Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business vs. Zoho Mail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Proofpoint Essentials
Score 8.3 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
Zoho Mail
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Zoho offers their business email suite, which includes Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Contacts bundled with an inbox.
$1
per user/per month
Pricing
Proofpoint Essentials for Small BusinessZoho Mail
Editions & Modules
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Mail Lite
$1
per user/per month
Workplace
$3
per user/per month
Mail Premium
$4
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Proofpoint EssentialsZoho Mail
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Proofpoint Essentials for Small BusinessZoho Mail
Considered Both Products
Proofpoint Essentials
Chose Proofpoint Essentials
I think Proofpoint is a lot easier to use and has a simpler design. I also really like the automated user creation and deletion which I'm not sure if Symantec had. We had use Symantec through an old MSP so it wasn't a decision we made to change but I would have changed if it …
Chose Proofpoint Essentials
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.
Zoho Mail
Chose Zoho Mail
Zoho Mail is more professional. Good control features. Works smoothly. Great value. Highly recommended.
Chose Zoho Mail
We found Googles offering to be a better fit for our company. Budget friendly, integrated quickly and easily with the CRM and far easier to sort and label emails when compared to Zoho Mail.
Chose Zoho Mail
Zoho is free. Also, there is no need for a separate IT guy for creating mail, or if any issues come you don't have to find anyone anyone can check and fix all issues from their super admin panel. Zoho overview is much better than outlook and its appearance of getting mail popup …
Chose Zoho Mail
Zoho mail is a more professional and corporate email client, it shows a better image to customers, in addition to allowing you to manage the users of your company. It has accessible and competitive prices.
Chose Zoho Mail
• We were using MailsDaddy for little time since it does not have the adequate functionalities to address the business problems we have or improve the quality of collaborative work between departments.

• The main reason we decided to implement Zoho Mail. It is because this …
Features
Proofpoint Essentials for Small BusinessZoho Mail
Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
9.7
Ratings
14% above category average
Zoho Mail
8.1
Ratings
4% below category average
Anti-malware10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customizability9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data Loss Protection10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Threat Detection10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Sandboxing10.00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption10.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Management Tools9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Proofpoint Essentials for Small BusinessZoho Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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9.0
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Usability
-
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10.0
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Support Rating
-
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9.0
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User Testimonials
Proofpoint Essentials for Small BusinessZoho Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business is well suited for users up to 500, for Office 365 (Microsoft’s cloud-based email and collaboration platform).
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If you don't have a huge budget and want something that works with minor quirks here and there then Zoho Mail is definitely something you should look into. For half the price of Google G Suite or Office account you get 5GB of storage per user and can send up to 25MB emails without restrictions. Great for small businesses in my opinion. I have had some issues with their spam filter, but we use SpamTitan and just shut off the one that comes with Zoho Mail. Zoho's spam filter isn't horrible but you should definitely use something in addition or instead of what comes with Zoho.
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Pros
  • Proofpoint catches all the junk emails (spam, phishing, etc.).
  • Light-weight solution, easy to deploy, configure and manage.
  • Fast and easy tracking of inbound and outbound emails.
  • Quarantine Digest emails - makes reviewing of junk emails to be very simple process
  • Analysis of URLs and attachments makes email system to be more safe.
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  • I really like that there is a free version in which a single user can be created. It is really useful because it allows you to evaluate each characteristic of the service without having to buy it.
  • I also really like the visual aspect of the inbox, which is partially customizable. Because you can make small changes such as changing the color, the language, and among other things.
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Cons
  • It will be great to have a TAP Dashboard in Essentials
  • Export data to the SIEM
  • Customized Policy
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  • When receiving an email with images that are not displayed automatically, you have to activate this function manually. It is a bit uncomfortable, I would prefer that it be activated automatically
  • The filter to search for information is not very accurate and unfriendly
  • The way to manage the storage capacity and to buy more space for the mail is not very friendly
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Usability
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It is very easy to use and does all you need. It sends newsletters to their own folder. A notification folder for more important things. The Spam folder collect the right amount of spam emails
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Support Rating
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I have spoken with Zoho several times and their support is always friendly and helpful. I have always been asked for security pins and codes when seeking assistance which helps me to feel my accounts are secure and I have never had to wait on hold to speak with someone for more than 5 minutes. They always seem to have someone available to help. If you call asking for instructions on how to do something they gladly walk you through the process and if you just need something done and don't have time to do it yourself they will happily customize whatever you need without you having to spend all day with it.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Zoho is free. Also, there is no need for a separate IT guy for creating mail, or if any issues come you don't have to find anyone anyone can check and fix all issues from their super admin panel. Zoho overview is much better than outlook and its appearance of getting mail popup and functionality is better than outlook. My friend suggested for this and also after using I have referred my friend
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Return on Investment
  • It has helped capture malicious emails trying to get company logins and info
  • It has helped stop viruses that were sent to emails
  • I am not a financial type but I think it has been worth the price
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  • We have several email accounts for a low cost
  • Easy to train new staff on the system
  • Some confusion exists over Zoho One accounts and what is included
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