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EdgeWave ePrism Email Security vs. Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    EdgeWave ePrism Email Security

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AEdgeWave headquartered in San Diego, California offers ePrism Email Security, a messaging security platform featuring continuous web mail access, data loss prevention, encryption, archiving, and anti-spam / anti-malware capability.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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    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
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    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of EdgeWave ePrism Email Security and Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    Feature
    EdgeWave ePrism Email Security
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Anti-malware8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Customizability5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Detection7.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Sandboxing10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Management Tools5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    EdgeWave ePrism Email SecurityProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    EdgeWave ePrism Email SecurityProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    EdgeWave
    EdgeWave mitigates some of the risk of email by pre-filtering for emails with viruses or other security threatening attachments. It does a good job of removing unwanted or potentially risky emails and allowing for safe viewing and review of these emails without compromising your company and mail delivery systems. It does not provide a timely notification delivery system for seeing emails with problems without accessing their client consolr site.
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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
    EdgeWave
    • Email notification of potential issues with incoming email including a nice overview of what was blocked and why.
    • Options are provided to view, release, block or white-list specific domains.
    • Reports can be generated for administrators to view the overall stance of Edgewave services.
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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
    EdgeWave
    • More information could be available in the email notification that reports when email was blocked.
    • While trying to work with an application that sends email it can be difficult to determine why the email was not received if blocked by EdgeWave unless a check of their dashboard is made since notifications cannot be scheduled more than once daily.
    • The option to have reports sent more frequently is a much needed feature.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    EdgeWave
    EdgeWave ePrism Email Security is very similar to other programs such as Barracuda, SonicWall, or Proofpoint. I have used some of these other products in the past and I can't say that any of them do anything better or significantly different from EdgeWave so I believe all would provide similar protection. EdgeWave was the product chosen before I started working at my current employer and I don't have any compelling reason to change.
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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
    EdgeWave
    • Great way to help secure emails and keep customers from clicking on potentially threatening content.
    • Increased security footprint by detecting malware and viruses that could pose security issues for an organization.
    • Decrease lot of time spent tracking email problems and attachments.
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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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