MailRoute vs. Proofpoint Email Protection

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MailRoute
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
An email security solution available from 1997, MailRoute features integrations with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, that includes granular controls and advanced admin tools for defense contractors, governments, and GCC High for Gov Cloud users.
$2
per month per user
Proofpoint Email Protection
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Proofpoint Email Protection is available as an on-premise or cloud based solution and blocks unwanted, malicious and impostor emails with granular search capabilities and visibility into all messages. Outbound controls include encryption and data loss prevention, while continuity capabilities ensure business communications can continue as normal in the event of an email outage. With Proofpoint's Email Protection, you can protect your people, data, and brand from today’s threats…N/A
Pricing
MailRouteProofpoint Email Protection
Editions & Modules
MailRoute Basics
$2
per month per user
MailRoute Enterprise
$2.75
per month per user
MailRoute Compliance
Contact Sales
Best for NIST 800-171, DFARS, CMMC, ITAR, HIPAA
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MailRouteProofpoint Email Protection
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
MailRoute
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Ratings
Proofpoint Email Protection
8.0
Ratings
4% below category average
Anti-malware00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Data Loss Protection00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Threat Detection00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Sandboxing00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Management Tools00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
User Ratings
MailRouteProofpoint Email Protection
Likelihood to Recommend
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
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9.0
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Availability
-
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9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MailRouteProofpoint Email Protection
Likelihood to Recommend
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Well suited: Proofpoint does a pretty good job at protecting us from spam emails. I was able to block a lot of emails coming from SendGrid by blocking SendGrid emails with a custom spam filter. However, SendGrid has a lot of legit emails too so I was able to create another rule to allow those emails from certain people, then block the rest. That way business need was met but spam emails are blocked. Less Appropriate If you are trying to monitor internal to internal emails Proofpoint is probably a little over featured for that.
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Pros
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  • Spam - catches these emails before hitting the inbox.
  • Daily digest - provides users with a list of the emails that were blocked and allows them to choose to release them if they are legitimate emails.
  • Ensures that emails coming into our organization is safe for our users and verifies the email is coming from stated senders email server.
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Cons
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  • The pricing is high and there are many licenses for things I feel should be part of other products.
  • The UI is slightly dated and has a lot of room for improvement.
  • The separate products should have one pane of glass for administration. Currently, if you own several of the products it feels quite disjointed when using them.
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Usability
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Very robust and solid product in protecting our emails. The engineers who assisted with our implementation was very knowledgable and great to work with. Easy to use by end-users. Administration and management are also easy for IT. Great dashboard and reporting tools for business reviews.
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Reliability and Availability
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There were no appliance errors or unplanned outages during five years of operation.
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Performance
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Most important thing is the performance of processing mails. Even in a complex environment the system keeps performing on a very high Level.
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Support Rating
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We use ProofPoint support quite often to fix issues and assist with setting up features and rules. Each time we have created a ticket, they have been very helpful and respectful. Each ticket has been treated with the appropriate SLA time and attention. We also enjoy the regular check-ins from the engineers when tickets are open but we get busy with other tasks.
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Alternatives Considered
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Proofpoint Email Protection allows configuration and granularity that far exceeds those features we'd been able to use with the Barracuda Email Security Gateway product. In addition, the robust Proofpoint reporting features give us and our decision makers much improved detail to make informed decisions about our security posture.
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Scalability
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You can add a lot of agents to your environment if you need them. And you can operate hardware appliances and virtual appliances in the same cluster.
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Return on Investment
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  • Having easy-to-reach backups of all employee emails has made Proofpoint worth it by itself. That plus the countless times that spam/malicious emails did not make it through to the intended person that could have potentially cost the organization a lot of money.
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