# Proofpoint Email Protection alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 143 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Proofpoint Email Protection holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/proofpoint-email-protection/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: 38
- IRONSCALES: 9
- Abnormal AI: 8
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: 4
- Microsoft 365: 4
- Barracuda Email Protection: 3

## Email security

**Small business**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint Email Protection (Proofpoint Email Protection is #7 of 10 at 4%).

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 21 of those 60
- IRONSCALES: first choice in 8 of those 60
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 4 of those 60
- SpamTitan: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 1 of those 60
- ContentCatcher: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint Email Protection (Proofpoint Email Protection is #6 of 9 at 6%).

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 13 of those 53
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Trustifi: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Mimecast Email Security: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Google Workspace: first choice in 1 of those 53
- IRONSCALES: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 30 of 84 answers did not name Proofpoint Email Protection (Proofpoint Email Protection is #1 of 10 at 41%).

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: first choice in 4 of those 30
- Abnormal AI: first choice in 2 of those 30
- Barracuda Email Protection: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration: first choice in 1 of those 30

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