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Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness vs Proofpoint Email Protection comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Arctic Wolf Managed Securit...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
11th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Proofpoint Email Protection
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (2nd), Digital Risk Protection (3rd), Office 365 Protection (2nd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness is 4.4%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proofpoint Email Protection is 9.4%, down from 12.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Jared Kruger - PeerSpot reviewer
A reasonably-priced service to help build a culture of security with a good technical support team
In our company, we tailor the service to meet the needs of our customers. If one of our company's customers struggles with a certain aspect, we help tailor the service and fix or switch it for them. I can't really think of an area that could be improved in the service. In a company, the service is more for training your team and the other extended teams. Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness should have increased flexibility for creating any training. Assuming that this week, you decide that you want the company to hold a training on a certain aspect, but I see that the training is made quite a bit in advance so that training materials are always available for the customers. Some flexibility to add very specific types of training upon request from a customer would make for a great improvement in Arctic Wolf Managed Security.
AhmedRamadan - PeerSpot reviewer
Optimize email security with effective sandboxing and auto Pull for quarantine
Proofpoint is used as an email security gateway for big enterprises, primarily for their on-premises servers. Many customers also use it alongside Office 365 Proofpoint offers a complete solution for email security with features like DLP, email archiving, and encryption. The most valuable…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The service's customers get some form of training every two weeks to help fight against common attacks."
"The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the central location dashboard for viewing all the related information for risk."
"There is no downtime."
"The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the blocking capabilities, it blocks a lot of potential threats."
"It's a mature product. It does a good job in detection."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"They have customized security rules, mature rules, anti-virus protection, as well as email authentication similar to SPF, DKIM, and DMARC."
"The setup was easy."
"It's very good at identifying threats."
 

Cons

"Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness should have increased flexibility for creating any training."
"The reporting section could be enhanced. I like some reports but if they could allow us to create custom reports with more flexibility it would enhance the reports more."
"Proofpoint should have better integration with complex environments that need more than one instance of Proofpoint, as there are issues with nested instances."
"The incident reporting on offer needs to be improved. It's lacking right now. It should be on the platform somewhere."
"We find the cost to be prohibitive."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Proofpoint Email Protection could improve by allowing more customization of the reports, such as exceptions and black-and-white lists."
"Unfortunately, the whole product is going downhill right now, ever since they were sold to Thoma Bravo. We're constantly having problems with stability and the product in general."
"Proofpoint Email Protection is an expensive solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness is very cheap. I rate the service's price two or three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low and ten is high."
"The tool's pricing depends on the customer's preference, offering options for an annual license or a monthly subscription. The cost varies based on factors such as the number of users and specific requirements. Overall, the pricing is competitive."
"They are competitively priced, but I have been forced to get quotes for other solutions now because they haven't been responding to requests to do the work that we would like them to do."
"The licensing is basically $8/user."
"The end customer is buying our solution, which can be for monthly or annual usage depending on our payment and business model."
"It is expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"Clients pay for an annual subscription of Proofpoint Email Protection. Every client always finds it expensive."
"Proofpoint Email Protection is a reasonably priced product, which means that it is neither too low nor too high in terms of price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Construction Company
13%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness?
The service's customers get some form of training every two weeks to help fight against common attacks.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness?
Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness is very cheap. I rate the service's price two or three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low and ten is high.
What needs improvement with Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness?
In our company, we tailor the service to meet the needs of our customers. If one of our company's customers struggles with a certain aspect, we help tailor the service and fix or switch it for them...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Proofpoint Email Protection?
In terms of pricing, it is okay compared to others. I would say it is normal. Additional costs do come in, but it enhances security.
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Email Protection?
It became very expensive due to the nature of local circumstances, and I may advise Proofpoint to adjust marketing solutions based on each country.
 

Also Known As

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Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Cofense PhishMe, Proofpoint Digital Protection
 

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Sample Customers

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Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse
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