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Check Point Infinity vs Proofpoint Email Protection 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.4
Check Point Infinity offers up to 90% budget savings with enhanced security, seamless remote access, and simplified management.
Sentiment score
6.5
Proofpoint Email Protection effectively reduced threats and costs, excelling in phishing defense, leading to significant efficiency improvements.
I would say we can save about 90% of our budget with Check Point Infinity.
The value is in the capacity to protect against problems or attacks with technology, developing and strengthening cybersecurity policies and administration.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
Check Point Infinity's customer service is praised for efficiency, but some users experience delays in issue resolution and escalation.
Sentiment score
7.1
Proofpoint Email Protection's customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though some report slow responses or portal issues.
I would rate technical support from Check Point a perfect score because when I call them, they answer before I could breathe.
The technical support is excellent with quick response times.
As soon as we raise a ticket, they engage promptly, indicating strong vendor support.
I am familiar with the granular policy control feature of Proofpoint Email Protection, and I find their support excellent for modifying those policies.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Check Point Infinity excels in scalability, offering flexibility and stability, suitable for both small businesses and larger enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.5
Proofpoint Email Protection excels in adaptability and scalability, serving both small and large enterprises with ease and flexibility.
Check Point Infinity is scalable because Check Point has a deployment ecosystem with technical support and the quality of the final information from these tools.
Proofpoint is scalable for multi-site organizations with thousands of users.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Check Point Infinity is praised for high stability and reliability, with minor portal latency concerns and rare configuration issues.
Sentiment score
8.2
Users rate Proofpoint Email Protection highly for reliability and performance, with minor UI challenges and rare stability issues.
Check Point Infinity is a very stable solution; I don't remember experiencing any downtime.
Check Point Infinity is stable in my experience, and I can change everything with very good capability.
 

Room For Improvement

Check Point Infinity requires better customization, support, pricing, marketing, performance, cloud solutions, analytics, and intuitive features despite frequent updates.
Proofpoint Email Protection struggles with setup complexity, feature enhancements, pricing issues, and requires improved support and interface design.
I would improve Check Point Infinity by embedding some sort of analytics that indicates which attacks are coming from specific IP addresses very often so that we can block those IP addresses.
I would recommend having more comprehensive documentation, including a guide for installation and configuration of Check Point Infinity.
The page, papers, and other documentation are more textual, and I don't have any steps with graphics or pictures.
Proofpoint could expand its phishing detection capabilities to improve its efficiency.
More security could be implemented.
I believe they still need to improve by consolidating some portals, as currently, you have to log in separately to a few of them.
 

Setup Cost

Check Point Infinity's pricing is considered high, with additional fees and yearly payments, necessitating expert consultation and product trials.
Proofpoint Email Protection is considered costly, with pricing starting at $8 per user and varying by features.
In terms of pricing, I find Check Point Infinity to be an expensive product.
The pricing is good as Check Point Infinity includes many tools and details that others might not have.
The product, as supported by Check Point, offers invaluable assistance for ease of deployment.
Customers pay around $90,000 yearly for a 1,000-user organization, with the subscription license being the main expense, apart from implementation fees.
Additional costs do come in, but it enhances security.
 

Valuable Features

Check Point Infinity offers centralized security management, real-time threat intelligence, and scalability, enhancing network control and policy efficiency.
Proofpoint Email Protection offers advanced threat defense, user-friendly interface, and seamless Office 365 integration for comprehensive email security.
Check Point uses robust AI software to detect and recognize all cyber-attacks, giving me the ability to prevent these attacks.
Check Point Infinity has positively impacted my organization by making everything better, including the speed of the network and the security.
If we cannot keep our data secret, all our customers will be lost.
The most beneficial feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is mostly spam filtering; it was very efficient, and we were very happy with the functionality as only relevant emails were allowed for mailboxes.
I appreciate that it's the industry leader, and its firewalling is very easy to manage and implement.
The main feature I find most effective is that Proofpoint Email Protection scans emails and quarantines the doubtful ones.
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Infinity
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (12th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (9th)
Proofpoint Email Protection
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (3rd), Security Awareness Training (2nd), Digital Risk Protection (3rd), Office 365 Protection (2nd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Check Point Infinity and Proofpoint Email Protection aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Check Point Infinity is designed for AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms and holds a mindshare of 0.6%.
Proofpoint Email Protection, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Email Gateway (SEG), holds 21.0% mindshare, up 18.0% since last year.
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Check Point Infinity0.6%
CrowdStrike Falcon19.3%
Darktrace18.8%
Other61.3%
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Proofpoint Email Protection21.0%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36527.6%
Mimecast Email Security12.5%
Other38.9%
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
 

Featured Reviews

Luis Diego Alvarado Diaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Has centralized cloud security tasks through an intuitive portal and simplified policy management processes
The best feature Check Point Infinity offers is Cloud Security Management. In this area, I use Quantum Security Management for excellent topics, Smart-1 Cloud. I have a good experience with Smart-1 Cloud and Quantum Security Management because Infinity Portal is an easy and better portal. The central features of Check Point Infinity in one portal are for me, the best topic about the Infinity Portal. Check Point Infinity has impacted my organization positively because it is easier to control and change VPNs and other features. I use this portal and Cloud One for management, security management in any location. It is more efficient because the portal is very intuitive. The policies in the gateway are easy to control, change, and create new policies. For us, it is the best part.
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…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Security Firm
17%
Educational Organization
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Infinity?
Check Point Infinity's threat prevention capabilities benefitted our organization.
What needs improvement with Check Point Infinity?
I don't know how Check Point Infinity can be improved. I am familiar with this product, but I don't really know. Regarding the support, it is a little difficult with the documentation on the intern...
What is your primary use case for Check Point Infinity?
My main use case for Check Point Infinity is to use different applications of Check Point in cloud. In my work, I use Check Point Infinity with a gateway in Azure, but I don't have security managem...
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?
I believe they still need to improve by consolidating some portals, as currently, you have to log in separately to a few of them.
 

Also Known As

R80, Infinity
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Cofense PhishMe, Proofpoint Digital Protection
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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