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N-able Mail Assure vs. Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    N-able Mail Assure

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds offers Mail Assure, a cloud-based email security solution designed to help customers stay in control and protect their inbound and outbound email using collective threat intelligence, 24/7 email continuity, and long-term email archiving.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
    N-able Mail AssureProofpoint Essentials
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    N-able Mail AssureProofpoint Essentials
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    N-able Mail AssureProofpoint Essentials
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of N-able Mail Assure and Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    Feature
    N-able Mail Assure
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Anti-malware8.33 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Customizability7.83 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Threat Detection8.83 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Management Tools8.73 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    N-able Mail AssureProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
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    Support Rating
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    N-able Mail AssureProofpoint Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    N-able
    SolarWinds Mail Assure is well suited to medium and large sized organizations that need a configurable and flexible mail filter. It is likely to not be appropriate for marketing firms that want a set it and forget it sort of filter that needs no adjustment.
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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
    N-able
    • Spam filtering
    • Adaptive learning for security
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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
    N-able
    • SMTP scanning trips some spam filters.
    • Releasing a quarantined spam email often requires admin intervention.
    • Console access is cumbersome for end users.
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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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    Support Rating
    N-able
    The support has been rock solid, easy to communicate with, and highly knowledgable.
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    Proofpoint
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    Alternatives Considered
    N-able
    We have used a few mail security options, including SpamStopsHere. Mail Assure is easier to manage and adapts as it learns the email traffic and patterns that come into the company. We use most of the SolarWinds suite, including MSPManager, N-central, Passportal, and Endpoint Security. We have been happy with their products and they are always quick to respond to their support tickets.
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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
    N-able
    • It cut down on the amount of spam we get.
    • It can differentiate a email box from an alias attached so it must be specified to keep from being billed.
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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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