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

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Reviews

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection** [

4.6/5(628)

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

**Security Gateway** [

4.6/5(35)

](https://www.g2.com/products/mdaemon-technologies-security-gateway/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
Free Trial

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

**Security Gateway**
Free Trial

**Starting at $150.00** 5 users Per Year · On-Prem Security Gateway

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
2 months

Based on 14 responses

**Security Gateway**
1 monthFaster

Based on 8 responses

Return on Investment

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
11 months

Based on 12 responses

**Security Gateway**
11 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

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

**Security Gateway**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
12%

**Security Gateway**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
[
Protection (21)
](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1903218&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Email Security (19)
](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1903441&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
UX Improvement (16)
](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2113153&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Configuration Difficulties (10)
](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1903287&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Security Gateway**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**
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CrowdStrike Product Suite

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CyberArk Workforce Identity

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Google Workspace

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IBM QRadar Suite

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**Security Gateway**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**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)

**Security Gateway**
 ![Security Gateway 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/98874/SecurityGatway-Dashboard.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

9.3

9.3290

**Security Gateway**

9.3

9.331

Ease of Use

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.5

8.5555

**Security Gateway**

9.2

9.231

Ease of Setup

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.3

8.3465

**Security Gateway**

8.8

8.823

Ease of Admin

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.5

8.5252

**Security Gateway**

9.2

9.223

Quality of Support

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

8.8

8.8312

**Security Gateway**

9.0

9.028

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

9.2

9.2248

**Security Gateway**

9.4

9.421

Product Direction (% positive)

**Proofpoint Core Email Protection**

9.2

9.2277

**Security Gateway**

8.8

8.830

Features

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

8.9

172

9.2

12

Administration

Intelligence Reporting

8.8

127

|

Verified

9.4(won by 0.6)

11

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Email Integration Suppor

9.1

133

|

Verified

9.2(won by 0.1)

10

|

Verified

Access Management

9.0

123

|

Verified

9.2(won by 0.2)

12

|

Verified

Data Loss Prevention

8.4

85

|

Verified

9.0(won by 0.6)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Maintenance

Auditing

8.8

127

|

Verified

9.0(won by 0.2)

12

|

Verified

Allow and block lists

9.2

141

|

Verified

9.6(won by 0.4)

12

|

Verified

Compliance

9.0

125

9.5(won by 0.5)

11

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Archiving

8.2

102

|

Verified

9.5(won by 1.3)

11

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Security

Anti-Malware/Anti-Spam

9.4

157

|

Verified

9.6(won by 0.2)

12

|

Verified

Encryption

8.8

114

9.4(won by 0.6)

11

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Quarantine

9.4(won by 0.2)

139

|

Verified

9.2

11

|

Verified

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

9.2(won by 0.2)

102

|

Verified

9.0

5

Anti-Phishing

9.2(won by 0.9)

113

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

5

Account takeover prevention

8.6

87

|

Verified

8.7(won by 0.1)

5

|

Verified

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

9.0

143

9.1

8

Functionality

Anti-Spam

9.3

125

|

Verified

9.6(won by 0.3)

8

|

Verified

Anti-Malware

9.4(tied score)

120

|

Verified

9.4(tied score)

8

|

Verified

Anti-Phishing

9.2

123

|

Verified

9.6(won by 0.4)

8

|

Verified

SURLB/URIBL Filtering

8.9(won by 0.1)

112

|

Verified

8.8

8

|

Verified

Quarantine

9.2(won by 0.4)

116

|

Verified

8.8

8

|

Verified

Outbound Email Monitoring

8.9

107

|

Verified

9.4(won by 0.5)

8

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Advanced Threat Intelligence/Protection

9.0(won by 0.2)

112

8.8

8

Archiving

8.3(won by 0.2)

92

|

Verified

8.1

6

|

Verified

Reporting

8.5

113

|

Verified

9.6(won by 1.1)

8

|

Verified

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

On-prem deployment

8.6

49

8.8(won by 0.2)

7

|

Verified

Phishing Protection

10.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

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

8.8(won by default)

24

Not enough data

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

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

9.0

106

Not enough data

Administration

Compliance

9.1(won by default)

84

Not enough data

Intelligence Reporting

8.7(won by default)

92

Not enough data

Email Clients

9.0(won by default)

90

Not enough data

Role-Based Rules

8.9(won by default)

86

Not enough data

Detection

Data Exfiltration Detection

8.5(won by default)

79

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

8.9(won by default)

85

Not enough data

Real-Time Detection

9.1(won by default)

93

Not enough data

Protection

Targeted Attack Prevention

9.2(won by default)

90

Not enough data

Policy Enforcement

9.1(won by default)

96

Not enough data

Spam Filtering

9.3(won by default)

99

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Intelligent Email Protection

Autonomous Task Execution

9.4(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

9.0(won by default)

12

Not enough data

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

8.7

25

Not enough data

Encryption Techniques - Email Encryption

Encryption Algorithms

9.0(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Transport Encryption

9.1(won by default)

22

Not enough data

End-to-End Encryption

9.3(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Authentication, Verification, and Access Controls - Email Encryption

Revocation Mechanisms

9.0(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Access Controls

8.5(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Digital Signatures

8.6(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Certificate Authorities

8.6(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Security Enhancements and Auditing - Email Encryption

Malware Scanning

8.8(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Reporting

8.7(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Audit Trails

8.6(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

8.6(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Integration, Compatibility, and Usability - Email Encryption

User-Friendly Interfaces

8.5(won by default)

24

Not enough data

APIs and SDKs

8.3(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Email Client Integration

8.8(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Automation

8.2(won by default)

21

Not enough data

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

8.9

24

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Email Anti-spam Features

Autonomous Task Execution

8.9(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

8.9(won by default)

17

Not enough data

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

[![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.)

29.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

65.9%

[![Security Gateway](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/bbdfab712eab1fb4845beb3a1a166da2/mdaemon-technologies-security-gateway.svg "Security Gateway")](https://www.g2.com/products/mdaemon-technologies-security-gateway/reviews)

Security Gateway

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

51.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

31.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

17.1%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

4.7%

51.4%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

29.4%

31.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

65.9%

17.1%

Reviewers' Industry

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Proofpoint Core Email Protection

Financial Services

9.6%

Hospital & Health Care

8.0%

Information Technology and Services

6.7%

Retail

5.2%

Banking

4.6%

Other

65.9%

[![Security Gateway](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/bbdfab712eab1fb4845beb3a1a166da2/mdaemon-technologies-security-gateway.svg "Security Gateway")](https://www.g2.com/products/mdaemon-technologies-security-gateway/reviews)
Security Gateway

Information Technology and Services

11.4%

Accounting

8.6%

Retail

8.6%

Computer & Network Security

8.6%

Telecommunications

5.7%

Other

57.1%

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