Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection vs Symantec Advanced Threat Protection comparison

Proofpoint and Broadcom are both solutions in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category. Proofpoint is ranked #33, while Broadcom is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.5. Proofpoint holds a 1.3% mindshare in ATP, compared to Broadcom’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Proofpoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection and Symantec Advanced Threat Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Proofpoint Targeted Attack ...

Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

33rd

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

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Symantec Advanced Threat Pr...

Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is 1.3%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is 2.2%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Symantec Advanced Threat Protection	2.2%
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection	1.3%
Other	96.5%

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KrishnaChaitanya2

Information Security Specialist at Methanex Chile SpA

Dynamic runtime engine and good protection, but needs better support and a single console

We have two to three issues per month. We contact Proofpoint's customer support for these issues. I am a major point of contact for support. If I am not able to resolve an issue, we will be reaching out to them. Proofpoint can take a couple of days to get back. I also deal with other applications from Okta and Microsoft, and we get the support within a couple of hours. There is a lot of difference between a couple of hours and a couple of days. So, Proofpoint's support should be improved. Okta and Microsoft are also able to do a Zoom or video call, but Proofpoint provides support only through email communication. Only if you request, it would be a Zoom or video session.

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TapabrataSamanta

Lead Architect at Zones

Reliable platform with effective integration capabilities

Our primary use case for the product is to provide advanced threat protection to our clients, primarily in the banking and financial sectors Symantec ATP has been beneficial in ensuring robust security for our clients. Its effectiveness in detecting and mitigating threats has improved customer…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Proofpoint's major module is email protection, and most of the spam emails that have been directed towards our organization have been locked by Proofpoint, so we have escaped from threat hunters."

"It has a dynamic runtime engine, which gives it an advantage over Prisma that has a static engine. In Prisma, we have to do additional malware analysis, which is not required in Proofpoint."

"What I like most about Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is its notification capability."

"Endpoint to network is a good feature, it can protect the line."

"All of the solution's features are quite valuable for us, and we especially like the threat protection it provides."

"The stability is excellent."

"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."

"Real-time threat analysis is quick and takes action on threats immediately."

"They manage to solve detection quite nicely. There is some rather elaborate detection compared to other providers."

"Symantec Endpoint Protection provides end-to-end protection. Along with antivirus protection, it has a lot of key areas, including intrusive prevention, firewall features, and application and device control."

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Cons

"We are using the TRAP console that has a Linux-based UI, which is not user-friendly. The TAP console looks very advanced. Currently, we are maintaining three different consoles, and it is sometimes hard to switch between them or try to grab the data."

"We are using the TRAP console that has a Linux-based UI, which is not user-friendly."

"The support for new OSs and older OSs could be a little tighter. They need to be more upfront about what protection services they're going to provide on new OSs. I haven't seen the Windows 11 version out yet. It is either already released in Beta, or the Beta will be released soon. There could be a little bit more advanced updates on what they're doing to help protect Windows 11 environments. They can let us know in advance so that we know it is going to be protected. We can't roll out the new OS without putting end-point protection on it. So, they should tell us what is their support model for that, and what are they doing to protect Windows 11. They're not telling me, and that's a criticism. The same issue is applicable to all the other antivirus tools. It is not just Symantec; all of them have this problem."

"Symantec appliances need improvement. The whole appliance environment is a robust system and it needs a massive amount of storage space. If you have to increase or speed up the background storage it's a pretty complicated process. The scalability and sizing is critical, and if you do it wrong you run into issues pretty quickly."

"Symantec appliances need improvement. The whole appliance environment is a robust system and it needs a massive amount of storage space."

"An improvement could be made on the reporting because then it would be easier to collect information and submit it for compliance."

"The endpoint protection looks old."

"One area for improvement could be the pricing model."

"Solutions like CrowdStrike, ESET, and SentinelOne have really jumped ahead on behavioral and algorithm-based detection capabilities. Symantec is trying to catch up, but they still have some limitations of being an old-school AV protection program and adding AI and behavioral learning and detection algorithm."

"The administration interface needs a lot of improvement. It should be UI-based and simple."

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"Symantec Advanced Threat Protection's pricing is comparable."

"Symantec Endpoint Protection has an average price."

"Pricing is good. It is nice to have a great product at a fair price."

"The price is quite expensive."

"The pricing of this solution is inexpensive and affordable."

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Marketing Services Firm

12%

University

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Construction Company

10%

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Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	13

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Overview

More than 90% of targeted attacks start with email—and these threats are always evolving. Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) helps you stay ahead of attackers with an innovative approach that detects, analyzes and blocks advanced threats before they reach your inbox. This includes ransomware and other advanced email threats delivered through malicious attachments and URLs. And zero-day threats, polymorphic malware, weaponized documents and phishing attacks. TAP provides adaptive controls to isolate the riskiest URL clicks. TAP also detects threats and risks in cloud apps, connecting email attacks related to credential theft or other attacks.

Proofpoint

Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is a single unified solution that uncovers, prioritizes, and remediates advanced attacks. The product fuses intelligence from endpoint, network, and email control points, as well as Symantec’s massive global sensor network, to stop threats that evade individual security products. It leverages your existing Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Email Security.cloud investments, so it does not require the deployment of any new agents. You can deploy a new installation of Symantec Advanced Threat Protection and start to discover suspicious activity in under an hour. Using the proven technology in Symantec Insight reputation based detection, Symantec SONAR behavioral analysis with the new Symantec Cynic sandbox and file analysis platform, Symantec Advanced Threat Protection provides better detection and prioritization than other vendors, allowing security analysts to “zero in” on just those specific security events of importance.

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