Proofpoint has long been associated with enterprise-grade email security. But for many mid-sized organisations, it’s become more than they need — and more complicated than it should be. Complex MX configurations, heavy admin overhead and slow change cycles have prompted many IT teams to look elsewhere.
TrustLayer offers the same depth of protection — phishing, spoofing, malware, DLP and archiving — but with faster onboarding, simpler policy control and built-in M365 support that doesn’t require rerouting email.
Proofpoint is a legacy cybersecurity vendor focused on secure email gateways (SEGs), threat protection, and compliance tools. While it offers robust capabilities, deployment complexity and high cost have made it harder to justify for many teams, particularly those using Microsoft 365.
To achieve full coverage, customers often need to combine multiple Proofpoint SKUs, bolt-on archiving, and separate admin consoles — adding time, cost and operational friction.
TrustLayer is a fully integrated cloud-native security platform built to simplify and strengthen how businesses protect email, users and data. With inline protection for Microsoft 365, real-time threat intelligence, seamless archiving and posture visibility, TrustLayer makes it easier to deploy, manage and trust your security tools — without the heavy lift.
Everything works together: one policy engine, one user experience, one platform.
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Proofpoint
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✅ No MX change
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❌ MX reroute required
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✅
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✅ Real-time
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⚠️ Limited unless bundled
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✅
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✅
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TrustLayer
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Proofpoint
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✅ Yes
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❌ Email-focused
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✅ Included
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❌ Not available
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✅ Real-time
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⚠️ Requires integration
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❌ Multiple SKUs
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✅ Built-in
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⚠️ Enterprise-focused
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Proofpoint is powerful — but it comes at a cost. Many customers find themselves layering on modules for archiving, continuity, and impersonation protection, pushing the total contract value well beyond the original estimate.
TrustLayer gives you everything in one platform: email filtering, phishing protection, archiving, DLP, and posture visibility — without bolt-ons, bundles or custom integrations.
TrustLayer was head and shoulders above the rest. They clearly have a well-thought through product and unlike other products on the market, it has been designed to run in the cloud, rather than adapted for it.
When I saw a demo of TrustLayer's combined web, email and cloud (CASB) security platform at a trade show, I felt like I had stumbled across something that didn’t exist.
