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Proofpoint Information Protection

by Proofpoint

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Microsoft Purview

by Microsoft

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Overview

What it is

Proofpoint Information Protection

Evaluating Proofpoint Information Protection? See how this Data Security tool handles incident forensics, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Microsoft Purview

What does Microsoft Purview do? It covers data discovery, classification and DLP. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

Proofpoint Information Protection

People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Platform

Microsoft Purview

Data Security, Governance and Compliance Platform

Best for

Proofpoint Information Protection

Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Pharmaceutical, Enterprise

Microsoft Purview

Cross-industry

Pricing

Pricing model

Proofpoint Information Protection

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Microsoft Purview

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Free trial

Proofpoint Information Protection

Free trial: yes

Microsoft Purview

Free trial: yes

Deployment

Deployment options

Proofpoint Information Protection

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Microsoft Purview

Cloud

Deployment details

Proofpoint Information Protection

Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight endpoint agent

Microsoft Purview

Cloud; Cloud

Data residency

Proofpoint Information Protection

US; EU; Global cloud

Microsoft Purview

Tenant/service region dependent

Key features

What it offers

Proofpoint Information Protection

  • Unified cross-channel DLP
  • Insider threat telemetry
  • Sensitive data classification
  • Endpoint exfiltration blocking
  • Incident forensics
  • Intellectual property theft prevention
  • Departing employee data tracking
  • Cloud file sharing governance

Microsoft Purview

  • Data discovery
  • Classification
  • DLP
  • Insider risk
  • Compliance
  • Governance
  • Data security posture
  • Data security

Platform & access

API access

Proofpoint Information Protection

API access: yes

Microsoft Purview

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

Proofpoint Information Protection

SSO: yes

Microsoft Purview

SSO: yes

Role-based access (RBAC)

Proofpoint Information Protection

RBAC: yes

Microsoft Purview

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

Proofpoint Information Protection

Multi-tenant: yes

Microsoft Purview

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

Proofpoint Information Protection

Mobile app: no

Microsoft Purview

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

Proofpoint Information Protection

CloudEndpointsEmailWebCloud SaaS

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft 365AzureSaaS and data sources

Compliance

Proofpoint Information Protection

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI DSS

Microsoft Purview

Broad Microsoft compliance portfolio

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Proofpoint Information Protection

Microsoft 365Google DriveBoxSalesforceSplunkWindowsmacOS

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft 365AzureMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft Entrathird-party data sources

Industries

Proofpoint Information Protection

Financial ServicesHealthcareLegalPharmaceuticalEnterprise

Microsoft Purview

Cross-industry

Regions

Proofpoint Information Protection

GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific

Microsoft Purview

Global

Vendor

Company

Proofpoint Information Protection

Proofpoint

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft

Headquarters

Proofpoint Information Protection

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Microsoft Purview

Redmond, Washington, USA

Company size

Proofpoint Information Protection

4,000+

Microsoft Purview

200,000+

Founded

Proofpoint Information Protection

2002

Microsoft Purview

1975

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