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Amazon Macie vs Proofpoint Enterprise DLP comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Macie
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
17th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
24th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Amazon Macie is 1.4%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is 1.2%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon Macie1.4%
Proofpoint Enterprise DLP1.2%
Other97.4%
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2069877 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Provides real-time alerts and efficient data governance with easy integration
The best features of Amazon Macie include sensitive data identification, particularly for PII, which is pre-built and helpful because we don't have to define it ourselves. Those features are already embedded, which was beneficial. Additionally, some insights and alerts were coming up that were also pre-configured. It's not difficult to do that, but it's more of a build versus buy decision. These features were of great help to us. My experience with Amazon Macie's ability to provide alerts for suspicious activity in real-time has been good. We utilized the alerts for threat detection. Customizable features of Amazon Macie have helped significantly in maintaining fine-grained control over access and usage of sensitive information, offering a good combination of personalized options and out-of-the-box solutions.
reviewer2801907 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Intelligent data policies have stopped insider threats and protect sensitive emails and USB copies
From a DLP product improvement point of view, I think if Proofpoint Enterprise DLP can provide a deep-dive investigation or user activity listed on the alert sections with details about what activity was performed by the users at the time of the alert, what checks were performed, whether any rule was created, any SharePoint was accessed, any confidential SharePoint was accessed, or any established connection was performed, this information would be helpful. If that information was also tagged or shown on the ticket, it would be easier to understand more details or investigation approaches and investigation concepts. If that feature can be possible from the vendor side, it will help us for the investigation and as an improvement.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The detailed reports on data privacy risk provided by Amazon Macie are really good and have contributed positively to our data governance strategies."
"The tool's performance is good."
"The tool gives confidence that our configuration is safe."
"Proofpoint adds value and proves its ROI based on the services they provide."
"It's a very good solution in terms of preventing or protecting from DLP incidents."
"Proofpoint Enterprise DLP has positively impacted our organization in terms of now we are able to deal with our data sharing."
 

Cons

"Amazon Macie is expensive."
"Proofpoint Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) should probably add something more into their case management process."
"Proofpoint Enterprise DLP is generally a high-pricing solution, so it generally requires additional licenses for the DLP."
"Customer support is good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You need to pay per usage."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon Macie?
From my perspective, Amazon Macie can be improved by extending PII to make it more collaborative between the customer and the out-of-box features. Not only should it focus on PII information, but d...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Macie?
We are trying to use Amazon Macie for pattern matching, which is one of the things that we are doing, along with sensitive data storage and protection of sensitive data. We use Amazon Macie in the ...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Macie?
I haven't used the automated data discovery feature of Amazon Macie. We wanted to assess the multi-account management feature through AWS Organizations, but unfortunately, we couldn't fully impleme...
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Enterprise DLP?
Proofpoint Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) should probably add something more into their case management process. There are certain things that Proofpoint lacks regarding case management. Whe...
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Enterprise DLP?
Proofpoint Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is currently being used in parts. The email protection plan is used, though uncertainty exists about whether an added-on plan for the DLP specifical...
What advice do you have for others considering Proofpoint Enterprise DLP?
The overall review rating for this product is 8 out of 10.
 

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Sample Customers

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