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Proofpoint competitors, on the record
The companies Proofpoint names as competitors in its annual reports, 2018 to 2020, and the companies that name Proofpoint, each with the sentence and the filing.
Who Proofpoint names
| Company | Named in |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 2020 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2020 |
| FireEye, Inc. | 2020 |
| Google, Inc. | 2020 |
| Micro Focus International plc | 2020 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2020 |
| Mimecast Ltd | 2020 |
In its own words
Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc.
Word for word“Our traditional competitors include security‑focused software vendors, such as Broadcom Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc., which offer software products that directly compete with our solutions.” 10-K for 2020
FireEye, Inc., Mimecast Ltd
Word for word“We also face competition from independent security vendors such as FireEye, Inc. that offer network security products and many smaller companies like Mimecast Ltd that specialize in particular segments of the markets in which we compete.” 10-K for 2020
Google, Inc.
Word for word“Key competitors include: • Email and Advanced Threat Protection: Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., FireEye, Inc., Google, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, and Mimecast Ltd.” 10-K for 2020
Micro Focus International plc, Microsoft Corporation
Word for word“We also face competition from large technology companies, such as Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Google Inc., Micro Focus International plc and Microsoft Corporation.” 10-K for 2020
Who names Proofpoint
Companies whose own annual reports name Proofpoint as a competitor.
Word for word“Competitors to Office include software and global application vendors, such as Apple, Cisco Systems, Google, Meta, Proofpoint, Slack, Symantec, Zoom, and numerous web-based and mobile application competitors as well as local application developers.” 10-K for 2024
Check Point Software Technologies
Word for word“We also compete with several other companies, including Zscaler, Inc., Trellix, Trend Micro Inc., NortonLifeLock Inc., Lookout, Inc., Zimperium, Inc, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., SentinelOne, Inc., Sophos Group plc, Proofpoint, Inc., Broadcom, Inc., Mimecast Limited, Microsoft Corp., Netskope, Inc. and Abnormal Security Corp., with respect to specific products that we offer.” 20-F for 2025
Word for word“Our online cybersecurity solutions compete against providers of cybersecurity solutions and related software, such as Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Gen Digital Inc., Kape Technologies, KnowBe4, and Malwarebytes.” 10-K for 2025
Read from Proofpoint’s annual reports (10-K for 2020, 10-K for 2019, 10-K for 2018) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2021-02-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.