Link copied to clipboard # Proofpoint Core Email Protection vs Trend Micro Smart Protection Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/proofpoint-core-email-protection/trend-micro-smart-protection/export.csv) Proofpoint Core Email...Trend Micro Smart Protection[+ Add Product](#) Reviews **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** [ 4.6/5(629) ](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews#reviews) **Trend Micro Smart Protection** [ 4.2/5(40) ](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-smart-protection/reviews#reviews) Pricing **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** Free Trial **Free Trial** 0 Mailbox Per Year ยท Proofpoint Core Email Protection **Trend Micro Smart Protection** No pricing available **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 2 months Based on 14 responses **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 2 months Based on 7 responses Return on Investment **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 11 months9 months sooner Based on 12 responses **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 20 months Based on 6 responses Perceived Cost **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** $$$$$ **Trend Micro Smart Protection** $$$$$ Average Discount **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 12% **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 15%3% more Pros & Cons **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) ](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1903441&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Outdated Interface (28) ](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1900507&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ User Interface (24) ](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1901603&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) **Trend Micro Smart Protection** [ Features (2) ](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-smart-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1286754&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Security (2) ](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-smart-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1286722&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Alert Issues (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-smart-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2276332&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ False Positives (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-smart-protection/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2276358&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) Integrations **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_56db399f44b6fabb7c667f09bc770579/crowdstrike-product-suite.png "Product Avatar Image") CrowdStrike Product Suite ](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-product-suite/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5e8ef2a178e2eb8d2b5d50c95bfebc6c/cyberark-workforce-identity.png "Product Avatar Image") CyberArk Workforce Identity ](https://www.g2.com/products/cyberark-workforce-identity/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_4a9a6d57cdd833bf0381d21fd9246641/google-workspace.png "Product Avatar Image") Google Workspace ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_1616bb8054a8f27102d8ba094c99bab5/ibm-qradar-suite.png "Product Avatar Image") IBM QRadar Suite ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-qradar-suite/reviews)[ View all ](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/integrations) **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 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) **Trend Micro Smart Protection** No screenshot available Ratings Meets Requirements **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 9.3 9.3290 **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 8.9 8.932 Ease of Use **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 8.5 8.5556 **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 8.9 8.933 Ease of Setup **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 8.3 8.3466 **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 8.7 8.721 Ease of Admin **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 8.5 8.5252 **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 8.9 8.919 Quality of Support **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 8.8 8.8312 **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 8.7 8.731 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 9.2 9.2248 **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 8.5 8.519 Product Direction (% positive) **Proofpoint Core Email Protection** 9.2 9.2277 **Trend Micro Smart Protection** 8.9 8.931 Features Data Loss Prevention (DLP)[Hide 59 FeaturesShow 59 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data 8.6 9 Administration Data Management Not enough data 8.8(won by default) 8 Incident Logs Not enough data 8.3(won by default) 8 Reporting Not enough data 8.5(won by default) 8 Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data Remediation Management Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Configuration Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Storage Management Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Web Threat Management Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Governance Access Control Not enough data 8.5(won by default) 8 Compliance Not enough data 8.5(won by default) 8 Data Visibility Not enough data 8.1(won by default) 8 Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Security Encryption Not enough data 8.8(won by default) 8 Endpoint Intelligence Not enough data 8.5(won by default) 8 Activity Monitoring Not enough data 8.5(won by default) 8 Breach Detection Not enough data 9.0(won by default) 8 Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Personally Identifiable Information Protection Not enough data Not enough data Data Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Behavior Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Remote Wipe Not enough data Not enough data Risk Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Insider Threat Protection Not enough data Not enough data Anti Virus Not enough data Not enough data Whitelisting/Blacklisting Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Watermarking Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Ransomware Protection Not enough data Not enough data Multi-Factor Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Automatic Backup Not enough data Not enough data Multi-Device Support Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Data Recovery Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data External Storage Device Blocking Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data File Quarantining Not enough data Not enough data Disaster Recovery Not enough data Not enough data Intellectual Property Protection Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Escalation Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Sensitive Data Identification Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Risk Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Data Classification Not enough data Not enough data Data Replication Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data File Transfer Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Email Security[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.9 172 Not enough data Administration Intelligence Reporting 8.8(won by default) 127 | Verified Not enough data Email Integration Suppor 9.1(won by default) 133 | Verified Not enough data Access Management 9.0(won by default) 123 | Verified Not enough data Data Loss Prevention 8.4(won by default) 85 | Verified Not enough data Maintenance Auditing 8.8(won by default) 127 | Verified Not enough data Allow and block lists 9.2(won by default) 141 | Verified Not enough data Compliance 9.0(won by default) 125 Not enough data Archiving 8.2(won by default) 102 | Verified Not enough data Security Anti-Malware/Anti-Spam 9.4(won by default) 157 | Verified Not enough data Encryption 8.8(won by default) 114 Not enough data Quarantine 9.4(won by default) 139 | Verified Not enough data Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) 9.2(won by default) 102 | Verified Not enough data Anti-Phishing 9.2(won by default) 113 | Verified Not enough data Account takeover prevention 8.6(won by default) 87 | Verified 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 Secure Email Gateway[Hide 60 FeaturesShow 60 Features](javascript:void(0);) 9.0 143 Not enough data Functionality Anti-Spam 9.3(won by default) 125 | Verified Not enough data Anti-Malware 9.4(won by default) 120 | Verified Not enough data Anti-Phishing 9.2(won by default) 123 | Verified Not enough data SURLB/URIBL Filtering 8.9(won by default) 112 | Verified Not enough data Quarantine 9.2(won by default) 116 | Verified Not enough data Outbound Email Monitoring 8.9(won by default) 107 | Verified Not enough data Advanced Threat Intelligence/Protection 9.0(won by default) 112 Not enough data Archiving 8.3(won by default) 92 | Verified Not enough data Reporting 8.5(won by default) 113 | Verified Not enough data On-prem deployment 8.6(won by default) 49 Not enough data 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 Endpoint Management[Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data 9.0 5 Generative AI AI Text Summarization Not enough data 9.0(won by default) 5 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 3 feature categories 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 Data Security[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Access Management Not enough data Not enough data At-Risk Analysis Not enough data Not enough data DLP Configuration Not enough data Not enough data Sensitive Data Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Administration Database Management Not enough data Not enough data Deduplication Not enough data Not enough data Backup Not enough data Not enough data API / integrations Not enough data Not enough data Security Multi-Factor Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Data Transport Not enough data Not enough data Data Types Not enough data Not enough data Security Tools Not enough data Not enough data Endpoint Protection[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data System Control Device Control Not enough data Not enough data Web Control Not enough data Not enough data Application Control Not enough data Not enough data Asset Management Not enough data Not enough data System Isolation Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Prevention Endpoint Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Firewall Not enough data Not enough data Malware Detection Not enough data Not enough data Security Management Incident Reports Not enough data Not enough data Security Validation Not enough data Not enough data Compliance 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% [![Trend Micro Smart Protection](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_ac04b2920e7c3da93c9525a8fdba8f45/trend-micro-smart-protection.png "Trend Micro Smart Protection")](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-smart-protection/reviews) Trend Micro Smart Protection Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 24.3% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 45.9% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 29.7% Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4.7% 24.3% Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 29.4% 45.9% Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 65.9% 29.7% Reviewers' Industry [![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 8.1% Information Technology and Services 6.7% Retail 5.2% Banking 4.6% Other 65.8% [![Trend Micro Smart Protection](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_ac04b2920e7c3da93c9525a8fdba8f45/trend-micro-smart-protection.png "Trend Micro Smart Protection")](https://www.g2.com/products/trend-micro-smart-protection/reviews) Trend Micro Smart Protection Information Technology and Services 10.8% Banking 8.1% Retail 8.1% Insurance 8.1% Computer Software 5.4% Other 59.5% 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](/products/veeam-data-platform/reviews) ## Proofpoint Core Email Protection vs Trend Micro Smart Protection When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Trend Micro Smart Protection easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Proofpoint Core Email Protection overall. - Reviewers felt that Proofpoint Core Email Protection meets the needs of their business better than Trend Micro Smart Protection. - When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Proofpoint Core Email Protection is the preferred option. - For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Proofpoint Core Email Protection over Trend Micro Smart Protection.