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Fortinet FortiRecon 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiRecon
Ranking in Digital Risk Protection
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Proofpoint Email Protection
Ranking in Digital Risk Protection
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (1st), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (2nd), Office 365 Protection (1st), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Digital Risk Protection category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiRecon is 3.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proofpoint Email Protection is 2.9%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Risk Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Proofpoint Email Protection2.9%
Fortinet FortiRecon3.8%
Other93.3%
Digital Risk Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Hassaan Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Commtel
Has improved threat visibility and simplified operations but needs better integration with other platforms
The only feature I would recommend for Fortinet FortiRecon is smoother integration with third-party SIEM and SOAR platforms. For instance, we use IBM QRadar and it would be ideal if FortiRecon’s threat intelligence findings could be pushed directly into QRadar rather than requiring manual exports or custom API setups Cross-platform integration should be made easier. While FortiRecon provides useful threat intelligence, getting this data into other SIEMs like IBM QRadar or open-source platforms like Wazuh often requires custom API work or manual steps. Fortinet tends to keep things within its own ecosystem, which makes third-party integration more challenging. On the positive side, FortiRecon has one of the easiest GUIs compared to other competitors, making it straightforward to navigate findings and alerts.
Siva_Prasad - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant at Infosys
Email defenses have reduced phishing incidents and protect sensitive data across our enterprise
As things are evolving and threats develop in unpredictable ways, Proofpoint must adopt AI solutions and agentic solutions more aggressively and provide them to customers as part of service offerings. Inbuilt AI solutions would add more value and make Proofpoint a more premium choice for customers. With the help of AI solutions, agentic AI, and generative AI capabilities, the product would be more efficient than it currently is. Filtering false positives is highly challenging because it is impossible for humans to identify which emails are genuine and which are spam. Proofpoint should focus more on this area with back-end agents or other tools. Proofpoint should decide which emails are genuine and which are spam so it is not a challenge for end users. When receiving an email, end users should not have to determine whether to respond or not. Proofpoint should not release such spam emails and should strictly block such spam and spoof emails based on connection IPs. Currently, false positives occur in the product, and while this occurs in every product, it is an area where Proofpoint can focus on improving and reducing false positives. One email is enough for an end user to be deceived and lose money, so addressing this area is critical.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Brand protection is very useful for identifying password leakage, duplicate applications, proxy applications in the name of our company, and protecting forged websites, phishing URLs, and duplicate URLs, among many more."
"Fortinet FortiRecon has helped us reduce our exposed attack surface, as we identified and took down or secured approximately 15 assets."
"The access to information and the overall integration of many tools in one platform make Fortinet FortiRecon a comprehensive tool for overall cybersecurity improvements in our IT equipment."
"It's easy to use, even for those new to IT."
"URL scanning and online relay service are the most valuable features of Proofpoint Email Protection."
"The most valuable feature is the option to edit the inbound security."
"It has been comprehensive and easy to use for both users and administrators."
"Its anti-phishing functionality is the most valuable. Certainly, the biggest problem I have is phishing."
"Proofpoint Email Protection's advantage is that, when it's working properly, it tends to catch more threats as compared to other products."
"At this point in time, there's nothing that needs to be changed or improved in the tool."
"The best features of Proofpoint Email Protection are the advanced level of anti-spam and antivirus technology, the TAP feature that helps me scan URLs and provides URL defense, outbound filtering and prevention capabilities, and particularly the TRAP feature where I can pull out all phishing emails from all users' mailboxes in a single click."
 

Cons

"Engaging the support team with Fortinet FortiRecon takes more time than expected."
"Fortinet tends to keep things within its own ecosystem, which makes third-party integration more challenging."
"We have seen a reduction in phishing incidents with Proofpoint Email Protection, but not fully; it is not 100%, and there are still cracks within the walls of Proofpoint Email Protection that let this type of email in for various reasons."
"The solution could be improved with the addition of PLP and email encryption features."
"As mentioned on the Proofpoint website, it blocks almost around 99.99%, but as far as the last six months of data which we have analyzed, it is slightly on the lower side, around 97 to 98%."
"Sometimes it detects false positives."
"Phishing detection could improve further to match some of the capabilities offered by competitors."
"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."
"It's scalable, but the devil's in the details — you have to know your email volumes."
"Proofpoint is fairly expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing has recently been increased and the cost is a downside"
"The solution is expensive."
"The licensing cost of Proofpoint Email Protection is a lot higher than other solutions, such as Barracuda."
"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Proofpoint Email Protection has comparable pricing."
"It is on a yearly basis. Their floor for SMB doesn't matter. The user count is 100 users and below at $2,500 a year. Its cost is higher than other solutions. It is probably about 20% to 30% higher than what you would get with Microsoft. There are no additional costs. All costs are factored in. It can be improved pricing-wise so that it is affordable for the SMB market."
"Clients pay for an annual subscription of Proofpoint Email Protection. Every client always finds it expensive."
"The price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
13%
University
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiRecon?
There are no features that came up during implementation that we are not actually using.
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiRecon?
My main use case for Fortinet FortiRecon is to understand what attackers can see before they take action. As the security team, we need to know what attackers can see before they do.
What advice do you have for others considering Fortinet FortiRecon?
When I start using Fortinet FortiRecon in my workflow, the first thing I do is plug in all our domains and subdomains to get a baseline picture of our external attack surface. You need that foundat...
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Email Protection?
The downside is I feel the vendor support is a little lacking and should be more responsive. The technical support is not up to the mark.
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Email Protection?
I am leading this security domain, and my L1 and L2s have been using Proofpoint Email Protection and other modules of Proofpoint Email Protection for more than three years.We are currently working ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Proofpoint Digital Protection
 

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse
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