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Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform vs Veritas Enterprise Vault comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Proofpoint Intelligent Com...
Ranking in Email Archiving
5th
Ranking in File Archiving
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
eDiscovery (9th), Compliance Management (12th)
Veritas Enterprise Vault
Ranking in Email Archiving
3rd
Ranking in File Archiving
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the File Archiving category, the mindshare of Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform is 2.8%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Enterprise Vault is 20.0%, down from 21.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File Archiving Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veritas Enterprise Vault20.0%
Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform2.8%
Other77.2%
File Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

Anita Brüggemann - PeerSpot reviewer
Effectively reduces spam and malicious emails with reliable detection capabilities
It would be helpful to make it easier for end users to filter and see items in the quarantine within the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. As an admin, I believe it would be sensible if end users could also see the quarantine folder in the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform so they can create their own rules. The reports are all predefined, and I cannot create custom reports, so I am not fully satisfied with their visibility. I would appreciate the ability to generate my own reports.
Charles Nwaokukwu - PeerSpot reviewer
Support for data archiving and integration capabilities enhance data management
The GUI of Veritas Enterprise Vault is not friendly; the user interface can be quite convoluted for users or IT people who are not conversant with it. Even for professionals, it can be complex. Over time, if you get the hang of it, you'll understand it, but it's not something you can teach a user to quickly grasp. It's kind of complex. Veritas could do something to change this situation. I've given feedback quite a number of times through various channels, including during support calls. I remember trying to do a system state backup using our NetBackup feature, and I found out that Veritas NetBackup cannot back up a system state. Having numerous solutions instead of just one backup system can be quite unfriendly. They can back up other things such as databases and file servers, but when it comes to carrying a system state backup, it falls short. Honestly, Veritas Enterprise Vault's costing was one of the main reasons we dropped the integration to the cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Our experience with the platform has been positive as it has maintained consistent control over spam and malware threats."
"The indexing and searching features are the most valuable features of Veritas Enterprise Vault."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is highly stable and has low-maintenance."
"The archive allows the customers to search any items as far back as five or ten years ago."
"The integration capabilities are second to none."
"I use the solution to find data loss and restore the data."
"We use the solution to archive emails."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Enterprise Vault is the on-premise recall from your email into Outlook."
"Support is great and they have a very good response time."
 

Cons

"The Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform does not provide features that help reduce manual efforts, so additional human resources are still required to manage security."
"I cannot perform application backup, and I am not able to repair the license."
"The quality of support by Veritas has declined in the last year."
"One of the big disadvantages is that the product doesn't cover structured data"
"The product is a very complicated solution. It is not easy to upgrade and get alerts of issues. You have to check it all the time to see if there is an internal error."
"Cost is high for Veritas Enterprise Vault."
"The file-level archiving is very important in Enterprise Vault 12 and this doesn't really exist in early versions."
"The deployment phase is very hard."
"It requires a lot of maintenance; we had a lot of problems with it as services were falling down or failing, so it's not really easy to maintain."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The price for Enterprise Vault is around €100 per user."
"There is a license required for this solution and it is typically is paid annually."
"It's an affordable solution"
"Veritas Enterprise Vault pricing is average, and I rate the solution a five out of ten for pricing."
"The pricing is very high."
"Enterprise Vault is a little bit expensive."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
It would be helpful to make it easier for end users to filter and see items in the quarantine within the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. As an admin, I believe it would be sensible if e...
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
We use the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform because it has a good ability to detect viruses and malicious emails, and it collects a lot of spam emails. Since we use this platform, the spa...
What advice do you have for others considering Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform?
It is a cloud-based deployment of the Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform. We worked with an internet provider, who is also a security provider, and it took one day to deploy it on the cloud...
What do you like most about Veritas Enterprise Vault?
Veritas Enterprise Vault is an archive solution for email and files.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Enterprise Vault?
I don't know if the solution is affordable or if it's still a bit expensive in comparison to other products.
What needs improvement with Veritas Enterprise Vault?
The GUI of Veritas Enterprise Vault is not friendly; the user interface can be quite convoluted for users or IT people who are not conversant with it. Even for professionals, it can be complex. Ove...
 

Also Known As

Proofpoint e-discovery and Analytics, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
Enterprise Vault, Symantec Enterprise Vault
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
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