What users are saying about
Avanan
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Top Rated
153 Ratings
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7 Ratings
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Based on 7 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business ranks higher in 1 feature set: Secure Email Gateway
Secure Email Gateway
8.8
Avanan
88%
9.4
Proofpoint Essentials
94%
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business ranks higher in 5/7 features
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business ranks higher in 5/7 features
Anti-malware
9.1
91%
100 Ratings
9.2
92%
2 Ratings
Cusomizability
8.8
88%
101 Ratings
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
Data Loss Protection
8.7
87%
88 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Threat Detection
9.5
95%
101 Ratings
9.2
92%
2 Ratings
Sandboxing
8.2
82%
88 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
End-to-End Encryption
8.1
81%
71 Ratings
9.6
96%
2 Ratings
Management Tools
8.9
89%
101 Ratings
9.4
94%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
Avanan
92%
107 Ratings
10.0
Proofpoint Essentials
100%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
Avanan
90%
5 Ratings
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
8.8
Avanan
88%
33 Ratings
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability
9.1
Avanan
91%
1 Rating
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
6.4
Avanan
64%
1 Rating
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
9.3
Avanan
93%
34 Ratings
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
In-Person Training
1.0
Avanan
10%
1 Rating
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training
8.2
Avanan
82%
1 Rating
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.7
Avanan
87%
2 Ratings
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability
9.1
Avanan
91%
1 Rating
Proofpoint Essentials
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Avanan
This software is well-suited for a company that is looking to protect its data from common security breaches. It is very user-friendly and easy to implement, which is why these few things make it easily usable on a daily basis. This software also allows for much faster cloud performance and provides regular reports which provide security analytics.
Accounting Manager
Diamond Communications LLCTelecommunications, 51-200 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
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.
IT Department Manager
Acceptance Solutions GroupFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Pros
Avanan
- The dashboard for Avanan makes all of the most important information easy to digest.
- Alerting - specifically, the Geo-Location alerts allow us to see if a user has possibly been compromised.
- The End-User Email Quarantine experience gives users the ability to request emails be released, which trains them to better spot legitimate emails.
Information Technology Administrator
AA Metals IncLogistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
- For basic protection, the Solution has an Antivirus, Zero hours Filtering, and Impostor protection.
- Targeted attacks - URL and Attachment Defense.
- Content filtering.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employeesCons
Avanan
- Sometimes, it's not easy to find why the email has been moved to spam or blocked
- Tuning takes time, sometime query just don't work even everything is right.
- UI can be made more user friendly, so that it will be easier to operate

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employeesProofpoint Essentials
- I don't have [a lot] of bad things to say about the software its all positives in my book
IT Support
Cypress HealthcareHospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Avanan
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$4 per user per month
Avanan Editions & Modules
Edition
Advanced Anti-Phishing | $4.001 |
---|---|
Complete Malware Protection | $5.001 |
Full-Suite Protection | $8.001 |
- per user per month
Additional Pricing Details
Prices for fewer than 500 users.Proofpoint Essentials
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Proofpoint Essentials Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Avanan
Avanan 9.0
Based on 5 answers
Cost, need to make sure the cost is competitive for how many users are using email protection as we move users to MS Teams and don't rely so much on full access to email accounts (both sending and receiving internal and external).

Verified User
Strategist in Information Technology
Retail Company, 1001-5000 employeesProofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Avanan
Avanan 8.8
Based on 33 answers
The end-users love not having their inboxes fill up with extra useless emails. As an administrator, it is simple to implement and maintain. The ability to put something into test mode before going live makes our life a lot easier and less stressful. Avanan has many different components to make your life easier.
Systems Engineer
Tax AnalystsNon-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Avanan
Avanan 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Always been available as needed.
Network System Administrator
Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
Avanan
Avanan 6.4
Based on 1 answer
It's not all the time, on occasion the platform can delay email by seven to ten minutes.
Network System Administrator
Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Avanan
Avanan 9.3
Based on 34 answers
Support has always been there for me, they take on suggestions and product improvements quite seriously. I've spoken to techs and you can tell that they care about the product and the service in which they deliver. Avanan support is always responsive in everything I throw them and in most cases they don't tell me how to build out a widget or custom query, they actually do it for me and send it to me.
Technical Director
National IT SolutionsComputer Networking, 1001-5000 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Avanan
Avanan 1.0
Based on 1 answer
There was no in person training.
Network System Administrator
Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Avanan
Avanan 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Takes a lot to get a 10 out of 10.
Network System Administrator
Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Avanan
Avanan 8.7
Based on 2 answers
Ensure system administration and exchange admin are up to speed on Avanan

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesProofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Avanan
Avanan has a one-click solution, which subscribers or clients use to deploy a new security update. Further, Avanan has the protection of any cloud application, which means, it bypasses any security threat and maintain the set safety processes. Finally, data leakage is a shield that Avanan has deployed, a very smooth process in the firm.
Digital Specialist
Frost BankBanking, 1001-5000 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
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.
IT Department Manager
Acceptance Solutions GroupFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Scalability
Avanan
Avanan 9.1
Based on 1 answer
It does what they claim and then some.
Network System Administrator
Concordance Healthcare SolutionsMedical Devices, 501-1000 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Avanan
- Improved risk mitigation by providing additional layer protection for M365.
- Easy to setup and configure. No expert knowledge required and no downtime required.
- Customizable license count. No need to buy the same number of mailbox users if you really don't want to protect some unused mailboxes.
Senior Systems Engineer
Cell Information TechnologyInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees
Proofpoint Essentials
- 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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees