Microsoft Exchange vs. Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Microsoft Exchange | Score9.3 out of 10 | N/A | Microsoft Exchange is a secure email / messaging gateway with file archiving and encryption / data loss capability, available as a hosted service (Exchange Online) or installed (Exchange Server). | N/A |
 Proofpoint Essentials | Score7 out of 10 | N/A | Proofpoint Essentials provides protection against spam, phishing and other email threats, as well as social media protection, user roles and restrictions, and other protections oriented around the needs of small business. | N/A |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.0 | - |
| Usability | 9.0 | - |
| Availability | 10.0 | - |
| Performance | 9.0 | - |
| Support Rating | 9.9 | - |
| Implementation Rating | 10.0 | - |
| Configurability | 7.0 | - |
| Ease of integration | 5.0 | - |
| Product Scalability | 10.0 | - |
| Vendor post-sale | 5.0 | - |
| Vendor pre-sale | 8.0 | - |