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Adaptive Email DLP

byProofpoint
in Data Loss Prevention
4.7
2025

Overview

Product Information on Adaptive Email DLP

Updated 23rd January 2026

What is Adaptive Email DLP?

Adaptive Email DLP is designed to automatically detect and prevent misdirected emails and exfiltration of sensitive data to personal accounts by augmenting rules-based DLP with behavioral AI. The software installs in minutes and begins a historical analysis to map normal communication patterns, topics and relationships, creating a benchmark for each user. By analyzing 12+ months of email data and learning employees’ normal email sending behaviors, relationships, and handling of sensitive data, Adaptive Email DLP detects when anomalous email behavior occurs. When an anomaly suggests a misdirected email, mismatched file or data exfiltration event is occurring, the user is shown a contextual warning message in-the-moment, allowing them to remediate, preventing the data loss incident in real-time with no administrator input required.

Adaptive Email DLP Pricing

Adaptive Email DLP software from Proofpoint uses a tiered subscription-based pricing model where charges vary according to the number of users and selected features. Pricing depends on deployment preferences such as cloud or on-premises options, and additional modules are available for enhanced data loss prevention capabilities. Custom quotes are provided based on organizational requirements and scale.

Overall experience with Adaptive Email DLP

IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE
<50M USD, Retail
FAVORABLE

“Advanced Detection Techniques Address Accidental and Intentional Data Exfiltration Risks”

4.0
Sep 30, 2025
I like the adaptive email DLP product so far. It's fairly new but more advanced then your traditional DPL tool due to detection techniques, incorporating AI.ML and it's tied in with the Nexus model.
CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIST
50M - 250M USD, Manufacturing
CRITICAL

“Email Intelligence Product without Intelligence. ”

2.0
Jun 26, 2023
Most of the Basic Direction methods are missing or below the average

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2025
For Market:
Data Loss Prevention

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

The company focuses on providing cybersecurity and compliance solutions. It primarily aims to offer protection across various digital channels such as email, web, cloud, and social media.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2002
Head office location
Sunnyvale, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.proofpoint.com

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Adaptive Email DLP Likes & Dislikes

Like

This is a fairly new product implemented in our environment. The goal of the product is to stop 'accidental exfiltration' of data as well as intentional exfiltration. I believe it incorporates behavioral AI and relationship-linking techniques via Nexus. So it's not just looking at static-rule based workflows, which is the next step up.

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Like

I like the fast anomaly detection -AI makes it possible. It supports real-time user coaching to enhance email security. Swiftly encrypts email data and blocks malicious emails and other threats.

Dislike

as of now, its a learning curve for us since the advanced options are still new. Perhaps more end-user documentation would be nice on how we can get services customized and tailored to meet our needs.

Dislike

No Sand Boxing in the Attachment. Missing a lot of emails. poor analysis methods

Dislike

With Adaptive Email DLP, no complaints. It is awesome.

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Adaptive Email DLP Reviews and Ratings

4.7

(156 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
65%
4 Star
31%
3 Star
3%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.7

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE
    <50M USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Advanced Detection Techniques Address Accidental and Intentional Data Exfiltration Risks

    4.0
    Sep 30, 2025
    I like the adaptive email DLP product so far. It's fairly new but more advanced then your traditional DPL tool due to detection techniques, incorporating AI.ML and it's tied in with the Nexus model.
  • It Specialist
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    The Best Email Protection Solution For Business

    5.0
    Feb 5, 2026
    It offers robust security, including behavioral analytics to detect abnormal behavior and effortlessly detects anomalies such as malicious links and/or sending sensitive data to the wrong address. Once Adaptive Email DLP detects threats, it automatically encrypts email data and blocks threats that would otherwise result in data loss or data leaks, thus ensuring data compliance.
  • IT SECURITY ANALYST
    1B-10B USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Behavioral Learning and Context Analysis Enhance Email Data Leak Prevention

    5.0
    Oct 6, 2025
    Adaptive email DLP is a critical component of an overall defense in depth security program. With Proofpoint's product we have detected and prevented data leaking outside of the organization.
  • Hr Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    A Proper Email Security Solution For Business

    5.0
    Jan 14, 2026
    Adaptive Email DLP helps when it comes to detecting/stopping email threats before they can cause harm. It actively monitors user behavior and, coupled with AI features, detecting threats is easy. In addition, it makes training teams on email security and how to avoid threats easy. In a nutshell, it protects emails and stops email data loss.
  • Cybersecurity Director
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Government
    Review Source

    Scalable Rule Management and Simple Monitoring Highlighted as Key Product Strengths

    5.0
    Sep 23, 2025
    Our implementation team has been awesome! They always seem to have the answers to all our questions.
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