Check Point Email Security vs Proxmox Mail Gateway

Check Point Email Security9.2Visit Proxmox Mail Gateway8.7Visit

Higher score Check Point Email Security #2 in Secure Email Gateway Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Check Point

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Proxmox Mail Gateway #7 in Secure Email Gateway Software 8.7/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Proxmox

• Check Point Email Security fits best

  Organizations protecting email and collaboration apps

• Proxmox Mail Gateway fits best

  Teams self-hosting an inbound and outbound mail gateway

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Side by side

Feature	Check Point Email Security 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Proxmox Mail Gateway 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Secure Email Gateway Software	#7 in Secure Email Gateway Software
Best for	Organizations protecting email and collaboration apps	Teams self-hosting an inbound and outbound mail gateway
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	€190/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Integrations	10 integrations	5 integrations
Features Check Point Email Security 0/5 · Proxmox Mail Gateway 0/5
Malware sandboxing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Outbound DLP	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email encryption	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Continuity spooling	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email archiving	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers incoming, internal, and outgoing email threats Combines sandboxing, URL protection, and attachment sanitization Integrates with Microsoft, Google, and collaboration apps	Scans inbound and outbound email for spam and viruses Offers configurable SMTP, content, and policy rules with quarantine Supports high-availability clustering and centralized configuration
Cons	Pricing is quote-based There is no free plan Data Loss Prevention is listed under Complete Protect	Requires self-hosting between the firewall and internal mail server Annual subscriptions are priced per host, not per user Advanced impersonation protection and malware sandboxing are not verified
Our verdict	Check Point Email Security protects SaaS email and collaboration applications against phishing, malware, data leakage, and account takeover. Its coverage spans incoming, internal, and outgoing email, making it relevant to organizations… Read the review →	Proxmox Mail Gateway is an open-source mail proxy that sits between a firewall and an internal mail server to inspect incoming and outgoing email. It is aimed at teams that want to self-host an SMTP security gateway, with deployment on… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Check Point Email Security — where it wins

  • Covers incoming, internal, and outgoing email threats
  • Combines sandboxing, URL protection, and attachment sanitization
  • Integrates with Microsoft, Google, and collaboration apps

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based
  • There is no free plan
  • Data Loss Prevention is listed under Complete Protect

• Proxmox Mail Gateway — where it wins

  • Scans inbound and outbound email for spam and viruses
  • Offers configurable SMTP, content, and policy rules with quarantine
  • Supports high-availability clustering and centralized configuration

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires self-hosting between the firewall and internal mail server
  • Annual subscriptions are priced per host, not per user
  • Advanced impersonation protection and malware sandboxing are not verified

• Check Point Email Security9.2/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  Email and collaboration protection with sandboxing, attachment sanitization, and DLP.

  Visit Check PointFull verdict →
• Proxmox Mail Gateway8.7/10 · Open source

  A self-hosted SMTP gateway with broad filtering controls and annual per-host support plans.

  Visit ProxmoxFull verdict →