SpamScanner vs Proofpoint Email Protection: privacy compared
SpamScanner and Proofpoint Email Protection are both rated in spam and virus filtering against the same 9 public criteria. SpamScanner does better on open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. Proofpoint Email Protection does better on independent audit.
| Criterion | SpamScanner Our pick | Proofpoint Email Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Grade B B (80/100) | Grade D D (41/100) |
| Jurisdiction | Unknown | United States Five Eyes |
| Open source Is all the source code needed to run the product public? | Yes source | No |
| No trackers or telemetry Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default? | Yes source | No source |
| No ads or data sales Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data? | Yes source | Partial source |
| Independent audit Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years? | No | Partial source |
| Transparency report Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds? | Not applicable | Partial source |
| Tells users about requests Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it? | Not applicable | Yes source |
| TLS configuration Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better? | Not applicable | Yes source |
| Security headers Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better? | Not applicable | Partial source |
| Modern web standards Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test? | Not applicable | Not tested yet |
Summaries
SpamScanner. SpamScanner scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
Proofpoint Email Protection. Proofpoint Email Protection scores 41 out of 100 (grade D) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: tells users about requests and TLS configuration. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report and security headers. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.