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Proofpoint vs Tyler Technologies

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Proofpoint

Cybersecurity

Email security and data protection suite from a private company owned by Thoma Bravo, licensed per user with modules sold separately.

From
$6/month
Free plan
No
Visit ProofpointFull review
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Tyler Technologies

Government

Empowering the Public Sector

From
$2000/month
Free plan
No
Visit Tyler TechnologiesFull review

The short version

  • Proofpoint starts at $6/mo, Tyler Technologies at $2000/mo.
  • Only Proofpoint lists inline secure email gateway; only Tyler Technologies lists courts & Justice.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Proofpoint and Tyler Technologies actually diverge.

Attributes where Proofpoint and Tyler Technologies differ
AttributeProofpointTyler Technologies
Starting price$6/month$2000/month
PlatformsEmail, WebWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
CategoryCybersecurityGovernment
Founded20021966

Identical on both: pricing model (Subscription), free tier (No).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Proofpoint

  • Inline secure email gateway
  • Attachment sandboxing
  • URL rewriting and click-time analysis
  • Threat Response Auto-Pull
  • Email Fraud Defense
  • Security awareness training
  • Insider Threat Management
  • Enterprise DLP

Only in Tyler Technologies

  • Financial Management
  • Courts & Justice
  • Public Safety
  • Appraisal & Tax
  • School Solutions
  • AWS GovCloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Oracle

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Proofpoint

  • A regulated organisation that needs a filtering layer, DMARC enforcement and archiving with an auditable trail across all threenot Tyler Technologies
  • An organisation that suffered a business email compromise and must show its board a control that stops delivery rather than remediating afterwardsnot Tyler Technologies
  • Concentrating stronger controls and training on the specific individuals who actually receive targeted attacks rather than applying uniform policynot Tyler Technologies
  • Retracting a phishing message from thousands of mailboxes after the verdict changes, including copies that were forwarded internallynot Tyler Technologies

Tyler Technologies

  • Citizen Servicesnot Proofpoint
  • Records Managementnot Proofpoint
  • Public Safetynot Proofpoint
  • Civic Engagementnot Proofpoint

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Proofpoint

  • Licensing is per user per year with each capability as a separate stock item, so the platform shown in a proof of concept is normally several products, and adding awareness training, data loss prevention or insider threat monitoring later is a fresh negotiation rather than enabling a feature
  • It sits inline with MX records pointed at it, so any service degradation is a mail outage for the entire organisation, and both migrating on and migrating off are cutovers with queueing, rollback planning and a real risk of message loss
  • Most customers on Microsoft 365 E5 or Google Workspace Enterprise are already paying for native filtering, so Proofpoint is a second licence layered over a capability the organisation owns, and that comparison is raised by finance at every single renewal
  • The administration console carries a decade of acquisitions: the classic gateway policy routes and filters do not share a model with the newer module interfaces, rule evaluation is order-sensitive in ways that surprise untrained administrators, and mistakes there silently change what is delivered
  • Quarantine management is a standing helpdesk workload because legitimate bulk mail, invoices and supplier notifications are held, and unless end-user digests are configured and users are taught to use them, the security team becomes the mail release desk

Tyler Technologies

Nothing recorded yet. See the Tyler Technologies review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Proofpoint

$6/month
  • Email Protection$6/mo
    • Per user
    • Advanced threat detection
    • Data loss prevention
  • Compliance$8/mo
    • All Email Protection
    • Archive & search
    • eDiscovery
  • Advanced Threat$10/mo
    • All Compliance features
    • Targeted attack detection
    • Behavior analytics

Tyler Technologies

$2000/month
  • Enterprise$2,000/mo
    • ERP Suite
    • Courts & Justice
    • Public Safety

Which should you pick?

Choose Proofpoint if

  • You need inline secure email gateway.
  • You work on Email, Web.
  • You also want attachment sandboxing.
Proofpoint review

Choose Tyler Technologies if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
  • You also want courts & justice.
Tyler Technologies review

Questions people ask

Is Proofpoint or Tyler Technologies better?
Neither clearly leads. Proofpoint starts at $6/month and Tyler Technologies at $2000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Proofpoint or Tyler Technologies?
Proofpoint starts at $6/month and Tyler Technologies at $2000/month.
Does Proofpoint or Tyler Technologies run on more platforms?
Proofpoint runs on Email, Web. Tyler Technologies runs on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
What is Proofpoint best used for?
Proofpoint is most often used for a regulated organisation that needs a filtering layer, dmarc enforcement and archiving with an auditable trail across all three, an organisation that suffered a business email compromise and must show its board a control that stops delivery rather than remediating afterwards, concentrating stronger controls and training on the specific individuals who actually receive targeted attacks rather than applying uniform policy, retracting a phishing message from thousands of mailboxes after the verdict changes, including copies that were forwarded internally. Of those, a regulated organisation that needs a filtering layer, dmarc enforcement and archiving with an auditable trail across all three and an organisation that suffered a business email compromise and must show its board a control that stops delivery rather than remediating afterwards are not what Tyler Technologies is typically brought in for.
What can Proofpoint do that Tyler Technologies cannot?
Proofpoint covers Inline secure email gateway, Attachment sandboxing, URL rewriting and click-time analysis, Threat Response Auto-Pull. Tyler Technologies covers Financial Management, Courts & Justice, Public Safety, Appraisal & Tax.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Proofpoint: Does it replace Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

Functionally it overlaps heavily, and running both means paying twice for filtering. Most Proofpoint customers on Microsoft 365 keep Defender licensed because it is bundled in E5 and use Proofpoint as the inline gateway. Expect to justify that duplication annually.

Tyler Technologies: What are Tyler Technologies pricing options?

Tyler Technologies does not publish pricing on publicly accessible web pages. Pricing information must be requested directly from Tyler Technologies sales.

Source
Proofpoint: Who owns Proofpoint?

Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, which took the company private in 2021. It has continued to acquire since, including Tessian, Normalyze and Hornetsecurity, which is why the portfolio spans so many adjacent categories.

Tyler Technologies: Does Tyler Technologies offer a free trial?

Trial or demo availability information is not published on the main website. Contact Tyler Technologies sales to inquire about evaluation programs.

Source
Proofpoint: Do I have to change my MX records?

For the gateway, yes. That is what makes it inline and able to block before delivery. Some newer capabilities integrate through the mailbox API instead, but the core protection model is MX-level.

Proofpoint: Is security awareness training included?

No, it is a separate subscription. It integrates well with the threat data, so training can target the users actually being attacked, but it is a distinct line item on the quote.

Proofpoint: What does Threat Response Auto-Pull actually do?

It removes messages from mailboxes after delivery when the verdict changes, including copies that users forwarded internally. It is the answer to the case where a link was clean at delivery and weaponised an hour later.

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