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F-Secure Total vs Proofpoint Email Protection comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

F-Secure Total
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (15th)
Proofpoint Email Protection
Ranking in Office 365 Protection
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (2nd), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (4th), Digital Risk Protection (3rd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Office 365 Protection category, the mindshare of F-Secure Total is 1.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Proofpoint Email Protection is 23.5%, up from 15.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Office 365 Protection Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Proofpoint Email Protection23.5%
F-Secure Total1.7%
Other74.8%
Office 365 Protection
 

Featured Reviews

MS
Computer Scientist at Comune di Eraclea
Easy to setup and stable solution
It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us.  There is room for improvement in pricing.  In future releases, I would like to see improvements in EDR protection.  So, the only thing that I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for…
Steve Bradbury - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Exelixis Inc
Email defenses have blocked advanced threats and provide deep visibility into risky users
The areas that have room for improvement in Proofpoint Email Protection include their cost of ownership, which is fairly high. To manage and run all their products, I have to list and manage administrators in seven or eight different places. That is too many places to keep track of since for this tool I have to go to one location, and for another tool I have to go to a different location. They need to simplify the administration management of administrators and consolidate that into one place for all their products. Access to all the different products is very scattered. For some products I go to one URL, and for different products I go to a different URL. They have a threat URL that has most of their products in it, but not all. They need to simplify the interface to show all the products I have access to in one location.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us."
"It was easy to set up."
"URL scanning and online relay service are the most valuable features of Proofpoint Email Protection."
"The solution scales well."
"A one-stop shop for email protection"
"The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the blocking capabilities, it blocks a lot of potential threats."
"Proofpoint Email Protection has positively impacted my organization by advancing our email security posture."
"The solution has very strong detection for most of the phishing and malicious emails received from the outside."
"The solution offers very good flexibility. You can blacklist or whitelist with ease."
 

Cons

"I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for F-Secure Total."
"There is room for improvement in detecting and preventing phishing attacks. While the solution performs well in some aspects, it struggles with phishing threats."
"Proofpoint Email Protection is an expensive solution."
"I would want better spear phishing protection in the essentials package."
"The flexibility of the solution can be improved."
"The incident reporting on offer needs to be improved. It's lacking right now. It should be on the platform somewhere."
"The false positives are an issue."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The Secure Mail aspect should have an Outlook add-in, instead of an external dashboard that outside users have to access."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We can easily scale and improve security, but the cost is high for us."
"It is multiple times more expensive, which made it very much less attractive."
"Customers pay around $90,000 yearly for a 1,000-user organization, with the subscription license being the main expense, apart from implementation fees."
"The solution charges per user per month to use it. There are not any additional fees in addition to the standard living fees."
"Pricing has recently been increased and the cost is a downside"
"Proofpoint is fairly expensive."
"The licensing cost of Proofpoint Email Protection is a lot higher than other solutions, such as Barracuda."
"The solution uses a licensing model that is reasonable compared to other products."
"Proofpoint Email Protection has comparable pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
26%
Computer Software Company
14%
Non Profit
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Proofpoint Email Protection?
In terms of pricing, it is okay compared to others. I would say it is normal. Additional costs do come in, but it enhances security.
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Email Protection?
I believe they still need to improve by consolidating some portals, as currently, you have to log in separately to a few of them.
 

Also Known As

F-Secure Elements for Microsoft 365
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Proofpoint Digital Protection
 

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Sample Customers

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Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse
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