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Insider risk management · November 2026 Edition

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management vs Apploye

Zero of fourteen models named Proofpoint Insider Threat Management first on the direct prompt; zero named Apploye. Proofpoint Insider Threat Management was named by ten of the fourteen models and Apploye by eight and Proofpoint Insider Threat Management carries 24 labels and Apploye 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Named in one category this edition.

Apploye

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate21%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels2410A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management vs Proofpoint Insider Threat Management · Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management vs Apploye · Teramind vs Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the insider risk management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Proofpoint Insider Threat ManagementFirst choices, of fourteen modelsApploye
Direct002 against Proofpoint Insider Threat Management · 1 against Apploye
Paraphrase202 against Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
Comparative10
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Proofpoint Insider Threat Management and Apploye stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Apploye first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management on the left and Apploye on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Proofpoint Insider Threat Management and Apploye stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, Teramind, Varonis Data Security Platform
Kimi K2Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: DTEX InTERCEPT, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

Neither was named

12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Above Security, Code42 alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Teramind, eMonitor
Gemini 3.5 FlashCode42 Incydr alternatives: Cyberhaven, DTEX InTERCEPT, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Code42 Incydr, ManageEngine Log360, Teramind
Grok 4.20Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Code42 Incydr, Cyberhaven, Safetica, Teramind
Mistral SmallMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Teramind, Varonis Data Security Platform
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Above Security, Code42 Incydr, Safetica, Teramind
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Above Security, Code42 Incydr, DTEX Systems, Teramind
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Forcepoint DLP, OSense, Varonis Data Security Platform
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Safetica Intelligent Data Security Platform, Teramind
MiniMax M2.5Code42 Incydr, Teramind alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
GPT-6 LunaCode42 Incydr alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Teramind alternatives: Above Security, DTEX InTERCEPT, Varonis Data Security Platform

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Apploye leads by two points.
Apploye2%#6 of 11
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management0%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management4%#5 of 13
Apploye4%#6 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Apploye is not named for this buyer.
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management6%#4 of 13
Apploye—not named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“some legacy user activity monitoring like Proofpoint ObserveIT” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“this is typically a custom-quote enterprise solution, which may be pricier” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise‑grade, expensive, and focused on investigation‑led workflows.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · soft negative
“start with Purview if you're in M365, or Proofpoint/Varonis for enterprise scale” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be Proofpoint Insider Threat Management” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Proofpoint ObserveIT as your primary choice” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Apploye

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“more of an employee‑monitoring tool than a full insider‑risk platform” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · soft negative
“For most small to mid-sized companies, Microsoft Purview or Apploye will provide the best balance of features, cost, and ease of implementation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“The best insider risk management tool for a company with a limited budget is Apploye” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“described as the best remote employee monitoring software for insider threat detection for small and mid-sized teams” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.