Egress around it which is a more legacy product that has a proven track record of being a good piece of software.
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    Proofpoint
    As already wrote, Proofpoint is perfect solution to be deployed quickly without requiring any additional resources or services. Good email tracking logs, excellent reporting features. Great filtering mechanism. Cost effective pricing.
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    Return on Investment
    Abnormal Security
    • Preventing compromises that have historically led to payroll or accounts payable threats.
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    Proofpoint
    • Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business has a simplified management.
    • It has a Basic Archive and Legal Hold & eDiscovery Management.
    • Integrated DLP that gives benefits to any organization.
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