See why MSPs choose Palisade over Proofpoint

Switching from Proofpoint is significantly simpler than setting it up in the first place. Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense follows a consultant-guided implementation model—you’re working within their enterprise support structure. Palisade handles migration end-to-end with our dedicated onboarding team. We export your Proofpoint data, migrate all domain configurations, sync with your PSA (ConnectWise, HaloPSA, Autotask), and launch within days. No consultant-led project plan, no long onboarding cycles—just frictionless transition.

Palisade is built specifically for MSPs; Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense is an enterprise product. Palisade offers AI Agent automated workflows that execute DMARC enforcement without manual intervention, native PSA integrations, white-label reports, no per-user licensing fees, easy API DNS deployment, 100% DNS uptime guarantee, pay-as-you-go billing, BIMI discounts, hosted SPF, hosted MTA-STS, and dedicated onboarding teams. Proofpoint’s inbound gateway quarantines DMARC-failing mail by default rather than rejecting it, its DMARC product (Email Fraud Defense) relies on consultant-guided implementation, and it’s built for single enterprises rather than multi-client MSP management. Email Fraud Defense is overkill for most SMBs and adds unnecessary complexity for MSPs managing diverse clients.

Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense doesn’t have an AI Agent for DMARC enforcement. It’s a consultant-guided process where your team (working with Proofpoint’s consultants) reviews the data, makes recommendations, and adjusts policies manually. Palisade’s AI Agent actively monitors domains, detects alignment issues, recommends enforcement moves, and executes policy changes automatically. And Proofpoint’s own gateway defaults to quarantining DMARC-failing inbound mail rather than rejecting it outright. Palisade typically reaches p=reject in days or weeks, versus the multi-month cycles common in consultant-led enterprise rollouts—with zero human bottlenecks.

Palisade is built specifically for MSPs. Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense is an enterprise product designed for single large organizations—it’s not built for multi-tenant, multi-client MSP management. Palisade integrates natively with ConnectWise, HaloPSA, and Autotask, supports unlimited clients, white-labels all reports for your branding, and offers dedicated MSP onboarding teams. With Email Fraud Defense, you’d manage each client organization separately, and the implementation complexity makes it impractical for MSP-scale operations.

Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense uses quote-based, per-user enterprise pricing negotiated with sales—costs scale with every seat you manage. Implementation follows a consultant-guided model rather than self-serve setup. Palisade offers transparent, pay-as-you-go pricing with no hidden tier gates. Palisade often works out to a fraction of the cost for a typical MSP client base while offering faster enforcement, better MSP integrations, and zero consultant fees. Proofpoint’s enterprise model means high TCO; Palisade’s simplicity means low cost.

Palisade typically reaches p=reject in days or weeks, versus the multi-month cycles common in consultant-led enterprise rollouts. Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense projects often take months because implementation involves consultant coordination, complex policy tuning, and manual management. Proofpoint’s inbound gateway also quarantines DMARC-failing mail by default rather than rejecting it outright. Palisade’s AI Agent compresses enforcement into days, automatically discovering senders, validating alignment, and moving to p=reject with zero legitimate email loss. In internal Palisade case studies, customers see open rates jump from 35% to 50% and book 21% more meetings.

Absolutely. Palisade scales infinitely without performance degradation. Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense is designed for single-enterprise deployment, and managing many unrelated client organizations means juggling separate configurations without an MSP-native multi-tenant view. Palisade handles thousands of domains across hundreds of clients within a single platform. Our AI Agent actually becomes more powerful as scale increases, automatically identifying enforcement patterns and optimizing enforcement timelines across your entire client base.

Palisade’s AI Agent discovers all sending sources before recommending enforcement. It validates SPF alignment, detects subdomain usage, aligns DKIM, and identifies third-party senders. Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense leans on consultants and manual review to validate senders before policy changes. Palisade’s hosted SPF eliminates IP flattening errors, and we guarantee 100% DNS uptime. Our AI never recommends enforcement moves without validating zero email loss risk. Proofpoint leaves that validation to human cycles; Palisade automates it.

Proofpoint support is genuinely good (9.1/10 G2 score), and Email Fraud Defense includes consultant-guided implementation. But that model is built around single enterprises, not MSPs managing dozens of clients. Palisade assigns a dedicated onboarding team with “email geek” North American support to every customer—real DMARC experts who understand your MSP model. We stay with you throughout enforcement, handle escalations, and provide full sales enablement to help you position DMARC as a revenue opportunity. Palisade transforms DMARC from a compliance burden into a revenue driver; Proofpoint treats it as an enterprise security project.