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Intermedia Email Plus vs. Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Intermedia Email Plus

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIntermedia Email Plus Exchange Email is a combined email productivity and security suite, providing anti-phishing, email archiving, email backup and archiving, as well as access to AnyMeeting web conferencing included via a subscription.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
    Pricing
    Intermedia Email PlusProofpoint Essentials
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Intermedia Email PlusProofpoint 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
    Intermedia Email PlusProofpoint Essentials
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Intermedia Email Plus and Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    Feature
    Intermedia Email Plus
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Anti-malware8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Customizability8.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection7.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Detection8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Management Tools8.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Intermedia Email PlusProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Intermedia Email PlusProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intermedia
    This is the perfect solution for businesses that want a scalable solution with a fixed cost per user. Intermedia is amazing with no contracts.
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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
    Intermedia
    • Excellent support
    • Great performance
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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
    Intermedia
    • Email filtering is good, but not excellent
    • Office 365 default settings require a little tweaking (registry)
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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
    Intermedia
    I love the usability of Intermedia Email Plus. The only downfall isn't their fault. The issue with Office 365 registry settings requires changes to connect to Intermedia Email Plus flawlessly.
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    Proofpoint
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    Support Rating
    Intermedia
    Native English speaking support, excellent response, and quick resolution. Support is amazing at Intermedia.
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    Proofpoint
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Intermedia
    Intermedia Email Plus support is better, costs are comparable or better, and backups are better than the alternatives.
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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
    Intermedia
    • Scalable for seasonal/variable employee count
    • Easy administration
    • Easy onboarding
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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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