Proofpoint Email Encryption vs. Proton Mail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Proofpoint Email Encryption
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Proofpoint Email Encryption provides automatic encryption of messages and attachments, as well as simplified encryption policy, no touch key management, and other features.N/A
Proton Mail
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Proton Mail, from Proton Technologies, boasts being the world’s largest encrypted email provider. An email server, the vendor states their mission is to defend the right to privacy by making end-to-end encrypted email easy enough for anyone to use, and offers free email accounts without ads, and fully encrypted storage wtih servers hosted in Geneva. The ProtonMail high-tier Visionary plan also includes VPN, via the inclusion of Proton Technologies' ProtonVPN service.
$4.99
per month per user
Pricing
Proofpoint Email EncryptionProton Mail
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Proton Free
$0
Up to 1 GB total storage & 150 messages per day
Mail Plus
$4.99
per month 15 GB total Storage and 10 email addresses
Proton Unlimited
$12.99
per month Access to all Proton apps and premium features
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Proofpoint Email EncryptionProton Mail
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Proofpoint Email EncryptionProton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Proofpoint Email EncryptionProton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint
When your employees is working on a murder trial and you need to make sure key state evidence does not make it into the wrong hands or to the media, Proofpoint Email Encryption gives you the integrity where you can sleep at night.
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Proton
Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
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Pros
Proofpoint
  • Ease of use
  • Small PC resource footprint
  • File integrity
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Proton
  • Secure encrypted email hosting
  • Connection with Outlook works well
  • Works well on all platforms: web, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
  • Low monthly cost for email plus all the associated apps
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Cons
Proofpoint
  • There are
  • No ways I think
  • You can improve
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Proton
  • Exporting email (which I like to do for archiving) is awkward and slow.
  • Proton Mail Bridge (which allows access from other email readers like Outlook) sometimes has synchronization issues. Lately these just resolve themselves.
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Usability
Proofpoint
No answers on this topic
Proton
Mostly intuitive and easy to use. A bit harder if you stick with two passwords (one for the account and one for the encryption).
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Alternatives Considered
Proofpoint
Proofpoint Email Encryption is a name you can trust in the industry that will treat you well. No other company we speak with can tell us with certainty they are better than Proofpoint Email Encryption. Stay with the best.
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Proton
Proton had a wider offering of products like vpn and drive. I ended up paying for a yearly subscription, I liked it so much.
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Return on Investment
Proofpoint
  • None
  • Zero
  • Zilch
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Proton
  • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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