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Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense vs. Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricProofpoint Email Fraud Defense

by Proofpoint

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.34.3
Review count1413
Ease of use8.79.3
Ease of setup8.69.3
Quality of support9.19.4
Meets requirements8.99.5
NPS5046.153846
Small Business21.4%7.7%
Mid-Market35.7%53.8%
Enterprise42.9%38.5%
Total page views151126
Total LLM citations16331

Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense

Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense gives you the visibility, tools, and services to authorize legitimate email and block fraudulent messages before they reach the inbox.

Pros

    Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

    Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) combines Symantec anti-malware technology with advanced heuristics and file reputation to provide real-time protection for email against viruses, spyware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. For additional protection, SMSMSE offers Symantec Premium AntiSpam (additional license), powered by Brightmail technology. Together, these protections help to stop 99 percent of incoming spam with less than one false positive per million.

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