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# OfficeScan vs Proofpoint Core Email Protection Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**OfficeScan** [

4/5(46)

](https://www.g2.com/products/officescan/reviews#reviews)

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection** [

4.6/5(628)

](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**OfficeScan**
No pricing available

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
Free Trial

**Free Trial** 0 Mailbox Per Year · Proofpoint Core Email Protection

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**OfficeScan**
2 months

Based on 5 responses

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
2 months

Based on 14 responses

Return on Investment

**OfficeScan**
Not enough reviews yet

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
11 months

Based on 12 responses

Perceived Cost

**OfficeScan**
$$$$$

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**OfficeScan**
Not enough reviews yet

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
12%

Pros & Cons

**OfficeScan**
Not enough data

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
[
Protection (88)
](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1903218&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Email Security (81)
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Outdated Interface (28)
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User Interface (24)
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Integrations

**OfficeScan**
Not enough data

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
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Screenshots

**OfficeScan**
No screenshot available

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
 ![Proofpoint Core Email Protection screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/121987/Screenshot-2025-06-16-at-2.24.55-PM.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**OfficeScan**

8.7

8.731

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

9.3

9.3290

Ease of Use

**OfficeScan**

8.5

8.531

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.5

8.5555

Ease of Setup

**OfficeScan**

7.9

7.914

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.3

8.3466

Ease of Admin

**OfficeScan**

8.0

8.014

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.5

8.5252

Quality of Support

**OfficeScan**

8.2

8.228

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.8

8.8311

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**OfficeScan**

8.5

8.512

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

9.2

9.2248

Product Direction (% positive)

**OfficeScan**

7.4

7.431

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

9.2

9.2277

Features

Cloud Email Security[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

171

Administration

Intelligence Reporting

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

127

|

Verified

Email Integration Suppor

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

133

|

Verified

Access Management

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

123

|

Verified

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

85

|

Verified

Maintenance

Auditing

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

127

|

Verified

Allow and block lists

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

141

|

Verified

Compliance

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

125

Archiving

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

102

|

Verified

Security

Anti-Malware/Anti-Spam

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

156

|

Verified

Encryption

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

114

Quarantine

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

139

|

Verified

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

102

|

Verified

Anti-Phishing

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

113

|

Verified

Account takeover prevention

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

87

|

Verified

Intelligent Email Protection[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

106

Administration

Compliance

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

84

Intelligence Reporting

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

92

Email Clients

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

90

Role-Based Rules

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

86

Detection

Data Exfiltration Detection

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

79

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

85

Real-Time Detection

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

93

Protection

Targeted Attack Prevention

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

90

Policy Enforcement

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

96

Spam Filtering

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

99

Agentic AI - Intelligent Email Protection

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

11

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

12

Secure Email Gateway[Hide 60 FeaturesShow 60 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

142

Functionality

Anti-Spam

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

124

|

Verified

Anti-Malware

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

120

|

Verified

Anti-Phishing

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

123

|

Verified

SURLB/URIBL Filtering

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

112

|

Verified

Quarantine

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

116

|

Verified

Outbound Email Monitoring

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

107

|

Verified

Advanced Threat Intelligence/Protection

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

112

Archiving

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

92

|

Verified

Reporting

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

113

|

Verified

On-prem deployment

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

49

Phishing Protection

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

7

Email Attachment Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Secure Email Gateway

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

24

Additional Functionality

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Allow/Block List

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Microsoft Outlook Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduled/Automated Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fraud Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Retention Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Encryption[Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.7

25

Encryption Techniques - Email Encryption

Encryption Algorithms

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

22

Transport Encryption

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

22

End-to-End Encryption

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

21

Authentication, Verification, and Access Controls - Email Encryption

Revocation Mechanisms

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

21

Access Controls

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

21

Digital Signatures

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

21

Certificate Authorities

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

21

Security Enhancements and Auditing - Email Encryption

Malware Scanning

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

22

Reporting

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

22

Audit Trails

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

22

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

23

Integration, Compatibility, and Usability - Email Encryption

User-Friendly Interfaces

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

24

APIs and SDKs

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

21

Email Client Integration

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

22

Automation

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

21

Email Anti-spam[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

23

Agentic AI - Email Anti-spam Features

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

17

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

17

Additional Functionality

Phishing Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fraud Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Routing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

SURLB/URIBL Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Greylisting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Allow/Block List

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compression

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Microsoft Outlook Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Categorization/Grouping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inbox Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Quarantine

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Retention Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Email Security[Hide 32 FeaturesShow 32 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Phishing Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Domain Check

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

SURLB/URIBL Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduled/Automated Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

For MSPs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fraud Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Quarantine

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Leak Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Attachment Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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OfficeScan

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

26.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

42.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

31.0%

[![Proofpoint Core Email Protection](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8adf2eedd5616a9f5e200c4520f6d30d/proofpoint-core-email-protection.svg "Proofpoint Core Email Protection")](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews)

Proofpoint Core Email Protection

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

4.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

66.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

26.2%

4.7%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

42.9%

29.3%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

31.0%

66.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![OfficeScan](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_ac04b2920e7c3da93c9525a8fdba8f45/officescan.png "OfficeScan")](https://www.g2.com/products/officescan/reviews)
OfficeScan

Information Technology and Services

11.9%

Financial Services

7.1%

Accounting

4.8%

Entertainment

4.8%

Food & Beverages

4.8%

Other

66.7%

[![Proofpoint Core Email Protection](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8adf2eedd5616a9f5e200c4520f6d30d/proofpoint-core-email-protection.svg "Proofpoint Core Email Protection")](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews)
Proofpoint Core Email Protection

Financial Services

9.6%

Hospital & Health Care

8.2%

Information Technology and Services

6.7%

Retail

5.2%

Banking

4.6%

Other

65.7%

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