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Email security · October 2026 Edition
Proofpoint Email Protection vs Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Three of fourteen models named Proofpoint Email Protection first on the direct prompt; three named Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration. Both were named by all fourteen models and Proofpoint Email Protection carries 59 labels and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share8%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate24%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5935A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Proofpoint Email Protection reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Abnormal AI was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs Proofpoint Email Protection · Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration · SpamTitan vs Proofpoint Email Protection
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 email security 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 Email ProtectionFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Direct332 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Paraphrase112 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Comparative50
Budget-constrained002 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Scale-constrained002 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Negative116 against Proofpoint Email Protection · 1 against Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Proofpoint Email Protection and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration were named in the same answer sixty-nine times, of the 178 answers naming Proofpoint Email Protection and the 82 naming Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration. In those answers Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration took the first choice nine times and Proofpoint Email Protection twenty.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Proofpoint Email Protection and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| 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 Email Protection Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Proofpoint Email Protection on the left and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Proofpoint Email Protection and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Mistral SmallCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Proofpoint Email Protection alternatives: Mimecast Email Security, Symantec Email Security.cloud
Proofpoint Email Protection first, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration an alternative
2 of 14 modelsCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashProofpoint Email Protection alternatives: Abnormal AI, IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Muse Glimmer 30BProofpoint Email Protection alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Guardian Digital, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, ThreatDown Email Security, Trustifi
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration first, Proofpoint Email Protection not the choice
2 of 14 modelsProofpoint Email Protection was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, IRONSCALES
MiniMax M2.5Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Barracuda Email Protection alternatives: IRONSCALES, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 alternatives: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashAbnormal AI alternatives: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection
Kimi K2IRONSCALES alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Integrated Email Protection, IRONSCALES, Proofpoint Email Protection
GPT-6 LunaAbnormal AI alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Grok 4.1 FastProofpoint 365 Total Protection alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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
Proofpoint Email Protection leads by two points.
Proofpoint Email Protection11%#2 of 10Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration9%#5 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Proofpoint Email Protection8%#5 of 9Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration8%#6 of 9Enterprise
Proofpoint Email Protection leads by forty-eight points.
Proofpoint Email Protection48%#1 of 8Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration0%#6 of 8What the models said about Proofpoint Email Protection
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“the email security landscape has shifted heavily away from traditional, complex Secure Email Gateways (SEGs like traditional configurations of Proofpoint or Mimecast)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“The industry has largely moved away from legacy, complex Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) that require changing MX records (such as Proofpoint or Mimecast).” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“some email providers, such as Proofpoint, rely on static rules and predefined regex expressions to identify sensitive data, which may not be effective” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Proofpoint and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration are top choices due to their strong performance, scalability, and mid-market suitability.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Proofpoint Essentials is the most frequently cited "sized and priced for smaller environments" solution in 2026 vendor round-ups.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Prioritize Gartner Leaders: Proofpoint, Abnormal Security, Mimecast... They score highest (4.4-4.8/5 on G2/Peer Insights)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Several major vendors (including Avanan/Check Point, Proofpoint, and Mimecast) scan emails by re-wrapping them or stripping headers” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall for Security Efficacy and Collaboration Apps Avanan is widely considered a market leader because of its patented architecture.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for: Maximum detection strength and proactive blocking ... a market leader because of its unique architecture” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“such as Abnormal Security, Avanan, or Sublime) connect directly to your email provider via native APIs” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
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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.