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Compare Proofpoint Core Email Protection and Valimail 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 0 Mailbox Per Year
Contact Us Per Year
Proofpoint Core Email Protection
Star Rating
(582)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 0 Mailbox Per Year
Learn more about Proofpoint Core Email ProtectionValimail
Star Rating
(424)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansProofpoint Core Email Protection vs Valimail
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Valimail 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 Valimail.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Valimail is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Proofpoint Core Email Protection and Valimail received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Proofpoint Core Email Protection
Proofpoint Core Email Protection
Free Trial
0 Mailbox Per Year
- Core Email Protection
Valimail
Premium
Contact Us
Per Year
Boost in capabilities to secure larger, more complex ecosystems. Includes everything in Starter tier plus:
- Active Domain - Up to 5
- Up to 750,000 emails per month
- Up to 15 sending services
Free Trial
Proofpoint Core Email Protection
Free Trial is available
Valimail
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
275
9.1
377
Ease of Use
8.5
514
8.9
384
Ease of Setup
8.3
457
9.2
363
Ease of Admin
8.5
243
9.1
339
Quality of Support
8.8
271
9.1
263
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
239
9.1
305
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
263
9.2
371
Features by Category
Diagnostics
Not enough data
8.9
322
Not enough data
9.2
335
Not enough data
8.6
323
Compliance
Not enough data
8.6
302
Not enough data
8.2
282
Not enough data
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.9
292
Protection
Not enough data
8.3
264
Not enough data
8.0
250
Not enough data
7.5
251
Not enough data
7.8
252
Administration
8.9
125
|
Verified
8.3
65
9.1
129
|
Verified
8.6
63
9.0
122
|
Verified
8.4
64
8.4
83
|
Verified
6.9
51
Maintenance
8.8
125
|
Verified
8.0
59
9.2
139
|
Verified
7.6
58
9.0
125
8.4
63
8.2
100
|
Verified
6.9
53
Security
9.3
140
|
Verified
7.8
58
8.8
113
7.1
49
9.4
136
|
Verified
7.8
58
9.1
98
|
Verified
7.0
49
9.1
102
|
Verified
8.0
59
8.6
86
|
Verified
7.8
52
Administration
9.1
84
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
9.0
90
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
Detection
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.1
93
Not enough data
Protection
9.2
90
Not enough data
9.1
93
Not enough data
9.2
95
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Intelligent Email Protection
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
111
Not enough data
8.3
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Secure Email Gateway
8.7
23
Not enough data
Encryption Techniques - Email Encryption
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Authentication, Verification, and Access Controls - Email Encryption
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Security Enhancements and Auditing - Email Encryption
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Integration, Compatibility, and Usability - Email Encryption
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Anti-spam Features
8.9
16
8.5
12
8.9
16
9.0
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Proofpoint Core Email Protection and Valimail are categorized as Cloud Email Security and Email Anti-spam
Unique Categories
Proofpoint Core Email Protection is categorized as Intelligent Email Protection, Secure Email Gateway, and Email Encryption
Valimail is categorized as DMARC
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Proofpoint Core Email Protection
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Valimail
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
9.3%
Hospital & Health Care
8.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Retail
5.3%
Manufacturing
4.2%
Other
65.8%
Information Technology and Services
18.1%
Computer Software
6.4%
Computer & Network Security
5.5%
Financial Services
4.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.3%
Other
61.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the best way to allow users to safely release quarantined emails to their inbox ?
3 Comments
MM
Hi Kadeem, this is Merry from G2. Sorry to hear you're having these difficulties. Perhaps you have the "Require Admin Privileges to Release" setting on? When...Read more
How is it possible to limit the quaratine folder. I still have too many mails quarantined.
2 Comments
MM
Hi Patrick - this is Merry from G2. Sounds like you get at ton of emails per day! Proofpoint has a ton of tutorials on their YouTube channel & several videos...Read more
Is there a road map to enhance the Smart Search feature?
1 Comment
NC
The Smartserarch tool, is seen more as a troubleshooting tool, the actions you want to do are inside the quarantine folders. But in my opinion, putting some...Read more
What is Valimail used for?
2 Comments
AL
Valimail is a DMARC tool, they can be setup by either adding a txt record or a CNAME to your DNS. DMARC is a very important step to email security as you...Read more
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