Email security · October 2026 Edition
SpamTitan vs Proofpoint Email Protection
Zero of fourteen models named SpamTitan first on the direct prompt; three named Proofpoint Email Protection. SpamTitan was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Proofpoint Email Protection by fourteen and SpamTitan carries 19 labels and Proofpoint Email Protection 59, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share16%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels1959A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SpamTitan 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 SpamTitan · Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs Proofpoint Email Protection · SpamTitan vs Mimecast Email Security
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.
SpamTitanFirst choices, of fourteen modelsProofpoint Email Protection
Direct032 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Paraphrase012 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Comparative05
Budget-constrained802 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Scale-constrained002 against Proofpoint Email Protection
Negative016 against Proofpoint Email Protection
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, SpamTitan and Proofpoint Email Protection were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 49 answers naming SpamTitan and the 178 naming Proofpoint Email Protection. In those answers Proofpoint Email Protection took the first choice nine times and SpamTitan seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SpamTitan and Proofpoint Email Protection 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 | | | | |
SpamTitan Proofpoint Email Protection first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SpamTitan on the left and Proofpoint Email Protection on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SpamTitan and Proofpoint Email Protection stood in it.
Proofpoint Email Protection first, SpamTitan not the choice
3 of 14 modelsSpamTitan was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Proofpoint Email Protection alternatives: Mimecast Email Security, Symantec Email Security.cloud
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
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 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
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
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, IRONSCALES
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 alternatives: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security
Grok 4.1 FastProofpoint 365 Total Protection alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
MiniMax M2.5Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
SpamTitan11%#4 of 10Proofpoint Email Protection11%#2 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
SpamTitan leads by eight points.
SpamTitan16%#2 of 9Proofpoint Email Protection8%#5 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: Proofpoint Email Protection leads at enterprise.
Proofpoint Email Protection48%#1 of 8SpamTitan0%#– of 8What the models said about SpamTitan
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The best email security platform for a company with a limited budget is SpamTitan, which is a budget-friendly spam and malware filtering solution for SMBs and MSPs” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Specifically mentioned as "budget-friendly" and "solid choice for budget-conscious teams"... For smallest budgets: Start with SpamTitan or Barracuda” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Barracuda and SpamTitan are consistently highlighted as the most affordable and accessible options” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What 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
Also compared
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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.