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Proofpoint Core Email Protection

4.2 (45)

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Last updated October 19th, 2026

# Reviews of Proofpoint Core Email Protection

Ease of use

3.7

Customer Service

4.2

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

AO

Alanna O

Systems Analyst TraineeInformation Technology and Services, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“Excellent threat detection, great policy controls, imposter email protection, very effective at blocking phishing, malware, ransomware, etc.“

May 14, 2025

CH

Chris H

Systems EngineerInformation Technology and Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“Sometimes it was difficult to get legit senders and emails to be allowed through.“

December 8, 2023

AO

Alanna O

Systems Analyst TraineeInformation Technology and Services, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“Its advanced email fraud protection has significantly minimized the amount of phishing emails that come through and it's proven to be a very reliable source of security.“

May 14, 2025

Matt H

PresidentInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“The reporting tools lack the ease of use we find with other tools. “

May 16, 2022

KR

Kiran R

Vulnerability AssessorComputer & Network Security, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Policy customisation and integration with other tools are great features.“

February 8, 2025

AK

Andrew K

DirectorConsumer Goods, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“options are not intuitive and don't do what you expect them to.“

February 16, 2022

AK

Alex K

Systems EngineerFinancial Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“We love the product it's definitely the industry gold standard for email security“

March 8, 2025

## Showing most helpful reviews

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Frequency of Use

Matt K.  
CEO  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Peace of Mind with ProofPoint Essentials"

July 9, 2021

5.0

My overall experience is very good. The software simply does what it promises to do very well. We use it for email protection.

Pros

ProofPoint Essentials provides a complete line of email protection tools, such as simple spam protection, phishing protection, URL and attachment sandboxing, encryption, emergency inbox and archival. It is extremely effective and very little malicious email gets through. The daily digest reassures end users that they are not missing important emails.

Cons

The setup is a bit complex and requires at least one hour per installation, with MX record changes, transport rules, and setting up the profile. The provided PowerShell scripts for Office 365 help, but it still takes longer than I would like.

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R

Reviewer  
ICT Infrastructure Manager  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "One of the best"

February 18, 2025

4.0

Good overall product; sometimes difficult to configure / customize, but surely one of the best in terms of update and protection.

Pros

Easy integration with Outlook 365, friendly management console

Cons

Difficult sometimes to customize or send request for mail analysies

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Wasif Zawad T.  
Student  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Too many notifications"

December 6, 2024

3.0

Pros

Nothing. The good thing would be protection.

Cons

too many notifications, for everything. It's annoying

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R

Reviewer  
Lead Consultant  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Worth the price"

November 11, 2024

4.0

Pros

Provides superior spam and junk mail protection compared to the competition including default filters of M365 and Google Workspace emails.

Cons

Priced a bit higher than other products and require IT expertise for DNS changes.

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Verified Reviewer  
President  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Great first layer of email protection"

May 17, 2022

4.0

Pros

User training and preventing accidental clicks is difficult. The filtering tools in Proofpoint do a great job at quarantining malicious messages from the user's inbox. The user may see the message in their quarantine digest, but the extra step to release it forces the user to think about the message before interacting with it.

Cons

The reporting tools lack the ease of use we find with other tools. It seems like the development team has put all their efforts into building a security solid product, and reporting is only an after-thought.

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R

Reviewer  
Senior Systems Engineer  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Proofpoint is one of the best products I have used for Email security"

December 22, 2021

5.0

My email security was so well handled, I decided to try proofpoint secure email which my users absolutely loved. I now check the proofpoint products first if I need any other type of product.

Pros

There are many option for personalizing the amount of protection you get. I have yet to find something I could not block by tweaking the settings. Support is also very helpful in this regard.

Cons

Until you have used the controls for some time, it can seem overwhelming

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Verified Reviewer  
IT EXECUTIVE  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "PROOFPOINT , BETTER WAY TO PROTECT YOUR FORM FROM SPAMS AND PHISHING."

April 20, 2020

4.0

Ido like the power of the software to protect the endpoints from spam mails and phishing attack, but i recommend the UI to be little more user friendly.

Pros

Much better in terms of Spam detection and also link protection , It will scan any links in our incoming mail and check whether it's genuine. Earlier we were using Trend micro email security and i find proof point much better in terms of spam detection and protecting the endpoints form clicking on unwanted links in the mails. Since its a cloud product the loading time of the interface may take some time , at times i find the UI very run responsive but that will not be a issue as it will be temporary for some minutes

Cons

I can't say it as a demerit but what i dislike the most with proof point is that for quarantined mails bulk delete option is shown and sometimes some bulk mails getting listed in the quarantined folder needs to be deleted one by one. like if am getting multiple spam mails from a single mail id i should be given the option to deleted the same . But for our convenience they have given an option to hide those types.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Technical Security Officer  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Very good for email protection, though bit pricey"

September 13, 2019

5.0

After setup with the help of professional services, we only occasionally tuned the software ourselves now. We are a multi-entity organization and Proofpoint supports having "suborgs" for this.

Pros

From the start Proofpoint Email Protection has done a great job protecting our users from all email threats. It has done a better job then our previous software. The support is good and fairly quick. I also did an Instructor Led Training Course and the trainer was very good. Online training options are also available as part of the Proofpoint Level Up site.

Cons

There are some minor issues: the GUI is a bit dated (but very functional). From what I understand a major rework is being planned but no date yet. Also the False Positive/Negative reporting can be more streamlined.

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R

Reviewer  
Systems Analyst Trainee  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Proofpoint Protection Review"

May 15, 2025

5.0

Proofpoint email protection has overall done its job for us. Its advanced email fraud protection has significantly minimized the amount of phishing emails that come through and it's proven to be a very reliable source of security.

Pros

Excellent threat detection, great policy controls, imposter email protection, very effective at blocking phishing, malware, ransomware, etc.

Cons

there were some user interface challenges that made navigation and task execution a little less efficient.

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R

Reviewer  
Systems Engineer  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Gold Standard"

March 10, 2025

5.0

We love the product it's definitely the industry gold standard for email security

Pros

Very robust interface with granular controls

Cons

Classic admin panel is a little complicated

Review Source

EP

Eli P.  
Centralized Services Manager  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Good Email Protection but not Best for Archiving"

June 11, 2019

4.0

Proofpoint allows us to protect our clients from email based threats without a large learning curve. There a some minor issues here and there, but as email protection only, it is a good product.

Pros

It effectively protects our company from email based attacks. Email protection and filtering is easy to use. Most end users are able to complete basic tasks without issue.

Cons

There is a longer delay then expected when the product scans email attachment. Delivery of emails with small PDF attachments can be delayed up to 10 minutes sometimes. The product is not the best for email archiving. There is no search function for searching the body of emails, leading to customer frustration when trying to find specific words in emails.

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R

Reviewer  
Service Manager  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Review of Product Software"

April 20, 2022

5.0

Proofpoint Email Protection has allowed us to increase our email marketing reach without the fear of breaches to our data and security

Pros

What I like best about Proofpoint Email Protection is that fact that it is always working behind the scenes to protect us and that provides a lot of peace of mind!

Cons

Sometimes Proofpoint works a little too hard and we have to "dial things down a bit"., otherwise Fantastic!

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Brian K.  
Sr Program Manager  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Robust, Effective Tool"

August 19, 2021

5.0

It is a great combination of being end user friendly and easy to administer

Pros

It is highly effective against blocking malicious attacks via email

Cons

I wish there was slightly more granular content filtering policies

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R

Reviewer  
Sr. Network Engineer  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Great email firewall software"

December 20, 2018

5.0

Pros

Ease if use, customer support, great flexibility.

Cons

No way local organization admins could make changes inside a linux shell - that is allowed only via GUI in on-prem version.

Review Source

BS

Bryson S.  
Systems Administrator  
Used the software for: Less than 1 year

### "Proofpoint email protection"

August 20, 2024

4.0

Overall, the experience with Proofpoint was wonderful.

Pros

I thought that Proofpoint was a more than adequate email protection software.

Cons

Some areas of Proofpoint proved to be a bit difficult to customize for our organization.

Review Source

KR

Kiran R.  
Vulnerability Assessor  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Robust Email Security with Advanced Threat Protection"

February 12, 2025

5.0

Pros

Proofpoint's Email protection is excellent in identifying and blocking phishing attacks. It's Advanced Threat detection is big Pro. URL and Attachment analysis is real time and efficient. Reduces spam and huge plus for our organisation. Policy customisation and integration with other tools are great features.

Cons

Quarantine interface is bit complex to use and manage. I find nothing other than that at this point.

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Adam D.  
Tech Planner  
Used the software for: Less than 1 year

### "Enterprise Level Email Protection and Filtering."

September 13, 2023

4.0

The prior product was no longer supported, and we were the victim of an email-based target.

Pros

Quick setup. Well regarded in the industry. Is actually very good at what it does.

Cons

Too many admin options, where one system can't set all the options. There is some overlap, and some missing features in each of the admin sections.

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R

Reviewer  
Enterprise Resiliency Officer  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Very advanced cyber defense / anti-virus antimalware"

April 9, 2024

5.0

Pros

Very advanced threat defense system. all-rounder cyber security tool

Cons

The configuration is too advanced for average user. Training is needed to ensure user make use of the features well to improve security.

Review Source

LL

Leo L.  
Security Engineer  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Very advanced ESG Solution"

December 1, 2021

5.0

Pros

Not just a simple ESG solution. Proofpoint also provides Targeted Attack Protection which protects those very-attacked-person like CEO, management persons. Proofpoint also provides training to educate the end-users on email awareness. Not hard or complicated to use, the email filtering and threat protection works very well. We are able to track the filtered emails and caught threat very easily.

Cons

Price is quite top notch but you get what you pay.

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Chris H.  
Systems Engineer  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Great product but random issues"

December 13, 2023

4.0

Pros

I liked the amount of features and that it could also do link protection in emails. The interface was typically fairly quick.

Cons

Sometimes it was difficult to get legit senders and emails to be allowed through. We would get lots of complaints from clients about mail being blocked, senders being blocked, etc. even though we went though the proper steps of allowing them through the spam filter.

Review Source

R

Reviewer  
Subgerente de Soporte Mecánico  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "Good filter, not sure 'bout the digest report"

November 13, 2019

4.0

We keep using proofpoint to keep our mail inbox clean and safe

Pros

Proofpoint keeps my inbox clean, that's certain and you can also create a rule to get rid of those annoyng providers and many other features. It's customizable so you can manage what you consider spam.

Cons

Once a rule was automatically created an all the comunication with one of our customer's domain was rejected, thus we almost had a sever incident with them but we managed to notice the problem and solve it on time

Review Source

LG

Lucia G.  
HR Manager  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Improving Email Security The Easy Way "

April 30, 2024

5.0

Pros

With this amazing product, dealing with threats is easy thanks to threat intelligence features.

Cons

No bad experiences with the email security solution.

Review Source

R

Reviewer  
Strategic Planning Consultant  
Used the software for: Less than 1 year

### "A robust filter for potential threatening emails"

April 17, 2019

4.0

Proofpoint filters through my emails at all times to make sure I am receiving emails that are priority emails, and hides away irrelevant emails that can be marked as promotional or spam and puts them into quarantine. At a certain point in the day, I get an email notifying me which emails were filtered out, so I can allow them to release the emails or mark something as not spam.

Pros

Proofpoint filters through my emails and catches emails that are not marked as spam or junk, but are irrelevant from my daily functioning needs. It is an email filter that takes email protection one step further.

Cons

Sometimes it filters out emails that are not spam, and I have to wait until Proofpoint informs me that it has emails in quarantine to be able to access those emails.

Review Source

Akram A.  
Systems Engineer  
Used the software for: 3-5 years

### "We rely on ProofPoint Protection "

August 16, 2021

5.0

Pros

Multiple modules from a centralized location. We rely on PPF for our org's email protection including TAP/TRAP/ spoofing and spam protection.

Cons

Unresponsiveness of technical support: we had experiences where the technical support is not as responsive as we would expect. When opening P1 tickets from the business's standpoint, PP's support would request to reduce the priority .

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Clayton M.  
Sr Manager, Client Experience  
Used the software for: 1-3 years

### "Proofpoint Email Protection"

May 28, 2024

4.0

Pros

Obviously the big thing is it filters out unwanted emails from coming into my inbox. It is a must have sort of tool in any business enviornment.

Cons

I think it can be tricky to release the emails sometimes. I can usually figure it out, but sometimes it can take a minute.

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