Proofpoint

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

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What is Proofpoint Essentials Email Security?

Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) are targeted with the same cyber attacks as large enterprises. Proofpoint Essentials is a cybersecurity platform that provides your SMB with enterprise-class protection, security awareness training, and visibility. And it gives you a modern, simplified management experience. This is Enterprise-Class Cybersecurity for SMBs. Essentials Email Security leverages the same enterprise-class security that powers some of the world’s largest and most security-conscious companies. This visibility and security gives you the protection you need for your greatest security risk—your people.

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Awards & Recognition

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security won the following awards in the Cloud Email Security category

6 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

5 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2025

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Proofpoint Essentials Email Security?

0% Negative

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy
Inspires Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 85

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails

Phishing Protection

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Malware Blocking

Managed Services Offering

Anti-Spoofing Protection

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software

Email Account Protection

Integration with Other Security Software

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

O365 integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Reviews

Paul U.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Reliable Email Security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security stands out for its advanced AI-driven threat detection, integrated email encryption and DLP, continuity and archiving features, and user-friendly interface, all tailored specifically for small and medium-sized businesses.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Proofpoint Essentials Email Security is its advanced threat detection combined with user-friendly management, which effectively protects against phishing, malware, and BEC attacks while keeping administration simple.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The aspect I dislike most about Proofpoint Essentials Email Security is the limited retention of delivery logs and reporting flexibility, which can make auditing, compliance, and detailed analysis more challenging.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend Proofpoint Essentials Email Security to organizations seeking strong, reliable email protection with easy administration, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. However, I would advise evaluating whether the reporting, log retention, and advanced encryption options meet your compliance or auditing needs, and to plan for additional training or internal processes if needed.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Bailey R.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Media
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

The interface is easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

Proofpoint is the top email security solution for preventing malicious attachments, spam, and phishing attempts.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It conducts phishing awareness programs which is beneficial. Without a doubt, it is an excellent product.

What do you dislike most about this product?

In terms of internal phishing effort, the platform is not able to determine how many people have marked emails as spam or phishing.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It will require more time and a bit more complicated configuration to set up ProofPoint in your organization.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Generous Negotitation
Security Protects

Ethan C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Comprehensive Email Protection

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Proofpoint Essentials Email Security from other similar products?

Compliance Focus

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Granular Policy and Filtering Controls

What do you dislike most about this product?

High Pricing

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Improve Performance

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service

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Proofpoint Essentials Email Security

What is Proofpoint Essentials Email Security?

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Awards & Recognition

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Proofpoint Essentials Email Security?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails The end-user has the ability to flag suspicious emails in their inbox and junk folders.

Phishing Protection Scans and alerts to any phishing attempts of incoming emails from external sources, and blocks any attempts if there is click-through.

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting Web-based interface containing real-time data on threats intercepted or blocked by the service.

Malware Blocking Blocking of emails containing malicious attachments. This may include immediate deletion or quarantining of the emails in question.

Managed Services Offering In addition to the software service, managed services can be purchased from the vendor, such as incident response or active monitoring.

Anti-Spoofing Protection The service detects when an identity is being spoofed by a false sender and raises an alert, with the option to automatically quarantine the email in question.

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software Service will place a banner in the email message warning of a possible hazard, if an email passes the software's security scrutiny but still looks suspicious.

Email Account Protection Security measures preventing your mailboxes from being hijacked or intercepted by third party malicious actors.

Integration with Other Security Software Service will integrate with existing security systems, such as firewalls, SOAR, SIEM, endpoint security, or other security components.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Service "learns" the organization's email activity/behavior, tuning in to settings appropriate for activities.

O365 integration Integrates directly and seamlessly with Microsoft's cloud email service without the need for redirection or change to MX records or SPF entries.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

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Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Proofpoint Essentials Email Security Reviews

Paul U.

Reliable Email Security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bailey R.

The interface is easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ethan C.

Comprehensive Email Protection

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Since last award

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Feature Ratings

User Flagging of Suspicious Emails

Phishing Protection

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

Malware Blocking

Managed Services Offering

Anti-Spoofing Protection

End-User Warnings in Email Client Software

Email Account Protection

Integration with Other Security Software

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

O365 integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration