Proofpoint Information Protection vs. Sophos Email

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Proofpoint Information Protection
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Proofpoint's Enterprise Privacy platform includes supports messaging security with data loss prevention and email encryption.N/A
Sophos Email
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Sophos Email is presented as Predictive Cloud Email Security Powered by Artificial Intelligence designed to block spam and malware, as well as protect employees and block phishing attempts.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
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Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
Proofpoint Information Protection
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Ratings
Sophos Email
5.1
19 Ratings
49% below category average
Anti-malware00 Ratings3.319 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings3.219 Ratings
Data Loss Protection00 Ratings7.516 Ratings
Threat Detection00 Ratings3.218 Ratings
Sandboxing00 Ratings7.514 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings7.916 Ratings
Management Tools00 Ratings3.119 Ratings
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User Ratings
Proofpoint Information ProtectionSophos Email
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
3.3
(22 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
1.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.9
(11 ratings)
User Testimonials
Proofpoint Information ProtectionSophos Email
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint
Best suited for organizations that are dealing with high volumes of protected/personsal or financial information that must be kept secure
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Sophos
The Sophos email solution is a good fit for my organization which is a mid-size resort with 200 users. Sophos email has revealed unwanted emails that were getting through our built in Microsoft email security scanning and policies so having this extra layer was a no brainier. With that we were able to focus on the bad stuff and even tweak our products with this information from Sophos email.
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Pros
Proofpoint
  • User administration is very intuitive and simple.
  • Rules are quickly implemented allowing solid email incidence response.
  • Enterprise support is spectacular offering to go above and beyond whenever necessary.
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Sophos
  • We could customize it to have a certain level of workflow. We manage to enforce certain email (based on key-phrases) to be quarantined before send it to the recipient. And the email needs to be approved (manually) before being released.
  • For certain type (using regex) of email, we will encrypt it if it's sent outside our organization domain.
  • Scalable
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Cons
Proofpoint
  • Continue to improve on the receiving side when the message is delivered through the system
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Sophos
  • I would love to see tips integrated into the user interface from the management side to allow for easier dissection of email headers. This would allow lower level admins that may work at smaller companies to better understand the information presented.
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Likelihood to Renew
Proofpoint
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Sophos
It was easy to use and easy to implement. You don't need previous knowledge on the products, after we got this up and running, it took us hours to put everything together. The transition was easy and seamless.
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Usability
Proofpoint
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Sophos
It's mostly great and for policies and features, it does everything we would ask it to and more. The only thing keeping it from being a 10 is the lack of granularity in the reporting, which is actually an issue within Sophos Central as a whole. The ability to drill down from dashboards into accurate, detailed data would be very helpful at times.
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Support Rating
Proofpoint
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Sophos
Support is slow to respond. They call back outside of normal business hours despite clearly being advised when they should call. They try to BS you that the platform is working properly although there is hard evidence to the contrary. Once you get to senior level of support they agree that the product is incapable of performing properly in its current iteration.
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Alternatives Considered
Proofpoint
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Sophos
I have only tried Sophos Email, and I find it to be a very useful tool, as it protects against information leakage such as fraudulent emails, cloud sandboxing and quarantine, which are essential functions and the product works excellent.
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Return on Investment
Proofpoint
  • Stronger security posture.
  • Able to quickly respond to SPAM/Phishing campaigns.
  • Business is more adaptive and agile in the security space.
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Sophos
  • Sophos Email has been protecting our users, including the administrative branch, who are the target of attacks most frequently.
  • Every month Sophos Email stops about 100,000 malicious emails. We calculate that if these attacks have saved the company time, it prevents us from having a lot of support staff to attend to the cases.
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