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The AI-native security awareness platform built for deepfakes, voice cloning, and evolving threats.

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Why companies are switching from Proofpoint to Adaptive.

Personalized, custom, and high-quality training

Choose from 1,000+ role-based modules with interactive deepfakes, studio-quality videos, brand control, and instant custom content generation.

Fast innovation without organizational drag

Adaptive is purpose-built for modern AI threats and rapidly ships new capabilities as threats evolve.

Automated, simple management

Easily set up automated phishing simulations, training, phish triage, reporting, and more with configurable workflows and control over how programs run.

Multi-channel AI phishing simulations

Mirror real-world attacks with hyperrealistic, AI-powered simulations that incorporate deepfakes, voice, SMS, and OSINT-spearphishing.

"We didn't just adopt another training platform, we upgraded our entire security culture with a true partner that's leading the way in AI, deepfake defense, and cybersecurity."

What makes Adaptive Security the best Proofpoint alternative.

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Security Awareness Training Features

100% mobile compatibility

Smartphone support for all modules

40+ languages audio narration

Adjust audio and speed automatically

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Custom deepfakes integrated

Featuring AI personas of company executives

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Employee content feedback

Instant ratings and verbatims from team

Expert AI content

In-depth library of training modules, rated 4.9/5

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Full content editing

Add, edit, or delete frames (text, images, videos, etc.)

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Gen-AI content creation

Make new training modules in minutes with AI

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Interactive deepfake conversations

Learn by speaking with next-gen threats

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Robust security and compliance libraries

Expert-vetted content for all frameworks

Slack & Teams notifications

Drive higher engagement and completion rates

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Phishing Simulation Features

Chat phishing

Slack and Teams impersonation

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Custom business email compromise

Completely editable email sender and email content

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Custom vendor impersonation

Completely editable email and spoof page content

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Gen-AI phishing

OSINT-powered email spearphishing

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New scenario creation

Flexible phishing scenario builder

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Phish alert button and triage

Smart simulation reporting and triage

QR phishing

Image-based QR code attacks

Real-time AI voice phishing

Real-time voice calls from deepfake personas

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Recurring phishing simulations

Evergreen phishing campaigns

SMS phishing

Text message interactive messaging

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Adaptive delivers 3x more than Proofpoint

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Frequently Asked Questions.

The main difference between Adaptive Security and Proofpoint is their focus. Proofpoint provides email protection with threat intelligence, email security, and DLP capabilities. Adaptive Security delivers a more complete and modern security awareness training program, with its interactive, personalized, and customized training content alongside hyper-realistic, AI-powered phishing simulations that incorporate deepfake personas, voice calls, SMS texts, and OSINT-spearphshing.
Adaptive Security provides stronger, more realisitc AI-powered phishing simulations. Adaptive phishing uses OSINT for spearphishing emails, targeting the specific duties and daily operations of employees, with scenarios like fake overqualified job applicant and journalist request for comment. Adaptive's phishing capabilities also include outbound SMS and voice call phishing, during which AI personas communicate back and forth in real-time to phish employees. Adaptive phishing is meant for organizations seeking to train their workforce on AI-powered threats. Proofpoint, on the other hand, focuses primarily on generic email phishing and filtering through technical detection, which supports a different part of the defense stack.
The best Proofpoint alternative depends on your needs. For organizations that are seeking advanced AI-native security awareness training, Adaptive Security is the stronger alternative because it offers custom deepfake capabilities, OSINT-powered personalization, and generative content tools. Teams choose Adaptive Security when they need a faster response to emerging threats, customization for training content, and deepfake simulation beyond standard email templates.
Adaptive Security is an excellent Proofpoint alternative for mid-market and fast-growing teams. It offers advanced training modules, AI-driven phishing simulations, and deep customization not found in traditional platforms. Teams benefit from its modern, user-friendly interface, dynamic content, extensive integrations, and thorough analytics. Adaptive is ideal for organizations that are seeking cutting-edge security awareness training that will feel tailored to their organization.
Adaptive emphasizes real-time behavioral risk scoring, predictive analytics, and automated remediation workflows that respond to employee actions. Visual dashboards show department-level human risk concentration and provide board-ready summaries. Proofpoint delivers compliance reporting within its email security analytics framework, tracking email threats, data loss incidents, and user behavior across messaging channels.
Adaptive handles AI-driven cyberattacks more directly. You can generate deepfake simulations, craft highly targeted spearphishing tests, and update training the same day new social-engineering tactics appear. This helps teams stay aligned with fast-moving threats. Proofpoint excels at email filtering, malware analysis, and broader threat-detection tools. Organizations that need hands-on training for deepfakes, AI-generated phishing, or non-email attack vectors often prefer Adaptive because it reacts faster to new attacker techniques.

Human security for the AI era.