Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) vs. Trellix Email Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) helps organizations efficiently detect, mitigate and respond to known and unknown advanced threats that target people and VIPs through email. TAP provides unparalleled effectiveness in stopping targeted attacks that use polymorphic malware, weaponized documents and credential-stealing phishing techniques to obtain sensitive information. TAP seamlessly integrates with the Proofpoint secure email gateway (Proofpoint Email Protection) to deliver best…N/A
Trellix Email Security
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Trellix Email Security (formerly FireEye Email Security) protects against advanced email attacks that bypass the initial gateway.
$0
per mailbox
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Server Edition
$0
per mailbox
AVAS
$0
per mailbox
Cloud Edition
$0
per mailbox
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
Chose Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
I have used Microsoft EOP and O365 ATP for email security. I have also used the FireEye Email Security platform for inline inspection and blocking of malicious emails. Proofpoint is better than the Microsoft products as a whole but FireEye catches things that neither of the …
Trellix Email Security

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Features
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Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
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Ratings
Trellix Email Security
8.2
6 Ratings
2% below category average
Anti-malware00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Threat Detection00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Sandboxing00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Management Tools00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
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User Ratings
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)Trellix Email Security
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(43 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(6 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(4 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)Trellix Email Security
Likelihood to Recommend
Proofpoint
Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is a great security application for notifying our team about when our users click on malicious links. It provides a good explanation of the attack scenario, including the Sender, Subject, as well as other users that this attack has been sent to. It is also very useful in helping provide metrics on what types of attacks have been sent to the organization historically.
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FireEye
It has a very good feature of URL replace, it helps us to block or prevent spam, phishing, or malicious emails. It has some limitations like if some large or lengthy emails come it takes more time to scan and to avoid delay it forwards the mail to the recipient with a warning note on it.
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Pros
Proofpoint
  • Impostor email detection is a fantastic feature and works very well.
  • The sandbox feature helps to ensure confidence that their evaluation of the email threat is valid.
  • Easy to use (and understand) dashboard make identifying and managing email threats a breeze.
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FireEye
  • Very user-friendly and simple interface.
  • Policy rules are easy to create and they work.
  • Very little downtime or operational impact.
  • Email delivery issues are easy to investigate and troubleshoot.
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Cons
Proofpoint
  • Their admin web GUI is cumbersome and unclear in many ways. The learning curve is steep so you have to stay up on things yourself whenever a new feature or service is added.
  • They sometimes add a feature to their toolbox without informing their customers. This is true even when the feature added does not cost extra.
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FireEye
  • Sometimes feels that console running slow.
  • Riskware detection has a lot of false positive.
  • The user interface is not very intuitive.
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Likelihood to Renew
Proofpoint
Not my decision, but I have made it very clear this product does not perform. I have emails from our users on how bad it is after switching to it.
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FireEye
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Usability
Proofpoint
The interface is simple to use but still contains the information needed to conduct thorough investigations. If you own licenses for other Proofpoint tools, Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is easily accessible from those applications. The ability to sandbox URLs within the TAP interface is a great feature as well. The overall performance of the GUI is seamless, especially if enabled with your organization's SSO.
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FireEye
FireEye Email Security is the most effective email security solution for protecting enterprises from APT. It is not complicated to set up and you can ride a wave of continuous security effects for a long time without major changes after the initial setup. It's automated, so users don't have to care too much about it. In addition, it provides detailed analysis data, so you can utilize it for 3rd party solutions if you want.
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Support Rating
Proofpoint
Generally have had good response and resolution time with knowledgeable technicians, and if needed the ticket is moved to someone with more expertise to better address the issue. Have used the ticketing portal, phone, as well as the beta chat feature (permanent please!)
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FireEye
The reason that I gave the support a 5 is that I have had both positive and negative experiences. One of the positive experiences was when a senior support engineer spend quite a few hours with me solving an issue that we were having. One of the negative ones was when we were experiencing an issue and one person from support gave one solution, and when the issue reoccurred we were told by another person that what was recommended to us the first time was incorrect. The issue was never fully solved.
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Implementation Rating
Proofpoint
Proofpoint managed the installation and made it very simple. We had a dedicated installation engineer who checked in on use periodically after go-live to ensure that there were no issue.
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FireEye
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Alternatives Considered
Proofpoint
This is the first product of its kind that I've used personally. The last 3 companies that I worked for also used Proofpoint, which includes Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection, so I don't have a way to really compare it. I have seen that it is a leader in the industry.
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FireEye
It was called Barracuda Spam Filter when we evaluated and switched to FireEye ES (called FireEye ETP at the time). At the time we compared them ES was much better at security and also spam filtering. ES has continued to get even better since we first chose them. The user interface, support, sales/engineer provided service, the effectiveness of the product, and continued improvement/development have made them a great choice.
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Return on Investment
Proofpoint
  • Saves IT time when an attack is successful and isn't reported in a timely manner or at all until damages are done. IT has to spend less time and effort because we are able to stop it before it spreads.
  • Protecting business resources and assets is a huge positive impact. TAP allows us to better protect our business and information within.
  • The only negative thing is that it doesn't automatically handle these attacks - but that is what TRAP is for! I wish Proofpoint bundled TAP and TRAP.
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FireEye
  • It can reduce the spam, malicious and phishing mails.
  • It has advanced threat intelligence.
  • It gives some false positives as well.
  • It has great decision making intelligence.
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