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Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training 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

Huntress Managed Security A...
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
5th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
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)
 

Featured Reviews

Kevin - PeerSpot reviewer
Customizable learning pathways and phishing simulations contribute to user training and security awareness
I like that it provides a customizable learning pathway, allowing me to both use preset tracks and customize them if I wish. The phishing simulations are valuable as they allow end users to understand their mistakes without real-world consequences. This solution helps train users on what to look for in security threats, contributing to the prevention of user errors that may lead to breaches.
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

"I like that it provides a customizable learning pathway, allowing me to both use preset tracks and customize them if I wish."
"I rate the solution nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the TAP Dashboard. It provides more detailed information that can be used for forensic analysis. This is an advantage that other email security providers, such as Cisco, IronPort, or Microsoft do not offer in their dashboards."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The solution's technical support is good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"Its anti-phishing functionality is the most valuable. Certainly, the biggest problem I have is phishing."
"It's detection of true positives are great, as it's cloud based it's very scalable and stable."
"I like all the features with Proofpoint, such as how it filters the spam and marketing mail, lost reality mail, blocks phishing attacks, blocks malicious attachments, and stops phishing links. Also it can defend against the business email compromise impersonation technique. It is a complete solution for all email attacks. It filters for the bad, malicious attachments. If there is any executable file, it can be deleted. It is a good, complete solution."
"From a business perspective, the solution was very helpful as it speeded our business flow and increased email delivery."
"The Tap and Trap features. They are the best features."
 

Cons

"It is somewhat confusing at first, especially for onboarding. The existing complexity is partly because the product wasn't built from the ground up by Huntress, which might contribute to certain elements lacking Huntress's typical simplicity."
"It is somewhat confusing at first, especially for onboarding."
"We'd like to have the ability to create more customized reports."
"The email DLP portion could be a bit easier."
"Proofpoint Email Protection's interface is confusing and could be improved."
"I want Security Awareness Training in there as a package deal. A lot of companies are starting to value email security a little bit more and take it a little bit more seriously, and the great product that we link together with a lot of these sales is a training product called Security Awareness Training. It is an upsell that we do with Proofpoint, and it is definitely something that I recommend everybody with email security to look into. It would be great if Security Awareness Training is included with the email security."
"In terms of improvement, the price could be better. Additionally, more security could be implemented."
"The solution should add post-sales training."
"The largest complaint that we hear from our customers is that there is no local support."
"They do not have an on-demand scan for the internal viruses and internal users, and they don't have a scan for the exchange server against viruses and spam as Symantec does."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution charges per user per month to use it. There are not any additional fees in addition to the standard living fees."
"The solution uses a licensing model that is reasonable compared to other products."
"The end customer is buying our solution, which can be for monthly or annual usage depending on our payment and business model."
"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."
"Proofpoint Email Protection is a reasonably priced product, which means that it is neither too low nor too high in terms of price."
"Customers pay around $90,000 yearly for a 1,000-user organization, with the subscription license being the main expense, apart from implementation fees."
"Proofpoint is fairly expensive."
"It is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training?
The pricing is good. Huntress is willing to discuss the price for those interested in their entire stack. Pricing is reasonable enough to maintain profitability for them.
What needs improvement with Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training?
It is somewhat confusing at first, especially for onboarding. The existing complexity is partly because the product wasn't built from the ground up by Huntress, which might contribute to certain el...
What is your primary use case for Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training?
I use the solution to provide security awareness training to my clients, which includes each of the end users.
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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