See why MSPs choose Palisade over Proofpoint

Switching from Proofpoint is significantly simpler than setting it up in the first place. Proofpoint requires expensive consultants for implementation and ongoing management—you’re locked into their enterprise support model. 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 fees, no long onboarding cycles—just frictionless transition.

Palisade is built specifically for MSPs; Proofpoint is enterprise-only. Palisade offers AI Agent automated workflows that execute DMARC enforcement without manual intervention, native PSA integrations, white-label reports, unlimited email volume, easy API DNS deployment, 100% DNS uptime guarantee, pay-as-you-go billing, BIMI discounts, hosted SPF, and dedicated onboarding teams. Proofpoint doesn’t enforce p=reject (quarantines instead), lacks MSP features, requires consultant-driven implementation, and serves only enterprise customers. Proofpoint is overkill for SMBs and unnecessary for MSPs managing diverse clients.

Proofpoint doesn’t have an AI Agent for DMARC enforcement. It’s a manual, consultant-dependent process where your team (or hired Proofpoint consultants) reviews Proofpoint 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. Proofpoint quarantines instead of rejecting at DMARC, which continues to leak suspicious messages to inboxes. Palisade reaches p=reject enforcement 10x faster with zero human bottlenecks.

Palisade is built specifically for MSPs. Proofpoint is an enterprise security platform designed for single large organizations—it’s not built for multi-tenant, multi-client 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. Proofpoint requires you to manage each client separately without PSA integration, and the implementation complexity makes it impractical for MSP-scale operations.

Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense costs approximately $13,950/year just for DMARC—and that’s enterprise-only pricing negotiated with sales. You’ll also pay for consultants (often $5,000-$20,000) for implementation and initial configuration. Palisade offers transparent, pay-as-you-go pricing with no hidden tier gates. For most MSPs, Palisade costs 10-15x less than Proofpoint while offering faster enforcement, better MSP integrations, and zero consultant fees. Proofpoint’s complexity means high TCO; Palisade’s simplicity means low cost.

Palisade gets clients to p=reject 10x faster than Proofpoint. Proofpoint’s timeline typically spans months or years because implementation requires consultant involvement, complex policy tuning, and manual management. Proofpoint also doesn’t fully enforce p=reject—it quarantines messages instead, which defeats the purpose of DMARC enforcement. Palisade’s AI Agent compresses enforcement into days, automatically discovering senders, validating alignment, and moving to p=reject with zero legitimate email loss. Customers see open rates jump from 35% to 50% and book 21% more meetings.

Absolutely. Palisade scales infinitely without performance degradation. Proofpoint is designed for single-enterprise deployment and doesn’t scale to multi-client environments efficiently. You’d need separate Proofpoint instances per large client, multiplying costs and management overhead. 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’s approach is reactive—it monitors and reports on failures but doesn’t actively validate sender alignment before recommending 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 risk assessment to your team or consultants.

Proofpoint support is good (9.1/10 G2 score) but consultant-dependent. For MSPs, you’re relying on consultants hired separately from Proofpoint’s support team. 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 transforms it into a consultant expense.