Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) vs Proofpoint Email Protection comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Exchange Online P...
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (3rd), Anti-Malware Tools (10th)
Proofpoint Email Protection
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Security Awareness Training (2nd), Office 365 Protection (2nd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is 2.5%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proofpoint Email Protection is 5.5%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools
Unique Categories:
Email Security
8.9%
Security Awareness Training
3.0%
Office 365 Protection
11.1%
 

Featured Reviews

Nov 22, 2022
Offers valuable alert features
In my experience, everyone is using Azure or solutions from Microsoft. Word, Excel, and Outlook are present for a majority of companies. There is very little on the Google platform for email. The solution's discussion is more about budget and whether you are going to choose the on-premises or the cloud version. Microsoft is huge and a top-three vendor that really only competes with AWS and maybe Oracle. Certain features like scalability really are not relevant because the company's reputation is more than enough. Age in the market and investments in security are more important. You can rest assured that Microsoft has a particular team dedicated to each feature or issue. They are always improving and always delivering. Certain features of the solution will be valuable based on your role. For example, I am part of the security team so threat management is interesting to me. An an engineer or email team might be more interested in policies, configuration, or the administrative exchange. Nothing is perfect but the solution is very good. When you don't have opponents, it is easier to achieve a good rating. I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Ronny Nazareno - PeerSpot reviewer
May 14, 2024
Offers an easy and simple user interaction with easy deployment
When we define keywords, the solution evaluates the keywords, generates reports, and gathers the information It offers an easy and simple user interaction. It is powerful in discovering information. The solution needs to integrate with the owner's labeling solution. Without this integration, the…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's stability is very, very good. I didn't face any problems in the last year."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection are the EOP, ATP, safe links, fishing, and antispam."
"I like the product's ZAP feature."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of administration. Other solutions require complex administration, but Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is easier."
"The pre-set policies and configuration analyzer are the most valuable features."
"The product protects against malware."
"The initial setup is just a standard process."
"The scalability is pretty good; it does what it is supposed to do."
"The initial implementation is pretty easy to handle."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to remove bad messages that were delivered, prior to being classified as unwanted."
"Its anti-phishing functionality is the most valuable. Certainly, the biggest problem I have is phishing."
"Provides better control over emails, especially those sent via Office 365 on the cloud."
"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."
"The tool has improved our workflow by ensuring people receive only the emails they need for work rather than being inundated with hundreds or thousands of unnecessary emails daily."
"The most valuable features of Proofpoint Email Protection are ease of use, data loss prevention, antivirus, and spam protection."
"The Phish Alarm button allows users to submit questionable emails for review and complete analysis."
 

Cons

"It doesn't protect against everything. We do need protection for, for example, endpoints."
"Microsoft 365 Defender and EOP policies are stable with the proper license. However, with the basic policy, it's hard to say it's stable due to configuration limitations."
"Having orchestration features added to Microsoft Exchange Online Protection, particularly automation and remediation, would be quite useful."
"The licensing can be on the expensive side, especially in the cloud space."
"They should specify the difference between Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection."
"The reporting needs a little bit of improvement."
"The solution needs to improve its backup."
"Not all settings can be configured automatically and most still require manual configuration. However, there is an automation tool available that can be used to input all the configurations either as a script or a tool it would be helpful."
"The Secure Mail aspect should have an Outlook add-in, instead of an external dashboard that outside users have to access."
"It's scalable, but the devil's in the details — you have to know your email volumes."
"There is room for improvement in detecting and preventing phishing attacks. While the solution performs well in some aspects, it struggles with phishing threats."
"The incident reporting on offer needs to be improved. It's lacking right now. It should be on the platform somewhere."
"Proofpoint should have better integration with complex environments that need more than one instance of Proofpoint, as there are issues with nested instances."
"Pricing for the platform could still be cheaper."
"Proofpoint Email Protection is an expensive solution."
"The email DLP portion could be a bit easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is reasonable."
"The price could be lower."
"The product is bundled with Microsoft 365."
"The solution is expensive but is backed by Microsoft's reputation."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive, I rate the pricing a six. For licensing, we can make monthly or yearly payments. Right now, we pay 5 USD per month to secure a person's license."
"It is a low-price solution."
"The price of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is reasonable."
"The solution should reduce the cost."
"The solution uses a licensing model that is reasonable compared to other products."
"Proofpoint is fairly expensive."
"We sell annual licenses for this solution."
"In general, the pricing is competitive."
"The end customer is buying our solution, which can be for monthly or annual usage depending on our payment and business model."
"The licensing cost of Proofpoint Email Protection is a lot higher than other solutions, such as Barracuda."
"Proofpoint Email Protection has comparable pricing."
"Clients pay for an annual subscription of Proofpoint Email Protection. Every client always finds it expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
27%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Exchange Online Protection?
The initial setup was easy. The configuration process is very straightforward.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection?
We face challenges with reporting features and the lack of a proper dashboard in Microsoft's portal. There's no graphical interface, which other products offer. The reporting features need improvem...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Exchange Online Protection?
The main use case is to block suspicious links in emails. However, some functionalities like SIPP attachment are not available in the basic EOP. Alos, complete phishing protection is also not avail...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Proofpoint Email Protection?
The product is costly. I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price. When you want to change what capabilities you want in the product, yo...
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Email Protection?
The solution needs to integrate with the owner's labeling solution. Without this integration, the solution is not feasible.
 

Also Known As

Microsoft EOP, MS Exchange Online Protection
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Cofense PhishMe
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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