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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Trellix Email Security

    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Trellix Email Security (formerly FireEye Email Security) protects against advanced email attacks that bypass the initial gateway.

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    Proofpoint EssentialsTrellix Email Security
    Editions & Modules
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    Server Edition
    $0
    per mailbox
    AVAS
    $0
    per mailbox
    Cloud Edition
    $0
    per mailbox
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Proofpoint EssentialsTrellix Email Security
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Proofpoint
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Proofpoint EssentialsTrellix Email Security
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business and Trellix Email Security
    Feature
    Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Trellix Email Security
    8.2
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Anti-malware10.02 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Customizability9.02 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection10.02 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Sandboxing10.01 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools9.02 Ratings8.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Proofpoint EssentialsTrellix Email Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Proofpoint EssentialsTrellix Email Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    It has a very good feature of URL replace, it helps us to block or prevent spam, phishing, or malicious emails. It has some limitations like if some large or lengthy emails come it takes more time to scan and to avoid delay it forwards the mail to the recipient with a warning note on it.
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    Pros
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • Very user-friendly and simple interface.
    • Policy rules are easy to create and they work.
    • Very little downtime or operational impact.
    • Email delivery issues are easy to investigate and troubleshoot.
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    Cons
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • Sometimes feels that console running slow.
    • Riskware detection has a lot of false positive.
    • The user interface is not very intuitive.
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    Usability
    Proofpoint
    No answers on this topic
    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    FireEye Email Security is the most effective email security solution for protecting enterprises from APT. It is not complicated to set up and you can ride a wave of continuous security effects for a long time without major changes after the initial setup. It's automated, so users don't have to care too much about it. In addition, it provides detailed analysis data, so you can utilize it for 3rd party solutions if you want.
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    Support Rating
    Proofpoint
    No answers on this topic
    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    The reason that I gave the support a 5 is that I have had both positive and negative experiences. One of the positive experiences was when a senior support engineer spend quite a few hours with me solving an issue that we were having. One of the negative ones was when we were experiencing an issue and one person from support gave one solution, and when the issue reoccurred we were told by another person that what was recommended to us the first time was incorrect. The issue was never fully solved.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    It was called Barracuda Spam Filter when we evaluated and switched to FireEye ES (called FireEye ETP at the time). At the time we compared them ES was much better at security and also spam filtering. ES has continued to get even better since we first chose them. The user interface, support, sales/engineer provided service, the effectiveness of the product, and continued improvement/development have made them a great choice.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • It can reduce the spam, malicious and phishing mails.
    • It has advanced threat intelligence.
    • It gives some false positives as well.
    • It has great decision making intelligence.
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