MX Layer vs. Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

MX Layer

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
MX Layer	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	MX Layer is an enterprise security company based in the United States, focusing on providing cloud-based solutions for email security, business continuity, data loss prevention and email archiving services. MX Layer aims to ensure that their comprehensive email security platform protects company's critical communications at all times. Its web-based interface is used to control inbound and outbound email traffic, protecting employees and customers from ever-evolving threats such as spam,…	$0.10 per month per user
Proofpoint Essentials	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	Proofpoint 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

MX Layer

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
MX Layer	Proofpoint Essentials
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

- Essentials (free): For professionals or companies looking for a convenient and easy to use security solution. - Pro (30 days free trial): For small and medium size businesses with less than 100 employees with outbound features. - Business (30 days free trial): For organizations need advanced security and management features with outbound.

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Community Pulse
	MX Layer	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Features

MX Layer

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Secure Email Gateway

Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
	MX Layer 9.4 1 Ratings 11% above category average	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business 9.7 2 Ratings 15% above category average
Anti-malware	10.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Customizability	10.01 Ratings	9.02 Ratings
Data Loss Protection	8.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Threat Detection	10.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Sandboxing	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption	10.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Management Tools	8.01 Ratings	9.02 Ratings

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	MX Layer	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
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Enterprises	Avanan Score 9.8 out of 10	Avanan Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
	MX Layer	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	MX Layer	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
Likelihood to Recommend	MX Layer Its modules predominantly function via the cloud, rendering it exceptionally convenient for users. Its design based on the cloud liberates us from the burden of upkeeping the infrastructure. Burkay Yapagcioglu Consultant Read full review	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. Incentivized Valeryi Mezentsev IT Department Manager Read full review
Pros	MX Layer No answers on this topic	Proofpoint For basic protection, the Solution has an Antivirus, Zero hours Filtering, and Impostor protection. Targeted attacks - URL and Attachment Defense. Content filtering. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	MX Layer No answers on this topic	Proofpoint I don't have [a lot] of bad things to say about the software its all positives in my book Incentivized DM Daniel Merkl IT Support Read full review
Alternatives Considered	MX Layer No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized Valeryi Mezentsev IT Department Manager Read full review
Return on Investment	MX Layer No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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